The Photoshop 5/5.5 Wow! Book

by Dayton, Linnea; Davis, Jack

• ISBN13: 9780201353716
• ISBN10: 0201353717
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-09-01
• Publisher: Pearson P T R

Summary

This updated edition offers creative new techniques and time-saving tips for illustration, photo manipulation, and special effects using Photoshop 5 and 5.5 With stunning, full-color artwork by top designers and artists, it gives clear, step-by-step instructions for applying these techniques to your projects. It covers multiple levels of undo, editable text, the new special-effects layers, and more. The CD-ROM contains custom Actions, an instructor's guide, filters, demos, and practice photos.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
A Look at Photoshop 5 and 5.5	6	(52)
Gallery	57	(1)
Selections, Masks, Layers, and Channels	58	(42)
Exercising Layers	90	(4)
Applying Type and Layer Effects	94	(4)
Gallery	98	(2)
Enhancing Photos	100	(52)
Making a Mezzotint	109	(1)
Using an Image as a Halftone Dot	110	(1)
``Artistic'' Noise	111	(2)
Dithering	113	(2)
Channel Mix-and-Match	115	(2)
Duotones and Other Tint Effects	117	(2)
Popping Color	119	(1)
Softening the Focus	120	(2)
Fixing a Problem Photo	122	(3)
Simulating Motion	125	(2)
``Hand-Tinting'' a Portrait	127	(3)
Blurring for Attention	130	(4)
Retouching a Photo	134	(3)
Solarizing an Image	137	(2)
Color to Gray	139	(2)
Adding a Spot Color	141	(2)
A Custom Color Print	143	(5)
Channel Mix Demos	148	(2)
Gallery	150	(2)
Montage and Collage	152	(20)
Making Montages	158	(3)
Blending with Layer Masks	161	(3)
Assembling a Scene	164	(5)
Gallery	169	(3)
Using Filters	172	(48)
Combining with Light	181	(1)
3D Labeling	182	(3)
Filter Demos	185	(33)
Gallery	218	(2)
Painting	220	(32)
Making an Electronic ``Woodcut''	232	(2)
Coloring Line Art	234	(4)
``Hand-Painting'' from History	238	(4)
Painting with Light	242	(3)
Art History Lessons	245	(3)
Gallery	248	(4)
Combining Photoshop and PostScript	252	(16)
Softening the PostScript Line	257	(4)
Coloring Clip Art	261	(4)
Gallery	265	(3)
Graphics Special Effects	268	(40)
Casting a Shadow	280	(3)
Adding a Multicolor Glow	283	(2)
Lighting a Fire	285	(3)
Carving	288	(3)
Chiseled in Stone	291	(4)
Crystal Clear	295	(3)
Chrome Plating	298	(4)
Forging Steel	302	(4)
Gallery	306	(2)
Photoshop and the Web	308	(36)
Making Buttons from Photos	320	(5)
``Onion-Skinning'' a GIF Animation	325	(5)
Plastic Pushbuttons	330	(6)
Silhouettes, Soft Shadows, and Transparency	336	(5)
Gallery	341	(3)
Appendixes	344	(5)
Image Collections
Contributing Artists and Photographers
Resources
Index	349