Photoshop CS 2 Accelerated : A Full-Color Guide

by Youngjin.com

• ISBN13: 9789810538514
• ISBN10: 9810538510
• Copyright: 2006-08-01
• Publisher: Sybex

Summary

The Accelerated series was developed to fill a void in the market. Many books are either too broad in scope and try to cover too much ground, or they are so narrow in scope they focus only on a particular area of the software's functionality. Neither is a good solution for the beginner market. The objective of the Accelerated series is to reduce the time it takes for a beginner to learn, internalize, and apply book knowledge to practical projects. Every chapter is divided into three sections: concepts, foundation exercises, and professional tutorials. Concepts covers basic, need-to-know principles and theories. Step-by-step foundation exercises reinforce the concepts. More advanced tutorials then expand the learning. In the exercise and tutorial sections, there are sidebars containing notes and tips. Notes explain concepts in more detail than in the first section while tips dish out useful shortcuts and time-saving tricks. In addition, before and after screenshots are consistently provided right at the beginning of every hands-on exercise to give readers a clear idea of what can be achieved.

Table of Contents

This Is Photoshop CS2	p. 10
Getting Started	p. 12
Creating a Simple Image	p. 28
Adobe Bridge	p. 32
Making a Slide Show	p. 36
Making a Web Photo Gallery	p. 38
Making Selections	p. 40
Selection Tools and the Select Menu	p. 42
Advanced Selection Methods	p. 50
Selecting and Replacing Colors	p. 52
Creating a Motion Blur Effect	p. 54
Creating a Reflection	p. 56
Using Quick Mask Mode to Create a Selection	p. 58
Basic Editing Skills	p. 60
Basic Tools and Commands	p. 62
Blending Pictures	p. 69
Painting and Image Editing	p. 72
The Essentials of Painting and Image Editing	p. 74
Painting a Line Drawing	p. 86
Creating a CD-ROM Insert	p. 90
Retouching Images	p. 96
An Overview of the Retouching Tools	p. 98
Removing Fine Lines and Correcting Skin Tone	p. 107
Modifying a Portrait	p. 110
Applying a Pattern to a Scarf	p. 114
Using the Art History Brush to Create a Canvas Effect	p. 117
Working with Layers	p. 120
Getting the Most from Layers	p. 122
Using Layer Blend Modes to Create Luminosity	p. 140
Making Water Droplets	p. 143
Let's Go Pro! Using Layer Comps	p. 148
Paths, Type, and Shapes	p. 150
Introduction to Vector-Based Editing	p. 152
Using Paths to Frame Pictures	p. 164
Using Paths to Create Neon Lights and Fireworks	p. 168
Creating Transparent Images for the Web	p. 172
Channels	p. 176
Layers of a Different Sort	p. 178
Creating a Gold Coin	p. 183
Color Correction	p. 190
Color Correction Options	p. 192
Brightening Part of an Image	p. 213
Correcting an Overexposed Image	p. 216
Applying Color to Only Part of an Image	p. 218
Adding Color to a Black-and-White Picture	p. 220
Filters	p. 222
The Filter Menu	p. 224
Modifying a Photo to Look Like a Sketch	p. 268
Maintaining Perspective While Modifying an Image	p. 270
Extracting Part of an Image Using the Extract Filter	p. 272
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