Photoshop^® CS5 All-in-One For Dummies^®

by Barbara Obermeier

• ISBN13: 9780470873229
• ISBN10: 0470873221
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-04-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

A full-color, value-packed reference for the newest version of PhotoshopPhotoshop is the world's most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as photo hobbyists are eager to learn the newest features of the latest version, Photoshop CS5. This complete reference makes it easy, with nine self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop. Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools This full-color guide includes nine self-contained minibooks: Photoshop Fundamentals; Image Essentials; Selections; Painting, Drawing, and Typing; Working with Layers; Channels and Masks; Filters and Distortions; Retouching and Restoration; and Photoshop and Print Includes all the basics for beginners as well as how to manage color, modify and transform selections and paths, make corrections with filters, use the liquefy command, prepare graphics for print or the Web, create contact sheets and picture packages, and moreWith bonus information on the companion Web site and coverage for both Windows and Mac, Photoshop CS5 All-in-One For Dummies is an all-purpose reference.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Photoshop Fundamentals

Examining the Photoshop Environment

Getting to Know the Tools Panel

Starting, Finishing, and Getting It on Paper

Viewing and Navigating Images

Customizing Your Workspace and Preferences

Image Essentials

Specifying Size and Resolution

Choosing Color Modes and File Formats

Using and Managing Color

Time Travel - Undoing in Photoshop

Creating Actions for Productivity and Fun

Selections

Making Selections

Creating and Working with Paths

Modifying and Transforming Selections and Paths

Painting, Drawing, and Typing

Painting and Drawing with Photoshop

Filling and Stroking

Creating and Editing Type

Working with Layers

Creating Layers

Managing Layers

Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes

Getting Jazzy with Layer Styles and Clipping Groups

Working with Smart Objects

Channels and Masks

Using Channels

Quick-and-Dirty Masking

Getting Exact with Advanced Masking Techniques

Filters and Distortions

Making Corrections with Daily Filters

Applying Filters for Special Occasions

Distorting with the Liquify Command

Retouching and Restoration

Enhancing Images with Adjustments

Repairing with Focus and Toning Tools

Fixing Flaws and Removing What's Not Wanted

Photoshop and Print

Prepping Graphics for Print

Using Photomerge and Merge to HDR Pro

Bonus Chapters

Prepping Web Graphics

Slicing Web Images

Other Sources of Information

Index

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