In Inside Adobe Photoshop 5.5, Gary Bouton's learning methodology is set up to give you hands-on experience with Photoshop's features, using either the imagery created in the book or the user's own. Gary goes well beyond simply reviewing the features and grounds his readers in the most practical and useful aspects of Photoshop-the real-world uses of this powerful program-before delving into the more complex, arcane, or esoteric uses of the program. Each chapter includes a balance of textual discussion, hands-on excercises, and review material, all written in Gary's highly praised style.
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Gary David Bouton is an author and illustrator who adopted the personal computer after 20 years of creating artwork at a traditional drafting table. Inside Adobe Photoshop 5.5 is Gary's ninth book on Adobe Photoshop; he has written eight other books on computer graphics for New Riders Publishing, in addition to being a contributing author to three books on CorelDRAW.
Gary has won several international awards in desktop publishing and design, and he was a finalist in the 1996 Macromedia People's Choice Awards. A contributing writer to Corel Magazine and other publications, Gary is also moderator emeritus of the CorelXARA discussion list on i/us at http://www.i-us.com/xara.htm. Gary can be reached at Gary@TheBoutons.com.
Barbara Mancuso Bouton has co-authored all editions of Inside Adobe Photoshop and was the editor of the New Riders Official World Wide Web Yellow Pages. Barbara is a publishing and electronic/ Internet document production professional and is a systems consultant for a number of Fortune 500 firms. Barbara can be reached at Barbara@TheBoutons.com.
Gary and Barbara maintain their own Internet site (http://www.TheBoutons.com) as a repository of book listings, essays on computer graphics, and as an art gallery of current images.
Gary Kubicek has been a contributing author for six books on Photoshop; he has also been a technical editor for eight books. A professional photographer for more than 20 years, Gary was an early adopter of Photoshop and the "digital darkroom" as an extension of the self-expression he finds in his traditional photographic work.
Gary is also a digital imaging consultant, owner of a photo restoration business, and a Photoshop, PageMaker, and Office 97 software instructor for a variety of clients.
Gary can be reached at gary@kubicek.com. His Web site address is http://www.aiusa.com/gary.
I. STROLLING BEFORE RUNNING.
1. Getting Acquainted with computer Graphics and Terms.
What Types of Computer Graphics Re There? Color Depth (Color Capability). Color Reduction Methods. Anti-Aliasing and Resampling Artwork. Anti-Aliasing and Brush Strokes. Interpolation and Averaging. Summary.
2. Getting Stock Images.
The "Rules" for Acquiring an Image. Examining the Flatbed Scanner. Letting a Layout Dictate a Scan. The Kodak Photo CD. Transparency Scanning. The Digital Camera. What Are You Getting Yourself into with a Digital Camera. Three Ranges of Cameras. Summary.
3. Customizing Photoshop.
The Preferences Dialog Box. Understanding Gamma. Optimizing Your Palettes. Personal Working Preferences. Summary.
4. The Photoshop Test-Drive.
The Magnetic Lasso Tool and Floating Selections. The Layer Via Copy Command. Layer Mask Mode. Clipping Groups. Summary.
II BASIC MAGIC USING PHOTOSHOP.
5. Working with New Features.
Working with the Type Tool. Photoshop's Freeform Pen Tool. Photoshop 5's History List. Exploring the Magnetic Tools. A Contact Sheet for Quick Browsing. From PDF to PSD. The Resize and Export Transparent Image Assistants. File Info's Copyright and URL. An Improved Action List. Aligning Linked Layers. Summary.
6. Selections, Layers, and Paths.
The Icons Masterpiece. Using Paths to Create Selections. The Lowdown on Layers. Summary.
7. Retouching a Photograph.
Assessing the Compositional Damage. Summary.
III. INTERMEDIATE MAGIC AND PHOTOSHOP.
8. Restoring Heirloom Photographs.
Concerns Unique to Old Photographs. Knowing the Characteristics of Your Output. Restoring the Faded Photograph. Repairing the Cracked Photograph. Summary.
9. Creating Surrealistic Images.
Stock Photography and this Chapter's Image. Compositing Two Images to Create a Surrealistic Image.
10. Working with Mixed Media.
Creating Digital Cartoon. Summary.
11. Using Different Color Modes.
Creating the Best Grayscale Image. Filtering Grayscale Images. Getting Tints from an Image. Summary.
12. Creating a Photorealistic Fantasy.
What Elements are Needed for the Composition? Selecting Silhouettes. Painting Over Items That Don't Match Your New Image. Editing-in a Prop. Creating the Fantasy Composition. Finessing the Fantasy. Sizing and Adding Text. Summary.
13. Creating a "Perfect" Image.
Introducing "Park Blah." Summary.
IV. EXTENDED USES FOR PHOTOSHOP.
14. Making Things Appear Small.
Scale, Camera Angle, and Lighting. Separating the Woman from the Background. Give the Girl a Big Hand. Summary.
15. Working between Applications.
Complete Replacement as a Retouching Method. A Brief Thingy on EPS, Illustrator Files, and Resolution. Warping the Label on a Budget. Using Windows Programs to Bend the Label. Photoshop's Got Your Dimensions. Summary.
16. Creatively Working with Filters.
Creating a Woodworking Home Page with the Help of Filters. Creating Fractal Terrain. 3D Transform the Product Visualization. Working with 3D Transform's Sphere Shape. Going with the Flow, Filters that Complement Geometry. Using the Watercolor Filter. Summary.
17. Special Effects and Photoshop.
How to Replace a Face. Summary.
18. Outputting Your Input
The Many Routes to Physical Output. What Goes into that Dot on a Page. Photoshop's Printing Options. Increasing Print Quality, Decreasing Artist Involvement. Strategies for Getting Your Work Out the Door. The Film Recorder. Summary.
19. Creating Graphics for the Web.
The Client: The Textures Home Page. Sizing Up and Creating a Workspace. Sizing Graphics and the Actions List. Summary.
20. Building Animations.
Examining the Animation Pipeline. Animating with Flo's and Transparency Masks. Editing the Boombox Image for Animation Purposes. Working with Compression, Timing, and File Sorting. Summary.
21. Moving Up to Photoshop 5.5.
Why Should I Buy the Upgrade? Calibrating the Photoshop RGB Color Display. New Tools Geared for Simplifying Procedures. Web-Working with Photoshop. Summary.
22. ImageReady: Slicing and Image Mapping.
Learning about High- and Low-Frequency Images. Anti-Aliasing and Image Optimizing. Examining Droplets. Slicing Images. Introducing Image Maps. Summary.
23. Image Ready: Creating JavaScript Rollover.
Creating Your First JavaScript Rollover. Summary.
ImageReady: Creating Animated GIFs. How Does an Animated GIF Work? The "Squah and Stretch" Animation Type. Computer Graphics and GIF Animation. GIF Animation Disposal Methods. Other Animation Types and Creative Shortcuts. Summary.
24 l/2. Where Do W Go From Here?
Closing Thoughts.
Appendix.
Index.
