Have you ever looked at your color pictures and wished you could make them black and white? Or maybe you've dreamed about taking that photo of your brother, cutting the head off and placing it on the body of a grizzly bear. The tool that you need is Adobe Photoshop and the book you need to learn all about it is How to Use Adobe Photoshop CS 2. Visually step through the process of creating images, manipulating them and then optimizing them for print or the web. The step-by-step approach used throughout the book will make it simple to learn the basic techniques involved in using Photoshop. You will learn to:
Convert files
Work with tone and color
Edit images using tools, paths and layers
Build web files
Master the basics of Photoshop with the visual examples and easy-to-follow lessons in How to Use Photoshop CS 2.
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Daniel Giordan is an artist and designer who works as the Design Director for AOL Web Properties, coordinating publishing designs for online properties such as Netscape, CompuServe, MapQuest, AIM, ICQ, and others. Giordan is the author of several bestselling graphic design titles, including The Art of Photoshop from Sams Publishing. His artwork has been exhibited at The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and in galleries throughout New England, including Stux Gallery, Boston University, and Yale University.
1. Getting Started with Photoshop.
Welcome to Photoshop, Bridge, Camera Raw, and ImageReady
How to Use the Toolbox
How to Use the Menu Bars
How to Use Photoshop and ImageReady Palettes
How to Use the Picker
How to Select a
How to Browse Files in Bridge
How to Use Rulers, Grids, and Guides
How to Use Management
How to Set Photoshop Preferences
How to Set ImageReady Preferences
How to Set Bridge Preferences
How to Set Camera Raw Preferences
2. Optimizing Photoshop Projects.
How to Use Multiple Views
How to Undo with the History Palette
How to Create Custom Tool Presets
How to Create Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
How to Use the Preset Actions
How to Create Custom Actions
How to Set Up Batch Processing Options
How to Optimize Files for Printing
3. Selection Techniques.
How to Select Geometric Areas
How to Use the Polygonal Lasso Tool
How to Select by Range
How to Use Quick Mask
How to Convert Selections to Paths
How to Modify Selections
How to Save and Load Selections
4. Working with Tone.
How to Measure and Compare Pixel Values
How to Optimize the Tonal Range
How to Improve Contrast with Curves
How to Improve Contrast with Shadow/Highlight
How to Use the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge Tools
How to Sharpen Images
How to Use Smart Sharpen
How to Use Blur to Sharpen
How to Convert Images to Grayscale
5. Working with .
How to Make Global Corrections
How to Use the Match Command
How to Correct a Range of s
How to Use the Replacement Tool
How to Build Duotones for the Web
How to Build Duotones, Tritones, and Quadtones for Print
6. Image Editing Basics.
How to Resize Images
How to Add Canvas
How to Crop an Image
How to Flip and Rotate an Image
How to Warp an Image
How to Silhouette an Image
How to Use the Healing Brush
7. Drawing and Painting with .
How to Paint an Image
How to Erase an Image
How to Erase a Background
How to Use the History Brush
How to Use the Clone Stamp
How to Draw Graphic Shapes
How to Build a Custom Brush
How to Use the Pattern Maker
How to Apply Gradients
How to Create Custom Gradients
8. Using Type.
How to Add Type to an Image
How to Create 3D Text
How to Create Typographic Style Sheets
How to Build Filtered Text Effects
How to Warp Text
How to Set Text on a Path
9. Using Paths.
How to Create a Straight-Edge Path
How to Create a Curved Path
How to Edit a Path
How to Convert a Path to a Selection
How to Stroke Paths
How to Create Clipping Paths
10. Working with Layers.
How to Create and Move Layers
How to Link Layers
How to Create Clipping Masks
How to Create Layer Groups
How to Create Smart Objects
How to Transform Layers
How to Create Adjustment Layers
How to Add a Layer Mask
How to Merge and Flatten Layers
How to Create Layer Comps
11. Digital Photography Features.
How to Build a Contact Sheet
How to Make Picture Packages
How to Use the Red-Eye Tool
How to Reduce Noise
How to Build Panoramas
How to Organize Images with Custom Metadata
How to Work with Camera Raw Images
12. Building Web Files.
How to Preview Files in Browsers and Platforms
How to Build GIF Files for the Web
How to Optimize GIF Sets
How to Create a GIF Transparency
How to Build JPEG Files for the Web
How to Optimize Files with Variable Compression
How to Slice Images for the Web
How to Build Imagemaps
How to Build Filter-Based GIF Animations
How to Build JavaScript Rollovers
How to Build a Web Gallery
13. Special Effects.
How to Use Blending Modes
How to Build a Glow Effect with Stroke Path
How to Create Lighting Effects
How to Apply a Radial Blur
How to Apply a Ripple Effect
How to Add a Lens Flare
How to Add Noise Texture
How to Use the Fibers Filter
How to Distort an Image with Liquify
How to Use the Filter Gallery
How to Add Texture
How to Create a Halftone Pattern
How to Use the Vanishing Point Filter
Glossary.
Index.
