Carla Rose9780672327551, 0-672-32755-4
Select color modes Use paintbrushes and art tools Use layers, masks and paths Use artistic filters Apply special effects to pictures Enhance and repair photos
Master the world’s leading image editing and manipulation tool with this accessible yet detailed, step-by-step tutorial.
Table of contents :
SAMS Teach Yourself Adobe® Photoshop® CS2 in 24 Hours……Page 1
Table of Contents……Page 2
Copyright……Page 7
About the Authors……Page 9
Acknowledgments……Page 10
We Want to Hear from You!……Page 11
Reader Services……Page 12
Introduction……Page 13
Conventions Used in This Book……Page 14
Part I. Getting Started……Page 15
Hour 1. The Basics……Page 16
Finding Your Way Around……Page 17
The Toolbox……Page 22
Tool Options Bar……Page 28
What’s on the Menus?……Page 29
Setting Preferences……Page 38
Summary……Page 39
Workshop……Page 40
Hour 2. Opening and Saving……Page 42
Working with Files……Page 43
Saving Your Work……Page 50
Undoing and Redoing……Page 54
Summary……Page 55
Workshop……Page 56
Hour 3. Making Selections……Page 59
The Selection Tools……Page 60
The Selection Menu……Page 69
Selecting Large Areas……Page 72
Cutting and Copying……Page 75
Cropping……Page 78
Summary……Page 82
Workshop……Page 83
Hour 4. Transformations……Page 86
Resizing……Page 87
Rotating……Page 91
Flipping……Page 98
Selection Transformations……Page 101
Warp and Liquify……Page 107
Summary……Page 109
Workshop……Page 110
Hour 5. Color Modes and Color Models……Page 112
Color Models……Page 113
The Modes and Models of Color……Page 117
Color Bit Depth and Why It Matters……Page 125
Summary……Page 126
Workshop……Page 127
Hour 6. Adjusting Color……Page 129
Adjusting by Eye with Variations……Page 131
Making Other Adjustments……Page 135
Adjustment Layers……Page 147
Understanding Channels……Page 150
Summary……Page 152
Workshop……Page 153
Hour 7. Paintbrushes and Art Tools……Page 155
The Brushes Menu……Page 157
The Painting Tools……Page 164
Summary……Page 175
Workshop……Page 176
Hour 8. Digital Painting……Page 179
Foreground and Background Colors……Page 180
Selecting Colors……Page 181
Blending Modes……Page 192
Summary……Page 203
Workshop……Page 204
Hour 9. Moving Paint……Page 206
Smudges……Page 207
Focus Tools……Page 211
The Toning Tools……Page 219
Summary……Page 223
Workshop……Page 224
Part II. More Tools and Tricks……Page 226
Hour 10. Advanced Painting Techniques……Page 227
Simulating Different Media……Page 228
Summary……Page 246
Workshop……Page 247
Hour 11. Layers……Page 250
Using the Layers Palette……Page 251
Working with Multiple Layers……Page 262
Summary……Page 271
Workshop……Page 272
Hour 12. Using Masks……Page 274
Applying Masks……Page 275
Using Quick Mask……Page 277
Layer Masks……Page 281
Summary……Page 291
Workshop……Page 292
Hour 13. Paths……Page 295
Creating Paths……Page 296
Editing Paths……Page 310
Using Paths……Page 312
Summary……Page 320
Workshop……Page 321
Part III. Fun with Filters……Page 323
Hour 14. Filters That Improve Your Picture……Page 324
Sharpen Filters……Page 325
Blur Filters……Page 332
Fading Filters……Page 342
Summary……Page 344
Workshop……Page 345
Hour 15. Filters to Make Your Picture Artistic……Page 347
Artistic Filters……Page 348
Brush Strokes……Page 364
Sketch Filters……Page 370
Summary……Page 379
Workshop……Page 380
Hour 16. Filters to Distort and Other Funky Effects……Page 382
Distort Filters……Page 383
Pixelate Filters……Page 393
The Stylize Filter……Page 397
Combining Filters……Page 403
Summary……Page 409
Workshop……Page 410
Part IV. Text Effects and Getting Plugged In……Page 412
Hour 17. Adding Type to Pictures……Page 413
The Type Tools……Page 415
Setting Type……Page 419
Creating Drop Shadows……Page 422
Cutting and Filling Type……Page 431
Adding Glows……Page 435
Creating Bevel and Emboss Effects……Page 437
Warping Text……Page 438
Setting Type on a Path……Page 441
Checking Your Spelling……Page 443
Summary……Page 444
Workshop……Page 445
Hour 18. Special Effects and Useful Tricks……Page 448
Glows……Page 449
Lighting Effects……Page 452
Reflections……Page 456
Extracting Selections……Page 463
Notepad……Page 465
Contact Sheets and Picture Packages……Page 467
Working Efficiently……Page 473
Summary……Page 475
Workshop……Page 476
Hour 19. Photoshop Plug-Ins and Add-Ons……Page 478
Where to Get Plug-Ins……Page 479
How to Install Plug-Ins……Page 480
Alien Skin’s Eye Candy……Page 482
Kai’s Power Tools……Page 488
Auto FX Photo/Graphic Edges……Page 490
Flaming Pear……Page 492
Genuine Fractals……Page 493
Andromeda……Page 494
Digimarc……Page 495
Summary……Page 496
Workshop……Page 497
Part V. Photo Repair and Enhancement……Page 499
Hour 20. Compositing……Page 500
Image Sources……Page 501
Making One Picture from Two……Page 503
Realistic Composites……Page 507
Replacing a Background……Page 513
Composites from Nothing……Page 519
Photomerge……Page 523
Summary……Page 528
Workshop……Page 529
Hour 21. Photo RepairBlack and White……Page 532
Easy Fixes……Page 533
Using the Eyedropper……Page 539
Using the Clone Stamp……Page 542
Healing Brush and Patch Tools……Page 545
Cleaning Up a Picture, Step by Step……Page 547
Applying Tints……Page 554
Vignetting……Page 559
Summary……Page 560
Workshop……Page 561
Hour 22. Photo RepairColor……Page 564
Color Retouching……Page 565
Removing……Page 576
Summary……Page 581
Workshop……Page 582
Part VI. Picture Publishing on Paper and Otherwise……Page 584
Hour 23. Printing and Publishing……Page 585
Choosing a Printer……Page 586
Preparing to Print……Page 588
Printing the Page……Page 595
Preparing the Image……Page 598
Picking the Paper……Page 604
Placing Photoshop Images in Other Programs……Page 605
Summary……Page 608
Workshop……Page 609
Hour 24. Photoshop for the Web……Page 611
Jumping into ImageReady……Page 612
File Formats and File Size……Page 614
Preparing Backgrounds……Page 622
Building Animations……Page 625
Web Photo Gallery……Page 629
Creating Slices……Page 633
Preparing Text for the Web……Page 635
Emailing Your Pictures……Page 637
Making Pages Load Faster……Page 638
Summary……Page 639
Workshop……Page 640
Part VII. Appendix……Page 642
Appendix A. Photoshop CS2 Palette Quick Reference……Page 643
Navigator Palette……Page 644
Info Palette……Page 645
Histogram Palette……Page 646
Color Palette……Page 647
Swatches Palette……Page 648
Styles Palette……Page 650
History Palette……Page 651
Actions Palette……Page 652
Layers Palette……Page 653
Channels Palette……Page 655
Paths Palette……Page 656
Character Palette……Page 657
Paragraph Palette……Page 658
Animation Palette……Page 659
Brushes Palette……Page 660
Layer Comps Palette……Page 662
Tool Presets Palette……Page 663
Index……Page 664
SYMBOL……Page 665
A……Page 666
B……Page 669
C……Page 674
D……Page 682
E……Page 685
F……Page 687
G……Page 692
H……Page 694
I……Page 696
J……Page 700
K……Page 701
L……Page 702
M……Page 705
N……Page 710
O……Page 711
P……Page 713
Q……Page 722
R……Page 723
S……Page 726
T……Page 732
U……Page 738
V……Page 739
W……Page 740
X……Page 742
Z……Page 743
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