The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS
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ISBN: 0782142559 / Publisher: Sybex Inc, February 2004
Required Reading for Serious Photoshop UsersPhotoshop is a powerful tool created for those with dema...
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Required Reading for Serious Photoshop UsersPhotoshop is a powerful tool created for those with demanding image-processing needs. If you are an experienced user or a professional who wants to take advantage of the real power that lies inside Photoshop, this is the book that shows you how to tap the source.The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS takes a rigorously image-focused approach starting with exercises to help you view images in terms of color and tone components. This is not just theory, but a set of practical techniques you can use to separate, modify, and recombine any image. This perspective provides an essential foundation for your work. Your guide and mentor, Richard Lynch, follows through with practical information on using Photoshop's most advanced tools for everyday imaging tasks. Finding these often obscure features is half the trick; understanding what they're actually for and how they work is the other. Here's just a little of what you'll learn:Understand how images workIntroduce color to original black-and-white imagesIsolate and repair color and tone problemsMaster CMYK by performing manual CMYK separationsUse layer modes, Blend If, and masks to make corrections and calculationsApply filters sensibly and practicallyCreate photo-realistic objects from scratch using light, shadow, and colorWork with vectors to create infinitely scalable artUse ImageReady's rollover and animation features to set your images in motionUse actions and scripts to simplify your workflow and enhance the interface
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