The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS
Advanced Techniques for Smarter, Faster Image Processing
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Beschreibung
Required Reading for Serious Photoshop Users
Photoshop is a powerful tool created for those with demandingimage-processing needs. If you are an experienced user or aprofessional who wants to take advantage of the real power thatlies inside Photoshop, this is the book that shows you how to tapthe source.
The Hidden Power of Photoshop CS takes a rigorouslyimage-focused approach starting with exercises to help you viewimages in terms of color and tone components. This is not justtheory, but a set of practical techniques you can use to separate,modify, and recombine any image. This perspective provides anessential foundation for your work. Your guide and mentor, RichardLynch, follows through with practical information on usingPhotoshop's most advanced tools for everyday imaging tasks. Findingthese often obscure features is half the trick; understanding whatthey're actually for and how they work is the other. Here's just alittle of what you'll learn:
* Understand how images work
* Introduce color to original black-and-white images
* Isolate and repair color and tone problems
* Master CMYK by performing manual CMYK separations
* Use layer modes, Blend If, and masks to make corrections andcalculations
* Apply filters sensibly and practically
* Create photo-realistic objects from scratch using light,shadow, and color
* Work with vectors to create infinitely scalable art
* Use ImageReady's rollover and animation features to set yourimages in motion
* Use actions and scripts to simplify your workflow and enhancethe interface
Autor*in
Richard Lynch