by Youngjin.com (Author)
Accelerate your Photoshop skills with this practical, sophisticated guide. "Photoshop CS Accelerated: A Full-Color Guide" gets you up and running through hands-on experience creating meaningful, fun projects. Its learn-by-doing approach makes the road to proficiency quick and painless. Start off with a clear-cut introduction to the essential concepts, functions, and terminology that are difficult to grasp on your own. Then, immediately put your new skills to the test by following step-by-step practical exercises. Full-color, crisp screenshots and graphics on every page give you a clear image of what's possible. Dozens of real-world examples, from straightforward to advanced, demonstrate how to integrate techniques and take advantage of the innovative features new to Photoshop CS. By the end, you'll know how to create and enhance remarkable images. Techniques you'll master include: brighten dark images and correct overexposed pictures; remove red-eye and correct skin tone; combine images using layers and blending modes; enhance image composition; design a transparent image for a web page; apply texture to 3D text; color black and white images; simulate neon lights and fireworks; add motion effects; and create reflections and shadows.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 372
Edition: Pap/Cdr
Publisher: Sybex
Published: 21 May 2004
ISBN 10: 8931435053
ISBN 13: 9788931435054