Adobe Photoshop

I.Adobe Photoshop 7.0
A.Getting Started
About classroom in a Book
Prerequisites
Installing Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady
Starting Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady
Copying the Classroom in a Book files
Restoring default preferences
Using the reference guides

B.A Web Tour of Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Getting started
About optimizing images
Optimizing a photograph as a JPEG
Optimizing a graphic as a GIF
Using the Jump To command to move between applications
Placing and scaling images
Entering and formatting type
Applying a layer effect
Using Photoshop to revise an image
Drawing and styling a button
Applying a style
Slicing a page
Assigning a URL to a button
Creating a rollover effect
Creating an animation
Tweening frames to create smooth animation effects
Setting delay and saving an animation
Optimizing images
Comparing original and optimized images
Previewing in a browser

C.A Tour of Photoshop 6.0 Basics
Selecting
Layers
Filters
Painting
Retouching
Actions
Saving the file

D.Getting to Know the Work Area
Starting Adobe Photoshop and opening files
Using the tools
Viewing images
Working with palettes
Using context menus
Using online Help
Using Adobe online services
Jumping to ImageReady
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E.Working with Selections
Tool overview
Getting started
Selecting with the rectangular marquee tool
Selecting with the elliptical marquee tool
Moving a selection
Selecting with the magic wand
Selecting with the lasso tool
Adding and subtracting selections
Selecting with the magnetic lasso
Transforming a selection
Combining selection tools
Cropping the completed image
For the Web: Creating evenly spaced buttons for a Web page
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F.Layer Basics
Organizing artwork on layers
Getting started
Creating and viewing layers
Selecting and removing artwork on a layer
Rearranging layers
Changing the opacity and mode of a layer
Linking layers
Adding a gradient to a layer
Adding text
Adding a layer effect
Flattening and saving files
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G.Painting and Editing
Getting started
Painting and filling images with color
Setting up a painting or editing tool
Painting within a selection
Erasing
Filling with the paint bucket tool
Using custom brushes
Airbrushing and smudging
Creating gradients
Creating soft-edged effects
Painting with texture
Defining a brush
For the Web: Painting with Web-safe colors
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H.Masks and Channels
Working with masks and channels
Getting started
Creating a quick mask
Editing a mask
Loading a mask as a selection and applying an adjustment
Extracting an image
Applying a filter effect to a masked selection
Creating a gradient mask
Applying effects using a gradient mask
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I.Photo Retouching
Strategy for retouching
Resolution and image size
Getting started
Cropping an image
Adjusting the tonal range
Removing a color cast
Replacing colors in an image
Adjusting saturation with the sponge tool
Adjusting lightness with the dodge tool
Removing unwanted objects
Replacing part of an image
Applying the Unsharp Mask filter
Saving the image for four-color printing
On your own: Painting with the art history brush
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J.Basic Pen Tool Techniques
Getting started
Drawing paths with the pen tool
Drawing straight paths
Drawing curved paths
Combining straight and curved lines
Drawing a path around artwork
For the Web: Creating perfect transparency edges
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K.Advanced Layer Techniques
Getting started
Adding guides to align artwork
Working with layer masks
Aligning layers
Creating a clipping group
Adding adjustment layers
Adding text
Adding multiple layer effects
Removing layer masks
Flattening a layered image
For the Web: Animated layer masks
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L.Creating Special Effects
Getting started
Saving and loading a selection
Hand-coloring selections on a layer
Combining and moving selections
Colorizing a selection
Using a grid
Changing the color balance
Applying filters
Improving performance with filters
For the Web: Animated rollover button
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M.Preparing Images for Two-Color Printing
Printing in color
Using channels and the Channels palette
Getting started
Mixing color channels
Assigning values to the black and white points
Sharpening the image
Setting up for spot color
Adding spot color
For the Web: Creating two-color Web graphics
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N.Setting Up Your Monitor for Color Management
Getting started
Color management: An overview
Calibrating and characterizing you monitor using Adobe Gamma
Saving the monitor profile
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O.Producing and Printing Consistent Color
Reproducing colors
Getting started
Defining the RGB color space for images
Defining the CMYK color space for images and printing
Compensating for dot gain in grayscale images
Preparing images for print
Preparing a color separation in Adobe Photoshop
Strategies for successful printing
Displaying individual channels
Identifying out-of-gamut colors
Previewing a printed image
Selecting print options
Printing
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P.Optimizing Images for Web Publication
Optimizing images with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady
Getting started
Optimizing a JPEG image
Optimizing a GIF image
Controlling dither
Specifying background transparency
Creating an image map
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Q.ImageReady Web Techniques
Understanding the Web workflow
About this lesson
Getting started
Laying out a Web page with slices
Creating precise slices
Naming and linking slices
Creating rollovers
Creating additional button states and effects
Optimizing individual slices
Thinking ahead
For the Web: Creating and viewing blended-tile backgrounds
For the Web: Creating a tiled border stripe
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