Photoshop CS4 All-in-One For Dummies E-Book

Barbara Obermeier

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 977

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2011

Beschreibung

Your one-stop Photoshop reference, filled with the latest tips and techniques There's a reason why Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing software. But it's also that big, Photoshop has so many facets and features that a handy one-stop guide is exactly what you need. And you'll love the "Putting It Together" exercises that give you hands-on experience - in rich, full color! * Learn the parts -- the desktop, menus, panels, and key tools, and how to use Adobe Bridge * Make your selection -- learn about each of the selection tools plus the powerful Pen tool and Paths panel * Brush up -- on the Brush and Pencil tools and how to create vector shapes, create and edit type, and put type on a path * Restore and retouch -- correct and enhance color, improve contrast, and use the Clone Stamp and Healing tools to fix flaws and damage * Print it -- learn how to get the right resolution, image mode, and file format, and prepare your work for printing Open the book and find: * How to crop images and increase their canvas size * Tips for creating gradients and patterns * Advice on resizing images * How to composite images with layers and blending modes * Filter techniques to correct or alter images * How the Vanishing Point feature makes editing easier * Steps for making adjustments with levels and curves * How to create contact sheets