Speaking Photoshop CS6 : a plain English guide to the complexities of Photoshop / David Bate.
Material type: TextPublication details: Brookfield, Wisconsin : Bate Publishing, 2012.Description: x, 248 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN:- 0988240505
- 9780988240506
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 006.686 B328 | Available | 33111007100163 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Adobe Certified Expert, David Bate, demystifies the complexities of Photoshop by teaching you its language. The ability of Photoshop to enhance or transform images is virtually limitless, but how do you get the results you are looking for? The key to success is learning how to speak to Photoshop, so it understands your vision. This book teaches you how to think like and communicate with Photoshop. You'll learn which tools work and which ones don't. More importantly you'll learn when and why. Armed with this knowledge, you'll be able to trouble-shoot your way through future image editing challenges. David Bate has worked in the graphic design industry for over 30 years. He currently teaches Photoshop at Waukesha County Technical College, where he developed and maintains the Photoshop curriculum that is used in the Graphic Design, Web Design and Printing/Publishing programs. With Speaking Photoshop: Concepts are explained in easy-to-understand, plain English. Chapter files let you practice and improve your skills as you learn. The supplemental Speaking Photoshop Workbook provides additional exercises for classroom applications or for those who want added practice to perfect their skills.
Includes index.
Pt. 1. An overview of Bridge & Photoshop -- pt. 2. Resizing, cropping & transforming -- pt. 3. Creating selections -- pt. 4. Levels, curves, shadows/highlights -- pt. 5. A color balancing act -- pt. 6. Retouching -- pt. 7. Layers & layer effects -- pt. 8. Smart objects, filters & vanishing point -- pt. 9. Distort, warp & content aware -- pt. 10. Camera raw, photomerge & HDR -- pt. 11. Extracting images - a hairy proposition -- pt. 12. Photoshop's vector capabilities -- pt. 13. Output for print & web -- Index.
This book teaches you how to think like, and communicate with Photoshop. You'll learn which tools work and which ones don't. More importantly you'll learn when and why. Armed with this knowledge, you'll be able to trouble-shoot your way through future image editing challenges.