Download or read book Photoshop CS For Dummies written by Deke McClelland and published by For Dummies. This book was released on 2003-11-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers the main features of Photoshop-the industry standard software package for image creation, correction, and enhancement Explores the essentials: menu bar, tool palette, modifying images, retouching images, painting and drawing, creating type, adding special effects, creating and managing layers, preparing images for the Web, and much more Updated to cover all the new features in both the Mac and Windows versions of the latest Photoshop release A ready reference that helps Photoshop novices become productive quickly and introduces experienced Photoshop users to the latest Photoshop tricks and techniques Authored by Deke McClelland, a member of the Photoshop Hall of Fame, who has published more than sixty books on computer graphics and electronic publishing

Download or read book Photoshop CS6 For Dummies written by Peter Bauer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Want picture-perfect photos, every time? Get up to speed on the most popular professional photo-editing software on the market: Photoshop. In this new edition of Photoshop CS6 For Dummies, expert Peter Bauer shows you how to use the latest Photoshop tools to change a background, adjust brightness, improve color, or fix flaws. Richly illustrated in full color, this edition covers all the updates in the newest version of Photoshop, the gold standard for image-editing programs.

Download or read book Adobe Photoshop cs in 10 Simple Steps or Less written by Micah Laaker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-01-20 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you are looking to create exciting Web graphics and need to define and edit images quickly and easily, then this book is for you-whether you're new to Adobe's latest graphics editing software or you need a refresher on Photoshop's wide range of resources. Open the book and you'll discover clear, easy-to-follow instructions for more than 250 key Photoshop tasks, each presented in ten quick steps-or less. Easy - to - navigate pages, lots of screen shots, and to-the-point directions guide you through every common (and not so common) Photoshop challenge-and help you get more done in less time. * Each solution is ten steps-or less-to help you get the job done fast * Self-contained two-page spreads deliver the answers you need-without flipping pages * A no-fluff approach focuses on helping you achieve results * A resource packed with useful and fun ways to get the most out of Photoshop cs * Make it simple and get productive fast! - find full-color images and links to resources, downloads, and companion and plug-in software on this book's Web site

Download or read book Adobe Creative Suite All in One Desk Reference For Dummies written by Jennifer Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-03-12 with total page 757 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re responsible for producing quality printed materials or creating great-looking Web pages for your business or organization, Adobe’s new Creative Suite has just what you need. This complete set of integrated graphics, design, and Web page creation tools will help you produce professional quality brochures, flyers, and newsletters as well as dynamic Web pages—as soon as you get familiar with all the parts! Well, relax. Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies® has you—and all those programs—covered. Five minibooks walk you through setting up and using the tools, while the sixth shows you how they all work together. And this single volume will remain a handy reference long after you gain proficiency with the entire suite: InDesign for page layout Illustrator for creating art and graphics Photoshop, the world’s favorite image editing program Acrobat, to share files across different operating systems and develop interactive forms GoLive for building innovative Web pages Even if you plan to use only one or two of these elements now, Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies® is an outstanding resource. Find out what you need to know today, and when you’re ready to tackle the next tool, just turn to that minibook and away you go. These are only a few of the skills you’ll discover: Create a professional-looking page with InDesign, import Photoshop and Illustrator graphics to enliven it, and preserve it in a PDF file Design a logo for your business with Illustrator and give it 3D effects Save Illustrator files in a variety of Web-compatible formats, including GIF, HTML, and even Macromedia® Flash SWF Correct photo color and edit your images in Photoshop Plan an entire Web site for maximum impact, then save hours of work by using GoLive’s templates, components, and libraries Use Acrobat to create PDFs that include MP3 audio, video or SWF files Whether your goal is to design newsletters, a full-size book, an e-commerce Web site, or just about anything else, Adobe’s Creative Suite plus Adobe Creative Suite All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies® will help you get the job done.

Download or read book Adobe Illustrator CC For Dummies written by David Karlins and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2020-01-29 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get to know your digital drawing board Adobe Illustrator CC offers a vibrant tool for creating drawings and illustrations in a digital environment. It takes some practice to get a feel for the digital pens, pencils, paintbrushes, and erasers, though. Adobe Illustrator CC For Dummies offers the guidance you need to turn your ideas into real drawings. Written by an Illustrator trainer and expert, this book walks those new to the tool through the basics of drawing, editing, and applying the unique tools found in this popular program. Create illustrations using simple shapes Touch up images using pen, pencil, and brush tools Import your illustrations into other graphic apps Apply special effects and add type This book is essential reading for new and beginning illustrators who are either adopting a digital tool for the first time, switching from an existing tool to Illustrator, or adding Illustrator know-how to existing Adobe knowledge.

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Download or read book Photoshop CS6 The Missing Manual written by Lesa Snider and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 887 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photoshop CS6 is truly amazing, but it can also be overwhelming if you’re just getting started. This book makes learning Photoshop a breeze by explaining things in a friendly, conversational style—without technical jargon. After a thorough introduction to the program, you’ll delve deep into Photoshop’s secrets with expert tips and practical advice you can use every day. The important stuff you need to know: Learn your way around. Get a guided tour of Photoshop’s beautiful new workspace. Unlock the magic. Discover the most practical ways to use layers, channels, masks, paths, and other tools. Fine-tune your images. Learn techniques for cropping, retouching, and combining photos. Play with color. Drain, change, and add color; and create gorgeous black-and-whites and duotones. Be artistic. Create original illustrations and paintings, use text and filters effectively, and edit video clips. Share your work. Produce great-looking images for print and the Web. Work smarter and faster. Automate common chores and install plug-ins for complex tasks.

Download or read book Photoshop CS Complete Course written by Jan Kabili and published by Wiley. This book was released on 2004-04-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by a renowned trainer and illustrated throughout in full color, this totally updated edition of the bestseller shows readers how to master the full range of Photoshop "X"'s tools and techniques. Seventeen sessions and more than 100 step-by-step tutorials, accompanied by vivid color images and screen shots, walk readers through the creation of an all-new professional project from start to finish. After completing the course, readers will have an impressive portfolio piece and full competency in the brand-new release of Adobe Photoshop. Readers can also earn a Certificate of Completion from Seybold Seminars and Publications.

Download or read book Photoshop CS All in One Desk Reference For Dummies written by Barbara Obermeier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-12-04 with total page 842 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete For Dummies Photoshop resource-ten minibooks with more than 800 pages of tips, techniques, and plain-English explanations Covers Photoshop fundamentals, image essentials, selections, painting, drawing and typing, working with layers, channels and masks, filters and distortions, retouching and restoration, Photoshop and the Web, and Photoshop and print Explains how to create and manage layers, use channels and masks, make corrections with filters, fix flaws and imperfections, and much more Updated and revised throughout for Photoshop "X," which Adobe expects to release in Fall 2003 Features sixteen pages of full-color examples Written by veteran For Dummies author Barbara Obermeier, a leading design and graphics author

Download or read book Photoshop CS Timesaving Techniques For Dummies written by Phyllis Davis and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-05-03 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide will probably change your image of Photoshop. Many users tend to use it to do certain things in certain ways and don’t even explore additional features and capabilities. Photoshop cs Timesaving Techniques For Dummies gives you more than 60 timesaving techniques that will speed up the way you do the things you do now and inspire you to do lots more. You’ll discover how to: Install and use peripheral devices such as digital cameras, scanners, tablets, and printers Customize Photoshop to fit your needs with custom keyboard shortcuts, a color management system, presets, and more Create custom palette groups and workspaces Use a drawing tablet and stylus to easily double your output Create sketches, water colors, and silkscreens and paint with oils Create professional-quality separations for high-quality offset printing, including using the CMYK prepress settings, soft proofing, adding printer’s marks and more Create action sets so you can perform repetitive tasks that would take an hour in seconds Organize, color code, and lock layers and create layer sets Use Blending Modes (there are more than 20 to choose from) to enhance images Written by Phyllis Davis, a writer, graphics and Web designer, teacher, and graphics software expert , this guide features a Color Insert so you can see the results of many of the techniques explained, and a companion Web site (www.dummies.com/go/photoshopcstt) where you can download many of the images and follow along and experiment. You’ll discover how to get results like a pro as you experiment with: Creating great effects with layer styles, using the five types of bevel and emboss, inner and outer glows, blending, and more Using the Brush and Pencil painting tools and the Blur, Sharpen, Smudge, Burn, and Sponge editing tools Enhancing photos, creating montages and panoramas, recoloring, retouching, and more Creating shadow type, knock-out type, liquid type, metal type, and more Creating GIF animations, hotspots, and rollovers for the Web You’ll save steps and discover exciting new possibilities with these 60-plus timesaving, image-saving techniques.

Download or read book Photoshop CS6 All in One For Dummies written by Barbara Obermeier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-05-10 with total page 995 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything you need to know about Photoshop CS6 packed into one For Dummies guide Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and web designers as well as photo hobbyists need to learn the fundamentals and master the newest features of Photoshop CS6. This complete all-in-one reference makes it easy, with eight self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop. Helps you familiarize yourself with the latest Photoshop tools and features and find your way around the desktop, menus, panels, and more This full-color guide includes eight self-contained minibooks: Photoshop Fundamentals; Image Essentials; Selections; Painting, Drawing, and Typing; Working with Layers; Channels and Masks; Filters and Distortions; Retouching, Restoring, and Printing Covers all the basics for beginners as well as advanced techniques, like managing color, modifying and transforming selections and paths, making corrections with filters, using the liquefy command, trying out Photomerge and merge to HDR pro, preparing graphics for print or the web, creating contact sheets and picture packages, and more From Photoshop fundamentals to dynamic digital imaging techniques, Photoshop CS6 All-in-One For Dummies has your creative needs covered.

Download or read book Photoshop CS2 For Dummies written by Peter Bauer and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-02-11 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re a photography hobbyist, would you like to brighten up that gloomy island vacation photo? Slim down without going on a diet? See whether white or green shutters look best on the house? Expunge the ex-boyfriend from family photos? If you’re a pro or semi-pro photographer, would you like to make it snow in that ski resort photo? Replace the old logo in the glamour shot of the corporate headquarters with the new one? Grow hair in the CEO’s glaring bald spot? Freshen up the lettuce in that food shot? You’ve come to the right place. With Photoshop CS2, you have the tools. With Photoshop CS2 For Dummies, you’ll have the know-how. In full color, with all kinds of examples, screen shots, step-by-step explanations, tips, and techniques, this guide takes you from the fundamentals to special power-user tricks! Cross-platform Mac-PC coverage includes: The basics of getting around in Photoshop, getting images into and out of Photoshop, choosing the right file formats, and setting your preferences Working with Adobe Bridge to organize and manage your images Working with tonality, including making easy Auto Repairs, making adjustments with Levels and Curves (and the eyedroppers), and using Shadow/Highlight and the toning tools, Burn and Dodge Making color look natural using the color adjustment commands Taking advantage of the RAW format for maximum flexibility, including using the Adjust, Detail, Lens, Curve, and Calibrate tabs and the Camera Raw buttons Fine-tuning your fixes, including making your selections with tools (four marquee tools, three lasso tools, and the Magic Wand tool) Masking for both layer visibility and for protecting parts of your images The most common problems in digital photos—red-eye, wrinkles, unwanted objects and people, and noise—and what to do about them With Photoshop CS2, you can go beyond enhancing your images to create “art.” You have a very powerful painting engine, an extremely complex Brushes palette, and all kinds of painting tools. Photoshop CS2 For Dummies walks you though: Compositing (combining images into a piece of artwork) and working with layers, including choosing from the almost two dozen blending modes Selecting with Extract which is great for making tough selections, such as flyaway hair and various types of fringe Using Vanishing Point to “map” a pattern to angled surfaces Creating panoramas with Photomerge Creating precision edges with vector paths, including using shape layers and the Custom Shape tool, choosing from more than 300 ready-to-use shapes with the Custom Shape Picker, and using the Pen tool to create paths Where to find dozens, or even hundreds, of custom shapes already on your computer – absolutely free Dressing up images with layer styles, including using the Styles palette and creating custom layer styles Adding text messages and tweaking your text Using the extensive painting tools and the Brushes palette Using filters, including sharpening to focus the eye using blur filters or the Unsharp Mask and the new Smart Sharpen filter that give incredible control Getting fun effects with the Liquify filter In a special Power Photoshop section, you’ll learn about streamlining your work, including creating a PDF for both onscreen presentation and for printing. You’ll discover how to spiff up your online images by working with Image Ready to slice, optimize, and otherwise juice up your images for the Web and how to create fancy rollover buttons and fun animations, From basic cropping to complex techniques that can turn good photos into great ones, Photoshop CS2 For Dummies is your guide to exploring all the possibilities that await you in Photoshop CS2.

Download or read book Digital Photography All in One Desk Reference For Dummies written by David D. Busch and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-10-28 with total page 770 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An 816-page All-in-One guide designed for both beginning and experienced digital photographers, offering seven minibooks on everything from buying a camera and choosing the right equipment to editing with high-end tools and restoring photos digitally Includes chapters on basics such as point-and-shoot photography, with later chapters exploring editing, printing, and shooting portraits or high-speed action This new edition covers the latest technology changes in digital photography, including Photoshop 7, new low-priced SLR cameras, updated storage and output options with DVD technology, and how each of these changes affects photography techniques David Busch is the author of more than fifty technology books, most covering digital photography, image editing, and digital restoration

Download or read book Photoshop Elements 3 For Dummies written by Deke McClelland and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2004-11-11 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you want to rearm Venus de Milo, shave Uncle Harry’sbeard, or turn gray skies to blue? Have at it withPhotoshopElements 3 For Dummies, your guide to enhancing theeffect, fixing the flaws, or adding artistic effects to yourphotos. You’ll discover how to: Import and organize your photos Create, rearrange, blend and manipulate layers to create acomposite image Save photos using the correct file format— TIFF (TaggedImage File Format, PDF (Portable Document Format), or BMP (for PCusers) Save for the Web with JPEG and GIF Take advantage of the terrific Help Great Help system,including a How To palette with step-by-step tutorials for imageediting and features Create a slide show, a picture package, or a Web photogallery PhotoshopElements 3 For Dummies was written by DeleMcClelland, award-winning author of more than 75 titles, includingPhotoshop for Dummies and Photoshop CS Bible, andGalen Fott, writer and reviewer for Macworld and PCMagazine. It includes 16 pages of full-color examples thatdemonstrate capabilities and show you “before” and“after” photos. You’ll get step-by-step specificson techniques that can transform your photos, including: Selecting the area you want to work with using the lasso,marquee, or magic wand tools or the selection brush Using the healing brush to remove imperfections such asblemishes and the new red eye removal tool to remove that demonicglow Adjusting color with a variety of tools and techniques Applying filters such as Blur, Gaussian Blur, Colored Pencil,Diffuse Glow, Glass, Glowing Edges and many more Color correcting quickly with fast color-corrections Using the layer styles in the Styles and Effects palette to letyour imagination go wild with painting, drawing, applying dropshadows and bevels, adding text, and more Using the brush, pencil, eraser, shape and cookie cuttertools Working with the type tools, including formatting options,warping type into unusual shapes, and creating outline type Making the most of the effects, including frame, image effects,text effects, and textures Using Photomerge to create panoramic pictures PhotoshopElements 3 For Dummies doesn’t just giveyou instructions—it gives you ideas. You’ll be inspiredto capitalize on the capabilities and explore different techniquesto enhance and share your photos.

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Download or read book Photoshop CS5 All in One For Dummies written by Barbara Obermeier and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-05-11 with total page 720 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A full-color, value-packed reference to Photoshop CS5 Photoshop is the world’s most popular image editing software, with more than four million users worldwide. Professional photographers, graphic designers, and web designers as well as photo hobbyists are eager to learn the newest features of Photoshop CS5. This complete reference makes it easy, with nine self-contained minibooks covering each aspect of Photoshop. Photoshop is the image-editing software preferred by professional photographers and designers around the world; Photoshop CS5 is packed with new functionality and enhanced tools This full-color guide includes nine self-contained minibooks: Photoshop Fundamentals; Image Essentials; Selections; Painting, Drawing, and Typing; Working with Layers; Channels and Masks; Filters and Distortions; Retouching and Restoration; and Photoshop and Print Includes all the basics for beginners as well as how to manage color, modify and transform selections and paths, make corrections with filters, use the liquefy command, prepare graphics for print or the Web, create contact sheets and picture packages, and more With bonus information on the companion website and coverage for both Windows and Mac, Photoshop CS5 All-in-One For Dummies is an all-purpose reference.