Synopses & Reviews
Your Adobe Creative Cloud package includes two components: 1) Online access to Adobe Creative Cloud updates on your CourseMate product, and 2) the CS6 edition of your Adobe book. CourseMate enriches your learning with thorough, chapter-by-chapter summaries of the new Adobe Creative Cloud release. Author-created video introductions cover each chapter's learning objectives, emphasizing their importance for the contemporary design professional. Flashcards, quizzes, and games are also included. Your printed book covers fundamental concepts, starting with the workspace and proceeding logically and intuitively to more advanced topics. Step-by-step tutorials and user-friendly design result in a resource that is comprehensive, clear, and effective. Contact your Learning Consultant to learn more about how CourseMate can enhance the way you teach and your students learn.
About the Author
Elizabeth Eisner Reding has authored numerous best-selling textbooks for Course Technology on a variety of software programs, including Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Office, and Microsoft Publisher. She combines a solid understanding of today's learners with her extensive knowledge of leading technology resources. Living in New Mexico with her husband, she spends her free time designing and creating stained-glass decorative pieces, water gardening, mountain biking, and collecting Southwestern art.
Table of Contents
1. Getting Started with Adobe Photoshop CS6. 2. Learning Photoshop Basics. 3. Working with Layers. 4. Making Selections. 5. Incorporating Color Techniques. 6. Placing Type in an Image. 7. Using Painting Tools. 8. Working with Special Layer Functions. 9. Creating Special Effects with Filters. 10. Enhancing Specific Selections. 11. Adjusting Colors. 12. Using Clipping Masks, Paths, and Shapes. 13. Transforming Type. 14. Liquifying an Image. 15. Performing Image Surgery. 16. Annotating and Automating an Image. 17. Creating Images for the Web. 18. Working with Animation, Video, and Photography. Appendix: Portfolio Projects and Effects.