Synopses & Reviews
Now fully updated to the new release of Adobe's Creative Suite, Exploring Photoshop CS3 shows how to use a great software tool to create dynamic design. Written by two authors who are experienced designers as well as computer graphics instructors, Exploring Photoshop CS3 is a designer-driven resource that examines the tools and features of Adobe Photoshop while showing how to maximize the potential of desktop digital imaging for graphics, illustration, composition, and special effects.
About the Author
Annesa Hartman is a lead content developer for Kaplan University, where she manages a team of instructional designers in developing engaging online learning experiences for Kaplan faculty. A freelance graphic designer, she also has taught computer graphic courses for more than 16 years. She is the author of four other Cengage titles, including INTERACTIVE MEDIA DESIGN and DEVELOPMENT WITH ADOBE CS6. She holds a Masters in Teaching with Internet Technologies, focusing her attention on instructional design for online technologies, and web and graphic design concepts and programs. When she is not playing with pixels, she is directing, choreographing, or performing in local musical theater, teaching yoga, or working in her garden. Ken Sholar lives in Modesto, California, where he has worked as a Lab Manager and Instructional Assistant in the MAGIC Lab at Modesto Junior College for the past 13 years. A graduate of California State University, Stanislaus, Ken has developed online courseware in the MJC Computer Graphics department. He thrives on digital tools for his artwork.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: A Discovery Tour Chapter 2: The Staging Area Chapter 3: Image Essentials Chapter 4: Selecting and Transforming Chapter 5: Working with Color Chapter 6: Image Correction Chapter 7: Drawing and Painting Chapter 8: Masking Chapter 9: Layers, Compositing, and Process Chapter 10: Print Publishing Chapter 11: Web Publishing Chapter 12: A New Dimension (for Photoshop Extended version users)