Adobe Photoshop CS

Author:Doug Sahlin
Language:english
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Create the highest quality images more efficiently than ever before with this powerful upgrade from Photoshop 7.0. Adobe Photoshop CS is the industry standard for image editing. It is widely used for web design, pre-press production, fine art, and digital photography. Andrew Hathaway, veteran VTC Author and Adobe Certified Expert, trains from the basics, with the assumption that user has not worked with Photoshop before. He explains basic imaging technology, masks and selections, and color correction and editing. Watch as he demonstrates powerful techniques that you can then apply within the actual application. It's so much easier than reading a bulky manual! To begin learning today, simply click one of the topics below.
Adobe Photoshop CSAdobe Photoshop CS: Adobe Photoshop Elements is perfect for the average user and great for home and small business users. Based on Photoshop, with many of the same image-editing tools, Elements is user-friendly, especially since it includes an online help guide. In Discovery Computer Training 's, Andrew Hathaway guides you through the interface and the many tools, such as marquee, airbrush, impressionist brush, and the clone tool. He then shows you how to manage you images, like rotating it or changing the size. He covers the use of layers and filters, as well. Go ahead and get started now, by simply clicking one of the topics below. Listed below are all of the chapter and lesson contents for the Adobe Photoshop CS Try For Free Right Now To help you evaluate our training, we have made some of the tutorials for Adobe Photoshop CS freely available. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview Free! Adobe Photoshop CS
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Adobe Photoshop CS

Getting Started

Introduction
What's New?
Work Environment
Basic Interface
Palette Basics
Tools Palette pt. 1
Tools Palette pt. 2
New Document
Open Document
Mistakes
Viewing Images

File Browser

Browser Basics pt. 1
Browser Basics pt. 2
Browser Renaming
Browser Sorting
Browser Metadata
Keywords
Metadata View Options
Metadata Templates

Basics

Image Size pt. 1
Image Size pt. 2
File Size Basics
Navigating Basics
Navigator Palette
Preferences pt. 1
Preferences pt. 2
Assistance

Selections

Selection Basics
Marquee Tool Basics
Tool Preset
Anti-Aliased Edges
Lasso Tools pt. 1
Lasso Tools pt. 2
Magic Wand Tool
Color Range
Save Selection
Quick Mask
Using Selections
Truth About Selections
Select Menu Options
Crop Tool

Working with Color

Picking Color
Custom Colors
Color Palette
HSB Sliders
Choosing Colors
Swatches Palette
Blending Modes
Paint Bucket Tool
Gradient Tool
Gradient Editor pt. 1
Gradient Editor pt. 2

Brush Behaviors

Brushes Basics
Brush Options
Brush Presets
Brushes Palette Overview
Anatomy of a Brush
Captured Brush
Dynamics Basics
Dynamics in Detail pt. 1
Dynamics in Detail pt. 2
Managing Brushes
Preset Manager

Brush Tools

Color Replace Tool
Patch & Healing Brush
Clone Tool
Eraser Tools pt. 1
Eraser Tools pt. 2
Smudge, Sharpen, Blur
Dodge/Burn
History Palette
History Brush
Art History Brush

Color Modes

Color Modes Basics
Bit Depth
RGB & Grayscale
Bitmap
Duotone
Index Color
Lab Color
Color Management Basics
CMYK
Soft Proof

Image Adjustments

Brightness/Contrast
Histogram Palette
Levels
Curves
Hue & Saturation
Replace Color
Match Color
Channel Mixer
Shadow Highlight Tool
Adjustment Files
Variations
Photo Filter
Invert & Others

Productivity

Image Size Basics
Canvas Size
Rulers
Guides
Grids & Snap
Annotations
Actions
Keyboard Shortcuts

Layers

Layer Basics
Add & Delete Layers
Selecting Layers
Free Transform Box pt. 1
Free Transform Box pt. 2
Layer Locks
Opacity
Linking Layers
Align & Distribute
Layer Sets
Collapsing Layers
Layer Mask pt. 1
Layer Mask pt. 2
Clipping Group
Adjustment Layers
Blending Modes
Advanced Blending
Layer Comps
Photomerge

Layer Menu & Effects

Layer Effects
Style Tool
Fill Slider
Styles Palette
Layer Menu pt. 1
Layer Menu pt. 2

Vector Tools

Raster vs. Vector
Vector Content
Pen Tool pt. 1
Pen Tool pt. 2
Editing Paths
Using Paths
Freeform Pen Tool
Selection to Path
Shapes pt. 1
Shapes pt. 2
Vector Mask
Custom Shapes

Type

Type Basics
Paragraph Type
Other Type Tools
Character Palette
Paragraph Palette
Rasterizing Type
Type on a Path

Filters

Filter Gallery
Unsharp Mask
Gaussian Blur
Digimarc
Using Filters
Liquify Filter pt. 1
Liquify Filter pt. 2

Saving & Printing

Print with Preview
PSD Format
GIF Format
JPEG Format
EPS Format
Photoshop PDF
TIF Format
File Compression

Lawn Art Project

Lawn Art Overview
Seedpod pt. 1
Seedpod pt. 2
Red Pepper
Mushroom
Seedpod Shadow
Red Pepper Cleanup
Pepper Shadow
Pepper Color
Mushroom Adjustments
Leaves Clone
Vignette
Jessica

Credits

About this Author

01 Getting Started
0101 Introduction
0102 Whats New?
0103 Work Environment
0104 Basic Interface
0105 Palette Basics
0106 Tools Palette pt. 1
0107 Tools Palette pt. 2
0108 New Document
0109 Open Document
0110 Mistakes
0111 Viewing Images

02 File Browser
0201 Browser Basics pt. 1
0202 Browser Basics pt. 2
0203 Browser Renaming
0204 Browser Sorting
0205 Browser Metadata
0206 Keywords
0207 Metadata View Options
0208 Metadata Templates

03 Basics
0301 Image Size pt. 1
0302 Image Size pt. 2
0303 File Size Basics
0304 Navigating Basics
0305 Navigator Palette
0306 Preferences pt. 1
0307 Preferences pt. 2
0308 Assistance

04 Selections
0401 Selection Basics
0402 Marquee Tool Basics
0403 Tool Preset
0404 Anti-Aliased Edges
0405 Lasso Tools pt. 1
0406 Lasso Tools pt. 2
0407 Magic Wand Tool
0408 Color Range
0409 Save Selection
0410 Quick Mask
0411 Using Selections
0412 Truth About Selections
0413 Select Menu Options
0414 Crop Tool

05 Working with Color
0501 Picking Color
0502 Custom Colors
0503 Color Palette
0504 HSB Sliders
0505 Choosing Colors
0506 Swatches Palette
0507 Blending Modes
0508 Paint Bucket Tool
0509 Gradient Tool
0510 Gradient Editor pt. 1
0511 Gradient Editor pt. 2

06 Brush Behaviors
0601 Brushes Basics
0602 Brush Options
0603 Brush Presets
0604 Brushes Palette Overview
0605 Anatomy of a Brush
0606 Captured Brush
0607 Dynamics Basics
0608 Dynamics in Detail pt. 1
0609 Dynamics in Detail pt. 2
0610 Managing Brushes
0611 Preset Manager

07 Brush Tools
0701 Color Replace Tool
0702 Patch & Healing Brush
0703 Clone Tool
0704 Eraser Tools pt. 1
0705 Eraser Tools pt. 2
0706 Smudge, Sharpen, Blur
0707 Dodge/Burn
0708 History Palette
0709 History Brush
0710 Art History Brush

08 Color Modes
0801 Color Modes Basics
0802 Bit Depth
0803 RGB & Grayscale
0804 Bitmap
0805 Duotone
0806 Index Color
0807 Lab Color
0808 Color Management Basics
0809 CMYK
0810 Soft Proof

09 Image Adjustments
0901 Brightness/Contrast
0902 Histogram Palette
0903 Levels
0904 Curves
0905 Hue & Saturation
0906 Replace Color
0907 Match Color
0908 Channel Mixer
0909 Shadow Highlight Tool
0910 Adjustment Files
0911 Variations
0912 Photo Filter
0913 Invert & Others

10 Productivity
1001 Image Size Basics
1002 Canvas Size
1003 Rulers
1004 Guides
1005 Grids & Snap
1006 Annotations
1007 Actions
1008 Keyboard Shortcuts

11 Layers
1101 Layer Basics
1102 Add & Delete Layers
1103 Selecting Layers
1104 Free Transform Box pt. 1
1105 Free Transform Box pt. 2
1106 Layer Locks
1107 Opacity
1108 Linking Layers
1109 Align & Distribute
1110 Layer Sets
1111 Collapsing Layers
1112 Layer Mask pt. 1
1113 Layer Mask pt. 2
1114 Clipping Group
1115 Adjustment Layers
1116 Blending Modes
1117 Advanced Blending
1118 Layer Comps
1119 Photomerge

12 Layer Menu & Effects
1201 Layer Effects
1202 Style Tool
1203 Fill Slider
1204 Styles Palette
1205 Layer Menu pt. 1
1206 Layer Menu pt. 2

13 Vector Tools
1301 Raster vs. Vector
1302 Vector Content
1303 Pen Tool pt. 1
1304 Pen Tool pt. 2
1305 Editing Paths
1306 Using Paths
1307 Freeform Pen Tool
1308 Selection to Path
1309 Shapes pt. 1
1310 Shapes pt. 2
1311 Vector Mask
1312 Custom Shapes

14 Type
1401 Type Basics
1402 Paragraph Type
1403 Other Type Tools
1404 Character Palette
1405 Paragraph Palette
1406 Rasterizing Type
1407 Type on a Path

15 Filters
1501 Filter Gallery
1502 Unsharp Mask
1503 Gaussian Blur
1504 Digimarc
1505 Using Filters
1506 Liquify Filter pt. 1
1507 Liquify Filter pt. 2

16 Saving & Printing
1601 Print with Preview
1602 PSD Format
1603 GIF Format
1604 JPEG Format
1605 EPS Format
1606 Photoshop PDF
1607 TIF Format
1608 File Compression

17 Lawn Art Project
1701 Lawn Art Overview
1702 Seedpod pt. 1
1703 Seedpod pt. 2
1704 Red Pepper
1705 Mushroom
1706 Seedpod Shadow
1707 Red Pepper Cleanup
1708 Pepper Shadow
1709 Pepper Color
1710 Mushroom Adjustments
1711 Leaves Clone
1712 Vignette
1713 Jessica

18 Credits
1801 About this Author

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