• 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

Contents

• Introduction
• Book I: Photoshop Fundamentals
  • Examining the Photoshop Environment
  • Getting to Know the Tools Palette
  • Getting Started and Finishing Up
  • Getting It on Paper
  • Viewing and Navigating Images
  • Customizing Your Workspace and Preferences
• Book II: Image Essentials
  • Specifying Size and Resolution
  • Choosing Color Modes and File Formats
  • Using and Managing Color
  • Time Travel - Undoing in Photoshop
  • Applying Annotations and Notes
  • Creating Actions for Productivity and Fun
• Book III: Selections
  • Making Selections
  • Creating and Working with Paths
  • Modifying and Transforming Selections and Paths
• Book IV: Painting, Drawing, and Typing
  • Exploring with the Painting Tools
  • Creating Vector Shapes
  • Filling and Stroking
  • Creating and Editing Type
  • Masking, Shaping, and Warping Type
• Book V: Working with Layers
  • Creating Layers
  • Managing Layers
  • Playing with Opacity and Blend Modes
  • Getting Jazzy with Layer Styles and Clipping Groups
• Book VI: Channels and Masks
  • Using Channels
  • Quick and Dirty Masking
  • Getting Exact with Advanced Masking Techniques
• Book VII: Filters and Distortions
  • Making Corrections with Daily Filters
  • Applying Filters for Special Occasions
  • Distorting with the Liquify Command
• Book VIII: Retouching and Restoration
  • Enhancing Images with Adjustments
  • Repairing with the Focus and Toning Tools
  • Fixing Flaws and Imperfections
• Book IX: Photoshop and the Web
  • Prepping Web Graphics
  • Optimizing Images with Save for Web
  • Slicing Your Image
  • Creating a Web Photo Gallery
  • Looking to ImageReady
• Book X: Photoshop and Print
  • Working with Other Programs
  • Prepping Graphics for Print
  • Creating Contact Sheets, Picture Packages, and More
  • Appendix A: Working with Digital Cameras and Scanners
  • Appendix B: A Visual Reference of Photoshop Tools
  • Index