Photoshop(R) 7: The Complete Reference (Osborne Complete Reference Series) - Softcover

Fuller, Laurie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0072223111 ISBN 13: 9780072223118

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

Synopsis

Not only will you get amazingly thorough coverage of Photoshop -- from its use as a tool for photograph retouching to a powerful application for creating artwork for print and electronic media -- but you will also find realistic examples, beautiful artwork, and ideas to inspire everyone from amateur photographers to Web designers.

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About the Author

Laurie Ulrich Fuller (Lancaster, PA) is a teacher, writer, and marketing professional. Since 1992, shes been teaching people to make more confident and creative use of their computers, conducting courses in everything from computer basics to the advanced use of applications in the Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative suites. She has trained more than 10,000 students, in person, to use Office, teaching everyone from college students to displaced workers to corporate employees to military and government staff to first responders. Her ability to focus on the unique needs of each student and in this case, the unique needs of the academic user makes her a perfect match for the topic and the audience. Shes developed online courses, training surveys, and self-assessment tools for colleges and corporate training centers, and understands the need to understand the students goals, clearly outline how they will be achieved, provide the step-by-step guidance to get them to their goal, and to evaluate their own progress so that challenges are met and each student is successful.

From the Back Cover

Your Authoritative Resource on Photoshop 7

Master the most sophisticated collection of graphic design and image manipulation tools ever assembled in one application. Photoshop 7: The Complete Reference features functional examples drawn from real-world situations, as well as beautiful artwork and inspiring ideas for graphic designers, photographers, and Web developers. You'll learn to use all the essential selection, drawing, painting, and retouching tools in addition to the latest special effects wizardry for conjuring virtually anything you can visualize. Restore and retouch existing images, create original artwork, and use Photoshop to design for the Web. Create animations, build your own automated tools, and discover online resources for Photoshop users of all levels and interests.

-Discover the tool of choice for graphics professionals and all that's new in Photoshop 7
-Add content to images with painting and drawing tools
-Clean, edit, and improve the quality and content of images
-Generate original images from a blank background canvas
-Create freeform shapes with pencils, pens, and brushes
-Apply fonts, color, and effects to text
-Transform images with on-board and third-party filters
-Learn Web requirements including appropriate file formats for fast-loading Web graphics
-Understand color models and palettes, and color management tools

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0072223111
• ISBN 13: 9780072223118
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 750