Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Studio Techniques (with CD-ROM)

From the Publisher: Ready to learn not just the how, but the why behind Photoshop's mostpowerful features? Photoshop guru Ben Willmore believes the only way tomaster Photoshop is to go beyond simply memorizing steps, and gain anunder-the-hood understanding of the program. He does the job masterfully inAdobe Photoshop 7.0 Studio Techniques, a well-known favorite that delivers the essential information you need in a fun, well-written, easy-to-read style. Rather than detail every mind-numbing feature of Photoshop, Willmore's compact book cuts through the fat to focus on the concepts, features, and techniques that will truly make a difference in how you use Photoshop 7 every day. If you've ever wanted to understand complex concepts like curves and channels, or learn the logic behind Photoshop's keyboard commands, look no further. Fully updated to cover the new features of Photoshop 7, Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Studio Techniques starts with the working foundations of Photoshop—thebasic tools, palettes, layers, and masks—and quickly moves on to real-worldproduction techniques, such as how to sharpen scans, correct and optimizeimages, and use color curves to your advantage. By the time you finish thebook, you'll have explored the creative aspects of Photoshop, such as how toblend or enhance images, master colorizing techniques, and create advancedtype effects. Included is an entirely new chapter on color management thatgives you practical instruction on implementing a color-managed workflowfrom monitor to press. A section on Web graphics rounds out the book, withchapters on image slicing androllovers, creating effects for interfacedesign, animating effects, and optimizing images for Web. If you want to getbeyond conventional step-by-step instruction and become Photoshopenlightened, this is the book for you.