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The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop (Addison Wesley's Web Wizard Series)
The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop - Addison Wesley's Web Wizard Series Author:Sherry Hutson Since its creation, Photoshop has evolved into a full-featured Digital Imaging program that has revolutionized the way graphics and Web pages are created. The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop teaches readers with no previous experience how to create and edit images and graphics for the Web using Photoshop and ImageReady. From scann... more »ing pictures to applying filters this quick and easy-to-understand introduction to Photoshop will have readers spicing up their Web sites in no time. Edit, retouch, and resize scanned photographs, photos downloaded from your digital camera, or create images for Web site buttons and logos. Provides an understanding of the differences between GIF images and JPEG images; between raster and vector graphics; and the relationship between pixels, image size, and resolution. Learn to use layers, filters, effects, slice, and styles to create more interesting images. Create images you can use in Web editing programs like Go Live, Dreamweaver, and Front Page, or with hand-written HTML. Learn to create Web animations, button rollover effects, and a photo gallery for your Web site. Learn advanced tools and techniques when you are ready for them. Includes material about the latest PhotoshopCS release (version 8) as well as general notes on how versions 5-7 handle basic tasks. Learn some of PhotoshopCS's (version 8) newest tools, including Text on a Path, Auto Crop, and Straighten. Includes useful reference material, such as a Web Safe Color Chart, a Toolbar Icon Map, and Shortcuts for Common Commands. Assumes no previous experience-uses an accessible step-by-step format to illustrate how to work with Photoshop. Provides full-color screen shots and code examples, so that what you see in the book is exactly what you'll see on your computer screen. This book is for anyone interested in Photography, Web Design, or Graphics.« less