Photoshop 7.0 Complete Growth Manual

Author: Ma Cunwei
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Publish Date: 2002-07-01
Features: This book is the upgraded and enhanced version of "Photoshop 6.0 Complete Growth Manual." It inherits the style of the Complete Growth Manual with exquisite techniques, accurate descriptions, and abundant examples, while also making bold attempts to add new content, adopt visual layout, and align with current trends. The book is divided into four parts, consisting of 15 chapters and 2 appendices.
"Basic Concepts" includes 2 chapters, providing a comprehensive introduction to the common terminology and concepts of Adobe Photoshop 7.0, its operating environment, new features, installation and uninstallation, plug-ins, optimization and customization, menu commands, main windows, toolboxes, control panels, help systems, and shortcuts.
"Getting Started" includes 8 chapters, thoroughly explaining the image editing and processing techniques of Adobe Photoshop 7.0. It details advanced and intermediate processing skills such as image digitization, selection areas, layers, paths, channels, text processing, masks, image retouching, painting, actions, the history panel, and automation.
"Filters" includes 1 chapter, introducing the settings, usage methods, and application steps of filters, as well as detailing the various common built-in filters provided by Photoshop 7.0 Standard Edition. Mastering these filters can fully unleash infinite creativity, especially the "marriage of filters" demonstrates their powerful capabilities.
"Applications" includes 4 chapters, covering creative and practical applications in areas such as commercial advertising, prepress work, image correction, artistic fonts, and 3D animation. The book is accompanied by numerous beautiful color illustrations, realistically showcasing Photoshop's ability and potential as a "small-scale processing plant."
Additionally, each of the first 11 chapters includes summaries and review questions, all closely aligned with the certification requirements of Adobe Photoshop 7.0. These resources help readers further grasp essential concepts and techniques. Diligent study of these materials will undoubtedly yield great benefits.
This book is meticulously written by experienced Photoshop graphic designers and training experts, catering to beginners, intermediate, and advanced Photoshop users. It is rich in content, visually engaging, well-structured, and authoritative, systematic, comprehensive, and practical. It serves as a must-read textbook for learning Adobe Photoshop 7.0, an excellent resource for Adobe Photoshop 7.0 certification exams, and the preferred choice for self-study, teaching references, and training in related fields at colleges, universities, and institutions.