Photoshop CS Graphic Design

Author: Qiao Chu
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: To create printed and web content more efficiently, Adobe introduced the powerful CS suite of software in 2003, which includes CS versions of Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, GoLive, and Acrobat Professional. Adobe Photoshop CS's new image processing methods significantly improved the efficiency and workflow of photographers, web designers, and other graphic experts and newspaper printing departments. Especially its perfect integration with Adobe ImageReady CS software provided essential new features for graphic and web design, photography, and video, becoming an indispensable component of many products from digital cameras to advanced image processors. This book introduces Adobe Photoshop CS to readers, aiming not only to help beginners quickly master the basic use of Photoshop CS in a short time but also to enable readers who are already proficient in previous versions of Photoshop to quickly understand and master the new techniques and features of Photoshop CS. To facilitate learning, the book is written in an easy-to-understand and accessible manner, combining theory with practice, allowing readers to use Adobe Photoshop CS effortlessly, accurately, and efficiently. The book also provides key learning points for each chapter at the beginning of each chapter. Below, we briefly introduce the main content of each chapter.
Chapter 1: Introduction
This chapter introduces the basic knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, including the fundamental concepts of Photoshop CS and its new features.
Chapter 2: Photoshop CS Basics
This chapter specifically covers the desktop workspace of Adobe Photoshop CS, basic operations in Photoshop, automated tasks in Photoshop CS, floating windows, and presets.
Chapter 3: Photoshop CS Toolbox
This chapter introduces various graphic and image processing tools in Photoshop CS, including selection tools, color tools, editing tools, path tools, text tools, shape tools, navigation tools, and color and image window controllers. Additionally, it covers the drawing modes of Photoshop CS tools.
Chapter 4: Image Color and Tone Adjustment
This chapter introduces the basic concepts related to image color and explains commands for fine-tuning image tones, adjusting image contrast, and altering colors. The most important content is the introduction of multiple color correction commands provided by Adobe Photoshop, which allow changing image tones or adjusting color balance in images.
Chapter 5: Selections, Paths, and Masks
This chapter covers how to create, edit, and use selections, paths, and masks in Photoshop CS.
Chapter 6: Channels
This chapter introduces the use of channel technology in Photoshop CS, including how to create and set Alpha channels, Spot channels, and channel calculations.
Chapter 7: Layers
This chapter introduces the layer technology in Photoshop CS, including the layer floating window, how to create and link layers, how to move and align objects within layers. Additionally, it covers graphic layers, fill layers, adjustment layers, layer blending options, merging layers, and how to use layer masks and clipping mask techniques.
Chapter 8: Filters
This chapter introduces various filter technologies in Photoshop CS, including extraction filters, liquefy filters, pattern maker filters, art filters, blur filters, brush filters, distortion filters, and noise filters.
Experience shows that the best way to learn computer software is through practice. Therefore, this book provides examples for readers to follow and practice in almost every chapter, hoping that readers can further master the use of Photoshop CS through practice.
This book introduces Adobe Photoshop CS in a step-by-step manner. It explains the basic concepts, fundamental operations, usage environment, floating windows, and how to use tools and techniques such as the toolbox, channels, and layers in Photoshop CS to create and edit graphics and images. Additionally, it elaborates on advanced application techniques in Photoshop CS, including image color and tone adjustment and filter technology. This book not only enables new users of Photoshop CS to quickly master its basic usage in a short time but also helps users who have mastered previous versions of Photoshop to quickly understand and master the new technologies and features of Photoshop CS.