Adobe Photoshop 7.0: The Ultimate Guide to Computer Art Design in the Kingdom of Adobe

Author: Wu Hongzhi
Publisher: Beijing Hope Electronic Press
Publishing Date: 2002-10-01
Features: This is an excellent textbook on how to use Photoshop 7.0 for computer art design, a culmination of the author's years of experience in technology and artistic creation. The author has meticulously designed 34 captivating examples, teaching you step-by-step how to use Photoshop 7.0 to paint traditional Chinese paintings, oil paintings, watercolor paintings, tempera paintings, illustrations, cartoon characters, design large posters, exquisite book covers, CD packaging, handbags, perspective drawings, repair photos, design delicious Western food advertisements, beautiful textures, web animations, and personalized homepages. The examples feature exquisite artwork with detailed steps, closely integrating traditional art techniques with software functions, combining theory and practice, covering a wide range of content, and ensuring 100% practical application. The book is divided into 4 parts with 12 chapters.
Part 1: Digital Painting (3 chapters)
Through 9 examples, it explains how to use Photoshop to draw traditional oil paintings like Ancient Respite, Chinese paintings like Tiger Descending the Mountain, watercolor paintings like Early Autumn, tempera paintings like Tempera Beauty, and illustrations like Princess Wen Cheng and Golden Eagle Seizes the Throne. It also covers animation design with examples like Eternal Lulubu and Five Yuan God and Giant.
Part 2: Advertising Design (4 chapters)
Through 12 examples, it introduces techniques for creating posters like Perfume, various fruit posters, book covers, fashionable handbags, CD packaging, and greeting cards. It also explores perspective to achieve industrial design for classic luxury sports cars.
Part 3: Practical Design (3 chapters)
Through 10 examples, it explains techniques for coloring black-and-white photos, designing commercial advertisements like Delicious Dishes, and creating various floor textures.
Part 4: Web Animation Design (2 chapters)
Through 3 examples, it teaches how to use ImageReady to create animations like Changing Faces of Peking Opera, gradual subtitles, and web design.
Appendix: Filter effects function overview, shortcuts, and word index.
Book Features:
- Unique creativity: Carefully designed examples demonstrate the application of Photoshop 7.0 core functions, referencing classic works of ancient masters to teach readers methods and techniques for computer art creation in multiple styles and fields, in a step-by-step, detailed, and engaging manner.
- High technical content, easy to learn and apply: The 34 examples in the book are closely tied to the main functions of the software, making it easy to adapt and significantly improve design efficiency, while remaining fun and effortless.
- Rich, trendy, typical, and practical content: The book focuses on computer art design, with diverse and typical examples rooted in life yet enhancing it. The fresh and trendy style makes it hard to put down, with exquisite printing and moderate pricing, offering great value for learning and practical application.
Target Audience: Professionals in graphic design, advertising design, computer art design, computer painting, and web production; students and teachers of computer art at higher art institutions; and participants in various Photoshop 7.0 graphic design training programs.
The accompanying CD includes example materials from the book, a demo of The Story of a Photographic Studio, and a trial version of Photoshop 6.0. For technical inquiries related to the book, please contact Skywhz@sina.com.