Photoshop Basics and Practical Application

Author: Xiong Xian Creation Studio
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: This book is arranged in a step-by-step and progressive manner based on the conventional learning steps and essential knowledge points for learning Photoshop. The practical exercises are carefully designed and meticulously selected, ensuring precision and practicality in every question. It aims to boost your confidence, minimize detours, master skills, spark inspiration, and guide you on the best shortcut to conquer Photoshop. The included CD-ROM features real-time operation demonstrations, comprehensive voice explanations, interactive learning, and hands-on practice throughout. Focusing on the functions of the most popular image processing software, Photoshop CS, and supported by numerous practical cases, the book systematically explains the core knowledge of graphic and image processing with Photoshop, enabling you to master the software's capabilities at the fastest pace and apply them effectively in real-world scenarios to achieve the goal of "learning for application."
The book is divided into 10 chapters, covering Photoshop's key technologies while providing ample typical examples. It comprehensively introduces various image processing methods, techniques, and practical applications of Photoshop, including topics such as Photoshop quick start, tool usage, path drawing and application, the magical brush, image control, color adjustment, layer application, channels and masks, and filter highlights. The accompanying CD-ROM is a true professional-grade multimedia teaching resource: it offers over 3 hours of real-time operation demonstrations, standardized voice explanations throughout, interactive learning, and hands-on practice. Features such as demonstrations, follow-along exercises, and step-by-step operation prompts provide a relaxed learning experience and rich multimedia content. The explanations are vivid and intuitive, with abundant cartoon-style indicators during the real-time operation demonstrations, allowing you to master Photoshop's image processing techniques in just a few hours.
This book is an excellent learning and reference resource for beginners seeking to quickly grasp the key principles of Photoshop, as well as intermediate readers looking to flexibly apply various Photoshop techniques.