Bring Photoshop to the Finish (2CD) 4655

Author: Li Jinming
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Publish Date: 2004-12-01
Features: This book comprehensively explains the features of the Chinese version of Photoshop CS, covering all tools, commands, and panels. Key Focus: In-depth explanation of 10 major content areas: Brushes, Layers, Selections, Channels, Masks, Paths, Text, Filters, Actions, and Color Adjustments. Practical Examples: Detailed tutorials on 13 example projects, not to be missed, breaking the bottleneck of "learning vs. application" in manual materials. Suitable for: Widespread professionals engaged in advertising design, computer art design, and graphic design; students and teachers of higher art colleges and related majors; and trainees in social related fields. This is a complete book showcasing the functions, commands, and operational methods of the Chinese version of Photoshop CS. It provides detailed analysis of the frequently used, yet challenging and advanced functions of Photoshop CS in image processing, text handling, CG design, hand-drawn effects, and special effects, enabling readers to create professional-level works with the materials at hand. The book is divided into 13 chapters, with main content including: "Invincible Photoshop: A Brief History," "Digital Station: Basic Image Editing," "Zero Point Flight: Basic Operations," "Color Saga: Adjusting Colors," "My Opinion: Selections," "Guiding the World: Image Editing," "Deciphering Characters: Text and Paragraphs," "One Thousand and One Pages: Layers," "A Beautiful New World: Filters," "Preserving the Brilliance: Channels and Masks," "I Can Do It: Paths," "Expressway: Image Processing Automation," and "Stepping into CG – Mulan."
Book Features:
1. The book starts with basic software operations, gradually guiding readers into the colorful world of Photoshop. While leveraging the advantages of manual-style books—such as comprehensive content and thorough knowledge—it incorporates the hands-on and user-friendly features of example-based books. Many chapters include carefully crafted examples with detailed step-by-step instructions, demonstrating the key and challenging knowledge and techniques through practical examples.
2. Through explanations of basic knowledge, readers gain a comprehensive understanding of Photoshop CS, while practical exercises enhance their proficiency in using Photoshop. The fresh and lively style, along with trendy and dynamic content, stimulates learning interest and creative inspiration, avoiding the rigid teaching methods of textbooks.
3. The chapter arrangement follows a logical progression from easy to difficult, from simple to complex, from basic to comprehensive, and from introductory to advanced, catering to readers' gradual deepening understanding of Photoshop CS. The book is suitable for professionals in advertising design, computer art design, and graphic design, as well as students and teachers of higher art colleges and related majors, and as teaching material for social training programs.
The accompanying CD-ROM includes some example materials and source files from the book, as well as multimedia teaching files. Additionally, a free design materials CD is provided, containing brushes, layered materials, logos, actions, and patterns. For technical inquiries, please email ljm_mozi@163.com.