Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Computer Art Design Bible

Author: Wu Hongzhi
Publisher: Beijing Hope Electronics Press
Publication 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 stunning examples, teaching you step-by-step how to use Photoshop 7.0 to paint traditional Chinese paintings, oil paintings, watercolor paintings, acrylic 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 visuals and detailed steps, closely combining traditional art techniques with software functions, integrating theory and practice, covering a wide range of topics, and ensuring 100% practical application.
The book is divided into 4 parts, 12 chapters.
Part 1: Digital Painting, consisting of 3 chapters, includes 9 examples demonstrating how to use Photoshop to create traditional oil paintings like Ancient Respite, Chinese paintings like The Tiger Descends the Mountain, watercolor paintings like Early Autumn, acrylic paintings like Acrylic Beauty, and illustrations like Princess Wen Cheng and Golden Eagle Seizes the Throne, as well as animation designs like Eternal Moonflower and The Five Yuan Deity and Giant.
Part 2: Advertising Design, consisting of 4 chapters, includes 12 examples introducing techniques for creating posters like Perfume, various fruit advertisements, book covers, fashionable handbags, CD packaging, and greeting cards, as well as industrial design for classic luxury sports cars through the study of perspective.
Part 3: Practical Design, consisting of 3 chapters, includes 10 examples demonstrating techniques for coloring black-and-white photos, designing commercial advertisements like Delicious Cuisine, and creating various floor textures.
Part 4: Web Animation Design, consisting of 2 chapters, includes 3 examples showing how to use ImageReady to create animations like Changing Faces of Peking Opera, gradual subtitles, and web design.
Appendix: A summary of filter effects, shortcuts, and a word index.
Key Features:
- Unique creativity: Carefully designed examples illustrate the application of core Photoshop 7.0 functions, referencing classic works of ancient masters to teach readers methods and techniques for computer art creation across multiple styles and fields, in a step-by-step, in-depth, and detailed manner, making learning easy and enjoyable.
- High technical content, immediate application: The 34 examples in the book are closely tied to the main functions of the software, allowing for slight modifications to be immediately usable, greatly improving design efficiency, and making the process both fun and effortless.
- Rich, trendy, typical, and practical content: The book focuses on computer art design, with a wide range of materials and typical examples, rooted in life yet beautifying it, fresh and trendy, making it hard to put down. The exquisite printing and moderate price make it feel like a 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 courses.
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 questions about the book, please contact Skywhz@sina.com.