Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS6 Revealed

by Chris Botello

Overview

Discover all that Photoshop CS6 has to offer with ADVANCED ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS6 REVEALED. This book teaches advanced design techniques using one of the most popular photo-editing programs on the market. Using step-by-step tutorials, you work with curves, levels, blending modes, painting and drawing tools, and the latest Photoshop special effects to create professional-quality designs and images. You are challenged not only as a Photoshop user but as a designer, following the steps a designer would take to complete real-world projects. You also see what works in a design and what doesn't. You then take your craft to the next level by using the advanced end-of-chapter learning projects. The Data Files used to complete the projects found in the book are now available online. For access information please refer to the directions available in the preface of the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781133693246
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	12/17/2012
Series:	Adobe CS6 Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	576
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 7.50(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

Chris Botello began his career as print production manager for Premiere magazine, designed movie posters for Miramax Films, and served as the art director for Microsoft's launch of sidewalk.com/boston. He is the author of Revealed Series books on Advanced Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and InDesign Interactive and is the co-author of YouTube for Dummies. Chris commutes between Los Angeles, where he works as a designer and retoucher on movie campaigns, and Marion, MA, where he teaches computer graphics at Tabor Academy. Chris uses his own books - including Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud Revealed - as the text for his classes.

Table of Contents

1. Working with Layers. 2. Working with Layer Styles. 3. Adjusting Levels and Hue/Saturation. 4. Working with Curves and Adjusting Color. 5. Designing with Multiple Images. 6. Investigating Production Tricks and Techniques. 7. Working with Type, Shape Layers, and Filters. 8. Retouching and Enhancing Images. 9. Creating Special Effects. 10. Working with Blending Modes.