• Master the use of gradient fills to create the illusion of depth
• Uncover the secrets of Channel Masking for exceptional results
• Take advantage of Photoshop 7’s best new features
• Manage color like a pro for accurate color from monitor to press
• Use the Photoshop/ImageReady connection to create mind-blowing Web graphics
• Solve the mystery of Clipping Paths
• Effortlessly remove wrinkles — and do other amazing things — with the Healing Brush
• Make image restoration a snap using the Patch tool
• Organize complicated multilayered projects using Photoshop folders
• Create precise spot-color channels with the click of a button
• Discover how History and Snapshots give you total control over image editing
• Use the Web transparency option to seamlessly blend Web graphics into colored or patterned backgrounds
• Create eye-catching images by the controlled blending of grayscale and color
• Build a set of personalized shortcut keys and save one hour out of every eight
• Create complicated patterns and shapes with ease, using Photoshop’s powerful Shape tools
• Effortlessly correct mistakes using Photoshop’s awesome History palette
• Remove complicated backgrounds using the Extract tool
• Master selection techniques using common, and not-so-common, methods
• Use multiple layers and layer masks to create awesome collages and montages
• Create exotic vector designs using Photoshop’s Shape layers
• Uncover the difference between the transparency and fill layer options, and how to use both to create breathtaking design elements
• Reduce file sizes using enhanced Web output to compress images to their optimum size
• Understand photo restoration secrets used by top professionals in the industry
• Enhance your Web site using the new and improved Web photo gallery
• Make and save complicated patterns using Photoshop’s new Pattern Maker

• Photoshop users who want to tap into its potential
• Intermediate Photoshop users who want to take their expertise to the next level of creativity
• Nonusers who want to know what Photoshop can do and how to get started
• Anyone using Photoshop only as scanner software who wants to learn about a whole new world of creative and production possibilities

Bending Time and Space: Work Smarter and Faster in Photoshop
Discover how to get more accomplished in the same amount of time and achieve better design results ... It’s possible!

• Fine-tune Photoshop preferences and run 20 percent faster
• Create user-defined shortcuts to power through complicated image editing tasks
• Maintain consistency with Actions and never do the same thing twice
• Use tool presets to construct the right tool for the right job
• Save complicated layer styles with the Styles palette

Exploring Photoshop: Opening All the Drawers and Cupboards
Designers the world over consider Photoshop their #1 image-editing program. Find out why you will, too!

• See how Photoshop’s new and improved toolbox boosts your design capability
• Receive up-to-date information on images directly from the document window
• Learn how to communicate with Photoshop, and how it communicates with you
• Create a new document using Photoshop’s preset formats

The Tail Wags This Dog: Begin With the End Result in Mind
Design without the grief and frustration! Discover how to start with the end in mind and make your selections and decisions based on that.

• Recognize the difference between additive and subtractive color — and when to use which
• Learn how raster and vector images differ and how Photoshop gives you the best of both worlds
• Discover how the final output of an image determines its working resolution
• Gain understanding of file formats such as PNG, TIF and EPS, and when to use them

It’s All About Control: Working With Layers, Channels and Paths
Understanding layers, channels and paths gives you control over Photoshop — and control translates into excellence in design.

• Create awesome collages using multiple layers and layer masks
• Learn how to generate complex shapes using vector-based shape layers
• Generate awesome bevels and special effects with layer styles
• Learn how clipping paths create transparency and help remove the big-ugly-white-box syndrome
• Learn how to create complicated selections using alpha channels
• Discover how clipping paths and artistic brushes help create distinctive strokes
• Create complex spot channels with the click of a button
• Save complicated selections for use in other images using channels

Using Rose-Colored Glasses: Photoshop and Color
What color is the sky in your Photoshop world? Color is a strong motivator, one that can tie design elements together — or tear your design apart.

• Understand color theory and how to take advantage of it in your projects
• Learn how to produce accurate color from monitor to press
• Discover why choosing the correct color space makes all the difference in the world
• RGB, CMYK, Lab, Indexed ... What’s the difference?

It’s All in Your Head: Using Left and Right Sides of Your Brain
When you learn the left-brain logical side of Photoshop and blend that knowledge with your right-brain creative skills, beautiful things can happen.

• Use image trickery to change an image
• Transform lifeless text into a show-stopping image
• Steps for creating eye-catching collages
• How to cure what’s ailing an aging photograph
• Capture attention by blending black and white with color

It’s a Small World After All: Photoshop, ImageReady and the World Wide Web
Discover how Photoshop and ImageReady help make the creation of images, logos and animations a snap for the Web.

• Understand the Photoshop, ImageReady connection
• Use Save for Web to create Web images
• Learn how easy it is to create an animation sequence
• Discover what slicing is, and how it dramatically reduces the download time of large images
• Create JavaScript rollover buttons without writing a single line of code

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