Adobe Photoshop has been the industry standard digital imaging application for a long time and with good reason – it can help you to create almost anything you can imagine. Whether you’re a photographer, 3D artist, painter, illustrator, Web designer, or digital video artist, Photoshop has many powerful tools that can take your vision to the next level. Professional illustrator, television animation art director, and writer, Dwayne Ferguson takes you through an in-depth look at Photoshop CS2, taking you through the tools you’ll need to master this powerful application. If you thought Photoshop was powerful before, wait until you see what CS2 can do! To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe Photoshop CS 2 lessons.
Adobe Photoshop CS2
Introduction
What is Photoshop?
New in Photoshop CS2
System Requirements
RAM Requirements
Digital Tablets and Mice
Interface
The Welcome Screen
Color Spaces
Document Window
The Toolbox
Menus
Palettes
Options Bar
Shortcuts
Getting Assistance
Workspaces
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge
Metadata
Keywords and Ranking
Adobe Stock Photos pt. 1
Adobe Stock Photos pt. 2
Documents
Document Settings
Image Size and Resolution
Resizing Documents
Canvas Size
Undo and Stepping
Raster vs. Vector
Dragging and Dropping
Cropping
Crop Tool
Crop and Rotate
Crop Perspective
Navigation
Navigation and Viewing
Color Tools
Color Palettes
Creating Swatches
Color Picker and Eyedropper
Selections
Selection Tools
Marquees and Strokes
Magic Wand
Lasso Tools
Pasting Into and Inverting
Feathering and Anti-aliasing
Adding and Subtracting
Saving and Loading
Masks
Understanding Masks
Clipping Masks
Quick Mask
Layer Masks
Type
The Type Tools
Fonts and Colors
Type on a Path
Type as a Mask
Editing and Rasterizing
Layers
How Layers Work
Add / Delete / Merge
Layer Options
Opacity and Fills
Blend Modes pt. 1
Blend Modes pt. 2
Layer Comps
Adjustment Layers
Layer Styles
Painting
Painting Tools
Gradients
Dodge / Burn / Sponge
Smudge / Sharpen / Blur
The Eraser Tools
Defining Patterns
Brushes
Defining a Brush
Brush Dynamics
Drawing
The Pen and Paths
Editing Paths
Clipping Paths
Vector Shapes
Filters and Effects
Filters Explained
Filter Gallery
Blurs
Textures
Lighting Effects
Smart Sharpen
Drop Shadows
Styles
Lens Blur
Liquefy pt. 1
Liquefy pt. 2
Transformation Tools
Transform
Free Transform
Warping
Arbitrary Rotation
Smart Objects
Smart Objects pt. 1
Smart Objects pt. 2
Guides and Annotation
Guides
Notes/Audio Annotation
Camera Raw
Camera Raw
Color Correction
Histogram
Curves
Replace Color
Variations
Levels
Matching Color
Red Eye
Retouching
Retouching Tools
Clone Stamp
Clone with Two Images
Patch Tool
Healing
Dust and Scratches
History
History
Art History Brush
History Brush
Vanishing Point
Vanishing Point pt. 1
Vanishing Point pt. 2
Channels
The Channels Palette
Alpha Channels
Actions
Recording Actions
Automation
Batch Rename
PDF Presentation
Droplets
Contact Sheets
Picture Package
Web Photo Gallery
Photomerge
Saving and Exporting
Saving Documents
Flattening
Exporting to Illustrator
PDF
Using in 3D Applications
Scanning
Scanning in Artwork
Output
Printing
File Formats
Web Preparation
The Slice Tool
Slice Options
Save for Web
Optimizing Graphics
Browsers and FTP
Resources
Magazines
Websites
Project: Franken-ducky!
Recoloring / Distortion
Stock Photos
Adding Scars
Adding Bolts
Creating Lightning
The Background
Angry Mob
Angry Fire
Making a Reflection
Adding Vintage Text
Final Composition
Conclusion
Wrap Up
Credits
About the Author
