The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book : Harnessing Photoshop's Most Powerful Tool （PAP/CDR）

Lynch, Richard

Focal Pr（2009/02発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 293 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780240521558
• DDC分類 006.686

Full Description

MasterPhotoshop CS4 with this visual, hands-on guide to using layers, under the expert guidance of digital imaging specialist Richard Lynch. Layers, Photoshop's most powerful feature, is the core of a nondestructive image-editing workflow.Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to. * Polish: correct and enhance color, fix composition problems, and repair damage or flaws * Manipulate: isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts* Understand: use all forms of layer blending, including transparency, clipping masks, opacity/fill, layer masks, layer modes, channel targeting, Blend If, and Effects/StylesThe accompanying DVD comes complete with a generous library of practical actions based on techniques from the book that add functional power to Photoshop, along with practice images for all the exercises in the book. This focused, highly accurate, comprehensive, and practical guide offers invaluable advice for all users of Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Contents

IntroductionChapter 1 - The Basics of Layers: Layer Functions and CreationChapter 2 - Layer Management: Concepts of a Layer-Based Work FlowChapter 3 - Object and Image Area Isolation in LayersChapter 4 - Masking: Enhanced Area IsolationChapter 5 - Applying Layer EffectsChapter 6 - Exploring Layer ModesChapter 7 - Advanced Blending with Blend IfChapter 8 - Breaking Out ComponentsChapter 9 - Taking an Image through the ProcessChapter 10 - Making a Layered Collage or Composite ImagePhotoshop's Essential Tool ListIndex