Using Adobe PhotoShop 6

• Tackle Photoshop 6's new features, such as Layer Styles. the new and improved Bezier tools. and on-canvas text editing. as well as character and paragraph formatting, layer clipping. and the tool-sensitive tool Options bar
• Color correct images easily and accurately. apply tonal adjustment techniques. and get the best results from color conversions
• Establish a practical approach to handcoloring, image repair. retouching, and restoration
• Learn to use a scanner and digital camera as creative tools for image creation and enhancement
• Become an expert on difficult concepts such as using the Blend If function effectively, working with duotones, and creating useful patterns and textures
• Work with Photoshop and ImageReady to create Web animations and rollovers that are active and fun
• Master layers, channels, selection, paths, histories. actions, Levels, and Curves for more effective image creation and editing
• Know the basics of selecting resolution. file types, color modes. bit depth-and how to use them to your advantage
• Create new images by compositing and morphing photographs and other image elements

Contents

I: Working with Photoshop

1: What's New in Version 6?.....9

2: Using the Interface.....25

II: Photoshop's Image Building Blocks

3: Creating Images in Layers.....53

4: Working with Channels.....79

5: Selection and Masking.....93

6: Color Fills and Gradients.....159

7: Paths: Bezier Tools for Creating Vector Effects.....175

8: Freehand Painting Tools.....203

9: Type Control, Placement, and Settings.....221

10: Creating with Image Histories.....251

III: Automating Image Processing and Saving Images

11: Creating Effective Actions.....263

12: Working with Automated Commands.....285

13: Saving an Image.....297

IV: The Image: Format and Resolution

14: Choosing an Image Mode.....309

15: Selecting a File Format.....319

16: Understanding Resolution.....341

V: Acquiring the Digital image

17: Obtaining Source Images.....355

18: Scanning to Create Images.....361

19: Creating Images with Digital Cameras.....397

VI: Color Handling: Use, Evaluation, and Correction

20: Evaluating Image Color.....409

21 Basic Tonal Correction: Channels and Grayscale Images.....445

22: Color Corrections.....465

23: Color Conversions.....485

24: Using Duotones and Spot Colors.....521

25: Handling Color: For Print and the Web.....557

VII: Cleaning, Repairing, and Altering Images

26: Approaching Image Corrections.....571

27: Correcting Image Damage: Restorations.....579

28: Composition Changes and Improvements.....603

29: Applying Filters to Improve Images.....617

VIII: Enhancing Images

30: Working with Shadow and Light.....639

31: Creating Seamless Textures and Tiling Backgrounds.....667

32: Combining Images: Collage and Composites.....703

IX: Creating Special Effects

33: Type Effects.....721

34: Using Filters and Plug-Ins.....755

X: Creating and Using Web Graphics

35: Working with Web Files.....779

36: Creating Professional Web Effects.....791

XI: Image Printing, Output, and Use

37: Using Photoshop Images on Your Web Site.....827

38: Using Photoshop Images in Layout Applications.....849

39: Image Output Options.....859

40: Prepping for Printing: Prepress.....869

XII: Image Protection and Storage

41 Protecting Images.....881

42 Image Storage.....885

XIII: Appendixes

A: General Digital Image information.....893

B: Photoshop System Requirements and Enhancements.....897

C: Your System and Photoshop.....907

D: Hexadecimal Color Equivalents for Web Creation.....917

E: Web Resources Library.....929

Index.....939