Fundamental Photoshop 5.5

Setting up your system for colour publishing and the Web; getting started in the world of Photoshop; type basics; creating and understanding selections; colour theory for print and the Web; painting techniques; introduction to image editing; digitizing, manipulation and changing image size; Web design with Photoshop and ImageReady; using the actions and history palettes in Photoshop and ImageReady; using filters in Photoshop and ImageReady; converting modes for print, the Web and multimedia; creating paths and masks with the pen tool; advanced masking techniques, channels and spot colours; working with layers; advanced layer techniques; creating layer effects and special effects; creating special effects for the Web; retouching and colour correcting for print and Web; calibration and output for print; outputting for multimedia and digital video; appendices -importing and exporting files for print and Web, using Photoshop's file info command, vendor list, how the Photoshop portfolio images were created.