Special Edition Using Adobe® Photoshop® 6

Richard Lynch is author of Adobe Photoshop 5 How-To, and has had a number of articles published on Photoshop. He has five years¿ experience as a photo-retoucher and designer for a photography book publisher, and continues to freelance as a retoucher and graphic developer for photographers, in advertising and in Website design. Freelance work has included tradeshow murals and digital solution consultation for image output. Currently he is a tester, trainer, and documentation specialist for a software company, where he is involved in Website design and development of training materials.

Introduction.
I. WORKING WITH PHOTOSHOP.

 1. What's New in Version 6?
 2. Using the Interface.
II. PHOTOSHOP'S IMAGE BUILDING BLOCKS.

 3. Creating Images in Layers.
 4. Working with Channels.
 5. Selection and Masking.
 6. Color Fills and Gradients.
 7. Paths: Be[as]zier Tools for Creating Vector Effects.
 8. Freehand Painting Tools.
 9. Type Control, Placement, and Settings.
10. Creating with Image Histories.
III. AUTOMATING IMAGE PROCESSING AND SAVING IMAGES.

11. Creating Effective Actions.
12. Working with Automated Commands.
13. Saving an Image.
IV. THE IMAGE: FORMAT AND RESOLUTION.

14. Choosing an Image Mode.
15. Selecting a File Format.
16. Understanding Resolution.
V. ACQUIRING THE DIGITAL IMAGE.

17. Obtaining Source Images.
18. Scanning to Create Images.
19. Creating Images with Digital Cameras.
VI. COLOR HANDLING: USE, EVALUATION, AND CORRECTION.

20. Evaluating Image Color.
21. Basic Tonal Correction: Channels and Grayscale Images.
22. Color Corrections.
23. Color Conversions.
24. Using Duotones and Spot Colors.
25. Handling Color: For Print and the Web.
VII. CLEANING, REPAIRING, AND ALTERING IMAGES.

26. Approaching Image Corrections.
27. Correcting Image Damage: Restorations.
28. Composition Changes and Improvements.
29. Applying Filters to Improve Images.
VIII. ENHANCING IMAGES.

30. Working with Shadow and Light.
31. Creating Seamless Textures and Tiling Backgrounds.
32. Combining Images: Collage and Composites.
IX. CREATING SPECIAL EFFECTS.

33. Type Effects.
34. Using Filters and Plug-Ins.
X. CREATING AND USING WEB GRAPHICS.

35. Working with Web Files.
36. Creating Professional Web Effects.
XI. IMAGE PRINTING, OUTPUT, AND USE.

37. Using Photoshop Images on Your Web Site.
38. Using Photoshop Images in Layout Applications.
39. Image Output Options.
40. Prepping for Printing: Prepress.
XII. IMAGE PROTECTION AND STORAGE.

41. Protecting Images.
42. Image Storage.
XIII. APPENDIXES.

Appendix A: General Digital Image Information.
Appendix B: Photoshop System Requirements and Enhancements.
Appendix C: Your System and Photoshop.
Appendix D: Hexadecimal Color Equivalents for Web Creation.
Appendix E: Web Resources Library.