Inroduction. I. STROLLING BEFORE RUNNING.
1. Getting Acquainted with Computer Graphics and Terms. What Types of Computer Graphics Are There? Color Depth (Color Capability). Color Reduction Methods. Anti-Aliasing and Resampling Artwork. Anti-aliasing and Brush Strokes. Interpolation and Averaging. Summary.
2. Getting Stock Images. The "Rules" for Acquiring an Image. Examining the Flatbed Scanner. Letting a Layout Dictate a Scan. The Kodak PhotoCD. Transparency Scanning. The Digital Camera. What Are You Getting Yourself into with a Digital Camera? Three Ranges of Cameras. Summary.
3. Customizing Photoshop 5. The Preferences Dialog Box. Photoshop's New Color Management Features. ICC Profiles. Palettes. Personal Working Preference. Summary.
4. The Photoshop Test-Drive. The Magnetic Lasso Tool and Floating Selections. The Layer Via Copy Command. Layer Mask Mode. Clipping Groups. Summary.
II. BASIC MAGIC USING PHOTOSHOP.
5. Working with New Features. Working with the Type Tool. Photoshop's Freeform Pen Tool. Photoshop 5's History List. Exploring the Magnetic Tools. A Contact Sheet for Quick Browsing. From PDF to PSD. The Resize and Export Transparent Image Assistants. File Info's Copyright and URL. An Improved Actions List. Aligning Linked Layers. Summary.
6. Selections, Layers, and Paths. The Icons Masterpiece. Using Paths to Create Selections. The Lowdown on Layers. Summary.
7. Retouching a Photograph. Assessing the Compositional Damage. Summary.
III. INTERMEDIATE MAGIC AND PHOTOSHOP.
8. Restoring Heirloom Photographs. Concerns Unique to Old Photographs. Knowing the Characteristics of Your Output. Restoring the Faded Photograph. Repairing the Cracked Photograph. Removing a Stain from a Photograph. Summary.
9. Creating Surrealistic Images. Stock Photography and this Chapter's Image. Compositing Two Images to Create a Surrealistic Image.
10. Working with Mixed Media. Creating a Digital Cartoon. Summary.
11. Using Different Color Modes. Creating the Best Grayscale Image. Filtering Grayscale Images. Getting Tints from an Image. Summary.
12. Creating a Photorealistic Fantasy. What Elements Are Needed for the Composition? Selecting Silhouettes. Painting Over Items That Don't Match Your New Image. Editing-in a Prop. Creating the Fantasy Composition. Finessing the Fantasy. Sizing and Adding Text. Summary.
13. Creating a "Perfect" Image. Introducing "Park Blah." Summary.
IV. EXTENDED USES FOR PHOTOSHOP.
14. Making Things Appear Small. Scale, Camera Angle, and Lighting. Separating the Woman from the Background. Giving the Girl a Big Hand. Summary.
15. Working Between Applications. Complete Replacement as a Retouching Method.Using Windows Programs to Bend the Label. Photoshop's Got Your Dimensions. Summary.
16. Creatively Working with Filters. Creating a Woodworking Home Page with the Help of Filters. Creating Fractal Terrain. 3D Transform and Product Visualization. Working with 3D Transform's Sphere Shape. Going with the Flow; Filters that Complement Geometry. Using the Watercolor Filter. Summary.
17. Special Effects and Photoshop. Removing Someone from Their Clothing (with Their Permission). How to Replace a Face. Summary.
V. PUBLISHING AND BEYOND.
18. Outputting Your Input. The Many Routes to Physical Output. What Goes Into That Dot on a Page. Photoshop's printing Options. Increasing Print Quality, Decreasing Artist Involvement. Strategies for Getting Your Work Out the Door. The Film Recorder. Summary.
19. Creating Graphics for the Web. The Client: The Textures Home Page. Sizing Up and Creating a Workspace. Sizing Graphics and the Actions List. Summary.
20. Building Animations. Examining the Animation Pipeline. Animating with Flo' and Transparency Masks. Editing the Boombox Image for Animation Purposes. Working with Compression, Timing, and File Sorting. Summary.
VI. ADVANCED PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES.
21. Simulating Depth of Field in an Image. Source Images for a Composition Are Usually Too "Perfect." Creating Depth of Field in a Photograph. Summary.
22. Creating Reflections and Shadows. The Anatomy of Reflections. Removing Unnecessary Details and Enhancing the Reflection. Examining Different Types of Shadows. Shadow Creation and Third-Party Plug-Ins. Summary.
23. Playing with Perspective. Park Bench-Behind the Scene. Color-Matching Two Images. Painting with the Layer Mask to Create a Seamless Composite. Removing the Shadow Areas. Redesigning the Grass Areas. Integrating the Grass Areas with the Main Image Area. Applying the Finishing Touches to Park Bench. Summary.
24. Making Your Own Chrome Lettering. Beginning an Illustration with a Template. Adding Fractal Clouds and Merging in Color Mode. Creating a Stamped Metal Look. Embellishing the Chrome with the Smudge Tool. Adding Lighting to the Composition. Summary.
25. The Author's Favorite Third-Party Plug-Ins. Introducing XAOS Tools for the Mac-and Windows. Using the Terrazzo Filter to Create Tile Effects. Building a Photorealistic Scene: The Concept Comes First. Four Seasons for Photoshop. Extensis Mask Pro: Complex and Easy Selection Work. Summary.
26. Where Do We Go from Here? Closing Thoughts.
VII. BACK O' THE BOOK.
Appendix A. What's Included in the Back of This Book? Installing Acrobat Reader 3.01.
Index. 