This is an accessible, how-to reference guide to Photoshop CS2, using task-based, step-by-step instructions to guide users through the software features.
If you're interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2's myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop masters Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based instruction and strong visual aids to teach you all of the Photoshop essentials: from basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, importing and editing digital photos, and more. Incisive text, crystal-clear screen shots, and step-by-step instructions bring the art of digital image manipulation to your desktop. Now you can take the ball and run with it, creating your own composite masterpieces that take full advantage of Photoshop's tight integration with the other products in Adobe's Creative Suite. Armed with the tips and techniques Elaine and Peter share here, you'll be ready for any Photoshop CS2 project.
Photoshop CS2 in Easy Steps is designed to activate the full potential in the powerful Photoshop arsenal. The book begins with a detailed tutorial on essential concepts and terms, thus introducing you to the Photoshop screen environment and its basic vocabulary. Then with easy step-by-step instructions and fact-filled sidebars, the primer walks you through every aspect of this image-editing application, including new productivity enhancement features such as Adobe Bridge, the Red Eye tool, the Spot Healing brush, Smart Objects and the Vanishing Point filter.