Exploring Adobe Photshop CS6

Fully revised to meet Adobe’s Creative Suite 6 release, Exploring Adobe Photoshop CS6 is the resource you need for mastering this industry-standard digital imaging program. From the software’s foundations to new features and enhancements only available in version CS6, the book delivers the stellar coverage and tools readers expect from Delmar-Cengage Learning. Readings include four-color photos and screen shots, step-by-step instructions, and in-depth tutorials derived from real-life graphic design projects. A complete, designer-driven resource, this textbook helps readers wield the power of Photoshop^® for thrilling graphics, illustration, composition, and special effects. The Data Files used to complete the projects found in the book are now available online. For access information please refer to the directions available in the preface of the book.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: A Discovery Tour
Chapter 2: The Staging Area
Chapter 3: Image Essentials
Chapter 4: Selecting and Transforming
Chapter 5: Working with Color
Chapter 6: Image Correction
Chapter 7: Drawing and Painting
Chapter 8: Masking
Chapter 9: Layers, Compositing, and Process
Chapter 10: Print Publishing
Chapter 11: Web Publishing
Chapter 12: A New Dimension (for Photoshop CS6 Extended Version Users)