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Introduction xxvii

Part I An Introduction to Photoshop 6 1

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Chapter 1 Introducing Graphics 3
Adapted from Mastering Adobe GoLive 4
by Molly E. Holzschlag and Stephen Romaniello

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Chapter 2 Introducing Photoshop 6 Features 15

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Adapted from Photoshop 6 Visual JumpStart by Richard Schrand

Chapter 3 Using the Editing Tools In Photoshop 6 47

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Adapted from Photoshop 6 Visual JumpStart by Richard Schrand

Chapter 4 Using Image-Modification Tools in Photoshop 6 81

Adapted from Photoshop 6 Visual JumpStart by Richard Schrand
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Chapter 5 Getting Images into Photoshop 105

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Adapted from Photoshop 5.5 for the Web by Matt Straznitskas

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Part II An Introduction to Photoshop 6 121

Chapter 6 Layering Your Image 123
Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6 by Steve Romaniello
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Chapter 7 Drawing Paths 155

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Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6 by Steve Romaniello

Chapter 8 Using Channels and Quick Mask 189

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Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6 by Steve Romaneillo

Chapter 9 Adjusting Tonality and Color 207

Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6 by Steve Romaniello

Chapter 10 Altered States: History 245

Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6 by Steve Romaniello

Chapter 11 Using Actions 257

Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 5.5 for the Web
by Matt Straznitskas
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Chapter 12 Moving on: Photoshop, Painter and Illustrator 281

Adapted from Photoshop, Painter, and Illustrator
Side-By-Side by Wendy Crumpler

Chapter 13 Working with Type 323

Adapted from Photoshop, Painter, and Illustrator
Side-By-Side by Wendy Crumpler

Part III Fun With Photoshop 6 375

Chapter 14 Transform Images with Filters 377
Adapted from Photoshop 6! I Didn’t Know You Could Do That…
by David D. Busch

Chapter 15 Amazing 3D Effects 411

Adapted from Photoshop 6! I Didn’t Know You Could Do That…
by David D. Busch

Chapter 16 Creating 3D Images the Hard Way 441

Adapted from Digital Photography! I Didn’t Know You
Could Do That… by Erica Sadun

Chapter 17 Blowing Up Your Images Using Genuine Fractals 461

Adapted from Digital Photography! I Didn’t Know You
Could Do That… by Erica Sadun

Part IV Photoshop 6 and the Web 469

Chapter 18 Understanding Web Graphics 471
Adapted from Web by Design: The Complete Guide
by Molly E. Holschlag

Chapter 19 More On Web Graphic Formats 509

Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 5.5 for the Web
by Matt Straznitskas

Chapter 20 Color and the Web 531

Adapted from Web by Design: The Complete Guide
by Molly E. Holschlag

Chapter 21 Creating Web Graphics 543

Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 5.5 for the Web
by Matt Staznitskas
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Chapter 22 Adding Images to Your Web Pages 567

Adapted from Mastering HTML 4 Premium Edition
by Deborah S. Ray and Eric J. Ray

Chapter 23 Creating Web Animations with Photoshop and

ImageReady 609
Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 5.5 for the Web
by Matt Straznitskas

Chapter 24 Creating Web Animations with Adobe LiveMotion 629

Adapted from LiveMotion Visual JumpStart
by Richard Schrand

Part V Printing Your Images 681

Chapter 25 Some Day My Prints Will Come 683
Adapted from Digital Photography! I Didn’t Know
You Could Do That… by Erica Sadun

Chapter 26 Managing Color and Printing with Photoshop 6 701

Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6
by Steve Romaniello

Chapter 27 Troubleshooting Ink-Jet Printers 735

Adapted from The Complete PC Upgrade & Maintenance Guide
by Mark Minasi
ISBN 0-7821-2990-0 1488 pages $59.99

Reference Section 754

Adapted from the upcoming, Photoshop Instant Reference
by David D. Busch

Glossary 868
Adapted from Mastering Photoshop 6 by Steve Romaniello
and Photoshop Instant Reference by David D. Busch

Index 901
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Introduction xxvii

Part I 8 An Introduction to Photoshop 6

Chapter 1 b Introducing Graphics 3
Graphics Past and Present 4
Vector versus Raster Art 5
Vector Art 5
Raster Art 9
Calibrating Your Monitor 10
What’s Next 12

Chapter 2 b Introducing Photoshop 6 Features 15

Setting Up Photoshop 16
Setting Preferences 16
Adding Plug-ins 21
Using Your Hard Disk As Memory 23
Getting to Know the Photoshop Tools 24
Introducing the Tools 24
Using Other Toolbox Controls 26
Getting Online 27
Working with Palettes 28
Accessing and Arranging Palettes 28
Grouping Palettes 30
Choosing Palette Options 31
Using Power Tools 32
Getting Rid of the Background with the Background Eraser 33
Erasing Similar Colors with the Magic Eraser 35
Selecting Similar Color Areas with the Magnetic Lasso 38
Creating Notes 40
Using File Features 42
What’s Next 45
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Chapter 3 b Using the Editing Tools In Photoshop 6 47

Selecting Areas with the Lasso Tools 48
Selecting Free-Form Shapes 48
Selecting Straight Edges 51
Modifying the Lasso Tool Settings 53
Selecting Colors with the Magic Wand 56
Cloning with the Stamp Tools 59
Working with the Clone Stamp Tool 60
Cloning Patterns with the Pattern Stamp Tool 62
Modifying the Stamp Tool Settings 64
Painting with the Paintbrush Tool 67
Setting Brush Dynamics 67
Using the Brush Tool to Create a Background Image 70
Other Tools to Learn 76
The Airbrush 76
The Pencil 76
The Paint Bucket Tool 77
The Gradient Tool 78
What’s Next 79

Chapter 4 b Using Image-Modification Tools in

Photoshop 6 81
Erasing with the Eraser Tools 82
Straightforward Erasing with the Eraser Tool 82
Getting More Control with the Background Eraser 84
Color Erasing with the Magic Eraser Tool 88
Painting with the History and Art History Brushes 88
Painting Layers with the History Brush 88
Making Masterpieces with the Art History Brush 92
Using Photographer’s Tools 94
Softening Areas with the Blur Tool 94
Gaining Clarity with the Sharpen Tool 96
Smearing Areas with the Smudge Tool 97
Lightening Shadows with the Dodge Tool 99
Darkening Areas with the Burn Tool 101
What’s Next 102
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Chapter 5 b Getting Images into Photoshop 105

What Is Digitizing? 106
Scanning 106
Digital Cameras 109
Predigitized Images 111
Positioning 111
Rulers 111
Guides 112
Grid 113
Cropping 114
The Canvas Size Command 114
The Crop Command 115
The Crop Tool 117
Scaling 119
What’s Next 120

Part II 8 An Introduction to Photoshop 6

Chapter 6 b Layering Your Image 123
The Illusion of Depth 124
Looking at the Layers Palette 126
The Background Layer 127
Naming Layers 129
Viewing and Targeting Layers 129
Understanding Transparency and Opacity 130
Changing Layer Order 132
Linking Layers 133
Grouping Layers in Layer Sets 134
Locking Layers 136
Creating New Layers 137
Creating a New Empty Layer 137
Creating a New Layer with Content 138
Duplicating Layers 141
Removing Layers 142
Blending Layers 142
Advanced Blending 143
Layer Styles 144
Using Layer Styles 145
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Applying Layer Styles 150

Saving Layer Styles 150
Working with Type Layers 150
Consolidating Layers 151
Merge Visible Layers 152
Merge Linked Layers 152
Merge Down 153
Flatten Image 153
What’s Next 153

Chapter 7 b Drawing Paths 155

The Path Tools 156
Path-Drawing Tools 157
Path-Editing Tools 157
Drawing Paths 157
The Pen Tool 157
Straight Paths 158
Curved Paths 159
The Freeform Pen Tool 162
The Magnetic Pen Option 163
Editing Paths 165
The Path Component Selection Tool 165
The Direct Selection Tool 167
Editing Anchor Points 168
Transforming Paths 169
Combining Paths 169
The Paths Palette 169
Work Paths 170
Saving Paths 170
Displaying Paths 171
Deleting Paths from the Image Window 171
Deleting Paths from the Palette 171
Using Paths to Apply Color 172
Filling a Path 172
Stroking a Path 173
Converting Paths 173
Converting a Path to a Selection 174
Converting a Selection into a Path 175
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Importing and Exporting Paths 175

Copy and Paste 175
Drag and Drop 176
Paths to Illustrator 176
Clipping Paths 176
Creating Lines and Shapes 180
The Shape Tool Options Bar 180
Drawing Shapes 182
What’s Next 187

Chapter 8 b Using Channels and Quick Mask 189

Channel Your Energy 190
Looking at the Channels Palette 191
Saving Selections as Alpha Channels 192
Viewing Color Channels 193
Viewing Alpha Channels 193
The Channel Options 194
Loading Selections 195
Editing Channels 196
Fine-Tuning Alpha Channels by Painting 197
Performing Channel Operations 198
Duplicating Channels 199
Deleting Channels 199
Splitting Channels 199
Merging Channels 200
Using Multichannel 200
Mixing Channels 201
About Spot Color Channels 201
Using Quick Mask Mode 201
Quick Mask Options Window 203
What’s Next 204

Chapter 9 b Adjusting Tonality and Color 207

Measuring Tonality and Color 208
Histograms 208
The Info Palette 211
The Eyedropper Tool 213
The Color Sampler Tool 213
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Making Quick Adjustments 215

Brightness/Contrast 215
Auto Levels 216
Auto Contrast 216
Variations 216
Working with Levels 218
Adjusting Channels 221
Determining White and Black Points 221
Saving and Loading Levels Settings 224
Adjusting Curves 225
The Graph 225
The Brightness Bar 227
Graph Tools 228
Input and Output Values 228
Channels 228
Lock-Down Curves 228
Determining the Position of a Color 229
Saving and Loading Curve Settings 231
Balancing Color 231
Color Balance 232
Selective Color 233
The Channel Mixer 234
Using Adjustment Layers 237
Creating an Adjustment Layer 237
Using an Adjustment Layer as a Mask 238
Applying the Unsharp Mask Filter 239
Small-Dose Technique 241
Flesh-Tone Technique 241
Lab-Mode Technique 242
What’s Next 243

Chapter 10 b Altered States: History 245

Undoing What You’ve Done 246
The Undo Commands 246
Begin Again 247
Photoshop’s Time Machine 247
The History Palette 248
Changing History 248
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Increasing History States 249

Looking at History Options 250
Working with Snapshots 250
Saving Snapshots 251
Saving a Snapshot as a New Document 251
Deleting Snapshots 252
Editing History States 252
Deleting History States 252
Non-Linear History 253
The History Brush 253
The Art History Brush 254
Painting with a Snapshot 254
Other History-Editing Features 255
What’s Next 255

Chapter 11 b Using Actions 257

The Convenience of Actions 258
Creating an Action 258
Using the Actions Palette 258
Troubleshooting Actions 270
The Limitations of Actions 271
Importing Existing Actions 271
Actions as Filters 272
Photo Effects 272
Text Effects 276
Cleansing the Palette 277
Actions Summed Up 278
What’s Next 278

Chapter 12 b Moving on: Photoshop,

Painter and Illustrator 281
Differences between Photoshop, Painter, and Illustrator 287
Tools 288
Background or Paper Color 291
Screen 295
Palettes 300
Border Icons 313
Preferences 318
What’s Next 321
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Chapter 13 b Working with Type 323

Type Side-by-Side 324
Type In Depth 332
Text Basics 332
Type Specifications 338
Editing Text 350
Paragraph Specs 352
Type on a Path 356
Text Effects 362
Rendering Text 368
Transferring Type between Applications: 370
What’s Next 373

Part III 8 Fun With Photoshop 6

Chapter 14 b Transform Images with Filters 377
Mimic Cubism Without the Cubes 378
Create Masterpieces with Master Strokes 381
Create Night from Day 385
Create a Romantic Glow 389
Add Special Effects with Lighting 392
Add Illumination 393
Add Texture 395
Add a Spotlight 396
Fix Faulty Perspective 397
Fill the Sky with Bubbles, Rain, or Snow 401
Let It Rain 402
Let It Snow 403
Add Tiny Bubbles—or Huge Ones 404
Create an Otherworldly Landscape 406
What’s Next 409

Chapter 15 b Amazing 3D Effects 411

Create 3D Effects with Your Scanner 412
Create Rough, Realistic 3D Holes 415
Make Realistic Buttons and Screw Heads 417
Screw Heads 417
Create a Real Button 420
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Create a 3D Turntable and Other Objects from Scratch! 422

Create a Record 422
Make a Stack O’ Tracks 424
Construct a Turntable Platter 426
Combine Layers into a Manageable Set 427
Add the Finishing Touches 428
Wrap an Image Around a 3D Object 429
Import 3D Graphics from Other Programs 435
What’s Next 439

Chapter 16 b Creating 3D Images the Hard Way 441

What a Vista! Create Panoramas 442
Create Panoramas with PhotoDeluxe 443
Creating Panoramas with PhotoVista 444
Comparing Panorama Software 448
Low-Tech Panoramas 449
Panorama Tips 450
Cool Panorama Ideas 451
Create 3D Images 452
The 3D Key 453
Side by Side 454
Stereo Viewing 455
Stereo Prints 458
What’s Next 459

Chapter 17 b Blowing Up Your Images Using

Genuine Fractals 461
Fractalize It 462
Big Is Beautiful 464
What’s Next 467

Part IV 8 Photoshop 6 and the Web

Chapter 18 b Understanding Web Graphics 471
Myth Shmyth 472
Graphic Skills Evaluation 475
The Graphic Designer 475
The Graphic Design Novice 476
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Web Graphic Tools 477

Photoshop: It’s All That 477
Graphic Support Software 478
The Five S’s of Image Production 480
Starting with Quality 481
Scanning Techniques 482
Sizing Images 484
Selecting Graphic Enhancements 486
Saving Files in Proper Format 488
File Formats 488
GIF 488
JPEG 490
Optimization 491
Working with GIFs 492
Optimizing JPEGs 493
Additional Graphic Techniques 494
Graphic Applications 496
Headers 496
Background Graphics 497
Photos and Illustrations 505
What’s Next 507

Chapter 19 b More On Web Graphic Formats 509

Internally Supported Graphics 510
Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) 511
Compression 511
Indexed Color Mode 512
Dithering 513
Interlacing 514
Transparency 517
Halos 521
Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) 522
Compression 522
The Photoshop JPEG Encoder 524
Progressive JPEGs 527
Portable Network Graphics(PNG) 528
What’s Next 528
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Chapter 20 b Color and the Web 531

Color Theory 532
Subtractive Color: Red, Yellow, Blue 532
Properties of Color 533
What Colors Mean 537
Web Color Technology 538
Computer Color: Additive Synthesis 538
Safe Palettes 541
What’s Next 541

Chapter 21 b Creating Web Graphics 543

ImageReady 544
The ImageReady Interface 544
Launching ImageReady 545
Working between Applications 546
Background Graphics 546
Background Specifics 546
Square Tiles 548
Margin Backgrounds 551
Full Background Design (Watermarks) 556
Headers 557
Buttons 558
Creating a Button 559
Photos and Illustrations 560
Slicing Complex Artwork 560
Advertising Banners 563
Creating a Standard Advertising Banner 565
What’s Next 565

Chapter 22 b Adding Images to Your Web Pages 567

Developing Images 568
Determining File Size 568
Dealing with Physical Size 568
Adding Images 570
Adding an Image 571
Including Alternative Text 574
Specifying Height and Width 575
Aligning the Image 576
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Controlling the Border 579

Choosing Suitable Colors 580
Using Images As Links 582
Creating Image Links 583
Creating Thumbnails 584
Creating Image Maps 585
Understanding Image Map Types 586
Creating Client-Side Image Maps 590
Creating Server-Side Image Maps 597
Image Maps in ImageReady 601
Using Background Images 602
What’s Next 606

Chapter 23 b Creating Web Animations with

Photoshop and ImageReady 609
Animated GIFs 610
Planning a GIF Animation 610
Creating Animation Layers in Photoshop 611
Producing Animations with ImageReady 613
The Animation Palette 613
Creating an Animation from a Photoshop File 615
Tweening 617
Creating Complex Animations 619
What’s Next 627

Chapter 24 b Creating Web Animations with

Adobe LiveMotion 629
Building Vector Objects 630
The Pen Tool 630
The Pen Selection Tool 634
The Transform Tool 635
Animating Shapes 637
Zoom 638
Spin 641
Creating a Motion Path 643
Working with Text 646
Building a Dissolve 647
Rotating Text 650
Working with Individual Letters 657
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Interacting with Images 661

Optimizing and Viewing Files in a Browser 666
Building the Animation 666
Optimizing 673
Viewing Your File in Your Browser 678
What’s Next 680

Part V 8 Printing Your Images 681

Chapter 25 b Some Day My Prints Will Come 683
Know Your Printer 684
Ink-Jet Printers 684
Dye-Sublimation Printers 685
Laser Printers 686
Know Your Paper 686
Plain Paper 686
Glossy Photo Paper 687
Special-Purpose Paper 688
Print ’em Up 688
Print One 688
Print Many 690
Print Standard Sizes 691
Cut It Out 692
Race to the Finish Line 693
Choose Your Finisher 693
Make the Cut 694
Just Do It! 697
What’s Next 699

Chapter 26 b Managing Color and Printing with

Photoshop 6 701
Why Manage Color? 702
The Color Working Space 702
A Window into a Window 703
Monitor Quality 704
Monitor Profiles 705
The Viewing Environment 706
The Yin/Yang of Color 707
Making a Colorful Match 709
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Gamma 709
Getting to Know RGB Color Working Space 710
Color Settings 713
CMYK Working Space 714
Color Management Policies 715
The Embedded Profile Mismatch Dialog Box 716
Advanced Color Settings 717
Engine 718
Conversions through Rendering Intent 718
Advanced Controls 720
Opening Images with Missing Profiles 721
Previewing in CMYK 723
Show Out-of-Gamut Colors 724
Converting Files 725
Printing from Ink-Jet Printers 728
The Printing Dialogs 729
Page Setup 729
Print Options 729
Print 732
Preflight Checklist 732
What’s Next 733

Chapter 27 b Troubleshooting Ink-Jet Printers 735

Parts of an Ink-Jet Printer 736
The Case 736
The Paper-Feed Mechanism 737
Printer Cartridges 738
The Printer Cartridge Carrier 739
The Exit Tray 739
How an Ink-Jet Printer Works 740
Common Problems and Possible Solutions 740
Printer Works but Nothing Prints 741
Color Is Wrong 743
Printer Doesn’t Print at All 744
Printing Is Slow or Intermittent 745
Quality Is Poor 746
Output Is Garbled or Formatted Incorrectly 748
Paper Is Stuck or Not Moving 749
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Common Error Messages 749

Ink Low 749
Out of Memory 750
Out of Paper 750
Paper Jam 750
Print Head Failure 751
Preventive Maintenance 751
Clean the Print Heads 751
Align the Print Heads 751
Complete Overhaul 751
Refilling Ink Cartridges 752
Troubleshooting Tips 753
What’s Next 753

Reference Section 754

Photoshop 6 Keyboard Shortcuts 756
Tools 756
Blending Modes 757
Liquify 758
Color/Contrast Adjustment 758
Selections 759
Editing 759
Type 760
File 761
Palettes 761
Layers and Channels 762
View 762
The Top Eight Photoshop 6 Questions 763
How Can I Add or Subtract from a Selection? 763
How Much Memory Do I Need to Run Photoshop? 764
How Do I Correct Color? 764
How Do I Write a Macro? 765
How Do I Create an Animation? 766
How Can I Extract an Image from Its Background? 766
How Do I Turn a Black-and-White Image into
a Full-Color Image? What Resolution Do I Need
to Scan Images into Photoshop? 767
Filters Reference 768
Artistic Filters 769
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Blur Filters 784

Brush Stroke Filters 790
Distort Filters 798
Noise Filters 810
Pixelate Filters 815
Render Filters 822
Sharpen Filters 826
Sketch Filters 832
Stylize Filters 846
Texture Filters 855
Video Filters 861
Other Filters 862

Glossary 868

Index 901