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Learning Adobe Photoshop CS5
by Greg Bowden (664 pages)

The tutorials have been developed for Adobe Photoshop CS5 on the Windows and Macintosh systems as single or multi-user versions. Assignments are provided at the end of each chapter and the multi-user version provides projects at the end of each module. The tutorials can also be used on an iPad or similar device.

Module 1: Introduces the Adobe Photoshop CS5 basics such as the use of layers, using workspaces, using the drawing tools, selection techniques, modifying images, creating artistic sketches, combining shapes and photographs, adding text to designs, adjusting the look of photographs, using masks, creating 3D shapes, saving files in different formats and saving files for the web.

Module 2: Introduces advanced Adobe Photoshop CS5 features including cloning parts of images, applying filters to images, refining selections, Adjustment layers, Fill layers, improving photographs of faces, using Bristle Tip and Mixer Brushes, working with perspective, adjusting the colour in photographs, creating animations, creating artwork, the Magnetic Lasso tool, the Puppet Warp Tool, replacing colours in images and content aware scaling.

Module 3: Provides examples of some of the applications of Photoshop including the use of reflection, creating three-dimensional objects such as spheres and boxes, creating and saving 3-D styles, creating graffiti on a brick wall and on a building, creating accurate designs, displacing one image into another to add depth and motion to a 2D image and animation exercises using frames and the timeline, creating shapes with the Pen tool and using the History panel.


Contents and Sample Pages

Sample pages from selected chapters can be downloaded. The sample pages contain COMPRESSED screen pictures so their quality is lower than the actual product.

Module 1: Photoshop CS5 Basics

Contents (Modules 1, 2 & 3) view pages (222k)
Chapter 1: Introduction to Photoshop (22 pages) view sample pages (749k)
Chapter 2: Selecting Parts of Images (28 pages) view sample pages (719k)
Chapter 3: Modifying Images (22 pages) view sample pages (545k)
Chapter 4: Creating a Detailed Sketch (24 pages) view sample pages (798k)
Chapter 5: Drawing Shapes (20 pages) view sample pages (694k)
Chapter 6: Adjusting Shapes (11 pages)  
Chapter 7: Adding Text to Designs (21 pages) view sample pages (579k)
Chapter 8: Adjusting the Look of Images (20 pages) view sample pages (674k)
Chapter 9: Combining Photographs (7 pages)  
Chapter 10: Creating Masks (16 pages)  
Chapter 11: Creating 3D Shapes (23 pages) view sample pages (769k)
Chapter 12: Saving Files (11 pages)  
Project 1: Create a Poster (Multi-user only)  

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Module 2: Photoshop CS5 Advanced Features

Chapter 13: Patches and Healing Brushes (10 pages)  
Chapter 14: Cloning Images (13 pages)  
Chapter 15: Adjustment Layers (15 pages) view sample pages (534k)
Chapter 16: Refining Selections (13 pages)  
Chapter 17: Applying Filters (14 pages)  
Chapter 18: Advanced Layer Uses (17 pages) view sample pages (446k)
Chapter 19: Applying Artistic Filters (16 pages) view sample pages (480k)
Chapter 20: Artistic Brushes (23 pages) view sample pages (689k)
Chapter 21: The Mixer Brush (14 pages) view sample pages (485k)
Chapter 22: Working With Perspective (17 pages) view sample pages (725k)
Chapter 23: Colour Adjustments (13 pages)  
Chapter 24: Animations (26 pages) view sample pages (746k)
Chapter 25: Useful Tools (16 pages)  
Project 2: VicSports (Multi-user only)  

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Module 3: Photoshop CS5 Applications

Chapter 26: Using Reflections (10 pages)  
Chapter 27: Creating 3D Styles (18 pages) view sample pages (729k)
Chapter 28: Graffiti on a Brick Wall (14 pages) view sample pages (784k)
Chapter 29: Graffiti on a Building (24 pages) view sample pages (708k)
Chapter 30: Creating Balls and Spheres (16 pages) view sample pages (518k)
Chapter 31: Creating Accurate Shapes (20 pages) view sample pages (798k)
Chapter 32: Creative Text Effects (12 pages)  
Chapter 33: Displacing Images (9 pages)  
Chapter 34: Using Blurs in Animations (16 pages) view sample pages (648k)
Chapter 35: Timeline Animations (14 pages) view sample pages (725k)
Chapter 36: Animating 3D Objects (8 pages)  
Chapter 37: The Pen Tool (14 pages) view sample pages (622k)
Chapter 38: The History Palette and History Brush (15 pages) view sample pages (608k)

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