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Photoshop
The Photoshop Anthology: 101 Web Design Tips, Tricks & Techniques
Feb 7th
The first chapter covers the interface and introduces the reader to the basic features (layers, the toolbar) as well as tucking on some new additions in CS2 like Smart Objects that allow linking external image files into a Photoshop document.
The next chapter looks at some basic skills like using layer masks, the blending modes, combining two images together, layer transparency, vector shapes, drawing tools.
The following two chapters then concentrate on creating various button styles, from the Mac-inspired ‘Aqua’ buttons to more conservative web buttons that look good without being too flashy.
In the chapter on backgrounds, the reader is shown how More >
Digital Photography Expert Techniques
Dec 21st
This book uses Photoshop CS2, so it’s quite current (as of this writing CS3 isn’t due out till early next year). A nice touch in this book is chapter sections are marked in colour on the top of the page, making flipping through to a section easy. The first two chapters deal with set-up, taking pictures and setting up your computer set-up, including how to calibrate your monitor. A nice touch is chapter sections are marked in colour on the top of the page, making flipping through to a section easy. As well there are lots of notes in the More >
