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Adobe Photoshop has been the industry standard digital imaging application for a long time and with good reason – it can help you to create almost anything you can imagine. Whether you’re a photographer, 3D artist, painter, illustrator, Web designer, or digital video artist, Photoshop has many powerful tools that can take your vision to the next level. Professional illustrator, television animation art director, and writer, Dwayne Ferguson takes you through an in-depth look at Photoshop CS2, taking you through the tools you’ll need to master this powerful application. If you thought Photoshop was powerful before, wait until you see what CS2 can do! To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe Photoshop CS 2 lessons.

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Introduction
  What is Photoshop? (03:17)
  New in Photoshop CS2 (05:16)
  System Requirements (04:17)
  RAM Requirements (04:36)
  Digital Tablets and Mice (02:25)
Interface
  The Welcome Screen (03:44)
  Color Spaces (06:08)
  Document Window (04:38)
  The Toolbox (06:02)
  Menus (04:40)
  Palettes (04:13)
  Options Bar (01:13)
  Shortcuts (04:07)
  Getting Assistance (03:25)
  Workspaces (04:21)
Adobe Bridge
  Adobe Bridge (04:12)
  Metadata (04:03)
  Keywords and Ranking (05:49)
  Adobe Stock Photos pt. 1 (04:05)
  Adobe Stock Photos pt. 2 (02:31)
Documents
  Document Settings (04:06)
  Image Size and Resolution (04:15)
  Resizing Documents (04:27)
  Canvas Size (04:24)
  Undo and Stepping (04:55)
  Raster vs. Vector (03:01)
  Dragging and Dropping (00:47)
Cropping
  Crop Tool (04:50)
  Crop and Rotate (03:53)
  Crop Perspective (03:30)
Navigation
  Navigation and Viewing (05:51)
Color Tools
  Color Palettes (05:02)
  Creating Swatches (03:10)
  Color Picker and Eyedropper (04:17)
Selections
  Selection Tools (04:36)
  Marquees and Strokes (05:03)
  Magic Wand (04:16)
  Lasso Tools (05:46)
  Pasting Into and Inverting (05:40)
  Feathering and Anti-aliasing (03:41)
  Adding and Subtracting (04:50)
  Saving and Loading (06:34)
Masks
  Understanding Masks (03:46)
  Clipping Masks (04:01)
  Quick Mask (03:59)
  Layer Masks (03:35)
Type
  The Type Tools (04:00)
  Fonts and Colors (04:33)
  Type on a Path (04:32)
  Type as a Mask (03:21)
  Editing and Rasterizing (06:12)
Layers
  How Layers Work (04:12)
  Add / Delete / Merge (03:53)
  Layer Options (03:17)
  Opacity and Fills (02:48)
  Blend Modes pt. 1 (03:13)
  Blend Modes pt. 2 (04:37)
  Layer Comps (04:27)
  Adjustment Layers (03:06)
  Layer Styles (04:20)
Painting
  Painting Tools (04:29)
  Gradients (05:45)
  Dodge / Burn / Sponge (04:38)
  Smudge / Sharpen / Blur (02:53)
  The Eraser Tools (04:21)
  Defining Patterns (03:26)
Brushes
  Defining a Brush (02:24)
  Brush Dynamics (07:21)
Drawing
  The Pen and Paths (06:15)
  Editing Paths (03:58)
  Clipping Paths (03:26)
  Vector Shapes (03:36)
Filters and Effects
  Filters Explained (03:07)
  Filter Gallery (03:54)
  Blurs (05:16)
  Textures (04:33)
  Lighting Effects (04:07)
  Smart Sharpen (04:02)
  Drop Shadows (02:41)
  Styles (03:05)
  Lens Blur (02:23)
  Liquefy pt. 1 (04:23)
  Liquefy pt. 2 (04:43)
Transformation Tools
  Transform (03:50)
  Free Transform (02:54)
  Warping (03:00)
  Arbitrary Rotation (02:01)
Smart Objects
  Smart Objects pt. 1 (04:24)
  Smart Objects pt. 2 (03:00)
Guides and Annotation
  Guides (03:03)
  Notes/Audio Annotation (03:40)
Camera Raw
  Camera Raw (03:12)
Color Correction
  Histogram (03:45)
  Curves (03:18)
  Replace Color (03:27)
  Variations (03:37)
  Levels (02:26)
  Matching Color (02:52)
  Red Eye (01:37)
Retouching
  Retouching Tools (02:24)
  Clone Stamp (04:39)
  Clone with Two Images (03:02)
  Patch Tool (03:36)
  Healing (04:40)
  Dust and Scratches (03:02)
History
  History (04:25)
  Art History Brush (04:25)
  History Brush (03:50)
Vanishing Point
  Vanishing Point pt. 1 (04:05)
  Vanishing Point pt. 2 (03:51)
Channels
  The Channels Palette (03:02)
  Alpha Channels (03:49)
Actions
  Recording Actions (04:17)
Automation
  Batch Rename (03:39)
  PDF Presentation (04:07)
  Droplets (04:45)
  Contact Sheets (04:17)
  Picture Package (04:06)
  Web Photo Gallery (07:00)
  Photomerge (02:18)
Saving and Exporting
  Saving Documents (03:34)
  Flattening (02:25)
  Exporting to Illustrator (03:04)
  PDF (04:01)
  Using in 3D Applications (02:46)
Scanning
  Scanning in Artwork (04:30)
Output
  Printing (03:11)
  File Formats (03:35)
Web Preparation
  The Slice Tool (04:30)
  Slice Options (05:15)
  Save for Web (04:42)
  Optimizing Graphics (05:58)
  Browsers and FTP (05:26)
Resources
  Magazines (03:02)
  Websites (04:27)
Project: Franken-ducky!
  Recoloring / Distortion (05:17)
  Stock Photos (04:43)
  Adding Scars (03:37)
  Adding Bolts (03:47)
  Creating Lightning (04:18)
  The Background (04:21)
  Angry Mob (05:26)
  Angry Fire (03:51)
  Making a Reflection (03:49)
  Adding Vintage Text (04:15)
  Final Composition (03:55)
Conclusion
  Wrap Up (02:24)
Credits
  About the Author (01:43)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Adobe Photoshop CS2
Author: Dwayne Ferguson
SKU: 33646
ISBN: 1-932808-88-4
Release Date: 2005-10-19
Price:
Duration: 10 hrs / 148 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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