Adobe Photoshop CS2 Training
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Adobe Photoshop has been the industry standard digital imaging application for a long time and with good reason â it can help you to create almost anything you can imagine. Whether youâre 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 youâll 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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Crop Tool | (04:50) | |
Crop and Rotate | (03:53) | |
Crop Perspective | (03:30) | |
Navigation
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Navigation and Viewing | (05:51) | |
Color Tools
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Color Palettes | (05:02) | |
Creating Swatches | (03:10) | |
Color Picker and Eyedropper | (04:17) | |
Selections
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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
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Understanding Masks | (03:46) | |
Clipping Masks | (04:01) | |
Quick Mask | (03:59) | |
Layer Masks | (03:35) | |
Type
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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
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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
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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
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Defining a Brush | (02:24) | |
Brush Dynamics | (07:21) | |
Drawing
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The Pen and Paths | (06:15) | |
Editing Paths | (03:58) | |
Clipping Paths | (03:26) | |
Vector Shapes | (03:36) | |
Filters and Effects
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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
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Transform | (03:50) | |
Free Transform | (02:54) | |
Warping | (03:00) | |
Arbitrary Rotation | (02:01) | |
Smart Objects
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Smart Objects pt. 1 | (04:24) | |
Smart Objects pt. 2 | (03:00) | |
Guides and Annotation
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Guides | (03:03) | |
Notes/Audio Annotation | (03:40) | |
Camera Raw
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Camera Raw | (03:12) | |
Color Correction
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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
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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
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History | (04:25) | |
Art History Brush | (04:25) | |
History Brush | (03:50) | |
Vanishing Point
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Vanishing Point pt. 1 | (04:05) | |
Vanishing Point pt. 2 | (03:51) | |
Channels
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The Channels Palette | (03:02) | |
Alpha Channels | (03:49) | |
Actions
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Recording Actions | (04:17) | |
Automation
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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
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Saving Documents | (03:34) | |
Flattening | (02:25) | |
Exporting to Illustrator | (03:04) | |
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Using in 3D Applications | (02:46) | |
Scanning
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Scanning in Artwork | (04:30) | |
Output
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Printing | (03:11) | |
File Formats | (03:35) | |
Web Preparation
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The Slice Tool | (04:30) | |
Slice Options | (05:15) | |
Save for Web | (04:42) | |
Optimizing Graphics | (05:58) | |
Browsers and FTP | (05:26) | |
Resources
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Magazines | (03:02) | |
Websites | (04:27) | |
Project: Franken-ducky!
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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
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Wrap Up | (02:24) | |
Credits
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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 |
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Captions: | No |
Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7 |
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