Professional Graphic Designing

The Fastest, Easiest Way to Learn Photoshop CS5!
Professor Teaches courses use real-world settings and accurate simulations to help you apply your new knowledge directly to daily tasks and the knowledge you gain becomes an asset for life.
Chapter #1: What is Photoshop?
• Exploring the Menu Bar
• Introducing the Toolbox
• Understanding the Options Bar
• Using Palettes
• Customizing Photoshop
• Opening and Navigating Images
• Using Adobe Bridge
• Getting Help
• Using the History Palette
Chapter #2: Overview of the Selection Tools
• Using the Marquee Tools
• Exploring the Lasso Tools
• Creating Selections Using the Magic Wand
• Using Color Range to Create Selections
• Creating Selections Using Extractions
• Transforming a Selection
• Copying Pasting and Moving a Selection
Chapter #3: Understanding Layers
• Working with Layers
• Applying Layer Styles
• Fill and Adjustment Layers
• Exploring Layer Comps
• What are Masks?
• Using Layer Masks
• Merging and Flattening Layers
Chapter #4: Understanding Color Modes
• Specifying Color
• Understanding Color Adjustment
• Using the Adjustment Tools
• Replacing Color
• Introduction to the Drawing Tools
• Creating Paths
• Modifying Paths
• Introduction to the Painting Tools
• Using the Painting Tools
Chapter #5: Working with Type
• Converting Type into a Shape or Path
• Exploring Type Effects
• Understanding Filters
• Previewing Filters
• Working with Filters
• Retouching Images
Chapter #6: Preparing to Publish
• Printing Basics
• Optimizing Images for the Web
• Using Save For Web and Devices
• Creating Image Slices