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Tables of Contents for Essential Photoshop 6 for Web Professionals
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introduction
xvii
The Big Project
1
6
Overview
1
1
What Is the Big Project?
2
5
Jumping In with the Basics
7
26
Task: Learning the Basics
7
1
Creating a New Document
8
2
Layer Basics
10
5
Deconstructing the Layers Palette
11
3
Moving Layers
14
1
Paint Bucket and Color
15
2
Creating and Editing Text
17
3
Drawing Lines and Shapes
20
3
Pencil Drawing
20
1
Lines and Shape Drawing
21
1
Pen Tools
22
1
Rulers, Guides, Moving, and Linking
23
2
Selecting and Modifying Selections
25
5
Marquee Tools
25
2
The Lasso Tool
27
2
The Magic Wand
29
1
Correcting Mistakes with the History Palette
30
3
Altering Photos and Images
33
18
Cropping Images
34
2
Sizing Images and Layers
36
1
Fading Effects
37
2
Task: Cleaning Up Celebrity Pictures
39
1
Altering Color with Brightness and Contrast
40
2
Mastering the Rubber Stamp Tool
42
1
Getting Rid of the Sweater Rip by Rubber Stamping
42
1
Fudging by Smudging
43
1
Lightening with the Dodge Tool
44
1
Altering Color with the Lasso and Variations
45
3
Other Methods of Color Adjustment
48
1
Resizing for the Web
48
1
Sharpening with the Unsharp Mask
49
1
You Made the Deadline!
50
1
Filters and Effects
51
28
Introduction to Effects
52
1
Making Cool Drop Shadows
53
1
Creating Buttons with a Bevel
54
2
Four Types of Bevel and Emboss
56
2
Outer Bevel
56
1
Inner Bevel
56
1
Emboss
57
1
Pillow Emboss
57
1
Introduction to Filters
58
2
Blur
60
5
Blur and More Blur
60
1
Gaussian Blur
60
1
Motion Blur
61
1
Radial Blur
62
1
Smart Blur
63
2
Sharpen
65
2
Sharpen and Sharpen More
65
1
Sharpen Edges
65
1
Unsharp Mask
65
2
Style Effects
67
6
Drawing the Starburst
67
2
Adding Text to the Starburst
69
1
Let's Tilt the Starbrust and Text Together
70
1
Creating Stylized Text
71
2
Rasterize It
73
1
Texturize It
73
2
Warp It
75
4
Advanced Rubber Stamp Tool
79
1
Advanced Altering Photos
79
36
Advanced Rubber Stamp Tool
79
9
Scratched Negatives or Images
80
2
Removing Glare from Eyeglasses
82
2
Removing ``Red Eye''
84
2
Updating Old Photos
86
2
Creating Duotones---Adding Color to Black & White Images
88
7
Using Hue and Saturation
95
3
Changing Uniform Colors
95
2
Changing Icon Button Colors
97
1
Getting the Red-Eye Out---Part 2
97
1
Color Balance
98
1
Changing Facial Tones
98
1
Creating Background Images
99
5
Using Levels
104
3
Cleaning Up Previously Printed Materials
107
8
Using Despeckle to Clean Up Images
108
1
Using Median to Clean Up Images
109
1
Using Blur/Sharpen to Clean Up Images
110
5
Why Optimize Your Images?
115
1
Making Images Web-Ready
115
22
Why Optimize Your Images
115
1
GIF versus JPEG File Formats
116
2
GIF
117
1
JPEG
117
1
New PNG Formats
118
1
PNG-8
118
1
PNG-24
118
1
Transparency and Matting
119
5
Interlacing
124
1
A Whole New Way of Making an Image Web-Ready
124
6
Creating a GIF
124
4
Creating a JPEG
128
2
Speedy Web Previews
130
2
Web Safe Colors and Dithering
132
3
Creating Dither Patterns with DitherBox
133
2
Creating Multiple-Image Layouts for Reference
135
2
The Art of the Cut
137
18
Why You Need to Cut Up Your Image
137
2
Preparing Your Image for the Cut
139
1
Placing the Guidelines
140
1
Making the Cut
141
4
Optimizing Individual Slices
145
3
Slice Effects in ImageReady
148
3
Rollovers
148
3
Image Maps
151
1
Animation
152
1
GIF or JPEG Reminders
152
3
Animation---Yes You Can Do It!
155
14
Introduction to Animation
155
1
Creating the Layers for Animation
156
1
The Animation Palette in ImageReady
157
1
Timing and Viewing Animations
158
2
Looping
160
1
Optimizing and Saving Animations
161
1
Tweening
162
3
Saving Animations as QuickTime Movies
165
2
Opening and Importing Animations and Movies
167
2
Existing Animations
167
1
QuickTime Movies
167
2
Tips and Tricks
169
20
Using Lower-Resolution Images
170
3
The Low Source Trick
170
3
The Low-Resolution Thumbnail Trick
173
1
Small Image Clicks to a Larger Image
173
1
Image Sizing in HTML
173
3
Oversized Bitmap Art Trick
174
2
Defining Patterns
176
8
Creating Repeating Background Patterns
176
2
How to Test Your Background Image
178
1
Using Existing Patterns
178
2
Creating New Patterns
180
4
Checking Your Work
184
5
Platform
184
1
Color Calibration and Contrast
184
1
Type
185
1
Browsers
185
1
Browser Versions
185
1
Screen Size
186
1
Screen Resolution and Color Depth
186
3
Appendix A Photoshop Tools Reference
189
26
Using the Tool Options Bar
189
1
Marquee Tools
190
1
Rectangular Marquee
190
1
Elliptical Marquee
191
1
Single-Row and Single-Column Marquee
191
1
Marquee Options
191
1
Move
191
1
Move Options
192
1
Lasso Tools
192
1
Regular
192
1
Polygonal
192
1
Magnetic
192
1
Lasso Options
193
1
Magic Wand
193
1
Magic Wand Options
193
1
Crop
193
1
Crop Options
194
1
Slice
194
1
Slice Selection Tool
194
1
Airbrush
194
1
Airbrush Options
195
1
Paintbrush
195
1
Paintbrush Options
195
1
Pencil
195
1
Pencil Options
196
1
Stamp Tools
196
1
Stamp Options
196
1
Rubber Stamp
197
1
Pattern Stamp
197
1
History Brush
197
1
History Brush Options
197
1
Art History Brush
198
1
Art History Brush Options
198
1
Eraser
199
1
Eraser Options
199
1
Background Eraser
199
1
Background Eraser Options
199
1
Magic Eraser
200
1
Magic Eraser Options
200
1
Gradient Tools---Linear, Radial, Angular, Reflected, Diamond
200
2
Gradient Tool Options
200
1
Linear
201
1
Radial
201
1
Angular
201
1
Reflected
201
1
Diamond
201
1
Paint Bucket
202
1
Paint Bucket Options
202
1
Focus Tools---Blur, Sharpen, Smudge
202
1
Focus Tool Options
202
1
Blur
203
1
Sharpen
203
1
Smudge
203
1
Toning Tools---Dodge, Burn, Sponge
203
2
Toning Tool Options
203
1
Dodge
204
1
Burn
204
1
Sponge
204
1
Path Selection Tools
205
1
Path Component Selection Tool
205
1
Direct Selection Tool
205
1
Type Tool Dialog Box
205
2
Text Tool Options
205
1
Other Type Goodies
206
1
Pen Tools---Pen, Magnetic Pen, Freeform Pen, Add-Anchor-Point, Delete-Anchor-Point, Direct Selection, Convert-Anchor-Point
207
2
Pen
207
1
Pen Options
207
1
Freeform Pen
207
1
Freeform Pen Options
207
1
Add-Anchor-Point
208
1
Delete-Anchor-Point
208
1
Convert-Anchor-Point
208
1
Shape Tools
209
1
Rectangle Tool
209
1
Rounded Rectangle Tool
209
1
Ellipse Tool
209
1
Polygon Tool
209
1
Line Tool
209
1
Custom Shape Tool
209
1
Shape Tool Options
209
1
Annotations Tool
210
1
Audio Annotations Tool
210
1
Eyedropper Tool
210
1
Color Sampler Tool
211
1
Measure Tool
211
1
Hand Tool
211
1
Zoom Tool
212
1
Mode Change Tool
212
1
Viewing Mode Tool
212
1
Jump To
213
1
ImageReady 3.0 Tools
213
2
Rectangle Image Map Tool
213
1
Circle Image Map Tool
213
1
Polygon Image Map Tool
213
1
Image Map Select Tool
214
1
Toggle Image Map Visibility
214
1
Toggle Slices Visibility
214
1
Rollover Preview
214
1
Preview in Default Browser
214
1
Appendix B Filters Reference
215
118
Artistic Filters
216
16
Colored Pencil
216
2
Cutout
218
1
Dry Brush
219
1
Film Grain
220
1
Fresco
221
1
Neon Glow
222
1
Paint Daubs
223
1
Palette Knife
224
1
Plastic Wrap
225
1
Poster Edges
226
1
Rough Pastels
227
1
Smudge Stick
228
1
Sponge
229
1
Underpainting
230
1
Watercolor
231
1
Blur
232
6
Blur and Blur More
232
2
Gaussian Blur
234
1
Motion Blur
235
1
Radial Blur
236
1
Smart Blur
237
1
Brush Stroke Filters
238
9
Accented Edges
239
1
Angled Strokes
240
1
Crosshatch
241
1
Dark Strokes
242
1
Ink Outlines
243
1
Spatter
244
1
Sprayed Strokes
245
1
Sumi-e
246
1
Distort Filters
247
14
Diffuse Glow
247
2
Displace
249
1
Glass
250
2
Ocean Ripple
252
1
Pinch
253
1
Polar Coordinates
254
1
Ripple
255
1
Shear
256
1
Spherize
257
1
Twirl
258
1
Wave
259
1
ZigZag
260
1
Noise Filters
261
6
Add Noise
261
2
Despeckle
263
1
Dust & Scratches
264
1
Median
264
3
Pixelate Filters
267
8
Color Halftone
267
1
Crystallize
268
2
Facet
270
1
Fragment
271
1
Mezzotint
272
1
Mosaic
273
1
Pointillize
274
1
Render Filters
275
7
3D Transform
275
2
Clouds
277
1
Difference Clouds
278
1
Lens Flare
279
1
Lighting Effects
280
1
Texture Fill
281
1
Sharpen Filters
282
4
Sharpen and Sharpen More
282
2
Sharpen Edges
284
1
Unsharp Mask
285
1
Sketch Filters
286
15
Bas Relief
287
1
Chalk & Charcoal
288
1
Charcoal
289
1
Chrome
290
1
Conte Crayon
291
1
Graphic Pen
292
1
Halftone Screen
293
1
Note Paper
294
1
Photocopy
295
1
Plaster
296
1
Reticulation
297
1
Stamp
298
1
Torn Edges
299
1
Water Paper
300
1
Stylize Filters
301
11
Diffuse
301
2
Emboss
303
1
Extrude
304
1
Find Edges
305
2
Glowing Edges
307
1
Solarize
308
1
Tiles
309
1
Trace Contour
310
1
Wind
311
1
Texture Filters
312
7
Craquelure
312
2
Grain
314
1
Mosaic Tiles
315
1
Patchwork
316
1
Stained Glass
317
1
Texturizer
318
1
Video Filters
319
1
De-Interlace
319
1
NTSC Colors
319
1
Other Filters
320
13
Custom
320
2
Ditherbox™
322
3
High Pass
325
1
Minimum and Maximum
326
3
Offset
329
2
Digimarc
331
2
Index
333