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Adobe®t®® Photoshop® CS6 COMPREHENSIVE Building Skills for the Real World Also Available This book provides complete coverage of Adobe Photoshop CS6: Adobe® • Includes hands-on instruction of essential digital editing concepts, Dreamweaver® CS6 such as file formats, color modes, raster versus vector graphics, and Comprehensive the new CS6 features such as Content-Aware Move, layer filtering, ISBN-10: 1-133-52582-2 and vector layers ISBN-13: 978-1-133-52582-0 PA • Covers important skills including drawing and using work paths; and hdo filling text and objects with images, gradients, and patterns using obe t ® t®® selections and clipping masks o s Adobe® • Highlights Adobe Photoshop innovations such as adjustment layers, h t®® o layer comps and styles, painting and drawing tools, non-destructive p Photoshop CS6 editing techniques, filters, and masks ® ® C • Instructions for editing images using the auto correction tools, S Adobe® Flash® 6 the Threshold and Curves adjustments, and the Dodge, Burn, and Professional CS6 Sponge tools Introductory • Utilize color management tools to edit camera raw files and create ISBN-10: 1-133-59298-8 C various outputs for desktop, printing, and the Web ISBN-13: 978-1-133-59298-3 O M P R E H E N S I Included in This Edition! V E • Coverage of the new Content-Aware Move feature • New hands-on instruction of new layer filtering Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 H • Introduction of the new Properties panel o Introductory s ie - ISBN-10: 1-133-52646-2 B ISBN-13: 978-1-133-52646-9 ou n a r :: G Want to see more? e For more information about the New Perspectives Series, please visit: lle r www.cengage.com/ct/newperspectives :: H a r t COMPREHENSIVE Hosie-Bounar :: Geller :: Hart To learn more about Course Technology, visit www.cengage.com/coursetechnology Purchase any of our products at your local college store or at our preferred online store www.cengagebrain.com 26315_cvr_ptg01.indd 1 3/8/13 2:12 PM 26315_ifc_ptg01.qxd 3/8/13 2:32 PM Page 1 New Perspectives on Adobe Photoshop CS6, Comprehensive Focus Group Members and Textbook Reviewers We are extremely grateful to the New Perspectives on Adobe CS6 focus group board members and the New Perspectives on Adobe Photoshop CS6 textbook reviewers listed below, and would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge them for their contributions in the development of this text. Their timely reviews, informed feedback, and excellent suggestions were tremendously valuable and helped us to produce an outstanding text that will meet the needs of all our New Perspectives instructors and students. Our sincere thanks to all! Gabe Oakley, University of Northwestern Ohio Ravinder Kang, Highline Community College Praveen Sharma, Berkeley College Judy Matteson, Oakland Community College – Royal Oak Preetha Ravikumar, Oakland Community College – Highland Lakes Elizabeth Pannell, Collin County Community College Aaron Napierala, University of Northwestern Ohio Jason Travers, Lehigh University Ken Sigler, Oakland Community College – Auburn Hills Odemaris Valdivia, Santa Monica College DeAnnia Clements, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Joyce Porter, Weber State University Samantha Brodie, Washington State Community College “New Perspectives on Adobe Photoshop CS6 is a wonderful text for students to learn from because of the integrated skills activities within the concept explanation. Students are introduced to a topic and can immediately begin practicing the new skill set,which reinforces the learning. This text is especially useful for students that are just beginning because of the Trouble?,Tips, ProSkills,Reference,and Insight sections and the numerous illustrations and screenshots,which allow students to check their own progress.” —DeAnnia Clements, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College New PersPectives oN Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 COMPREHENSIVE FMTOC C8130.indd 1 3/20/13 8:19 AM FMTOC C8130.indd 2 3/20/13 8:19 AM New PersPectives oN Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 COMPREHENSIVE Jane Hosie-Bounar Mitch Geller Kelly Hart Australia • Brazil • Japan • Korea • Mexico • Singapore • Spain • United Kingdom • United States FMTOC C8130.indd 3 3/20/13 8:19 AM New Perspectives on Adobe Photoshop CS6, © 2014 Course Technology, Cengage Learning Comprehensive ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. 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Due to electronic rights restrictions, some third party content may be suppressed. Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. The publisher reserves the right to remove content from this title at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. For valuable information on pricing, previous editions, changes to current editions, and alternate formats, please visit www.cengage.com/highered to search by ISBN#, author, title, or keyword for materials in your areas of interest. FMTOC C8130.indd 2 3/20/13 8:19 AM Preface The New Perspectives Series’ critical-thinking, problem-solving approach is the ideal way to prepare students to transcend point-and-click skills and take advantage of all that Adobe Photoshop CS6 has to offer. In developing the New Perspectives Series, our goal was to create books that give students the software concepts and practical skills they need to succeed beyond the classroom. We’ve updated our proven case-based pedagogy with more practical content to make learning skills more meaningful to students. With the New Perspectives Series, students understand why they are learning what they are learning, and are fully prepared to apply their skills to real-life situations. “The format of the text About This Book lends itself to easy-to- follow explanations and This book provides complete coverage of the new Adobe Photoshop CS6 software, and step-by-step processes assisting students in includes the following: reviews for concept • Hands-on instruction of essential digital editing concepts, such as file formats, color assessments. The hands-on modes, raster versus vector graphics, and the new CS6 features such as Content-Aware exercises reinforce the Move, layer filtering, and vector layers concepts covered, the ProSkills sections bring • Coverage of important skills including drawing and using work paths; and filling text reality into the classroom and objects with images, gradients, and patterns using selections and clipping masks and coursework, and the • Highlights of Adobe Photoshop innovations such as adjustment layers, layer comps and problems at the end of each chapter give variety styles, painting and drawing tools, non-destructive editing techniques, filters, and masks and relevance to all • Instructions for editing images using the auto correction tools, the Threshold and Curves elements presented.” adjustments, and the Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools —Joyce Porter Weber State University • Coverage of how to use color management tools to edit camera raw files and create various outputs for desktop, printing, and the Web New for this edition! • Coverage of the new Content-Aware Move feature • New hands-on instruction of new layer filtering • Introduction of the new Properties panel System Requirements This book assumes a typical installation of Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate using an Aero theme. You will need a graphics card that supports OpenGL 2.0. The browser used for any steps that require a browser is Internet Explorer 9. www.cengage.com/ct/newperspectives v FMTOC C8130.indd 5 3/20/13 8:19 AM vi New Perspectives Series “The clear step-by-step The New Perspectives Approach instructions, real-world data files, and helpful figures make New Perspectives Context texts excellent for courses Each tutorial begins with a problem presented in a “real-world” case that is meaningful to taught in the classroom, students. The case sets the scene to help students understand what they will do in the tutorial. the hybrid/blended format, or entirely online.” Hands-on Approach —Sylvia Amito’elau Coastline Community Each tutorial is divided into manageable sessions that combine reading and hands-on, step-by-step College work. Colorful screenshots help guide students through the steps. trouble? tips anticipate common mistakes or problems to help students stay on track and continue with the tutorial. visual overview Visual Overviews New for this edition! Each session begins with a Visual Overview, a new two-page spread that includes colorful, enlarged screenshots with numerous callouts and key term definitions, giving students a comprehensive preview of the topics covered in the session, as well as a handy study guide. ProsKills ProSkills Boxes and Exercises New for this edition! ProSkills boxes provide guidance for how to use the software in real- world, professional situations, and related ProSkills exercises integrate the technology skills students learn with one or more of the following soft skills: decision making, problem solving, teamwork, verbal communication, and written communication. KeY steP Key Steps New for this edition! Important steps are highlighted in yellow with attached margin notes to help students pay close attention to completing the steps correctly and avoid time-consuming rework. iNsight InSight Boxes InSight boxes offer expert advice and best practices to help students achieve a deeper understanding of the concepts behind the software features and skills. Margin Tips Margin Tips provide helpful hints and shortcuts for more efficient use of the software. The Tips appear in the margin at key points throughout each tutorial, giving students extra information when and where they need it. review Assessment Retention is a key component to learning. At the end of each session, a series of Quick Check aPPlY questions helps students test their understanding of the material before moving on. Engaging end-of-tutorial Review Assignments and Case Problems have always been a hallmark feature of the New Perspectives Series. Colorful bars and brief descriptions accompany the exercises, making it easy to understand both the goal and level of challenge a particular assignment holds. refereNce Reference Within each tutorial, Reference boxes appear before a set of steps to provide a succinct sum- tasK refereNce mary and preview of how to perform a task. In addition, a complete Task Reference at the back glossarY/iNdex of the book provides quick access to information on how to carry out common tasks. Finally, each book includes a combination Glossary/Index to promote easy reference of material. www.cengage.com/ct/newperspectives FMTOC C8130.indd 6 3/20/13 8:19 AM