Mastering Photoshop CS2 Level 2 is the second CD set to the Mastering
Photoshop CS2 level 1. New improved interactivity and full screen display to maximize
your learning!
Features:
Master AdobeŽ Photoshop CS2 Quickly and Easily Easy
- Clear Step-by-Step guide with Narrated Instructions
- View in full screen for easy-to-follow instructions
- Work with Dynamic Simulations, not sequential static displays
- Interact with program to retain maximum learning
- Use sample files to practice along in AdobeŽ Photoshop CS2 software program
- Approximately 24 Hours training
time
Mastering Photoshop CS2 (Level 2)
Topics:
Lesson
9: Working with the Pen Tool
- Use
the Pen Tool to draw straight and curved paths
- Save
work paths.
- Fill
and stroke paths.
- Edit
paths using path-editing tools.
- Convert
a path to a selection.
- Convert
a selection to a path.
Lesson
10: Working with Vector Masks, Paths,
and Shapes
- Draw
and edit layer shapes and layer paths.
- Create
complex layer shapes by combining or subtracting different shapes.
- Combine
vector paths to create a shape.
- Use
edit mode to add and edit a text layer.
- Load
and apply custom layer shapes.
- Create
a work path from text.
- Alter
the appearance of work paths.
- Apply
a gradient and use a work path to create a vector mask.
- Merge
and distort layer combinations.
Lesson
11: Using Advanced Layer
Techniques
- Create
paths to clip a layer.
- Create
layer sets to organize and manager layers.
- Create
adjustment layers and used them to apply color and tonal adjustments without
permanently changing
pixel data.
- Create
a knockout gradient layer to use one layer selectively to reveal others.
- Import
layers from other Photoshop files.
- Duplicate
and clip layers.
- Add
layer styles to a layer, and apply the effects to multiple layers.
- Rasterize layers.
- Convert
clipping paths to masks.
- Use filter effects.
- Create
a border layer for your artwork.
- Flatten
and save layered files to reduce file size.
Lesson
12: Automating Tasks and Creating
Special Effects
- Automate
a multi-step task
- Use
guides to help you place and align images precisely.
- Save
selections and load them as masks.
- Apply
color effects only to unmasked areas of an image.
- Make
color correction to a selection using an adjustment layer.
- Use
filter effects to create effects.
- Use
layer styles to create editable special effects.
Lesson
13: Using Spot Colors to Create
Two-Color Images
- Use
channels to convert a color image to grayscale.
- Adjust
the tonal range of the image by assigning values to black and white
points.
- Sharpen
the image.
- Add
spot color to selected areas of the image.
Lesson
14: Arranging Objects in ImageReady CS2
- Duplicate
and align a layer object to other objects as you move it in the image.
- Create
a layer group.
- Duplicate,
align, and transform a layer group.
- Create
a layer set and apply changes to it.
- Duplicate
and edit text objects.
- Align
and group text objects.
- Change
the attributes of multiple text objects.
Lesson
15: Creating Links in Photoshop and
ImageReady CS2
- Create
image slices in Photoshop and ImageReady.
- Link
user slices to other HTML pages or locations.
- Define image-map areas using different methods.
- Link
image-map areas to other HTML pages and locations.
- Generate
and HTML page that contains the sliced image in a table.
Lesson
16: Optimizing Web Images
- Create
animations by hiding and showing layers.
- Create
animations based on changes in position, opacity, and layer effects.
- Use
the Tween command to create smooth transitions between
frames.
- Create
animations using vector masks.
- Create
animations using layer masks.
- Preview
the animations in ImageReady and in a web browser.
- Use
the Optimize palette to optimize the animation.
Lesson
17: Creating Rollover Effects in ImageReady CS2
Optimizing Web Images
- Create
rollovers with warped text.
- Create
and divide a slice into a table of slices.
- Create
rollovers affecting layer visibility.
- Create
rollovers using layer styles.
- Add
new slices to a slice set.
- Create
a slice from a hidden layer.
- Create
remote rollovers.
- Generate
a web page from the image and rollovers we create.
Lesson
18: Creating Animating GIF Images in
ImageReady CS2
- Create animations by hiding and showing layers.
- Create animations based on changes in position, opacity, and layer
effects.
- Use
the Tween command to create smooth transitions between
frames.
- Create
animations using vector masks.
- Create
animations using layer masks.
- Preview
the animations in ImageReady and in a web
browser.
- Use
the Optimize palette to optimize the animation.
Lesson
19: Color Management
- Specify
color management settings for displaying, editing, and printing images.
- Prepare
an image for printing on a PostScript CMYK printer.
- Proof
an image for printing.
- Saving an image as a separation.
System Requirements:
Windows 98,NT,2000,XP,Vista
- Pentium 133 MHz or higher
- 32MB RAM
- 10MB free disk space
- 24X CD-ROM
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