Introduction. About Advanced Classroom in a Book. Copying the Advanced Classroom in a Book files. Restoring default preferences. Additional resources. Other learning resources. Preparing Images for Print or Web.
Getting Started. Basic image editing for both print and Web images. Preparing an image for print. Preparing an image for the Web Shading and Blending.
Choosing Illustrator versus Photoshop. Getting started. Shading and blending in Photoshop. Shading and blending in Illustrator. Acquiring Digital Images. General tips for acquiring images. Acquiring images via flatbed scanning. Acquiring digital photography. Acquiring Photo CD images. Acquiring elements from the Web. Capturing screens. Acquiring frames from video. About digital and analog-digital video files. General video issues affecting graphics. Acquiring frames from analog video. Acquiring frames from digital video.
Advanced Masking. Getting started. Masking in Illustrator. Using the Pathfinder palette to cut away sections. Using compound paths with masks. Creating a compound mask. Putting the four quadrants together. Creating masks with the pen tool.
Masking in Photoshop. Getting started. Extracting a mask. Masking with a path. Defringing a selection. Making a layer mask from a Color Range - selection. Using Quick Mask to fix the edges. Putting it all together with layers. Adding text and finishing the business card.
Advanced Compositing. Getting started. Beginning the design. Using layer modes to blend. Setting the layer transparency display to white. Blending with layer masks. Using adjustment layers. Editing and managing masks. Importing a Photoshop image into Illustrator. Returning to Photoshop from Illustrator. Color Management and Distribution. Color management basics.
Production workflow for a printed postcard. Getting started. Creating the postcard. Choosing an appropriate workspace in Photoshop. Editing the postcard image. Color-separating an image. Matching colors in different applications. Opening a file with an embedded profile. Color management in Adobe Illustrator. Finalizing the artwork in Illustrator. Matching color and assembling the artwork. Setting separation options. Preparing Illustrator graphics for use in other applications. Preparing Illustrator graphics for remote printing. Creating Web-based art. Optimizing Web-based art. Saving optimized images.
Advanced Typography and Layout. Getting started. Setting up your document. Creating trim and fold marks. Defining bleeds. Applying a PANTONE color. Creating a tabbed price chart. Importing and styling text. Creating and applying a spot varnish. Printing tiled sections. Exploring on your own. Mastering the Pen Tool.
About Bezier curves. Getting started. Drawing precise shapes. Adding color with the gradient mesh tool. Drawing natural shapes with the pen and pencil tools. Coloring the tulip with the pen tool and gradient mesh tool. Arranging your art in the Layers palette. Using the pen tool in Photoshop to create highlights. Transforming paths to add a shadow to the vase Two-Color Print Projects.
About channels. Getting started. Improving the image quality. Creating a duotone. Preparing to add a spot color. Adding a spot color. Adding definition to your colored object. Completing your poster in Illustrator. Preparing final files for printing. Making sure that two-color files print properly.
Creating an Animated Web Ad Banner. Getting started. Setting up your document. Designing your banner. Specifying layers and exporting the artwork. Creating the animation and adding effects. Setting the animation's timing. Optimizing and exporting the banner. Exploring on your own.
Animating With Photoshop, Illustrator, and After Effects. Getting started. Adding vector graphics to a raster image. Preparing Photoshop layers for animation. Making it move. Compressing the composition for video and the Web.
Index. Project Designers. 