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Projects at a Glance
Projects at a Glance

Against The Clock’s The Professional Portfolio Series teaches Music CD Artwork
graphic design software tools and techniques entirely
within the framework of real-world projects; we introduce project 1 o Compositing Images
and explain skills where they would naturally fall into a and Artwork
real project workflow.
The project-based approach in The Professional o Managing Layers
Portfolio Series allows you to get in-depth with the o Creating Complex
software beginning in Project 1 — you don’t have to read Selections
several chapters of introductory material before you can
start creating finished artwork. o Saving Files for
Our approach also prevents “topic tedium” — in Multiple Media
other words, we don’t require you to read pages and pages
of information about text (for example); instead, we
explain text tools and options as part of a larger project
(in this case, as part of a postcard series).
Clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions walk
you through every phase of each job, from creating a new
file to saving the finished piece. Wherever logical, we also
offer practical advice and tips about underlying concepts Car Magazine Cover
and graphic design practices that will benefit students as o Enlarging Source Files
they enter the job market. project 2
The projects in this book reflect a range of different o Working with
types of Photoshop jobs, from creating a magazine ad Vector Tools
to correcting menu images to building a web page.
When you finish the eight projects in this book (and o Applying Styles
the accompanying Portfolio Builder exercises), you will and Filters
have a substantial body of work that should impress any
potential employer.
The eight Photoshop projects are described briefly
here; more detail is provided in the full table of contents
(beginning on Page viii).

project 3 Museum Image Correction

o Retouching Damaged Images

o Correcting Lighting Problems

o Correcting Color Problems
o Preparing Images for Print
portfolio o Working with HDR Images
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