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Projects at a Glance

Th e Against Th e Clock Portfolio Series teaches graphic Composite Movie Ad
design software tools and techniques entirely within
the framework of real-world projects; we introduce and project 1 o Compositing
explain skills where they would naturally fall into a real Images and
project workfl ow. Artwork
Th e project-based approach in Th e Professional
Portfolio Series allows you to get in depth with the o Managing Layers
software beginning in Project 1 — you don’t have to read o Creating Complex
several chapters of introductory material before you can Selections
start creating fi nished artwork.
Our approach also prevents “topic tedium” — in o Saving
other words, we don’t require you to read pages and pages Photoshop Files
of information about text (for example); instead, we for Print
explain text tools and options as part of a larger project
(in this case, as part of a book cover).
Clear, easy-to-read, step-by-step instructions walk
you through every phase of each job, from creating a new
fi le to saving the fi nished piece. Wherever logical, we also African Wildlife Map
off er practical advice and tips about underlying concepts
and graphic design practices that will benefi t students as o Working with Vector Shape Layers
they enter the job market. project 2
Th e projects in this book refl ect a range of diff erent o Compositing with
types of Photoshop jobs, from creating a magazine ad Smart Objects
to correcting menu images to building a Web page.
When you fi nish the eight projects in this book (and o Using Filters and
the accompanying Portfolio Builder exercises), you will Adjustments
have a substantial body of work that should impress any o Creating an Artistic
potential employer. Background
Th e eight Photoshop CS6 projects are described
briefl y here; more detail is provided in the full table of o Outputting Files
contents (beginning on Page viii).

project 3 Menu Image Correction

o Retouching Damaged Images

o Correcting Lighting
Problems
o Correcting Color Problems

o Preparing Images for Print
portfolio o Working with HDR
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