Perspective Warps and Distorts with Adobe Tools: Volume 2

Digitally restore your old photos in Photoshop for print out or to use online as still photos. This first of two volumes will show you some of the basic techniques you can use in Photoshop to preserve or repair damaged family and historical photos.In today's digital world of smart phones and cameras, you can easily transfer your photos from phone to computer. However, occasionally you're left with an old or damaged version of the image and the uncertainty of how to fix them. Aided by the sound advice and tips from author Jennifer Harder, this book will show you how to do so with just a few basic corrections in Photoshop. Using healing tools, basic color correction tools, layer masks, and workspace commands to fill in missing gaps, you'll be able to print out an unblemished picture or post it on your social media page.A Beginner's Guide to Digital Image Repair in Photoshop: Volume 1 provides the know-how to help preserve your family treasures.What You Will Learn Review scanner basics for digitizing your photos Use various "healing" and color adjustment tools in Photoshop for restoring photos See how custom selections and layer masks can be used in the photo restoration process Apply various workspaces to fill in missing details in an image or merge photosWho Is This Book ForUsers who want to learn how to repair old historical photos and slides for digital presentation or for print as well as those who are interested in basic animation.

Gain skills in image and logo manipulation that will enhance your designs and make them more appealing--either in your portfolio or for your client's next graphic project.<BR>As Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator have evolved, new and unique features have been added to these programs that offer different options for warping and distorting graphics and shapes. For the beginner and intermediate student or graphic artist, choosing or knowing which distort or warp tool to use among so many available can become overwhelming and confusing.<BR>This book primarily focuses on teaching how to work with various warping tools and filters in Photoshop, though you will also be using graphics acquired from Adobe Illustrator. Knowing how to work between these two applications is a crucial part of understanding how to successfully manipulate your designs. In Photoshop, you'll see how to alter both raster images and vector graphics, and learn how to do this with layers in various non-destructive ways. <BR>Some of the filters mentioned in this book will be familiar to you, as you may have used them frequently. However, others are well hidden, are new, or perhaps you have never considered that you could use that tool, dialog box, or filter to warp or distort. What You Will Learn- Become proficient in using the warping and distorting tools and filters in Photoshop, as well as how to correct basic distortions in photos and add perspective- Grasp transferring illustrations from Illustrator for use in Photoshop- Discover how to warp and distort type- Generate unique patterns- Work with Smart Object Layers and Smart Filters- Work in combination with older tools and newer, enhanced ones Who This Book Is ForBeginner- and Intermediate-level readers interested in pursuing careers as graphic artists, photographers, or video artists/animators.<BR>

This full-color book, the third of three volumes, focuses on Adobe Illustrator's SVG interactivity tools. How can an infographic be made more interactive for an audience? What additional Illustrator tools and Adobe applications can be used to enhance your infographic layout? In this final volume of Creating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator, you will learn the answers to all these questions. Author Jennifer Harder will walk you through creating basic infographics in Illustrator using Illustrator tools for creating SVG files, known as Scalable Vector Graphics, for basic Interactivity on a web page. Then you will review layouts in other Adobe Applications in relation to their connectivity with Illustrator.Upon completing this volume, you will have a thorough understanding of how to design an infographic with basic interactivity for a web page, and how this can improve visualization and convey meaning to your audience. Moreover, youwill be able to use this knowledge to create your own infographics using Illustrator's wide array of tools. What You Will LearnDiscover how to apply interactivity to an infographicGain insight into different infographic layouts and how to finalize your project with your clientExplore other Adobe Creative Cloud applications that may assist you in the future as you create your infographics Who This Book Is ForBeginner-level designers and others who are interested in learning the process of creating infographics for their company, the classroom, for, an article in a magazine, or adding interactivity to webpage.

Upgrade your skills in Adobe Creative Cloud and enhance your corporate or personal website with multimedia and graphics. In this book you'll look at the latest versions of five core Adobe programs: Photoshop, Illustrator, Animate (formerly Flash), Media Encoder and Dreamweaver. As you work with each of these programs to create images, animations, audio and video you will see how each one can help you complete and finally integrate your multimedia files into a final mobile friendly website.<BR>Adding new multimedia features to your website does not have to be difficult or confusing. If you plan your route and goals correctly, along the way you will see how each software has its own use, but ultimately, how they can all work together for a common goal. This book also shows you how additional Creative Cloud software can be used with the core five programs should you want to add further interactivity.<BR>What You'll Learn:- Use Adobe Creative Cloud software to create graphics and multimedia for a website- Render images in various formats- Work with video, HTML5 Canvas and audio files for the website- Discover new features of HTML5 and CSS3 and how to work with them in Dreamweaver CCWho This Book Is For<BR><BR>Graphic designers who are creating websites; students in the classroom; instructors wanting to upgrade their Adobe Creative Cloud skills.<BR>