01884nam a2200241Ia 450000500170000000800410001724501040005810000190016226000430018130000300022430000110025450000480026502000220031365000360033565000200037105000150039154600120040650505800041852006090099833600090160733700150161633800110163120260803094101.0251212s2009    xx            000 0 und d1 aThe Adobe photoshop CS4 layers book : bharnessing photoshop's most powerful tool /cRichard Lynch.  aLynch, Richard  aBurlington, USA :bFocal Press,c2009.  axxv, 293 p.: bcol . ill.  c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographic references and index  a978-0-240-52155-8  aPhotographyxDigital techniques  aAdobe Photoshop  a005.1 B83o  aEnglish  a Front Cover; The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book: Harnessing Photoshop`s most powerful tool; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1: The Basics of Layers: Layer Functions and Creation; Chapter 2: Layer Management: Concepts of a Layer-Based Work Flow; Chapter 3: Object and Image Area Isolation in Layers; Chapter 4: Masking: Enhanced Area Isolation; Chapter 5: Applying Layer Effects; Chapter 6: Exploring Layer Modes; Chapter 7: Advanced Blending with Blend If; Chapter 8: Breaking Out Components; Chapter 9: Taking an Image through the Process.  a  MasterPhotoshop CS4 with this visual, hands-on guide to using layers, under the expert guidance of digital imaging specialist Richard Lynch. Layers, Photoshop`s most powerful feature, is the core of a nondestructive image-editing workflow. Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to. * Polish: correct and enhance color, fix composition problems, and repair damage or flaws * Manipulate: isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts* Understand: use all forms of layer blending, including transparency, clipping masks, opacity/fill, layer masks, layer.  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume