http://tc.eserver.org/publisher/Elated A listing of works published by Elated in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Elated http://tc.eserver.org/22325.html http://tc.eserver.org/22325.html In this tutorial we'll look at using some of Photoshop's tools to produce realistic brushed-metal effects. You can easily apply these effects to text or to other objects such as geometric shapes and interface bars. http://tc.eserver.org/22323.html http://tc.eserver.org/22323.html In this tutorial you'll learn how to use layer masks to create the effect of one image gradually fading into another. http://tc.eserver.org/22322.html http://tc.eserver.org/22322.html This beginner's tutorial explains the concept of layers in Photoshop. Layers are a very powerful tool for image editing, and are a fundamental tool in Photoshop for creating complex images. http://tc.eserver.org/22326.html http://tc.eserver.org/22326.html As of version 5 and greater, Photoshop includes a very handy Save for Web command. This feature allows you to produce a copy of your image that is optimised for web use. This means that the image file will be as small as possible, and that the image will use only web-safe colours (if desired). Save for Web can produce GIF, JPEG, or PNG format images. http://tc.eserver.org/22324.html http://tc.eserver.org/22324.html This tutorial will show you some ways to select areas of your images using the variety of selection tools available in Photoshop. First we'll talk about why selecting part of an image is so useful, and then we'll examine the various selection methods in Photoshop: the Marquee tools; the Lasso tools; the Magic Wand tool; the Color Range tool; and the Quick Mask mode. Finally, we'll look at ways to modify and fine-tune your selections. http://tc.eserver.org/22318.html http://tc.eserver.org/22318.html In this tutorial we'll list 10 really useful techniques and shortcuts for Photoshop beginners. These tips will hopefully do wonders for your Photoshop skills, and speed up your work. http://tc.eserver.org/22321.html http://tc.eserver.org/22321.html This tutorial explores the features and uses of Photoshop 5.5's type tool. Photoshop 6 uses a different type tool which we shall cover in a future tutorial, though a lot of the techniques mentioned here will work in Photoshop 6. http://tc.eserver.org/22320.html http://tc.eserver.org/22320.html Photoshop's zoom facility is very versatile and allows you to zoom in and out of an image in many different ways. You can even have different views of the same document open at once, with different zoom levels! In this tutorial we will explore the zoom tool and its applications. http://tc.eserver.org/22319.html http://tc.eserver.org/22319.html In this tutorial we're going to show you some quick and easy ways to find out information about your image in Photoshop. The tutorial was written for Photoshop 4 users, but also applies to later versions of Photoshop.