Virtual Training Company s Photoshop for the Web tutorial is designed for the user who has a basic comprehension of Photoshop and would like to brush up on the skills required for effective web design. Each of Rick Martin s lessons builds on the previous one, as he leads you through an example work project. He uses this project to show you how to format, slice, and save your work for the Web. You can begin learning now by simply clicking on one of the links below.
Introduction && Setting UpWelcome && About This CoursePreferences - Saving Files - Display && CursorsTransparency && Gamut / Units && Rulers / Guides && GridPlug-ins && Scratch Disks / Memory && Image CachePhotoshop BasicsScreen Areas OverviewLayersLayer StylesManaging AssetsActions && DropletsCreating New ImagesOpening && Acquiring ImagesBlending ModesVector Graphics vs. Bitmap GraphicsPhotoshop Tools && TechniquesNavigatingPainting lPainting llDrawingShapesSelecting lSelecting llFillingModifying l ? Crop && CloneModifying ll ? RetouchingModifying lll ? Sampling && AnnotationBasics of Web DesignOrigins && Behavior / Internet && World Wide Web
Internet Architecture && Web Delivery
Web Page Structure
Graphic Architecture
Animations
Internet Constraints && SolutionsDownload Time
Optimizing
Browser && Platform Compatibility
Browser Offset
JavaScript && Absolute Positioning
Table Backgrounds
Monitor Resolution
Interpolation
Image Shape
Color For The WebColor Modes
Picking && Specifying Colors
Monitor Bit Depth
Web Safe Color
Browser Compensation for Missing Colors
Save for Web
Using TypeType on the Web
Types of Type
Setting Graphic Type l
Setting Graphic Type ll
Image FormatsImage Formats Overview
GIF - Color Lookup Table (CLUT)
GIF - LZW Compression
GIF - Dithering l
GIF - Dithering ll
GIF - Color Reduction Algorithms
GIF - Transparent && Matte && Avoiding Halos
JPEG - Overview
JPEG - Saving
PNG - Overview && Saving
Working With PhotographsCropping && Rotating
Removing Blemishes
Histogram
Levels
Color Balance && Curves
Selecting Areas
Modifying Areas
Photograph Effects for the Web
Creating Backgrounds && TexturesBackground Techniques
Tiling Background Methods
Parchment Background
Muddy Concrete
VTC Pattern Background
Watermark Background
Microtiles
3d Pattern Background
Layer StylesLayer Styles Overview
Simple Web Buttons
Squeezed Green Paint
Glass l
Glass ll
Water Drops && Liquify
Work Project - Simple InterfaceBorder
Navigation Panel
Button Text
Modifying && Tweaking
Slicing l
Save for Web l
Formatting l
Slicing ll && Save for Web ll
Formatting ll
Work Project - Layered && Perspective InterfaceFormatting Text
Text Effects
Warped Text
Perspective Text
Swirl
Slicing l
Slicing ll && Save for Web
Work Project - Top Border Interface With Glass ButtonsOverview && Top Panels
Modifying the Top Panels
Glass Buttons
Divider Lines && Glowing Glass
Add Text && Slice
Save for Web && Formatting
Where to Now?VTC
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