Inside Photoshop® CS

Chapter 0. Answers to the Most Important Imaging Questions

In this chapter, you'll learn

• How pixels convey color in Photoshop images

• The difference between bitmap and vector graphics

• How to work in color modes

The oddity of a Chapter 0 is bound to attract some attention, so let's put this attention to good purpose. Before you think of cranking up Photoshop, you need to understand some very important definitions, because like a snowball rolling downhill, gathering speed and size, so will your talents and powers in Photoshop build as you read this book. But misunderstanding the basics can get your snowball off to an uneven start and hamper your ability to master the use of Photoshop.

Therefore, the following is not so much a list of definitions as ...