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CMYK stands for Cyan-Magenta-Yellow and Key color (black). These are the primary colors for the translucent ink used in offset lithography (printing). When you subtract all four CMYK colors, you get the white of the paper (no color). That’s why CMYK is called “subtractive color”. After the jump, learn more!

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Clipping masks are a great method for masking part of an image without deleting pixels. In this tutorial, we will be using a shape to hide part of a photo.

We will also be working with Photoshop’s filters, patterns, custom shapes, text, and blend modes.

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When working with Dreamweaver tutorials here, elsewhere on the Web, or in books, it pays to memorize the main components of the Dreamweaver CS4 workspace. After the jump, I describe the components I will refer to the most in my tutorials.

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Doing layout for Web pages with tables is so 1998. Tables should be used for data, not to arrange the elements on your Web page. A better method is to use CSS layers. They are much easier to format than tables, once you get the hang of it. But the best thing is that if you use CSS layers to design your site, you can make a site-wide layout change in the blink of an eye.

If you’ve never tried CSS layers for your site layout, try this one. Dreamweaver CS4 makes it a cinch, if you pay attention to the details.

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RGB stands for Red-Green-Blue, which are the primary colors of light. RGB is the color mode used on computer monitors because they shine light into your eyes. When you add all three RGB primary colors together, you get pure white light. That’s why RGB is called “additive color”. After the jump, learn more!

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