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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS5
Author(s): Mike Wooldridge (Author)
- Publisher: Visual
- Publication Date: May 24, 2010
- Edition: 1st
- Language: English
- Print length: 352 pages
- ISBN-10: 0470612630
- ISBN-13: 9780470612637
Book Description
Photoshop is the gold standard for image-editing programs and is used by professional photographers, graphic designers, and Web designers as well as hobbyists. Designed for those who learn best visually, this full-color guide has been completely updated to cover the newest release of Photoshop. Previous editions have sold more than 150,000 copies.
- Photoshop is the industry standard for image-editing software used in both print and digital media, with more than four million users worldwide; the latest version includes new functionality and enhanced tools
- People who learn more easily when they can see how something is done will quickly grasp essential Photoshop concepts and procedures in this visual, step-by-step format
- Covers importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing, enhancing digital images, adding custom 3D effects, editing images for the Web, creating a Web photo gallery, incorporating graphics into desktop publishing programs, color management, using layers and filters, compositing, and more
With step-by-step instructions and full-color screen shots to demonstrate each task, Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop makes learning easy.
Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
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From the Back Cover
Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you’ll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 165 Photoshop CS5 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique sure to help you get up and running on Photoshop CS5 in no time.
You’ll learn to:
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Crop, straighten, and trim images
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Change brightness and contrast
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Edit by using layers and filters
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Save images in different formats
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Practice your skills using the sample images on the Web site
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Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks
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Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
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Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
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Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
