Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS5 - Softcover

Wooldridge, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470612630 ISBN 13: 9780470612637

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2010

Synopsis

Gets visual learners up to speed quickly on the newest Photoshop release

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.

About this title

About the Author

Mike Wooldridge is a Web developer in the San Francisco Bay area. He has authored more than 20 books for the Visual series.

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:

• Crop, straighten, and trim images

• Change brightness and contrast

• Edit by using layers and filters

• Save images in different formats

• Practice your skills using the sample images on the Web site

• Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

• Full–color screen shots demonstrate each task

• Succinct explanations walk you through step by step

• Two–page lessons break big topics into bite–sized modules

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470612630
• ISBN 13: 9780470612637
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352