Teach Yourself Visually Photoshop CS4

Author:: Linda Wooldridge; Mike Wooldridge
Format:: Softcover

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Short description

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 145 PhotoshopCS4 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Photoshop CS4 in no time.

You'll learn to:

Browse, sort, and filter in Bridge

Use all the Photoshop tools

Slice, scale, or rotate selections

Adjust colors and work with layers

Add and manipulate type

Save images as GIF, PNG, or JPEG

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

Long description

Are you anxious to get started with the new release of Photoshop? If you learn best visually, then you'll love the updated and expanded coverage found in this tutorial. Full-color throughout, this book offers newly revised design features that allow for larger screen shots for better navigation and a more detailed look at each tasks' step-by-step instructions. This title is packed with additional pages and expanded coverage of cool new tasks for you to accomplish.It presents an approachable teaching style makes Photoshop CS4 accessible for beginners and instructs visual learners of how to put this application to work for them; covers the most important features of Photoshop, including importing photos from a digital camera, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, adding custom 3D effects, and editing images for posting on the Web; and, walks you through creating a Web photo gallery, incorporating graphics into desktop publishing programs, using palettes and layers, compositing, applying gradients, and setting type and filters.

Product details

Publisher:: Wiley Publishing
ISBN:: 9780470339473
Publication date:: December 2008
Length:: 233mm
Width:: 185mm
Thickness:: 18mm
Weight:: 767g
Edition:: illustrated edition
Pages:: 319
Illustrations:: Illustrated
Illustrated:: Illustrated

Getting Started. Understanding Photoshop Basics. Changing the Size of an Image. Making Selections. Manipulating Selections. Painting and Drawing with Color. Adjusting Colors. Working with Layers. Applying Layer Styles. Applying Filters. Drawing Shapes. Adding and Manipulating Type. Automating Your Work. Saving and Printing Images.