Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS5 - Softcover

Wooldridge, Mike

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470612630 ISBN 13: 9780470612637

Publisher: Visual, 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: Visual
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470612630
• ISBN 13: 9780470612637
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352