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Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One  
Author: Deke McClelland (Publisher)
ISBN: 0596006187
Format: Handover
Publish Date: June, 2005
 
     
     
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From Book News, Inc.
An Adobe certified expert combines a dozen full-color illustrated, step-by-step lessons on this leading digital image editing software with two hours of video instruction on the companion CD-ROM.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book Description
Photoshop is an essential, powerful, and sometimes a befuddling tool. Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One clears the fog, taking you from graphics newbie to Photoshop warrior, under the watchful, easygoing guidance of Photoshop master Deke McClelland. This full-color book, accompanied by nearly two hours of video tutorials on CD, is an up close and personal training experience. Deke's classroom approach takes you step by step through real-world projects that help you gain Photoshop proficiency. Along the way, you'll get a good dose of graphics theory, best practices, and tips for avoiding Photoshop disasters. This one-of-a-kind approach fills a gap in the available literature and delivers a unique learning experience.

From the Inside Flap
"As a Photoshop author, I hate picking up a book and learning things I didn’t already know. But Deke’s done it to me again! If you want to learn Photoshop from the ground up, look no further." —Scott Kelby, President, National Association of Photoshop Professionals "…the equivalent of a twelve-week intensive course on digital imaging. Every step of the way, you’ll say ‘Now I get it!’" —Bert Monroy, Illustrator and Author of Commercial Photoshop with Bert Monroy




Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One

FROM OUR EDITORS

The Barnes & Noble Review
What could possibly be better than learning Photoshop CS from Deke McClelland, author of the legendary Photoshop Bibles? How about hiring him as your personal coach and learning Photoshop one-on-one? That￯﾿ᄑs the experience of working with Adobe Photoshop CS One-on-One.

You￯﾿ᄑll start with two full hours of Deke￯﾿ᄑs personal digital video instruction. Not postage-stamp, low-quality videos, either. This stuff￯﾿ᄑs superbly captured and edited.

After you watch each lesson, turn to McClelland￯﾿ᄑs outstanding full-color chapter. He￯﾿ᄑll guide you through challenging hands-on projects that illuminate what you￯﾿ᄑve learned. You￯﾿ᄑll get all the sample files you need -- along with all the context, insight, and tips you￯﾿ᄑd expect from a truly great instructor. Bill Camarda

Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2003 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks for Dummies, Second Edition.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Had it with gray, dull Photoshop books that put you to sleep? Jump-start your education and master Photoshop fundamentals and then some, with up-close and personal help from Deke McClelland, one of the leading Photoshop experts on the planet. When you're done with Adobe Photoshop CS One-On-One, you'll be editing and manipulating images like a pro.

SYNOPSIS

An Adobe certified expert combines a dozen full-color illustrated, step-by-step lessons on this leading digital image editing software with two hours of video instruction on the companion CD-ROM. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

FROM THE CRITICS

Library Journal

Scores of devoted Photoshop users and recent converts have generated demand for more titles on the latest version of Photoshop CS (see also Computer Media, LJ 4/1/04). A basic, step-by-step guide, QuickSteps uses full-color examples, screen shots, short tips, and notes to illustrate features; "How to" lists summarize each chapter; and "Quick Steps" sidebars show how to accomplish common tasks. Appropriate for libraries serving new users, but supplement with more thorough guides. Artistry will accommodate intermediate to advanced photographers and digital artists, including an annotated table of contents as well as "Must Reads" and images where appropriate. Although the text encompasses a lot of information, the pages are cluttered, the font size is too small, and typos abound. The CD contains project images and extra image files, plus links to demo software. Only for large libraries. Digital Photographers lives up to its title, focusing on various techniques for modifying digital photos. Step-by-step instructions, full-color examples, and screen shots demonstrate techniques, from reducing red-eye to adding special effects; explanations tell why and when to use particular tools. Its CD contains a Photoshop CS trial version, project images, tutorials, video examples, and demo third-party plugins. For medium and larger libraries. As with Digital Photographers, Real World is full color but includes fewer examples and screen shots in favor of more text and explanation, attempting to give readers the background to understand how Photoshop works and when its various features are needed. It generally assumes a finished print project and discusses optimizing for print, although the final chapter addresses multimedia and the web. Particularly helpful are explanations of different techniques for achieving similar results and examples of when to use each, as well as tips from the authors' real-world experience. For medium and larger libraries. Studio Techniques also attempts to provide background on when and why to use techniques, though in a more step-by-step fashion. It emphasizes nontechnical language and explanations and employs full-color examples throughout, with a CD of practice images. Straightforward prose and a sense of humor recommend this for medium and larger libraries. Also full-color, One-on-One includes two hours of training video on CD-ROM that corresponds with the exercises and chapter lessons in the book; this helps replicate a classroom experience and provides multiple learning methods. Quizzes and "Extra Credit" exercises aid in self-study; step-by-step discussions and illustrations let readers see if they are completing lessons correctly. A useful beginning to intermediate teach-yourself guide for all libraries. For intermediate users, Special Edition provides two thorough guides for the price of one, showing how to use Photoshop and Illustrator CS together--a useful approach given Adobe's new focus on the CS products as a cohesive suite. Unfortunately, it is not full color, though a color insert is included. The CD contains images, bonus chapters, and demo plugins and tools. For medium and larger libraries. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

     



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