- Paperback: 432 pages
- Publisher: Imprint Unknown; 1 edition (5 Dec 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0789724243
- ISBN-13: 978-0789724243
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 18.8 x 2.5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 48,182 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Do all the new bells and whistles of Adobe Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 have you buzzing with anticipation, but also leave you with a healthy dose of intimidation? Do you wish you could find a book that not only tells you what Photoshop's features are, but real-world uses for them? Do you wish you could find a book that takes into consideration the fact that not everyone is van Gogh? Do you just want to quickly and easily get up to speed on the latest features? The CIG to Photoshop is just what you need!
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Do all the new bells and whistles of Adobe Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 have you buzzing with anticipation, but also leave you with a healthy dose of intimidation? Do you wish you could find a book that not only tells you what Photoshop's features are, but real-world uses for them? Do you wish you could find a book that takes into consideration the fact that not everyone is van Gogh? Do you just want to quickly and easily get up to speed on the latest features? The CIG to Photoshop is just what you need!
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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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Rather than go through thick manuals that presume you are an expert in the software, I always buy these type of books for ease to remind me how manuals should be written.
This book covers all the basic elements and menus that are needed to use Photoshop. You will be creating mini works of art in no time.
Whilst not going over every topic available (that would mean a book 10x bigger), itis a great place to start and a good reference manual. I keep it close by all the time for ease.
For the more detailed things that need to be done, you may need to purchase a more advanced book or rely on the manual.
I give it 5 stars becuase if you have Photoshop, you must have this book.
19 of 20 people found the following review helpful
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Correct me if I am wrong, but every person new to a computer, and in addition software (which usually appears to be more complicated than it actually is), requires a basic guide to refer to. BASIC being the exact description here. When you are sat at your PC losing your patience rapidly, trying to work out a problem or wishing to accomplish something new, the last thing you need is an equally complicated 'how to' guide full of long, drawn-out paragraphs, boring pointless nonsense that you do not even need to know and big words, from an obvious computer/software genius who seems to assume that you know what you're doing already. Been there, done that. What can be more annoying?
This book, however, is genius in itself, owing to the fact that it basically excludes all of the complicated jargon, and actually keeps you from throwing your computer through a closed window. For a good hour or so, anyway.
It is obvious to see that the 'Complete Idiot's Guide' series was actually written for, generally, 'newbies' to the world of computing. After finding the title rather amusing I found that it is actually rather true (I also posess the 'Idiot's Guide to Acting' - I needed help after realising my talent sucked so much). Anyhow, if you require a simple how-to book with easy steps and basic have-a-go guides, then this is for you. Adobe Photoshop, whichever version you have (they are all pretty similar), can look pretty daunting upon first glance and nobody would expect a first-time user to create a work of photographic art. The program itself requires practise, and if you use this book along with the program as a step-by-step guide, then you will be well on your way to creating successful images (including putting your sibling's head on the body of an ape or whatnot - those are fun to practise with also. All in the name of art).
The 'Idiot's Guide' outlines a whole load of new and different techniques and tutorials. These include how to work with layers, layer techniques, how to merge pictures together, how to have fun with Photoshop and, quite frankly, everything you wish to know with regards to Photoshop 6. The book provides clear, colour illustrations to make the tutorials easier, and offers easy step-by step chapters. You can either read from the beginning and work your way up, or basically skip to different chapters depending on how you wish to work. It is just so simple.
Basically, if you own Photoshop and are new to photo editing, then you need this book. Avoiding the pointless jargon, this gets straight to the basics, leaving even the biggest 'idiot' to work with ease. Being new to Photoshop myself, I definitely recommend this book to all of the other idiots out there.
27 of 30 people found the following review helpful
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I'll keep this short so you might get a flavour of what the book is like. It's simple, informative, helpful and gives you what you need to know to get started with one of the best programmes on the Market. I strongly recommend it to all. Even if you are a master, as this book will certainly help on those days of Hum, Hum what was I going to do! So buy it if you are using Photoshop 6.
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I was looking for a manual for Adobe Photoshop Elements 6 and purchased this by mistake. It would therefor be unfair of me to rate it either good or bad because I am not likely to... Read more
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No one wants to look through the manual, as it already assumes that you are an expert in Photoshop.
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