This full-color book is an essential guide to getting started with Adobe
Photoshop. It's packed with tutorials, illustrations, and practical
exercises to help you make sense of this complex and powerful
software.
You'll start with the basics of Photoshop, including an overview of its
myriad tools and other options. Next, you will learn about some of the
common tasks that can be performed in Photoshop, such as how to touch up
images and basic applications in photography. You'll also be walked
through how to leverage Photoshop for special and 3D effects. Each and
every technique author Kevin Wilson presents is illustrated step-by-step
using screenshots with concise, easy to follow text. Downloadable sample
photoshop files and images are also provided, to help you work your way
through the book.
Whether you are a graphic design student, a photographer, or just a keen
computer user, this book will provide you with a firm grasp of the
underpinning foundations of Photoshop and equip you with the skills
needed to unleash its full power.
What You Will Learn
- Understand Photoshop's many tools
- Use Photoshop to execute common image manipulation tasks
- Touch up photographs and other images in Photoshop
- Remove lens distortion and make photos look more professional
Who This Book Is For
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**Students, those interested in starting graphic design, and
photographers looking to enhance, clean up and manipulate their photos.
No experience with image-manipulation software is needed.
