How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 4

Wouldn't it be great if you could have three of the world's most accomplished and sought after Photoshop teachers sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate the infinite possibilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4?

How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 4 is the next best thing. Three Photoshop powerhouses--Jack Davis, Mike McHugh, and Wayne Rankin--all renowned authors, graphic designers, and trainers, have developed an effective way to help you reach your full creative potential.

Jack, Mike, and Wayne guide you step-by-step through real-world projects, with an emphasis on uncompromising quality, last-minute flexibility, and go-home-at-night speed! You'll learn tips and techniques on everything from common workflow problems and exciting photo enhancing techniques to custom projects and presentations using Photoshop Elements 4. Whether it's optimizing the color and tone of your image, retouching cosmetic undesirables, or creating custom presentations, you're given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow!

This book begins with the essentials of workflow (including Sizing Images, Working with Layers, and Color Management) and then moves on to photo organizing and optimizing and retouching and enhancing. Next comes the fun with creative projects such as texturing your images and turning them into works of art, applying a virtual tattoo, creating custom wrapping paper, producing a multimedia presentation, making a Web photo gallery, and more. The How to Wow! companion CD makes it a snap and is packed with everything you need to work through the projects in the book and start creating your own graphics that wow!

This book is for Windows users only.