Photoshop CC is truly amazing, but it can also be overwhelming if you're just getting started. This book makes learning Photoshop as easy as possible by explaining things in a friendly, conversational style-without technical jargon. After a thorough introduction to the program, you'll delve deep into Photoshop's secrets with expert tips and practical editing advice you can use every day.
The important stuff you need to know:* Learn your way around. Take a tour of Photoshop's workspace and learn how to customize it.* Unlock the magic. Use layers, masks, and Smart Objects to safely edit your images.* Perfect your photos. Learn techniques for cropping, color-correcting, retouching, and combining photos.* Master color. Drain, change, and add color; create gorgeous black-and-whites, partial-color effects, and duotones.* Be artistic. Create illustrations, paintings, and pro-level text; use filters effectively, edit video, and create 3D art.* Share your work. Produce great-looking images for print, presentations, and the Web.* Work smarter and faster. Automate common chores and install plug-ins for complex tasks.
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Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Maße
Höhe: 233 mm
Breite: 178 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4493-4241-8 (9781449342418)
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Lesa Snider is on a mission to teach the world to create--and use!--better graphics. She's an internationally acclaimed speaker; stock photographer and chief evangelist for iStockphoto.com (www.lesa.in/istockdeal ); as well as the founder of the creative tutorial site PhotoLesa.com. Lesa is the author of many video-training workshops (www.lesa.in/clvideos) and the coauthor of iPhoto '11: The Missing Manual. She writes a regular column for Photoshop User, Elements Techniques, and Macworld magazines, and contributes frequently to Design-Tools.com and PlanetPhotoshop.com. Lesa is also a long-time member of the Photoshop World Dream Team of instructors and can be spotted teaching at many other conferences around the globe. She also teaches Advanced Photoshop for the international graphic design school, Sessions.edu. You can connect with her online on Facebook (www.facebook.com/PhotoLesa), YouTube (www.lesa.in/ytvideochannel), Twitter (@PhotoLesa), and www.PhotoLesa.com. During her free time, you'll find Lesa carving the twisties on her sportbike, dressed up in her Star Trek best at a sci-fi convention, or hanging with fellow Apple Mac enthusiasts. Lesa is a proud member of the BMWMOA, F800 Riders Club, and the Colorado Mac User Group (www.CoMUG.com) a.k.a. the Boulder Mac Maniacs. Email: lesa@photolesa.com.
