Photoshop CS4, Volume 1: Visual QuickStart Guide

The tried and tested way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS4 in full color. Stock available December 2008 - Aust RRP $34.95 -Clear and succinct text, hundreds of screen shots and full color images (most available for download) and step-by step instructions allow readers to get up and running fast. -Loaded with tips and techniques gleaned from noted authors real world Photoshop experience. -Newly streamlined to focus on features of most interest to beginning Photoshop users. This edition of the Visual QuickStart Guide to Photoshop CS4 by bestselling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas covers Adobe Photoshop as well as Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw (which are included with Photoshop). The elegant layout and full-color photographs make the book not only visually appealing, but also easy to use. Tasks are presented as clear, stepby- step instructions. Most of the photos appearing in the book are available to readers to download so they can follow along closely with the instructions. New and updated Photoshop program features are clearly marked with bright orange stars, so users already familiar with Photoshop can update their knowledge quickly. Major new features that are covered in this edition include workspace options in Photoshop, the Adjustments and Masks panels, and the new Bridge interface. Less publicized features are also covered, such as tool options and keyboard shortcuts. This new edition also covers color management; workspaces; layers; selections; masking; compositing techniques; the History panel; blending modes; brushes; exposure, tonal, color and focus adjustments; retouching; layer styles; filters; type features; gradients; PDF presentation packages; preferences; presets; and more. Readers will learn everything they need to know to get a good working knowledge of Photoshop. Table of Contents 01 Color Management02 Acquire, Create, Save03 Bridge04 Workspaces05 Menus & Panels06 Pixel Basics07 Layer Basics08 Select09 Combine Images10 History11 Tonal Adjustments12 Colors&Blending Modes13 Color Adjustments14 Brushes15 Camera Raw16 Exposure17 Refocus18 Retouch19 More Layers20 Layer Styles21 Filters22 Type23 Gradients24 Presentation25 Preferences & Presets26 Print27 ExportIndex