Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours, Fifth Edition

The best-selling Photoshop tutorial: freshened and reorganized for easier learning, and fully updated for Photoshop CS4 Stock available November 2008- Aust RRP $34.95 -An easy-to-read, well-organized introduction to Photoshop development for Photoshop beginners and upgraders alike: no programming experience needed -New full-color, wide-trim design makes this book exceptionally accessible and visually appealing. -A complete tutorial package: step-by-step instructions, Q and As, quizzes, exercises, tips, shortcuts, and much more. In just 24 lessons of one hour or less, Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS4 in 24 Hours will show Photoshop beginners and upgraders how to create, edit, and manipulate images with Adobe Photoshop CS4. In this books straightforward, step-by-step approach, each lesson builds on the previous ones -- helping readers master all the essentials of Adobes newest version of Photoshop from the ground up. Friendly, accessible, and conversational, this book gives Photoshop beginners a practical grounding in the entire package, without ever becoming overwhelming or intimidating. Coverage includes: getting started, selections, color, painting, transformations, layers, masks, paths, filters, type, composites, B and W and color image repair, printing and publishing images, and much more. Throughout, step-by-step instructions carefully walk readers through the most common Photoshop questions, issues, and tasks... Q and As, Quizzes, and Exercises help them build and test their knowledge... Did You Know? tips offer them insider advice and shortcuts... and Watch Out! alerts help them avoid problems. By the time theyre finished with these lessons, readers wont just understand Photoshop CS4: theyll be comfortable using it in real-world projects.