The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 6 [Paperback]

Robert Stanley (Author)

Book Description

Series: Complete Idiot's Guides (Computers) | Publication Date: December 1, 2000

Do all the new bells and whistles of Adobe Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 have you buzzing with anticipation, but also leave you with a healthy dose of intimidation? Do you wish you could find a book that not only tells you what Photoshop's features are, but real-world uses for them? Do you wish you could find a book that takes into consideration the fact that not everyone is van Gogh? Do you just want to quickly and easily get up to speed on the latest features? The CIG to Photoshop is just what you need!

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From the Back Cover

Do all the new bells and whistles of Adobe Photoshop 6 and ImageReady 3 have you buzzing with anticipation, but also leave you with a healthy dose of intimidation? Do you wish you could find a book that not only tells you what Photoshop's features are, but real-world uses for them? Do you wish you could find a book that takes into consideration the fact that not everyone is van Gogh? Do you just want to quickly and easily get up to speed on the latest features? The CIG to Photoshop is just what you need!

About the Author

Robert Stanley grew up in Lincoln Park, Michigan. At age 10, Robert was drawing caricatures for the city's charity. A self-taught artist, Robert's clients have included 20th Century Fox, Cigar Aficionado, Paper Moon Graphics, and the Firesign Theatre. Besides Photoshop, Robert is proficient in numerous other 2D and 3D graphics and animation programs. In addition to authoring the Complete Idiot's Guide to Photoshop 5, Robert was the technical editor and a contributing author to Using Photoshop 5 (1998).

Product Details

• Paperback: 413 pages
• Publisher: Alpha; 1st edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789724243
• ISBN-13: 978-0789724243
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,946,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humorous and Educational, January 31, 2001

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Grand Inquisitor (Delray, Michigan USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 6 (Paperback)

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. Photoshop 6 can be intimidating for anything but the more basic applications. This book helped me expand the possibilities of my creativity. Every other Photoshop book I've read put me to sleep when they discussed color, the "Color Your World" chapter, actually made sense and taught me how to use the color options effectively. The humor in the book (chapter titles and random statements smattered throughout) were an added treat (except for the one about carnival workers...grrr). All in all, an exceptional tool for anyone who thinks they already know how to use Photoshop 6 and a must for anyone just starting out.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great series, great guide for a great piece of software, February 5, 2001

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Joanna Daneman (Middletown, DE USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 6 (Paperback)

I have to say I slightly prefer the "Complete Idiot's" guides rather than the "for Dummies" series although I think both titles are regrettable. (Is it a complete guide for idiots, or a guide for complete idiots?) And how can you be an idiot or dummy if you are bound and determined to learn something and willing to spend your good money doing it? Sounds smart to me. Nevertheless....

This book is very very useful. Photoshop is difficult! The more powerful the software, the more difficult to use. And some of the more arcane features of the software are important to get to know, like managing color (especially useful if you do web publishing or digital photography.) This part of the book is worth the price alone.

All in all, you can't go wrong if you want to learn Photoshop. If you don't mind the silly Idiot title (isn't this getting a bit old by now?) you'll have a highly useful resource to get started doing some great things.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Five stars?!? I don't think so...., June 16, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 6 (Paperback)

All I can say is that I am into chapter five, and still have no idea how to use Photoshop well enough to draw a happy face! This book seems to be going on about endless boring applications for Photoshop and saying very little about how to actually use the program. For instance, its going on about how to share files between Mac's and PC's, and all the potential pit falls (missing file extensions etc) before even getting into actually using Photoshop. Hello?! I just want to know how to use the program first, then worry about that stuff later (for God sakes, I'm never going to be sharing files with a Mac, so get on with it!) If you want to read about RLE Compession Scheme's and BMP Format Performance, but not even know how to draw a circle or use layers, then this is the book for you. If want a book that is going to get you up and running on how to use Photoshop, look elsewhere as I will have to do.