How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS [Paperback]

Colin Smith (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0072231432 | ISBN-13: 978-0072231434 | Publication Date: December 3, 2003 | Edition: 1

Get to know Photoshop, and go beyond the basics with this friendly step-by-step guide. Teaches you how to run this sophisticated image editing application like a pro. Learn to use all the tools, work with color palettes, create textures, import images, apply filters, use layers, and so much more. This beautiful four-color book also features an art gallery displaying professional work to help illuminate the lessons and inspire you.

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From the Back Cover

Create professional-looking images effortlessly with Photoshop CS and this step-by-step guide. Award-winning designer Colin Smith teaches you the fundamentals of Photoshop then walks you through the more advanced features of this powerful graphics tool. Master traditional drawing and painting tools ranging from pencils to airbrushes, then learn how to add and manipulate text, retouch photos, create special effects, and more. You'll also learn the techniques professional artists apply to their work in a special "Behind the Scenes" section. Whatever your goals are, you'll find what you need to accomplish them in How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS.

• Tame the interface and use the toolbar, palettes, options, and more
• Import, place, and size images properly
• Draw and paint with a dizzying array of tools and techniques
• Use layers to make editing images a snap
• Do amazing things with color by working with channels
• Create graphics using both bitmap and vector technologies
• Save time with tool presets, automation, and actions
• Set print and color options to get the best results

About the author: Colin Smith is an award-winning graphic designer and author or co-author of seven graphic design books. He is also founder of the popular online resource Photoshopcafe, and is a regular contributor to the NAPP Web site.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (December 3, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0072231432
• ISBN-13: 978-0072231434
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Colin Smith is a best-selling author, trainer, and award-winning new-media designer who has caused a stir in the design community with his stunning photorealistic illustrations composed entirely in Photoshop. Colin is also known as a pioneer of HDR photography. He is founder of the world's most popular Photoshop resource site, PhotoshopCAFE.com, which boasts over 20 million visitors.

With over 15 years of experience in the creative industry, Colin was formerly Senior Editor and Creative Director for VOICE magazine. He is a regular columnist for Photoshop User magazine. He has been featured in most major imaging magazines including, Computer Arts, Macworld, After Capture, PSD Photoshop, Advanced Photoshop, Photoshop Creative, Digital Photographer, Web Designer magazine and a host of others..

Colin's graphic design work has been recognized with numerous awards, including, MacWorld Digital Design and 3 Guru awards at Photoshop World 2001 and 2002, for his work in both Illustration and Web Design. He's authored or co-authored more than eighteen books on Photoshop, including the best-selling How to Do Everything with Photoshop CS and CS2 (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2005) and award-winning Photoshop Most Wanted: Effects and Design Tips (A Press/Friends Of Ed, 2002). Colin is also creator of the Photoshop Secrets Video training series (PhotoshopCD.com). He is in high demand across the United States as a lecturer, presenting his Photoshop techniques to Photographers and graphics professionals across the nation. He has been a speaker at such conferednces as Flash Forward, NVision, Photoshop World, PIDE, WPPI, PIDE, DL Expo, Creative Suite Conference, Cre8, Create Chaos, Deviant Art Summit and many more. In 2008 Colin was the featured speaker for a Sold out Multi-City Tour (Flash Summer Camp) Sponsored by Adobe and Lynda.com. Colin has consulted such companies as Adobe Systems, Edison International, Apple and Disney Studios.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars How to do everything with Photoshop CS, October 7, 2004

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Robert Meisenzahl "Whubee" (Long Island, NY) - See all my reviews
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I can't stress enough how pleased I am with this book. It covers everything. If you are a beginner or advanced user with photoshop this book is for you. I have learned so much!!! Cover to cover this book explains every tool and how to use it effectivly. Packed with step by step tutorials explaining how to reach different effects.
If you use photoshop for print or web, this book explains the methods(ex. use of cymk vs rbg, optimizing images for web publishing) even goes into the use of imageready so you can get your page on the web. The behind the scenes section is great! Shows work from the pro's and some of their techniques. I will be looking for more books from this author.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Colorful, Effective Book, March 25, 2005

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Apprentice - See all my reviews

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How to do Everything with Photoshop doesn't teach you "everything" but does show some of the key components and techniques in Photoshop that you would most commonly use. First of all, the book is in full color, which makes reading much more interesting. I love how every tutorial has a picture guidance to help you see and visualize the author's techniques. Most of the tutorials are straight to the point, easy to understand and a great stepping stone to get you up and running in Photoshop. I wish the book would show you more photo effect techniques but otherwise, the book is very colorful, vibrant, easy to read, covers the important aspects of Photoshop and pretty cheap at under $20. I would say this is a great beginners book.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You're never too old to learn new tricks....., February 13, 2005

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D. Cloud (Grand Haven, MI United States) - See all my reviews
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As a professional graphic designer I know quite a bit about Photoshop - or at least I thought I did. Colin Smith covers it all, from the preferences on up. Everything is explained in a clear, no-nonsense manner. I highly recommend this book to everyone, novice to expert. You're never too old to learn new tricks.