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Mastering Photoshop CS3 for Print Design and Production

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Design professionals seeking a clear Photoshop guide learn how to take introductory skills in the program to the next level with Mastering Photoshop CS3 for Print Design and Production. All the latest, new features of CS3 are presented by a Photoshop expert who covers everything from selecting brushes to manipulate specific image areas to combining image layers for more effective graphics results. Any who have either an older version of Photoshop under their belt or who want more applied skills will appreciate the author's professional expertise in graphic design, which translates well to a guide for any Photoshop would-be professional.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

I don't often recommend a book, and I never write reviews--I'm too busy. But I had to make an exception for this book. I own many Photoshop books, and I am always on the lookout for titles I have not seen before. I had never seen this one, but recently stumbled into it in a big box bookstore. After spending an hour or so reading it, I ordered a copy from Amazon. Print Design and Production? Could this be a rival to the classic Real World Photoshop series? Sadly, one of the authors of that classic series recently passed away. I thumbed through the book, expecting to see nothing not covered in the excellent Real World series--but soon I was hooked. The book DOES treat print design and production in very useful detail. But, despite what I expected based on the title, I found it covered a lot more in depth. More importantly in a very clear presenation style, it gave information on features and use of Photoshop tools I had never seen before, and I have been using Photoshop for a long, long time. I thought I knew everything there was useful to know about most of the tools, but on almost every page I found new and detailed information about the most effective ways to apply the tools and features. There is not a trace of a one-shot ad hoc treatment in this book. In most books at times an author presents things in a way certainly clear to the author but not to the readers. Not in this one--the author must be gifted at consistently giving clear explanations.

Everyone has his or her own style of learning and applying material, and one person may intensely dislike a book which another person thinks is excellent--so you will have to judge this book for yourself. But take a close look. I suspect you have not seen it before, or if you have you might not have looked at it in detail. I place it in the very top category of any Photoshop book I have ever seen, and I place only five books or so in that category. I hope Mr. LoCascio writes many more books of this caliber. I also have to comment on the quality of the Sybex printing. This is a rugged book with excellent print quality.

The booking has all the information about applying spot color to repairing image. The big plus is the CD that come with the book.