Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies [Paperback]

Deke McClelland (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 076450391X | ISBN-13: 978-0764503917 | Publication Date: July 13, 1998 | Edition: 1

Macintosh remains the computer of choice for high-end graphic designers, and Photoshop is still the preferred software program to produce all those professional-quality images. Now, you can create your own quality artwork for fun or profit with the latest version of Photoshop and a copy of Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies, written by graphics arts guru Deke McClelland.

Photoshop 5 adds more power and more features to its impressive arsenal of image-editing tools than ever before. Explore the new History palette, magnetic tools, editable text, and layer effects; clean up bad scans and poor-quality pictures; create collages or use the Photoshop program's special painting tricks; and control the resolution and dimensions of an image with ease and sophisticated know-how, thanks to the tips and techniques written in plain English that you'll find on page after page of Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies.

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Fix and alter photos like a pro — no experience required! Photoshop gives you the power to transform an ordinary photograph into something extraordinary — if you know what you're doing. That's where this friendly guide comes in. Photoshop expert Deke McClelland demystifies the world of electronic palettes, paintbrushes, and filters — and shows you step-by-step how get up to speed on this complex software.

Discover how to: Understand pixels and colors Get a handle on Photoshop tools Edit and retouch images Explore layers, text effects, and other cool features Prepare images for printing or the Web

The Dummies Way^™ Explanations in plain English "Get in, get out" information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun

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About the Author

Deke McClelland is a renowned digital graphics authority and an award-winning author whose more than 40 books have sold over 2 million copies.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (July 13, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 076450391X
• ISBN-13: 978-0764503917
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,048,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop Demystified (well, as much as it can be!), June 25, 2000

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L. Patterson "graphic designer and Mac wonk" (Rising Fawn, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies (Paperback)

This is really an encouraging book for those of us who took one look at Photoshop 5 or 5.5 and threw up our hands in despair. It begins at the very, rankist beginning (where I was!) and progresses simply, logically and humorously. There are ample and helpful illustrations. The book is very simple for newbees, who don't know anything about Photoshop. Its explanations are worded in plain English and any tech-talk is interpreted into English. In my copy, there is an addendum for the 5.5 upgrade. This book, and only this book, got me started and has kept me going in Photoshop, finally, and I love it and use it almost daily. It is really worth a lot more than its measly price.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars As it says its a book for Dummies, May 31, 2000

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Girish Patangay - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies (Paperback)

I guess you can't really expect any more from a "for dummies" book than the basics, but I was hoping that it would have a little more than just the basics. I do like the photoshop program for either the MAC or the PC, but the MAC one seems to be a little faster and a bit cleaner. I would recomend this book to anyone who actually never really used photoshop or know little about it. But if you have taken a class in photoshop it is pretty much a waste of time and money.