Photoshop 4 for Windows Visual QuickStart Guide [Paperback]

Elaine Weinmann (Author), Peter Lourekas (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0201688425 | ISBN-13: 978-0201688429 | Publication Date: January 15, 1997 | Edition: 1st

This text gives users an accessible reference guide to basic photo manipulation and correction techniques using the Version 4 of Photoshop. Extensive pictures and captions are included to reassure the reader that they are in the correct dialogue box, pop-up menu, or entry field to do what they need to do.

Product Details

• Paperback: 318 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1st edition (January 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0201688425
• ISBN-13: 978-0201688429
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,568,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Elaine Weinmann and her co-author, Peter Lourekas, write, design, and illustrate the best-selling Visual QuickStart Guides to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Their books have been translated into 25 languages and have sold more than 2.4 million copies worldwide. She has also taught computer graphics courses at the New School Computer Instruction Center and Pratt Manhattan; he has taught at the Cooper Union School of Art and Parsons School of Design. View their blog at elaineandpeter.com Twitter @elaineweinmann

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good..., December 25, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Photoshop 4 for Windows Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

If you're just starting out learning Photoshop, this is probably the best way to learn. I understood everything easily, but I had fooled around with the program a little bit before. People who are less experienced with Photoshop may be confused or find it moving too fast.

I found this worked best when I skimmed it all the way through, then tried to go through and read while I tried stuff in the program. Then, if I forgot how to do things, I looked them up in the book and it usually answered my questions. Still, it was a bit round-about at times and there were some things I were trying to do that it didn't explain.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, May 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Photoshop 4 for Windows Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for anyone learning PhotoShop. I've always liked this series of books. Straight-forward with no BS or bulk. Great job. Also, I do not know the author, or work for the publisher, so this is a totally objective review.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great place to start..., August 20, 1997

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This review is from: Photoshop 4 for Windows Visual QuickStart Guide (Paperback)

If you're a beginner at Photoshop this is an excellent book to get started with. All the tools, menus, and options are explained at the very beginning of the book. As you progress forwards in the book, photos and other pertinent graphic details show how each tool will affect your work. This book is not for the advanced Photoshop user, unless you need help with some of the basic Photoshop proceedures. Within the first 100 pages of this book I noticed my knowledge had increased dramatically. See for yourself, try it.