Official Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 5.0 Studio Techniques (Paperback)

by Ben Willmore (Author)

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Product Description
Written by an experienced instructor who teaches Photoshop seminars at events and corporations nationwide, this is the definitive Adobe Photoshop tutorial available. It teaches in a clear, well-organized style that intuitively guides the user through techniques rather than touring the application itself.

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Official Adobe Photoshop 5 Studio Techniques teaches in full color and in a clear, well-organized style that intuitively follows the user through techniques rather than touring the application. The author teaches through the use of analogies and concepts, using a fun and informal--yet authoritative--tone. The book is divided into three sections:Part I: An introduction into the mechanics of the application. Covers the tools and palettes, and explains techniques such as selections and layers in language everyone can understand.Part II: Explores techniques. Rather than listing tools one by one, it demonstrates vital operations, covering each tool as it comes into play. Covers such topics as resolution, line art scanning, and working with grayscale images.Part III: Takes the reader through more advanced techniques. Covers topics such as color correction, compositing, retouching, and other enhancements.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 4.50 pages
• Publisher: Adobe Press; Pap/Cdr edition (December 16, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568304749
• ISBN-13: 978-1568304748
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,145,757 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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31 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Becoming an expert in Photoshop, June 30, 1999

By	Chris Sanson ([e-mail]) (Miami,FL) - See all my reviews

I have went through three photoshop 5.0 books. The adobe user guide, adobe classroom in a book, and adobe photoshop studio techniques. Out of all these books, the photoshop studio techniques is above all the best. Ben Willmore puts you at ease and provides humor throughout the book. He relates the unusual and hard stuff about photoshop in lamen terms that anybody can understand. I now understand layers, shadows, drop shadows, color correction, RGB, CMYK, GRC, Levels, Curves, Channels, getting rid of color casts, and understanding what the differences between "ppi" and "dpi" are. He provides an excellenct theory behind the things he is going to explain. So you have the best of both worlds. Adobe has done an excellent job in finding someone that can write a book about photoshop 5.0 and relate it to the general public. Do not buy books on photoshop, just buy this one and you will become a master in short of amount of time. It is too bad they cannot do this for Illustrator and GoLive by Adobe.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Photoshop 5.0 by Ben Willmore is a must read book., October 31, 1999

By A Customer

After much debate at a local bookstore I finally desided to buy this book, based largely on the chapter dealing with text effects. Soon after reading it while in Photoshop I soon discovered that I was reading a fantastic book. Very presice in its explanations and very to the point without what Ben calls "Techno Mumbo Jumbo". While reading any book I often "tab" important pages, I had to stop doing that with this book, I found myself tabing every page!!!. If you are a novice at Photoshop like I was, buy this book it is worth its weight in GOLD. I just wish Ben would now do a book on version 5.5.

Scott R. Hirschman

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to understand and really teaches how., September 27, 1999

By A Customer

I have purchased several books on Photoshop 5 and never got past any particular chapter. As instructional books most read like the manual that comes with the application.

The Official Adobe Photoshop 5.0 Studio Techniques by Ben Willmore gave more than its promise.I never really understood levels, curves,and color corrections until I read Willmore's book.He writes like he really understands the novice and experience amateur. I've been using Photoshop to do photo imaging, greeting card, enhancing or fixing damaged photos, etc. and thought I knew enough about these subjects.Willmore's book taught me more things that I never really knew or understood and I can now work more efficiently.