Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop CS6

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Adobe Photoshop CS6

by Brianna Stuart and Mike Wooldridge

2012 | 352 pages PDF and EPUB | Publisher: Visual; 1 edition (June 13, 2012)
Language: English | ISBN-10: 1118196678 | ISBN-13: 978-1118196670

70 MB + 154 MB = 224 MB in RAR

Gets visual learners up to speed on the newest enhancements in Photoshop

Photoshop is constantly evolving, and the newest version offers great new tools for photographers. This popular guide gets visual learners up to speed quickly; previous editions have sold more than 150,000 copies. With colorful screen shots illustrating the step-by-step instructions, this book is perfect for Photoshop newcomers and for visual learners who are upgrading from an earlier version. It covers setting up the software, importing images from the camera, using all the tools, creating an online gallery, and more.

Covers the most important features of Photoshop CS6, including importing photos from a digital camera, retouching and repairing damaged photos, enhancing digital images, and adding custom 3-D effects
Explains how to edit images for the web, create an online photo gallery, and incorporate graphics into desktop publishing programs
Explores color management, using palettes, compositing, using layers, applying gradients, setting type, and working with filters
Features step-by-step instructions and full-color illustrations designed for those who learn best when they see how things are done

Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop CS6 gets visual learners ready to take advantage of everything the newest version has to offer.

From the Back Cover

Are you a visual learner? Do you prefer instructions that show you how to do something — and skip the long-winded explanations? If so, then this book is for you. Open it up and you'll find clear, step-by-step screen shots that show you how to tackle more than 160 Photoshop CS6 tasks. Each task-based spread covers a single technique, sure to help you get up and running on Photoshop CS6 in no time. You'll learn to:

Select tools and set up a workspace
Change image size and resolution
Experiment with colors and textures
Apply layer styles and filters
Add and manipulate type

Designed for visual learners

Two-page lessons break big topics into bite-sized modules
Succinct explanations walk you through step by step
Full-color screen shots demonstrate each task
Helpful sidebars offer practical tips and tricks

About Authors

Brianna Stuart is an author, tech employee, amateur photographer, and incredibly happy mother of twins. Brianna lives near Seattle, WA. She has contributed to a number of Wiley's Teach Yourself Visually series of books. In her spare time (which is pretty minimal!) she can be found either on her bike or at her sewing machine, raising funds for charities with both.

Mike Wooldridge is a user-interface designer and Web developer. He has authored more than 30 books for Wiley's Visual series. Mike's recent titles teach you how to edit images with Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements and build websites with HTML and CSS.