Introduction


This Fast & Easy book from Premier Press will help you understand, use, and explore the world of Adobe Photoshop CS. Photoshop is the industry standard when it comes to digital imaging, and this latest version, called CS ( Creative Suite ), continues the tradition of providing powerful image-manipulation tools. In this latest version, many changes have been made to simplify the user experience, to increase the functionality of different tools, brushes, and effects, and to make publishing to the Web as easy as possible.

Being a suite means that there is more than one program in the box. In addition to Photoshop, the other main program in the suite is ImageReady. ImageReady primarily is designed to help get images ready for the Internet and is not covered in this book.

Obviously, no book can teach you everything there is to know about one topic. The goal of this book is to give you a solid introduction to the world of Photoshop and to teach you how to use most of the different tools it has to offer. Along the way, you'll learn a variety of tips for creating your work faster and some creative tricks to make your artwork stand out.

The battles between good vs. evil, wrong vs. right, Coke vs. Pepsi, and Big Mac vs. Whopper are rivaled only by the age-old debate of PC vs. Mac. To avoid getting in the middle of the conflict, Adobe Photoshop CS rides the fence by being available on both platforms. The program works almost identically on both operating systems, with the exception of keyboard shortcuts. Throughout this book, whenever a keyboard shortcut is mentioned, both the PC and the Mac version of the shortcut is mentioned.

Who Should Read This Book?

If you are ready to explore the world of photo editing and digital art, this book is for you. Whether you are a seasoned veteran of Photoshop or just getting started, this book can be of benefit to you. New users can take advantage of the step-by-step, illustrated instructions of common tasks , while veteran users can use the book as a reference for new tools as well as old ones you might have forgotten.




Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy
Adobe Photoshop CS Fast & Easy (Fast & Easy (Premier Press))
ISBN: 1592003451
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2002
Pages: 179

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