Photoshop CS For Dummies

by Deke McClelland and Phyllis Davis

Photoshop CS For Dummies

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2003113613
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About the Authors

Pioneering electronic publishing expert Deke McClelland is the author of Photoshop 7 Bible (Wiley Publishing, Inc.), the best-selling guide on digital imaging. Having written more than 60 titles in 20 languages, with 3 million copies in print, Deke is one of the most award-winning writers in the business, including a total of seven honors from the Computer Press Association. In addition to designing and editing the Look & Learn visual learning series (Wiley Publishing, Inc.), Deke hosts the in-depth training videos, Total Photoshop, Total Illustrator, and Total InDesign (all Total Training). He is a contributing editor for Macworld and Photoshop User magazines, and a member of the PhotoshopWorld Instructor Dream Team.

Phyllis Davis is a writer, graphics and Web designer, teacher, and graphics software expert. Her professional design credits include many books, fine art posters, and advertisements.

In addition to being co-author of Photoshop CS for Dummies, Phyllis is also the author of The GIMP: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), CorelDraw: Visual QuickStart Guide (Peachpit Press), and many other highly regarded books about graphic and photo-manipulation software.

When she isn’t writing and designing books and creating Web sites, Phyllis can be found developing and teaching computer courses, digging in her garden with her husband, Harold, and playing with her wonderful boys, Julian and Nicholas.

Dedication

For my men, Harold, Julian, and Nicholas. You guys keep life fun!

Author’s Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Matt Wagner and Bob Woerner for entrusting me with this great project. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Nicole Haims, who untwisted my gnarled sentences and kept me to the point. Without Nicole this book would have never gotten out the door on time.

Many of the beautiful photographs in this book were created by my husband, Harold Davis. These photographs are copyright Harold Davis and are used with his permission. Thanks, Harold!

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