This full-color book is an essential guide to getting started with Adobe Photoshop. It's packed
with tutorials illustrations and practical exercises to help you make sense of this complex
and powerful software. You'll start with the basics of Photoshop including an overview of its
myriad tools and other options. Next you will learn about some of the common tasks that can be
performed in Photoshop such as how to touch up images and basic applications in photography.
You'll also be walked through how to leverage Photoshop for special and 3D effects. Each and
every technique author Kevin Wilson presents is illustrated step-by-step using screenshots with
concise easy to follow text. Downloadable sample photoshop files and images are also provided
to help you work your way through the book. Whether you are a graphic design student a
photographer or just a keen computer user this book will provide you with a firm grasp of the
underpinningfoundations of Photoshop and equip you with the skills needed to unleash its full
power. What You Will Learn Understand Photoshop's many tools Use Photoshop to execute common
image manipulation tasks Touch up photographs and other images in Photoshop Remove lens
distortion and make photos look more professional Who This Book Is For Students those
interested in starting graphic design and photographers looking to enhance clean up and
manipulate their photos. No experience with image-manipulation software is needed.
