Photoshop CS4 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide

This edition of the Visual QuickStart Guide to Photoshop CS4 covers Adobe Photoshop as well as Adobe Bridge and Adobe Camera Raw (which are included with Photoshop). The elegant layout and full-color photographs make the book not only visually appealing, but also easy to use. Bestselling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas present tasks as clear, step-by-step instructions. And most of the photos appearing in the book are available to you to download so you can follow along closely with the instructions.

New and updated Photoshop program features are clearly marked with bright orange stars, so if you’re already familiar with Photoshop you can update your knowledge quickly. Major new features covered in this edition include workspace options in Photoshop, the Adjustments and Masks panels, and the new Bridge interface. It also discusses less publicized features, such as tool options and keyboard shortcuts.

Other topics in this new edition include: color management; workspaces; layers; selections; masking; compositing techniques; the History panel; blending modes; brushes; exposure, tonal, color and focus adjustments; retouching; layer styles; filters; type features; gradients; PDF presentation packages; preferences; presets; and more.