Editorial Reviews
Product Description:When it comes to digital imaging software, Adobe Photoshop has long set the standard. Thus, when a new version of the popular program appears, designers tend to stand up and take notice--hen get down to the serious business of learning about it! And for that, there's no better place to turn than the book from the people behind the product: Adobe Press'
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book.Using the same style of self-paced instruction employed in the best-selling previous edition, this comprehensive set of Photoshop lessons provides everything you need to dive into the world of print, Web, and graphic design with Photoshop 7. Completely revised to cover all of Photoshop 7's new features (including the new Healing Brush, color correction commands, and file management tools), the book starts with an introductory tour of the software and then progresses on through 16 lessons, covering everything from Photoshop's interface to more complex topics like color management, Web graphics, and photo retouching. You'll find step-by-step instructions for a variety of projects (from beginning to advanced) and review questions at the end of each chapter to reinforce what you've learned. Easy-to-use project files on the accompanying CD-ROM complete the package.
Amazon.com Review:Each Classroom in a Book features consistently well-written and conceived lessons, part of Adobe's official training and certification program. They guarantee solid instruction, taking readers step-by-step through professional-level projects with topnotch artwork.
Adobe Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a Book book assumes no prior knowledge, and beginners will benefit from the slow and deliberate pacing. However, more experienced Photoshop users won't find it difficult to speed ahead through familiar material and there's a thorough index for troubleshooting specific problems. They'll find new techniques to make their workflow more efficient, and, perhaps, "unlearn" any bad habits (for example, getting a better grayscale conversion for a color photo by using the Channel Mixer rather than clicking "Mode > Grayscale").
Chapters cover the fundamentals: the work environment and help resources; making selections (with the wand, lasso, and marquee tools); using layers and masks; working with the pen tool and other vector graphics techniques; retouching and color correcting; selected effects like hand coloring; color-management issues; and creating images for print or the Web. Areas new to version 7 include working with the File Browser, using the new paint engine to create custom brushes and patterns, and working with the healing brush and cloning stamp.
All lesson project files and fonts are on the companion CD-ROM. Each lesson begins by outlining what will be learned and how long the project should take, and ends with review Q&A. The color section not only shows finished artwork for several projects, but also includes some useful reference pages: a toolbox overview (with color illustrations of what each tool does), a layer blending mode sampler, and a set of images helpful in color management.
In addition to the above topics, the book also shows how to create slices and optimize images in both Photoshop and ImageReady, make rollovers and animations in ImageReady, and use droplets for batch processing. You may not become a power user after these tutorials, but you'll certainly have a firm working knowledge of Photoshop upon which to build expert skills. --Angelynn Grant
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
Photoshop, November 22, 2009
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Paula FancherEverything went smoothly from placing my order online until I received the book. In fact, I received the book within 2 days of placing the order. I would use this vendor again.
great buy. im happy, November 3, 2009
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Levijakeboth the condition of the book and the contents of the book were amazing.
a great buy. im happy
Adobe (R) Photoshop 7.0 Classroom in a book, October 23, 2009
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Roger SmithAlthough I am now using CS4, if I remember correctly this book had quite a bit of good info in it.
Olympus Stylus 1010 digital camera, September 8, 2009
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Michael S. McraeI have only had the camera for a short time; however, I am amazed with what it can do. The Super Micro Function allowed me to get within an inch of the subject and still give me a great picture. My only complaint is that the LCD provides a brighter picture than the one actually taken; however, in reviewing the booklet, I see that I can make some alterations in brightness such that what I see may be what I get.
I am extremely happy with this purchase as it provides so much more than cameras of similar value.
Adobe 7, March 2, 2009
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Brian E. O'gormanCame in great condition as listed ...delivery was longer then expected .. Dealer did respond to my e-mail to reassure me. All and all good just not fast.
