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This is a full colour, beginner's introduction to Photoshop designed to get you up and running as quickly as possible. As Photoshop has become more and more complex, so have the associated 'how to' books. This is a great reference, but who has time to read it? Finally there is a short book (200 pages) that teaches you just what you need, and only that. Just the skinny! Each easy-to-digest chapter is just four pages long and fully explains a single core concept or technique. You will not learn 50 ways to perform a task, just the easiest. And you will not need to set aside hours to get through long chapters or projects. Readers report finishing the book in just a weekend with a reasonable command of the program and the images to prove it. Whether you are a photographer or a hobbyist, you will get a solid Photoshop foundation with this book. Written for Mac and PC users alike, this second edition is based on Photoshop CS4. The features described, however, are common to CS through CS4. So no matter what your version, this book will apply to you. All of the essentials are covered: the basic concepts of digital imagery, including pixels, colour, resolution, and histograms; global image enhancing to improve contrast, colour, composition, and focus; layers, the key to Photoshop, including adjustment layers, layer masks and blending; local image enhancing to remove defects, change colours, or composite image elements; drawing and painting with an introduction to vector graphics; and, everything you need to know to print images or prepare them for the web. This is not a book filled with advanced effects or idle chatter. It is a concise guide filled with straightforward directions, clear explanations and invaluable advice.

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