Synopses & Reviews
Wouldn't it be great if you could have three of the world's most accomplished and sought after Photoshop teachers sitting next to you at your computer as you navigate the infinite possibilities of Adobe Photoshop Elements 4?
How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 4 is the next best thing. Three Photoshop powerhouses--Jack Davis, Mike McHugh, and Wayne Rankin--all renowned authors, graphic designers, and trainers, have developed an effective way to help you reach your full creative potential.
Jack, Mike, and Wayne guide you step-by-step through real-world projects, with an emphasis on uncompromising quality, last-minute flexibility, and go-home-at-night speed! You'll learn tips and techniques on everything from common workflow problems and exciting photo enhancing techniques to custom projects and presentations using Photoshop Elements 4. Whether it's optimizing the color and tone of your image, retouching cosmetic undesirables, or creating custom presentations, you’re given the tools at every stage of the creative process in order to learn How to Wow!
This book begins with the essentials of workflow (including Sizing Images, Working with Layers, and Color Management) and then moves on to photo organizing and optimizing and retouching and enhancing. Next comes the fun with creative projects such as texturing your images and turning them into works of art, applying a virtual tattoo, creating custom wrapping paper, producing a multimedia presentation, making a Web photo gallery, and more. The How to Wow! companion CD makes it a snap and is packed with everything you need to work through the projects in the book and start creating your own graphics that wow!
This book is for Windows users only.
Synopsis
Wouldn’t it be great if you could have three of the world’s top digital imaging experts sitting next to you at your computer, helping you navigate through the infinite possibilities available to you in Photoshop Elements 5?
How to Wow with Photoshop Elements 5 is the next best thing. It combines the skills and techniques of Jack Davis and Mike McHugh along with the inspiring designs and creative projects of Wayne Rankin. All three are renowned authors, designers, and educators.
Jack, Mike, and Wayne guide you step by step through real-world projects, with an emphasis on uncompromising quality, last-minute flexibility, and phenomenal speed. You’ll learn tips and techniques on everything from sorting your digital photos to creating a digital scrapbook. Whether it’s optimizing the color and tone of your image, ...and turn your digital photographs into creative masterpieces!retouching cosmetic undesirables, reconstructing priceless heirlooms, or creating customized wrapping paper, you’ll be given the tools at every stage of the process in order to learn How to Wow!
The book begins with an introduction to the Elements 5 workspace, and then moves on to workflow (including file organizing, color settings, and Camera Raw), and then explores photo optimizing and retouching and repairing. Next comes the fun stuff with enhancing all aspects of your photography for maximum impact. You will produce stunning creative projects, including a digital watercolor and a multimedia VCD or DVD that you can watch on your home TV. You’ll also create engaging presentations, and using the How to Wow presets, available on the CD accompanying this book, you can’t go wrong.
About the Author
Jack Davis is best known as the coauthor of the award-winning guide to Photoshop, The Photoshop Wow! Book. Jack is also a designer, photographer, and internationally recognized creative spokesperson on digital imagery. Mike McHugh is Australia’s leading Photoshop and InDesign trainer, with an extensive background in prepress, finished art, and graphic design. He is a certified Adobe expert and trainer, and is also the coauthor of How to Wow with InDesign CS2. Wayne Rankin, a renowned Australia-based graphic designer, has been pushing the boundaries of digital imaging and design since the early 1980s. He is coauthor of How to Wow with InDesign CS2.