Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.6869
EAN: 9780764534911
ISBN: 0764534912
Label: Wiley
Manufacturer: Wiley
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 936
Publication Date: November 15, 2000
Publisher: Wiley
Sales Rank: 304039
Studio: Wiley
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Rating:  - Excellent Photoshop guide.
Anyone attempting to use Photoshop, especially first timers like me, probably discovers two things: (1) Photoshop is vast in its' capabilities, and (2)You may need someone to guide you through this excellent but complex program. Mr. McClelland's book is very readable and easy to understand, often funny, highly detailed, and very helpful. I have not yet mastered Photoshop, and I don't know if I ever will, but this book has been more than helpful. Highly recommended!
Rating:  - Frustrating how-to on Photoshop
I have two books on Photoshop. One is Inside Photoshop 5.5. It is somewhat entertaining (which is a bonus) and educational in a good way. What do I mean? It gives hands on tasks so you learn by doing (kinda like those ads for Devry Technical Institute). His explanations are short and right to the point. And almost every step seems to have a picture.
Now let's take this book. I'd like to use an example from an area I find difficult to understand; creating masks.He's walking you through ... Read More
Rating:  - Looks good but it is trouble
All in all, this is a usable book if you take the time to discover essential details that are missing. As you get into more sophisticated topics you find that about 10% of the procedures described in the book do not work. Essential steps, that could have been spelled out in a line of text, are missing and I have to experiment for close to an hour to discover what they are. The book is too verbose and could be condensed to half its size, with no loss of content. The humor is weak and adds nothing to ... Read More
Rating: - Looks good but it is trouble
All in all, this is a usable book if you take the time to discover essential details that are missing. As you get into more sophisticated topics you find that about 10% of the procedures described in the book do not work. Essential steps, thate could have been spelled out in a line of text, are missing and I have to experiment for close to an hour to discover what they are. The book is too verbose and could be condensed to half its size, with no loss of content. The humor is weak and adds nothing to ... Read More
Rating: - Looks good but it is trouble
All in all, this is a usable book if you take the time to discover essential details that are missing. As you get into more sophisticated topics you find that about 10% of the procedures described in the book do not work. Essential steps, thate could have been spelled out in a line of text, are missing and I have to experiment for close to an hour to discover what they are. The book is too verbose and could be condensed to half its size, with no loss of content. The humor is weak and adds nothing to ... Read More
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