The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe Photoshop 6

by Robert Stanley

Book Overview

A guide to Photoshop 6, this text includes information on handling vector artwork (easier control of lines, text and paths from other Adobe applications), and the context-sensitive options bar that gives faster access to the controls for each tool or object and better control of presets.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0789724243
• ISBN13: 9780789724243
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

This Is The Best Book So Far

This is how i learned almost every thing i know and it is the best book i have seen so far. I highly recomend it.

If your new to photoshop this is 4 u

If your a beginner this is the perfect book to lay your foundations in the world of photoshop. The style of the book is exciting and humourous. Some photoshop books such as adobes classroom in a book can leave the beginner confused with questions. The idiots guide will give the user self-belief to experiment and after reading this book you will be able to move on in confidence to more advanced tutorial books.

Great series, great guide for a great piece of software

I have to say I slightly prefer the "Complete Idiot's" guides rather than the "for Dummies" series although I think both titles are regrettable. (Is it a complete guide for idiots, or a guide for complete idiots?) And how can you be an idiot or dummy if you are bound and determined to learn something and willing to spend your good money doing it? Sounds smart to me. Nevertheless....This book is very very useful. Photoshop is difficult! The more powerful the software, the more difficult to use. And some of the more arcane features of the software are important to get to know, like managing color (especially useful if you do web publishing or digital photography.) This part of the book is worth the price alone.All in all, you can't go wrong if you want to learn Photoshop. If you don't mind the silly Idiot title (isn't this getting a bit old by now?) you'll have a highly useful resource to get started doing some great things.

Humorous and Educational

I must say that I was pleasantly surprised. Photoshop 6 can be intimidating for anything but the more basic applications. This book helped me expand the possibilities of my creativity. Every other Photoshop book I've read put me to sleep when they discussed color, the "Color Your World" chapter, actually made sense and taught me how to use the color options effectively. The humor in the book (chapter titles and random statements smattered throughout) were an added treat (except for the one about carnival workers...grrr). All in all, an exceptional tool for anyone who thinks they already know how to use Photoshop 6 and a must for anyone just starting out.