The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop

by Sherry Hutson

'The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop' teaches readers with no programming experience how to create and edit images and graphics for the Web using Photoshop and ImageReady. From scanning pictures to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321247272
• ISBN13: 9780321247278
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company
• Length: 191 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

breath of fresh air

mick rasley, Sculptor,silversmith, September 20, 2004, Breath of fresh air Well spent $s. It costs more to get film developed today.This book was what actually cured my of 'film',and put me in the world of digital photography(and comfortably too).Glad this book was recommended to me ,and I will for sure pass on the 411.

I've been waiting a long time for this book.

Sherry Hutson obviously knows exactly what we Photoshop beginners are facing and what language to speak... no arrogance in this `how to' masterpiece. I have books on other programs in my bookshelf, as well as on Photoshop, which are about 800 pages and my eyes just gloss over so I've never even tried. When I started this book, though, I just followed step 1 and kept going because it was easy to understand and stuff miraculously started happening. Although I'm not a website designer, my work requires me to create and maintain the company website along with my other duties. In small companies, the few wear many hats and it's terrifying to create a website when you don't know what you're doing. My nephew recommended the Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop and I decided to go for the `keep it simple' approach, using the book's "Do's" and "Don'ts." Now feel like I've published a site as appealing as some of the big corporate ones. Under "Features" on the back jacket of the book, the list reads, "Assumes no Photoshop experience . . .; Progresses in a natural order . . .; Contains extensive reference material, including a Web-Safe Colors chart, keyboard shortcuts, and annotated tool bars . . .; Provides tutorials in each chapter . . .; Uses full-color screen shots, so what you see in the book is exactly what you'll see on the computer screen." I'm usually pretty skeptical at such claims, but it's all true for once. Don't be afraid. Just get the book and start in. I bet you will be surprised at how quickly, for example, you catch on to working with and correcting pictures, and the different types of image formats and when to use them. I had tried to figure out layers once before, but now I understand exactly what's happening. I've done the exercise on how to make an animation and it's amazing. The eagle actually flies. This book is straightforward and very much a "fast start for beginners." I'm giving it five stars.

A "must have" Photoshop Instruction book

Sherry Hutson has produced one of the most informative and consise books on Photoshop that I have ever read. It covers all tehniques of a very complex graphics program in an easy to read (and learn) format. As a former student in many classes taught by Sherry, I can attest to the value of this book (I now design web sites, myself). A definate value for beginners and a strong resource for the expert.

Fun with Photoshop!!!

Yaah! Finally a book about Photoshop that even a beginner like me can really make sense of. The Web Wizard's Guide to Photoshop has introduced me to the joy of improving the images that I download from my digital camera. My friends and family are delighted with the much improved, innovative, and high quality, images that I am now able to create using this fun, user friendly, program. The clear and simple explanations in this book have encouraged me to move on to the next step. I am now in the process of designing my own web page. What fun!!! If you're interested in improving the way you work with images and/or in trying your hand at designing a website, this is definitely the book for you. If you try it, you most definitely will like it.

WOW - What a blessing!

Finally, some practical, down-to-earth help. I'm a one-person marketing shop, and don't use Photoshop every day, so I have a tendency to forget some things from project to project. This book makes it easy to look up key functions quicky and easily. Thank you Ms. Hutson!