October 2005
Beginner
488 pages
15h 51m
English
Overview
Need to learn Photoshop Elements 4 fast? Try a Visual QuickStart!
This best-selling
reference’s visual format and step-by-step, task-based
instructions will have you up and running with Adobe’s
popular consumer image editing software in no time. In this
completely updated edition of our best-selling guide to Adobe
Elements, leading graphic designer and Photoshop expert Craig
Hoeschen uses crystal-clear instructions and friendly prose to
introduce you to everything that’s new in Adobe Photoshop
Elements 4. Filled with step-by-step, task-based instructions and
loads of visual aids, this book explains how to capture photos from
traditional or digital cameras, reduce red eye, correct color, work
with layers, erase backgrounds, create photo-illustrations and Web
graphics, simulate painting and drawing techniques, apply artistic
effects, and more. Along the way, you'll find extensive coverage of
all the program's new features: the Magic Selection Brush, which
offers a quick way to make accurate selections in your photos;
Magic Extractor, which lets you select an image and instantly
remove the background; Auto Red Eye and Auto Skin tone tools; cool
slideshow effects (text, graphics, narration, pans and zooms, and
more); online sharing service; and more!
This book is for Windows users only.