Average Rating: 
Rating: - A must have!
New Riders does it again with Photoshop 7 Artistry. The Authors Barry Haynes, Wendy Crumpler and Sean Duggan have comprised a comprehensive list of Photoshop lessons which provide the user with the know how to master almost any digital project. This book is a treasure trove of practical information, tips, tools and techniques sure to kick your Photoshop skills up a notch... or even two!The book begins with a comprehensive in depth overview of Photoshop with chapters such as, Navigation, System set-up and Preferences, Picking and using Color, File Formats and Image Compression right down to Color Calibration and Management. They are thorough and skillfully written, so much so that the novice can understand them. Throughout the book you'll be guided through practical examples of how to create the highest quality digital image by the use of color correction, layers, photo restoration, filters, paint and composition, all aided by an accompanying CD. Section two is reason enough to pick this book up, if not only for the photographic, color, printer, scanner and monitor calibration lessons alone. The Photoshop expert will not only find this an unsurpassable resource but a guide as well to creating that perfect digital image. Above all, this is a must have book for any Photoshop artist... budding or not.
Rating: - The best book I've read for learning Photoshop!
Photoshop has become the image editor of choice for most graphic designers, photographers, and other creative professionals, but its vast array of capabilities, commands, options, and choices can make it an intimidating software tool to master, especially for the beginner. After purchasing and working my way through most of the popular Photoshop instruction books, I believe that Photoshop 7 Artistry: Mastering The Digital Image, by Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler, is hands-down the best available. Rather than focusing on drop shadows, bevelled edges, chrome effects and other "Wow" and "Gee Whiz" Photoshop features (although these techniques are also well explained), Haynes and Crumpler provide a logical, complete, and in-depth process for creating a "master image" file that can be used for producing superb digital prints, web-site graphics, and other image applications. Each chapter is packed with detailed information, and more screen displays than I've ever seen in a Photoshop book. The examples are well chosen and the reader can load the tutorial files from the CD that comes with the book and gain hands-on practice while studying each chapter. The authors also provide an in-depth evaluation of many of the state-of-the-art hardware/software capabilities for scanning, color calibration, and digital printing. Barry Haynes' photographic background allows him to clearly explain techniques such as the Zone System and color correction. You'll learn something new each time you open this outstanding
book. It's a "must buy" for aspiring Photoshop artists!
Rating:  - Learning Photoshop 7
PHOTOSHOP 7 ARTISTRY
Mastering the Digital Image
AUTHOR: Barry Haynes and Wendy Crumpler
PUBLISHER: New Riders
REVIEWED BY: Barbara RhoadesAll you ever wanted to know about Photoshop 7 you will find in Photoshop 7 Artistry. If you have never use Photoshop, this book will give you a good basic grasp of what Photoshop can do. There are new tools such as the healing brush, then there is the return of the brush palette. There is also a pattern maker and tool presets so you don't lose that special effect you worked so hard to create. Step by step instructions are included so you can work through the effects being talked about. The CD-ROM contains all the files needed to follow the effects being discussed. And each chapter has plenty of graphics to show you what the effects should look like. If you want a detailed instruction guide on how to create effects in Photoshop 7, be sure to get this book.
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