![]() If however you are looking for something a little more in depth, I wouldn’t recommend this book. I could also recommend this to lower intermediates who perhaps have a working knowledge of Photoshop but who feel they want to know about more of the tools. So overall this is a great ‘overview’ book for those looking to get past the 1 or 2 things they know how to do already or for those with absolutely no knowledge of Photoshop or other image rendering software. Taking this idea one step further, each chapter’s project could also build on the previous chapter’s project, so by the end of the book you have a pretty decent portfolio-piece. ![]() By the end of the book, you have touched upon all the major tools used in Photoshop and it’s really up to you to take it from there.Ī note about the explanatory nature of the book: What I thought the book lacked was a means of building up the reader’s photoshop skills so that they are ready and able to come to their own solutions using the skills and techniques covered in each chapter. The style is more explanatory, and this should be fine for beginners and intermediates alike. By the end of the chapter, you have had a decent, though not thorough, introduction to that particular tool. Long story short, this book has a chapter on each of the major uses and tools in the CS6 suite and it talks you through each tool one by one. I have recently started to need to rework photos for work and have more detailed input into what our design team do, and so I thought that I’d try to learn Photoshop once and for all to improve my contribution to the team, hence why I bought this book on Amazon. So yes, I can use computers reasonably well and enjoy tinkering no, I’m not a creative type. Having said that, I am NOT a designer nor particularly talented when it comes to design. So a bit of background about where I’m coming from – I’m a bit of a computer geek who likes to mess around with computer programs in my spare time. ![]() No problems with this version at all – I would totally recommend it even! If I could, I’d give this 4. I bought this for Kindle and read on my iPad mini. Perhaps a lot of experimentation on my own with occasional reference to the book will help, but that defeats the purpose of it. They do however provide the finished work so you know where you’re aiming.īut in going through some of the tutorials I am finding most of my effort is in making sure I don’t miss a step and not really understanding what I am doing. This is in part the limitation of learning from a book instead of video where you can watch the process and then go through step by step. I am no novice and I am even getting confused with their explanation of topics I know quite well. I have left my original thoughts and update because I believe at first glance it looks good, but becomes frustrating. So far I have downgraded the rating on this book. To their credit they do have summary boxes through yellow but these are very basic. They would have been better using simpler tutorials and allowing more space for additional reading. ![]() I had hoped that this book would furnish some level of detail.Īlthough the tutorials do cover advanced level techniques, they skip over detail. The point about Photoshop is it’s a significant step up on Lightroom and other entry level packages. Unless you understand what you’re changing, and unless you can clearly see the changes, there is risk of damaging your work. Having just completed the exercise on Masks, at least one part of the tutorial has errors and continues the tendency to just regurgitate values instead of attempting to explain even in basic detail what various settings do, makes me question the value I am getting out of the course. Update: I am starting to find the book frustrating. Video Audio icon An illustration of an audio speaker. Books Video icon An illustration of two cells of a film strip. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. User icon An illustration of a person’s head and chest. Search icon An illustration of a magnifying glass. ![]()
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