Photoshop CS2 for Windows & Macintosh

by Elaine Weinmann

If you're interested in weaving multiple images into a seamless panorama, placing text on paths and shapes, or any of the countless other things you can do with Photoshop CS2's myriad new features, this is the place to get up to speed on them fast! In these pages best-selling authors and Photoshop masters Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas use task-based instruction and strong visual aids to teach you all of the Photoshop from basic color manipulation and image correction to painting, masking, using filters, importing and editing digital photos, and more. Incisive text, crystal-clear screen shots, and step-by-step instructions bring the art of digital image manipulation to your desktop. Now you can take the ball and run with it, creating your own composite masterpieces that take full advantage of Photoshop's tight integration with the other products in Adobe's Creative Suite. Armed with the tips and techniques Elaine and Peter share here, you'll be ready for any Photoshop CS2 project.

Genres: Reference, Photography

600 pages, Paperback

First published June 17, 2005

Reviews

[Nick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Everytime we say goodbye
I die a little...
Everytime we say goodbye
I wonder why a little..

Oh Visual Quickstart Guide for Ps CS2...even though I have CS3 now, I still have these crazy feelin's. How else can I express myself but in song?

OK, but seriously. I know the CS3 edition of this book is out, but I can't afford it, and the CS2 version is still seriously useful and applicable, right? So if you see a cheap one on Ebay, consider it. And if you have $30 to blow (or invest wisely), buy the updated version.

[Shanna · Rating 3 out of 5]

For someone who knew NOTHING about Photoshop, I found this book incredibly difficult. The reason being that the text didn't thoroughly explain the functions of certain buttons. I believe that this text was a wrong choice for my professor simply because the book tends to assume that you know basic Photoshop and basic Illustrator. Also, CS2 is extremely outdated anyways.

Once I became acquainted with more buttons and functions, I found the tips more informing, but once again, it's already outdated, so who cares...

[Larry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great desk reference book. I’ve used it for both Photoshop and Illustrator project.

[Murray · Rating 3 out of 5]

Usual Visual Quickstart step-by-step approach to learning applications. Has good level of detail and arrangement, yet stays easy to comprehend Photoshop basics plus a bit more.