This is the Safari online edition of the printed book.

This full-color Visual QuickStart Guide is a more advanced companion volume to the best-selling Photoshop CS4 Visual QuickStart Guide from the same authors. This book takes designers and photographers beyond the basics with more focused tasks that are written in greater depth. For instructors this Visual QuickStart guide provides more advanced tutorials for students who need to master Photoshop, and can be a real time-saver for developing curriculum.

Best-selling authors Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas cover many key areas in Photoshop, including: methods for creating complex selections; specific steps to improve tone and color; in-depth tasks for retouching portraits; a closer look at combining images into composites; thorough coverage of Camera Raw 5.2; detailed steps for improving sharpening; creative use of tinting; applying fine art touches to an image; and steps for creative type treatments.

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Another "Go To" book - 2009-08-01
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I use these author's books when teaching Photoshop and Illustrator in a Tech college here in New York City. I find their superior organization, clear language and wonderful full color gallery of examples, a good compliment to my teaching style. My students appear to find them extremely learner friendly as well.

I am glad that as this programs become increasingly complex, a second volume dealing with more advanced features has been made available. Some of the features this book has helped me get up to speed on are: Photo retouching (with emphasis on portraiture), advanced color correction tips, image montage using layer masks and blending, tinting and sharpening in the service of creating original effects. There is also excellent coverage of camera Raw features.

The clearly articulated procedural (step by step) presentation, reduces learning time enormously and makes gaining competency within a short time frame, a realistic goal.
P.A.

Photoshop CS4 vol 2 - 2009-07-22
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After reading the authors' first book on Photoshop I felt I needed more in depth info as I got more comfortable with digital photography. Perfect next step. Chapters on Camera Raw, selection and photoretouching showed me how to make the adjustments to improve my photos. I recommend to other digital photography enthusiasts who want to learn and/or improve on their essential Photoshop skills.

A much needed Photoshop book - 2009-07-21
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I'm an experienced Photoshop user and wanted to update my skill set with CS4 features. The new features are easy to find in this book--you just look for the red stars. I also wanted to learn more about the Adjustments panel and layer masks, and this book delivered. It has lots of techie tips and also creative techniques. This book is packed with information! The photos and book design are also great.

A Must Read for Photoshop Users! - 2009-07-21
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The authors of this book guide you through key Photoshop techniques and tools step by step, so you know exactly what to do. I've learned more about features such as Camera Raw (the new Adjustment Brush is wonderful) and post-capture correction. Volume 2 has also taught me new ways to enhance my photos with tinting and filters. The book's chapter about creative type introduced me to some interesting type treatments that I hadn't thought of before. This beautiful book is superbly organized and has an easy-to-follow layout.

-I.S.G.

photoshop cs4 volume 2 visual quickstar - 2009-11-02
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This is a great book, very clear, easy to understand!

I wish the authors will have used more hands on examples.

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