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Praise for the Photoshop Bibles and Deke McClelland You’re probably thinking that if someone has the gall to call his book a Bible, it had better be pretty good.. If you’re not thinking

Praise for the Photoshop Bibles and

Deke McClelland

You’re probably thinking that if someone has the gall to call his book

a Bible, it had better be pretty good If you’re not thinking that, it’s probably because you’ve already experienced the Photoshop Bible and you know it’s good.

— Los Angeles Times

Say goodbye to those dull and dusty step-by-step tutorials now that Deke McClelland, the Digital Guru of computer graphics, has updated his international bestseller, the Macworld Photoshop 5 Bible.

— Mark Hamburg, Adobe Principal Scientist and Architect for Photoshop

It’s always nice to see something that was very good become great — bigger and better than its predecessor (which was already quite good), the Macworld Photoshop 5 Bible kicks some serious butt: it’s simply outstanding.

— PhotoBooks.com

The Photoshop Bible is a must have encyclopedia of Photoshop info It’s a tribute to Deke’s Photoshop knowledge that even the most veteran Photoshop users find the

“Bible” required reading.

— Jeff Schewe, Imaging Artist and Author

(Photoshop Bibles) show you the ins and outs of this fascinating program, with

step-by-step instructions for both everyday techniques and unusual but useful tricks.

— Houston Chronicle

This is an excellent book I believe you will use it for years.

— Space Coast PC Journal

[In Photoshop Studio Secrets] McClelland takes you step by step through every stage

of the design, from concept to execution This is the book you need if you’re more interested in the artwork than in the tools.

— Los Angeles Times

With Photoshop expert Deke McClelland at the steering wheel, how can you go wrong!

— The Design & Publishing Center

The Photoshop 5 Bible by Deke McClelland sits proudly on my desk and is a constant source of information and assistance as I confidently create with Adobe Photoshop 5 McClelland’s complete understanding of Adobe’s suite of imaging software is only surpassed by his ability to teach He may be my favorite author!

— Susanne York, Houston, TX

I gotta tell you — the Photoshop Bible has saved me many times There is nothing more a designer needs (except for coffee) sitting beside his Mac than the Photoshop

Bible

— Jason K Jennings, Nashville, TN

While it may theoretically be possible to use Photoshop without the Photoshop Bible,

I can’t imagine why anyone would want to try.

— Tim Wilson, Keys Entertainment

McClelland offers tons of tips, tricks and procedures There are more insights than any one person will likely be able to digest, but even a few will prove invaluable for getting more out of the program… One advantage of such a large book is that complicated subjects can be dealt with at length McClelland takes full advantage of this in the special effects section, detailing how the different filters work, what the effects of the filters are, and how users can better control the results… Macworld Photoshop Bible succeeds as a valuable tome for users of all levels It will be helpful for beginners and relevant to advanced users.

…this encyclopedic effort ought to help both new and experienced users unleash the power of this multidimensional program Nearly every feature is explored in detail — in McClelland’s conversational style… One imaging topic of importance among Photoshop disciples — Unsharp Making— gets no less than seven pages in the Bible It’s as clear an explanation of USM as has ever been published, backed up with examples showing the effects achieved by varying the Amount, Radius, and Threshold settings In fact, if you’re looking for only one comprehensive Photoshop book, this may be the one.

— Photo District News

It’s a must have for every professional Photoshop user.

— RC, London, England

I teach Photoshop; there would be no way for me to survive my first class without this book! Deke McClelland incorporates a funny way of explaining things, he’s very thorough and tells you about “real-life” situations, not just what Adobe wants its customers to know.

— CD, Addison, Texas

I thought I was an expert Photoshop user, but you should see how many pages I’ve marked in this book Deke’s presentation is one of the clearest and most accurate I’ve seen.

— CS, Fullerton, California

This book puts the Photoshop user manual to shame!

— DB, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Deke is humorous, not a self-righteous “know everything” author This book cuts straight to the usable information, without the typical hype or fluff of the manufacturer manuals.

— EV, Somerset, New Jersey

I’m able to do more than I thought possible with Photoshop using this guide.

What I really like about the book is that Deke McClelland starts at the basics and takes you step by step as if you knew nothing about scanning or images He takes nothing for granted, explaining in the introduction such fundamentals as when to use Photoshop and when to use a drawing program…So what does Photoshop do and how does this book help you in doing it? Mr McClelland will answer both questions and every other question you can think of within the confines of the Macintosh and Photoshop.

— Work Place, University College, Dublin, Ireland

No other book about Photoshop is as good as this one It’s the best!

— JO, Garsfontein, South Africa

A truly wonderful book, jam packed with useful hints, tricks and basic procedures in Photoshop.

— TW, Dubuque, Iowa

I had tough deadlines and had never used Photoshop before This book added years to

my life!

— RB, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Great job McClelland! Many books are dull, but this one made me laugh out loud It was easy to read the whole thing.

— PM, Vallejo, California

I am laughing all day thinking about and reading this book.

— SA, Barcelona, Spain

Given the technical nature of the topic and the depth of coverage, you might expect the writing to be rather dry — somewhat less than inspiring Fortunately, Deke McClelland

is as accomplished a writer as he is a Photoshop guru He has managed to keep a potentially heavy topic from becoming too great a burden on the reader, while

maintaining a strong flow of information His wit and style show through repeatedly in every chapter I strongly recommend this book to anyone who uses Adobe Photoshop

on the Mac or PC.

— Flash

It has an answer waiting for every question I could possibly have about Photoshop.

— TL, Corona, California

This “Bible” brings all the comfort that the King James Version no longer does — it’s

my new “Linus Blanket!” I have yet to go find a topic that I can think of that isn’t covered by the book, and it is stuffed full of topics that wouldn’t have occurred to me.

— NC, London, England

I learn something new every time I open it.

— SFJ, Billerica, Massachusetts

It’s a great book…definitely every Photoshop user’s dream.

This is a great book I know Photoshop but I never realized you could do so much with

it until I read this book.

— TLS, Whitestone, New York

It is easily understandable and very easy reading with as much information put together as I thought possible It has everything!

— GKP, Eugene, Oregon

This book helped me to understand the thought processes the developers went through

to build the program, which helps me to be a better user.

— JD, Arkansas City, Kansas

The best Photoshop book I’ve seen — I know: I’m a sixteen-year professional.

— CD, Hazelwood, Missouri

While reading this book, it felt like a good friend was sitting over my shoulder letting

me in on all the tips and tricks no one else would tell me about or knew about Thanks!

— JO, San Marcos, Texas

Anyone involved with design knows about this book.

— TS, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This book has information on all aspects of Photoshop in non-technical, everyday language It was enjoyable to read and I learned a lot.

— NI, Fairlawn, New Jersey

I selected Macworld Photoshop 4.0 Bible for my digital imaging course because I was impressed with its thoroughness and with the fact that it’s very appropriate for beginning through advanced-level students a very comprehensive text!

— Thomas Shirley, Faculty member, Digital Imaging, Columbia College, IL

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McClelland, Deke, 1962–

Photoshop 6 for Windows Bible / Deke McClelland.

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About the Author

In 1985, Deke McClelland oversaw the implementation of the first personal

com-puter-based production department in Boulder, Colorado He later graduated to beartistic director for Publishing Resources, one of the earliest all-PostScript servicebureaus in the United States

These days, Deke is the author of the award-winning titles Photoshop for Windows

Bible and Macworld Photoshop Bible (both published by IDG Books Worldwide), now

in their eighth year with more copies in print than any other guides on computergraphics

Other best-selling titles include Photoshop For Dummies, Photoshop Studio Secrets,

Web Design Studio Secrets (all IDG Books Worldwide), Real World Illustrator 9, and Real World Digital Photography (both Peachpit Press) He also serves as host to sev-

eral entertaining and educational video training series, including Total Photoshop,

Total InDesign, and Total Illustrator (all Total Training).

In 1989, Deke won the Benjamin Franklin Award for Best Computer Book Sincethen, he has received honors from the Society for Technical Communication (once

in 1994 and twice in 1999), the American Society of Business Press Editors (1995),the Western Publications Association (1999), and the Computer Press Association(1990, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, and twice in 1999) In 1999, Book Bytes named Dekeits Author of the Year

Deke is presently working on his new visual learning series, Look & Learn, which

is slated to include Look & Learn Photoshop and Look & Learn Flash (IDG Books Worldwide) He is a contributing editor for Macworld magazine.

To my mad little Max, and the woman who created him.

Two sweeter people you never did see.

To see these two people is sweetness indeed.

If you are reading this foreword, it probably means that you’ve purchased a copy

of Adobe Photoshop 6.0, and for that I and the rest of the Photoshop team atAdobe thank you

If you own a previous edition of the Photoshop Bible, you probably know what to

expect If not, then get ready for an interesting trip

A lot of attention in various forums has been given to the fact that the year 2000marks the ten-year anniversary of Adobe Photoshop Unless you buy this bookalmost immediately after it comes out, I will also have been working on Photoshopfor ten years, so this seems like a good time to do a little looking back

When I joined the Photoshop team, my first task was to start adding vector drawingcapabilities to a program that even in 1.0 could lay claim to being the leading desk-top raster editing program In other words, I was to implement a Bézier pen toolthat as initially planned was little more than a glorified lasso tool Ten years later,Photoshop 6 is now taking vectors on in earnest I trust that doesn’t mean that wesat still for the 9+ years between Photoshop 2.0 and Photoshop 6.0 It certainlydoesn’t feel that way

If we had done so, I suspect that we would have heard from Deke McClelland sincehe’s been watching over our shoulders for almost as long as I can remember.While Photoshop 6 probably provides more instant gratification features than anyprevious version, at its core it offers a broad collection of basic and not so basictools for building and manipulating images Becoming a skilled Photoshop userinvolves getting to know those tools, how they interact, and when to use them Thebest way I’ve found to do that is through use, exploration, and play On the otherhand, since Photoshop allows one to do so much, it can be difficult to know where

to begin It’s like opening a watch maker’s tool chest: The screwdrivers are prettyobvious, but what about all these other strange and mysterious instruments?This is where Deke comes in In Deke’s hands, Photoshop goes from being just a

toolbox to being a strange and wonderful land all its own The Photoshop Bible is a

guided tour through that land with a guide who has been over the territory many

times.

Deke takes you through most of Photoshop and covers a lot of areas in impressivedepth Not only does he show you the features in Photoshop — after all, you’ve got