Ebook Download | Photoshop CS4: Essential Skills | Galer and Andrews' book is perhaps one of the best resources I have found related to learning digital image retouching and image manipulation, and allows the reader to develop skills at a pace they can set themselves. The book provides sound foundations and background knowledge regarding the digital imaging workflow---while not everyone might be interested in such information, grasping this material significantly improves the quality of one's work.
Other books I have referred to often skip steps assuming that reader can "fill in" the gaps on their own, or may not contain the files needed to complete a project. Such short-cuts on the part of authors can be frustrating and demoralizing for the reader, particularly for those who are beginners. In marked contrast, this is the only book I know of that explains in painstaking step-by-step detail every step of the process involved in each project---then backs it up with a full-length video tutorial for each project *and* includes all the RAW/stock image resources that are needed to complete each task. You simply cannot get it wrong with this kind of support. If you have the passion and consistency to work through (and understand!!) each exercise, this book will help you every step of the way towards gaining professional level proficiency---even if you have no background in the use of Photoshop.
Other books I have referred to often skip steps assuming that reader can "fill in" the gaps on their own, or may not contain the files needed to complete a project. Such short-cuts on the part of authors can be frustrating and demoralizing for the reader, particularly for those who are beginners. In marked contrast, this is the only book I know of that explains in painstaking step-by-step detail every step of the process involved in each project---then backs it up with a full-length video tutorial for each project *and* includes all the RAW/stock image resources that are needed to complete each task. You simply cannot get it wrong with this kind of support. If you have the passion and consistency to work through (and understand!!) each exercise, this book will help you every step of the way towards gaining professional level proficiency---even if you have no background in the use of Photoshop.
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