The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Layers Book: Harnessing Photoshop's most powerful tool

by Richard Lynch

MasterPhotoshop CS4 with this visual, hands-on guide to using layers, under the expert guidance of digital imaging specialist Richard Lynch. Layers, Photoshop's most powerful feature, is the core of a nondestructive image-editing workflow.

Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to.

* correct and enhance color, fix composition problems, and repair damage or flaws
* isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts
* use all forms of layer blending, including transparency, clipping masks, opacity/fill, layer masks, layer modes, channel targeting, Blend If, and Effects/Styles

The accompanying DVD comes complete with a generous library of practical actions based on techniques from the book that add functional power to Photoshop, along with practice images for all the exercises in the book.

This focused, highly accurate, comprehensive, and practical guide offers invaluable advice for all users of Adobe Photoshop CS4.

Genres: Photography

293 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[#moluminary · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's sad that this book getting low ratings while being compared to newer books. This is a book that discusses layers in a very old PS version and it was up to the mark when released.

[Tammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

I've just finished Scott Kelby's fantastic photoshop cs4 reference, a playful, yet spot on guide. Frankly, I only read half of this book - it was so dry. It is not written in a teaching tone but rather just do this - do that - couldn't get through it.