As the title implies, Deke McClelland gives the reader a one-on-one approach to the wonders of Adobe Photoshop CS. The book offers a comprehensive walk through Photoshop features in a classroom where the reader is the only student and teacher McClelland.
Deke McClelland is an Adobe Certified Expert and a member of the Dream Team instructor PhotoshopWorld. He was inducted into the National Association of Photoshop Professionals Photoshop Hall of Fame in 2002.
This full-color book includes two hours of video tutorials on CD. It has a step by step presentation of real-world projects that are sure to help gain control reader with Photoshop. The reader is given a rich amount of graphics theory, best practices and tips for avoiding Photoshop disasters. McClelland's approach to learning Photoshop fills the gap between the available literature on the subject and provides a unique educational experience.
The book is created with the intention of making the seemingly monumental task of mastering Photoshop look like a walk in the park. Inside are twelve lessons, each consisting of three to six years, illustrated with more than 600 photos, diagrams and screenshots. Each lesson entry comes with a corresponding video lesson, included on the accompanying CD. The exercises are proposed, leading to real-world projects that readers can show when they finished.
The book also contains sections "for extra credit" that show readers how to tap into the powerful features of Photoshop to give their projects a professional touch. Multiple choice quizzes follow each lesson, providing an excellent educational tool for teachers and a way for new users to test their knowledge.
Rich "Pearls of Wisdom" gained many years of experience McClelland, "Photoshop CS One-on-One" is available for complete beginners, while offering tips and secrets that even the most experienced users of Photoshop unfamiliar. Readers are sure to find that the combination of step-by-step lessons and video introduction provide learning any Photoshop resource on the market the best experience.
The exercises included with each lesson is interesting and fun to do. The end result is almost always something you can be proud to say that you created.
Because of its comprehensive, fully understanding this book will take some time. Go slowly and at your own pace. The spirit of McClelland, literary allusions and the airy writing help turn a heavy computer application, complex and sometimes mysterious in a user-friendly style....