When Photoshop guru Matt Kloskowski was asked why he wrote this book, he replied, "It's simple: I wanted to write the Photoshop book that I wished was around when I was learning Photoshop". You've always known that layers were the key to understanding Photoshop, and now you have a resource to show you exactly how. With Matt's clear, easy-to-follow, and concise writing style you'll learn about:
Working with and managing multiple layers
Building multiple layered images
Blending layers together
Exactly which of the 25+ Blend Modes you need to worry about (there's just a few)
Layer Masking and just how easy it is.
Using layers to enhance and retouch your photos
All of the tips and tricks that make using layers a breeze.
If you want to finally understand layers in Photoshop, this book is the one you've been waiting for.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
great book:
i'm new to photoshop; this book is fairly easy to understand and learn some of the important moves nessecary in Photoshop.
this is a good reference book.
Layers: The Complete Guide...:
The book is all it is advertised to be. If read carefully, one can be doing usable work with Photoshop CS3 or 4 within half and hour. I consider this a good addition to my reference materials.
For Beginners:
This instructional guide provides very basic lessons on how to use layers in CS2/CS3. As an intermediate-level CS2 user I found the book to be a useful review of some fundamental concepts. However, It is not comprehensive and thus doesn't contain enough information to justify retaining it in my library as a reference book or problem-solving tool. Recommended for beginners.
Getting started with Layers:
This is a reasonably well written, clearly organized introduction to using layers in Adobe Photoshop (PS). Though targeted at a general audience, it will be most useful for photographers just starting out with PS or perhaps wanting a quick refresher on layers to spice up their work. These readers will find what they need here. More advanced PS users, or anyone looking for a comprehensive discussion of PS's full range of tools, should look elsewhere. Kloskowski assumes basic familiarity with the PS... more info
