Contents
Visual Quickstart Guide
Adobe Photoshop
Nigel French
Mike Rankin
Adobe Photoshop
Visual QuickStart Guide
Nigel French and Mike Rankin
Peachpit Press
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Executive Editor: Laura Norman
Development Editor: Linda Laflamme
Technical Editor: Conrad Chavez
Senior Production Editor: Tracey Croom
Copy Editor: Linda Laflamme
Compositor: Danielle Foster
Proofreader: Kelly Kordes Anton
Indexer: James Minkin
Cover Design: RHDG / Riezebos Holzbaur Design Group
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Interior Design: Peachpit Press with Danielle Foster
Logo Design: MINE www.minesf.com
ISBN-13: 978-0-13-764083-6
ISBN-10: 0-13-764083-8
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Dedication
Nigel: To Melanie
Mike: To Shirley Rankin
Special Thanks
The authors offer special thanks to Linda Laflamme for her editing wisdom, patience, and good humor, and Conrad Chavez for his expertise and insightful technical editing. Also, thanks to Laura Norman and Tracey Croom for shepherding this project from its inception through to publication.
Our gratitude also extends to Melanie Hobson and Laura Miller for allowing use of their photos, and to all our colleagues and friends in the creative community. May we all continue to inspire and learn from each other.
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Image Credits
Images not included below are credited to Nigel French or Mike Rankin.
: Human heart and lungs vintage engraving: Morphart Creation/Shutterstock
: Girl with blond hair: NastasyaPashina/Shutterstock, Long exposure of Skogafoss: Mike Ver Sprill/Shutterstock, Old antique gold frame: Kamil Macniak/Shutterstock, Cracked earth: ETAP/Shutterstock, A mouse in a saucer: Courtesy of Laura Miller, FIG04-06A-B, Ice cream cone: Courtesy of Melanie Hobson
: Young woman: Vladimir Gjorgiev/Shutterstock, Brunette haired woman: Beauty Agent Studio/Shutterstock
: FIG10-09, Human heart illustration from Die Frau als Hausarztin 1911: Hein Nouwens/Shutterstock, Dry ice smoke clouds fog overlay: m-agention/Shutterstock, Medieval warrior: Fotokvadrat/Shutterstock
: Wrench icon: fafostock/Shutterstock, Grapes icon: arcady31/123RF, Cardboard box: Carlos E. Santa Maria/Shutterstock, Fish icon: Agnieszka Murphy/123RF, Eco environment icon: cavidali/Shutterstock
: FIG15-01: SWART.0000/Shutterstock
: Still life with pears and jar: Irina Mosina/Shutterstock
: Billiards pyramid on green table: raksapon/Shutterstock, Cat and dog: Cole123RF/123RF, Pink flamingos: lightpoet/Shutterstock
: Roasted coffee beans: Gcapture/Shutterstock, Two curious giraffes: Tabby Mittins/Shutterstock, Space Shuttle: 3Dsculptor/Shutterstock, Leather craft: optimarc/ Shutterstock, Full moon in clouds: Mykola Mazuryk/Shutterstock, Crescent: SWART.0000/ Shutterstock, Supermoon: korarkar/123RF, Vintage 45 RPM vinyl record: Claudio Divizia/ Shutterstock, M31 Andromeda Galaxy: Igor Chekalin/Shutterstock, Monarch butterfly: John A. Anderson/Shutterstock, Beauty of insects and flowers: FARHAN 786/Shutterstock, Candle flame: VV Shots/Shutterstock, Striped canopy: davidfranklinstudioworks/123RF, Little owl: dean bertoncelj/Shutterstock, Milky way galaxy: sripfoto/Shutterstock
: Design of mobile app: GraphicPapa/Shuterstock, Cup, saucer, spoon: Jules Selmes/Pearson Education Ltd