These are some of the best books for learning Adobe products on your own. The material is presented in structured lessons with many hands-on, step-by-step exercises. A companion CD includes all the files necessary to complete the exercises. As a workbook for a real classroom environment, they also work well. Adobe recommends them as study guides to prepare for the Adobe Certified Expert Exams.
Provides an introductory tour of the software for those new to Photoshop, and also covers all of Photoshop 7's new features. The 16 lessons take you from beginner to advanced topics with review questions following each chapter to reinforce your learning. Lessons cover selections, layers, painting, retouching, creating special effects, and color management. Available June 27, 2002. 500 pages.
Like all the books in this series, this one gives you easy-to-follow, hands-on projects which build on each other to take you from complete beginner to intermediate/advanced user. Revised to cover features introduced in Illustrator 10. 475 pages.
16 self-paced lessons start by introducing you to the workspace and take you from basic to more advanced Web design and animation projects. Includes all the topics of the first edition (see below) as well as new material covering ActionScripting, debugging tools, and other new features. 376 pages.
The 16 lessons take you from beginner to advanced topics with review questions following each chapter to reinforce your learning. You'll learn about all the core features of Photoshop as well as those new to version 6.0. Lessons cover selections, layers, painting, retouching, creating special effects, and color management. 500 pages.
Learn the industry-standard vector graphics tool in hands-on self-paced lessons. Topics covered are appropriate for both print and Web designers. Teaches the basics of Illustrator all the way through to new features introduces in version 9.0. 444 pages.
This is an advanced workbook for those who use both Photoshop and Illustrator and who want to learn to use them together more effectively. The 9 lessons are created for users who are already familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator and explain more advanced topics like shading and blending, compositing, color management, mastering the pen, and outputting files for print or the Web. 392 pages.
The step-by-step lessons take you from beginner to advanced topics with review questions following each chapter to reinforce your learning. You'll learn all the core tools of Photoshop as well as those new to version 5.5. Techniques learned in this series can be immediately adapted for use in your own projects. 552 pages.
This is an advanced workbook for those who use both Photoshop and Illustrator and who want to learn to use them together more effectively. The lessons are created for users who are already familiar with Photoshop and Illustrator and explain more advanced topics like advanced typography, image compositing, painting, and image-correction. 392 pages.
The step-by-step lessons take you from beginner to advanced topics with review questions following each chapter to reinforce your learning. You'll learn all the core tools of Photoshop as well as those new to version 5.0. Techniques learned in this series can be immediately adapted for use in your own projects. 456 pages.
16 self-paced lessons start by introducing you to the workspace and take you from basic to more advanced Web design and animation projects including drawing, working with type, animation, adding sound, and exporting. 352 pages.
