Photoshop 6 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Very good resource for learning the ins- & -outs of Photoshop. Nothing in the book was a "serious waste of time", which I find in a lot of books. You'll pick-up a great deal, but still there's even more to learn. Displacement maps & all those other tidbits are left out, but thats why Colin Smith, Kelby, Monroe, & other gurus, come out with the books they do. As for those other reviewers who says its not for beginners,... Read Full Review

I know Photoshop, but I wanted to KNOW Photoshop (for I only knew text effects). I wanted to know the filters, how they work, and the works. Now I know all this stuff. For a low price, this is as good as it gets.

Anyone eager to find his way around in Photoshop should start with this book.It is concise, straigtforward and goes well beyond just a quickstart. I just couldn't believe what I got for that price.Anybody writting a book at such a level should learn from Elaine and Peter, cause this is the most important phase of learning.

This book is not for the newbie. It does not teach you how to make effects that wow the masses. 17 year old boys will not be able to make flames scorch rubber duckies just by picking up this book, and you will not be able to sleep walk through all of the functions that Photoshop 6 can give you merely by purchasing this volume.However, if you own Photoshop 6, and have some familiarity with the program, and some idea of what... Read Full Review

I have been studying web design for the past year, and have utilized various books and resources during my training. I have found all of the visual quickstart guides to be far superior to any other means for gaining a thorough understanding of programs capabilities. Readers will benefit from an incredibly rapid pace of understanding the utilization of their software. In addition, these manuals are priced as an incredible... Read Full Review