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Summary: Not a good source for Photoshop + Web graphics
Review: But it's good for someone who doesn't have a Photoshop and HTML book yet and doesn't want to buy two separate books.Contrary to what the title of the book says, this is not "how to use Photoshop to make web-related images". Instead, it is a Photoshop book showing you other people's websites, telling you what the Photoshop tools do, and an HTML book. This might be a good thing if you didn't have the Photoshop manual (and why not? :^) ) or an HTML book. But in my case, I did already, and this was a rehash that I didn't need. I recall two parts of the book that I was interested in. The first is at the beginning when the author takes you through the steps for creating a scenic picture in Photoshop (using paintbrushes, so basically he showed us a fancy version of MS Paintbrush). You could consider this to be a web image (because you can put it on a web page, yea) but in my opinion, this is not what the title of the book implies. The second item I was interested in is that the book showed some sample scripts for various dynamic HTML techniques, including the "pop-up" menu list using layers technology. As for the other DHTML and HTML examples and book chapters, well, they are already covered in my other exhaustive 400+ page book on HTML and previous Photoshop books which I have already.
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Summary: Not a good source for Photoshop + Web graphics
Review: But it's good for someone who doesn't have a Photoshop and HTML book yet and doesn't want to buy two separate books. Contrary to what the title of the book says, this is not "how to use Photoshop to make web-related images". Instead, it is a Photoshop book showing you other people's websites, telling you what the Photoshop tools do, and an HTML book. This might be a good thing if you didn't have the Photoshop manual (and why not? :^) ) or an HTML book. But in my case, I did already, and this was a rehash that I didn't need. I recall two parts of the book that I was interested in. The first is at the beginning when the author takes you through the steps for creating a scenic picture in Photoshop (using paintbrushes, so basically he showed us a fancy version of MS Paintbrush). You could consider this to be a web image (because you can put it on a web page, yea) but in my opinion, this is not what the title of the book implies. The second item I was interested in is that the book showed some sample scripts for various dynamic HTML techniques, including the "pop-up" menu list using layers technology. As for the other DHTML and HTML examples and book chapters, well, they are already covered in my other exhaustive 400+ page book on HTML and previous Photoshop books which I have already.
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Summary: a mistake buying decision
Review: I bought this book in 99 and it didn't teach any real skill in using photoshop except it let me know where is the menu command and where is the tool box. I am reading Adobe photoshop 5.5 Classroom in book right now and found it is fantastic! Really want to learn how to use Photoshop? Buy Adobe photoshop 5.5 classroom in the book instead of this junk book.
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Summary: a mistake buying decision
Review: It's only waste of time. Buy Adobe Photoshop 5.5 classroom in the book instead if you really want to learn how to master photoshop!!
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Summary: a mistake buying decision
Review: This book would be ideal for beginners to Photoshop and HTML. It has absolutely nothing to offer more advanced users. There is no reason to buy this book for the Photoshop section. The program manual covers the same topics in better detail. As for HTML - there are better books. This was an insult as well as a waste of time and money.
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