Adobe PhotoShop 5.5 Fundamentals with Imageready 2

From the Publisher: Designed for all levels of expertise, but definitely NOT a beginner's book, Adobe Photoshop 5.5 Fundamentals with ImageReady 2 is the most comprehensive, easy-to-use guide on the market today. Not only does it teach you how to use Photoshop 5.5 tools, but also how to make its key concepts part of your conceptual and creative processes. Author Gary David Bouton has designed a systematic approach to working with the software that reinforces and enhances your skills. He shows you what the creative process demands of you, and how you can meet those demands: from creating a cool Web site to integrating text from other programs; from the ins and outs of good typographic layouts to math formulas for successful output; and much, much more. Master the art of Photoshop selections, the most complex yet rewarding feature in Photoshop Get hands-on experience with Photoshop layers--layer masking, layer reordering, layer modes, and clipping groups are fully documented Learn in a way that integrates what you know with what you want to learn: two review chapters help you comprehend, develop a work style, and get the results you want in no time Create the slickest elements for a Web site: rollover buttons, image mapping, and GIF animation are fully explained, plus you learn to use Photoshop/ImageReady as the indispensable Web design tool Includes more than $400 in coupons for plug-ins and Photoshop-related goods Step-by-step tutorials on every topic, with images and other tutorial files included on the companion CD On the CD: All the files you need to complete more than 15 real-world Photoshop shop design assignments. Also, the Boutons have designed clipart, fonts, and textures that fit right into Photoshop. It also includes demo versions of Photoshop 5.5, ImageReady 2, and some of the hottest Photoshop plug-ins from Andromeda, Alien Skin, XAOS|tools, and others!