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Introduction

Adobe Photoshop is one of the most important computer programs of 

our age. It’s made photo editing a commonplace thing, something for 

the every person. Still, Photoshop can be a scary thing (especially that first 

purchase price!), comprising a jungle of menus and panels and tools and 

options and shortcuts as well as a bewildering array of add-ons and plug-ins. 


You want to make sense of Photoshop — or, at the very least, be able to work 

competently and efficiently in the program, accomplishing those tasks that 

need to get done. You want a reference that discusses how things work and 

what things do, not in a technogeek or encyclopedic manner, but rather as 

an experienced friend might explain something to you. Although step-by-step 

explanations are okay if they show how something works, you don’t need 

rote recipes that don’t apply to the work you do. You don’t mind discovering 

tricks, as long as they can be applied to your images and artwork in a produc-

tive, meaningful manner. You’re in the right place!


Click here for Part I: Breezing through Basic Training

Click here for Part IIEasy Enhancements for Digital Images

Click here for Part III: Creating “Art” in Photoshop