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Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) 6.0 and Illustrator(R) 9.0 Advanced Classroom in a Book | 
enlarge | Author: Adobe Creative Team Publisher: Pearson Education Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 6 reviews Sales Rank: 760349
Media: Paperback Number Of Items: 1 Pages: 360 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6 Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7
ISBN: 020172989X Dewey Decimal Number: 006.6869 UPC: 785342729894 EAN: 9780201729894 ASIN: 020172989X
Publication Date: June 20, 2001 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Amazon.com Review This book is part of Adobe's official training and certification program and assumes readers have completed Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Adobe Illustrator 9.0 Classroom in a Book, or have an equivalent skill level. Like the other books in the series, it comprises a set of step-by-step intensive and detailed tutorials meant to be carried out on the computer as the reader follows the text (lesson files are on the CD-ROM). The more advanced skills covered include compositing and masking, mastering pen tools, typography and layout, and preparing art for print or the Web. By including both Photoshop and Illustrator projects in one book, readers can learn the pros and cons of using either one for different tasks. Each project begins with a list of goals, what skill level is preferred, and roughly how long the tutorial should take to complete. Despite the preferred skill prerequisites, one of the advantages of this carefully written Classroom in a Book is that less advanced readers will still be able to follow along with the deliberately paced projects. The rationale behind each step is clearly explained, and sidebars go into even greater detail on related issues (for example, "Specifying knockout options" appears alongside the lesson on working with masks). For readers who prepare art for offset printing, this book explains how the new color management in Photoshop 6 works by going over the production workflow for a hypothetical printed postcard. Choosing a color profile; soft-proofing and color separating an image; and working with an embedded profile--not to mention preparing Illustrator artwork for print--can all be daunting topics to those who just want to create the visuals. But by learning it all correctly, straight from the team at Adobe, readers will acquire the necessary skill sets to prevent those embarrassing errors that sometimes are discovered only after the job has already been printed. --Angelynn Grant
Product Description A training workbook designed to help advanced Adobe Photoshop 6.0 and Illustrator 9.0 users get the very most out of the advanced features of the software. Contains accompanying CD-ROM. System requirements: Adobe Photoshop 6.0 or later and Adobe Illustrator 9.0 for Windows or Mac, and CD-ROM drive. Softcover.
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good but not great May 12, 2003 there are better books out there.
Some serious instruction deficiencies March 13, 2003 I really like the concept of what Adobe is doing in this book series. Yet, in Lessons on masking in lesson 4 and layering in Lesson 5 provided instructions that just did not work. This both surprised and obviously frustrated me. The other lessons worked fine - come on Adobe rework lessons 4 and 5 - you can do better than this!!!
Adobe Should Pull This Book or Give it Away for Free! March 27, 2002 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book seems to be missing about half of the functionality of these two applications. It does not flow well, and does not cover information for web developers. This is NOT one of the better reference materials produced by Adobe. You would do well not to waste your hard-earned money on this one.
Digression is a terrible thing... December 18, 2001 6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Adobe is great- we all know that. They also make some pretty rockin books for their products. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THEM!! This is why-I used the Photoshop 5.5 & Illustrator 8.0 book in school, and its great, so I thought I would buy the new version, and even if only one or two lessons were updated or changed to reflect the new abilities of the two programs, I would be happy. Sure enough-FOUR LESSONS HAVE JUST BEEN DELETED!! Not replaced with anything!!! So, those of you that have Photoshop 6.0 CIB are used to 17 lessons- buy this book and pay ($$$) for NINE!! The last version of this book is great, but I returned this one. I WAS ROBBED!
Save your money October 26, 2001 11 out of 11 found this review helpful
It's an okay book, but I think this is more of an intermediate book instead of advanced and was somewhat disappointing, although not entirely, it does have quite a few useful exercises, if anything I'm mostly disappointed because this book does'nt have enough lessons nor cover ALL the advanced features that they left out in the other Photoshop / Illustrator CIAB series. I would say buy this book if you have 30 bucks to spare for a little extra knowledge of PS/IL, but if you just want that PERFECT advanced photoshop book, you MUST buy Adobe Photoshop 6 Studio Techniques, which is also by the fine fellows at Adobe Press, otherwise it is pretty weak at covering advanced Adobe Illustrator.
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