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Photoshop Masking & Compositing Fundamentals

The course shows how to make selections, refine the selections with masks, and then combine them in new ways, using layer effects, blend modes, and other techniques to create a single seamless piece of artwork. Deke introduces the Channels panel and the alpha channel, the key to masking and transparency in Photoshop; reviews the selection tools, including the Color Range tool , Quick Mask mode, and the Refine Edge command; and shows how to blend masked images so they interact naturally.  

List price: $99.95USD

Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One

Master the fundamentals of Adobe Illustrator CS5 and draw pictures you've always wanted to create. With Deke McClelland's unique and effective learning system, you get step-by-step tutorials, hands-on project files, and six hours of online video demonstrations -- all designed to help you improve your knowledge and hone your skills. With Adobe Illustrator CS5 One-on-One, you’ll use Illustrator faster, more creatively, and more efficiently than you thought possible.

 

List price: $49.99USD
Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One

Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One

Learn the ins and outs of Adobe's pixel-wrangling powerhouse with the Photoshop master himself gently guiding your journey in Adobe Photoshop CS5 One-on-One. Deke shows you how to make sense of Photoshop as you learn to make tonal adjustments, balance and correct colors, create precise selections and masks, apply special effects, master the use of layers, exploit Photoshop's newest features, and much much more. Read more » 

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Photoshop Elements 8 One-on-One

Adobe Photoshop Elements has got to be one of the best image-wrangling bargains around, and who better to teach you how to get the most out of this powerful (but reasonably priced) product than the Photoshop teacher you've come to trust? Read more » 

List price: $39.99USD
Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One

Photoshop CS4 Channels & Masks One-on-One

Knowing your way around alpha channels (or masks) is the most sure-fire way to boost the quality of your work in Photoshop. But masking isn't easy-in fact, the elusive alpha channel has been described as the least understood feature in Photoshop's enormous arsenal. Now, you can master masking with Deke McClelland's unique and effective learning system. Read more » 

List price: $49.99USD