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Fun with Photoshop Elements 3


by Rhoda Grossman

Wish your ex-boyfriend wasn't in that great picture of you with your family?
      Cut him out!

Hate the shirt you're wearing in the picture of you with your best friend?
      Change the color!

Rhoda Grossman shows you how...

You can do all of this and more with Photoshop Elements 3 and Fun with Photoshop Elements 3 can show you how. Get your feet wet and your hands dirty with this cheeky look at how to use the program for fun. Learn the key tools and tricks through objective-based lessons that will show you how to complete a task quickly and easily so you can move on to the next task. By the end of the book, you will be able to combine elements of two photos into one image, perform "head transplants," makeover your clothes or face, edit people into and out of images and graft images together to create giant, mystical creatures.

The possibilities are endless-let us help you reel them in!

Rhoda Grossman has 14 years of experience as a professional digital illustrator and cartoonist. An accomplished teacher, Rhoda has shared her knowledge of digital painting and image manipulation techniques in numerous classrooms in the San Francisco Bay area. As principal in "Rhoda Draws a Crowd" she provides digital caricature entertainment for events all over the world. Rhoda has several Photoshop and Painter books to her credit, including a variety of releases of Photoshop Magic.

best choice Add Easy Photoshop Elements 3

Kate Binder brings you this great little inexpensive book for the beginner up to intermediate level computer user. It's visual, learn-by-doing approach to help readers quickly modify, print and share their digital photos using Easy Photoshop Elements 3.

Easy Photoshop Elements 3: List Price: $19.99; Price: $13.99; You Save: $6.00 (30%)

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Fun with Photoshop Elements 3
List Price: $24.99; Price: $19.99; You Save: $5.00 (20%); Edition: Paperback: 256 pages; Publisher: Sams

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