MasterPhotoshop CS4 with this visual, hands-on guide to using layers, under the expert guidance of digital imaging specialist Richard Lynch. Layers, Photoshop's most powerful feature, is the core of a nondestructive image-editing workflow.<br><br>Step-by-step instructions and practical examples illustrate how to… <br><br>* Polish: correct and enhance color, fix composition problems, and repair damage or flaws <br>* Manipulate: isolate image areas for changes, adjustments and experimental concepts<br>* Understand: use all forms of layer blending, including transparency, clipping masks, opacity/fill, layer masks, layer modes, channel targeting, Blend If, and Effects/Styles<br><br>The accompanying DVD comes complete with a generous library of practical actions based on techniques from the book that add functional power to Photoshop, along with practice images for all the exercises in the book. <br><br>This focused, highly accurate, comprehensive, and practical guide offers invaluable advice for all users of Adobe Photoshop CS4.<br><br>* Unleash the full power of Layers in Photoshop for limitless non-destructive creative image editing<br>* Step-by-step real-life projects take you through every aspect of the layers tool, including masking, blending, and modes, all in the context of a practical photoshop workflow<br>* Ancillary CD contains all the practice images used in the book