Now that Photoshop 5 is finally here, it2s time to get up to speed on all that2s new and improved in the latest version of the world2s most powerful and sophisticated image-editing program. That2s a pretty tall order. So where do you start? How about with the updated version of the most comprehensive Photoshop guide around.

Packed with information for the beginning to advanced FreeHand user. Thorough introductions to the basics of working with drawing software and using FreeHand make this an ideal reference for the beginning FreeHand user. Extensive information and tips about FreeHand's higher-level functions make this a must-have resource for more advanced users as well.

Macintosh remains the computer of choice for high-end graphic designers, and Photoshop is still the preferred software program to produce all those professional-quality images. Now, you can create your own quality artwork for fun or profit with the latest version of Photoshop and a copy of Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies, written by graphics arts guru Deke McClelland. Photoshop 5 adds more power and more features to its impressive arsenal of image-editing tools than ever before. Explore the new History palette, magnetic tools, editable text, and layer effects; clean up bad scans and poor-quality pictures; create collages or use the Photoshop program's special painting tricks; and control the resolution and dimensions of an image with ease and sophisticated know-how, thanks to the tips and techniques written in plain English that you'll find on page after page of Photoshop 5 For Macs For Dummies.

Here's the ultimate hands-on reference for artists, designers, and anyone who works with today's leading image editing software. McClelland covers everything from Photoshop fundamentals to extensive coverage of advanced features and techniques. The book contains everything you'll need to know about specifying colors, retouching, corrective filtering and cropping. McClelland, a bestselling author, has written over 30 books about desktop publishing and graphics.

Transform ordinary images into breathtaking works of digital art with the advanced power and endless possibilities of Photoshop 5, Adobe's state-of-the-art digital imaging software. Take the grand tour of Version 5 with veteran tour guide Deke McClelland, and then move into new and exciting realms of digital wizardry as you master an array of text effects, image enhancements, and other wondrous things that make Photoshop 5 so hugely popular among the digiterati. Photoshop guru McClelland takes you gently -- and intelligently -- through the world of pixels, paintbrushes, and special effects with friendly, easygoing, down-to-earth tips and tricks to help you master the fine art of digital imagery. Clean up bad scans and poor-quality pictures, learn special painting tricks, create collages, add gradient fills and strange warps, explore new filters, and make your artistic masterpieces publishing-perfect or Web-ready with Photoshop 5. Plus, 16 pages of full-color examples -- and dozens of black-and-white images -- add to the visual content of this great guide for professional image-makers and amateur artists alike.

Combining the features of both a tutorial and comprehensive reference into a single volume, this book provides readers with information needed to learn the basics of each program--and emphasizes the insider tips and techniques needed to tie all the pieces together for maximum results. The CD includes all the information in the book in easy-to-reference hypertext format.