How to cheat in Photoshop Elements 9: discover the magic of Adobe's best kept secret

Abstract

We doubt if any readers of this book are going to start at the beginning and work their way diligently through to the end. in fact, you’re probably only reading this section because your computer’s just crashed and you can’t follow any more of the workthroughs until it’s booted up again. This is the kind of book you should be able to just dip into and extract the information you need.But we’d like to make a couple of recommendations. The first four chapters deal with the basics of photomontage: making selections, working with layers, and adjusting your images. There are many elements users who have never learnt how to make layer masks, or picked up the essential keyboard shortcuts. Because we talk about these techniques throughout the book, we need to bring everyone up to speed before we get to the harder stuff. although the book is designed for users of elements 9, most of the tutorials will apply to those who have earlier versions of the program as well. we’ve indicated on each page where elements 9 is specifically required to perform the task in hand.