May 2023 MBR The Computer Shelf

The Computer Shelf

Photoshop on the iPad
Rob De Winter
New Riders / Peachpit Press
c/o Pearson Technology Group
www.newriders.com
www.peachpit.com
9780138084714, $39.99, PB, 256pp

https://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-iPad-Rob-Winter/dp/0138084718

Synopsis: Adobe Photoshop is arguably the world's most popular image-editing program, and it is now available on the iPad. So, wherever you are, you can use familiar Photoshop tools to retouch photos, create compositions, work with layers, add text and a whole lot more. Photoshop on the iPad helps you make the most of Photoshop's iPad-optimized interface, as well as combine Photoshop with other familiar Adobe iPad apps, from Lightroom to Fresco.

Packed with practical exercises, "Photoshop on the iPad" is a guide that also offers inspiring interviews with four world-renowned Photoshop artists, Ted Chin, Russell Brown, Frankie Cihi and Magdiel Lopez. You'll see how the pros use Photoshop on the iPad in their workflows, so they can do great work anywhere. And you can too!

"Photoshop on the iPad" cover: How Photoshop's interface on the iPad works and how it differs from the desktop version of Photoshop; What layers and adjustment layers are and how to use them; How to combine different types of images into an imaginative composition; How to work with the various selection tools and use them to create masks, make color corrections, select hair and remove backgrounds; How to remove blemishes and other distracting elements with Photoshop's retouching tools; How to design an image for social media; How to add text and adjust text settings; How to work with fi les, including how to use Adobe Creative; Cloud to share fi les between your iPad and desktop; How app integration works and what workflows to use with other Adobe apps.

Critique: The ideal DIY textbook on how to photoshop images on the iPad, Robe de Winter's "Photoshop on the iPad" is especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, community, college and university library Computer Software collections and supplemental curriculum, Adobe Photoshop, Mobile App Development, Software Design/Testing/Engineering studies lists.

Editorial Note: Rob de Winter (https://www.robdewinter.com) is an Adobe Certified Instructor, author, designer and photographer based in The Netherlands. Rob loves to share his passion for design and Adobe technology in energetic and passionate training sessions and has trained thousands of graphic designers both with his training company DWM Trainingen and on his YouTube channel. He's been a featured speaker at the world's largest design conferences, like Adobe MAX and CreativePro Week.

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