In the all-new Photoshop CS5 One-on-One: Mastery, the third and final installment of the popular series, join industry expert and award-winning auth Deke McClelland f an in-depth tour of the most powerful and empowering features of Photoshop CS5. Discover the vast possibilities of traditional tools, such as masking and blend modes, and then delve into Smart Objects, Photomerge, as well as the new Puppet Warp, Mixer Brush, and HDR features. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:
Using masks and blend modes in radically new ways
Mastering the Pen tool and Paths panel
Transfming and maximizing Smart Objects
Employing Smart Filters to create complex effects
Expling the capabilities of Bristle brushes and the Mixer Brush
Merging multiple images into seamless panamas
Expling the full range of luminance with HDR Pro
Recding actions and batching-processing images