Kate Binder is a production artist, Photoshop expert, and author or co-author of several computer books including SVG For Designers, The Photoshop 6 Cookbook, Easy Adobe Photoshop 5/6, Photoshop Complete 4, and Teach Yourself QuarkXPress 4 in 14 Days. Richard Binder is an artist, designer, and technical writer who works in both traditional and electronic media.

• Part I: Getting Started 1: Recipes for Images 2: Boot Camp Part II: Patterns, Textures, Filters, and Backgrounds 3: Making Your Images "Touchable" 4: Out of Thin Air 5: Roll Over, Michelangelo Part III: Colors and Tinting 6: Deal Yourself a Winning Hand 7: Turning Back the Calendar 8: Housewarming, 1850s Style 9: With Color, Less Really Can Be More 10: Simple Gifts Part IV: Combining Elements 11: No Scissors, No Paste 12: Getting It Together 13: What I Did on My Summer Vacation Part V: Other Fun Stuff 14: What Fools These Mortals Be 15: Hey, They Took My Camera! 16: Better Than Perfect Part VI: Appendixes A: The Software in Review B: How Do I Get There from Here? C: Glossary