Can you recommend a book on retouching pics using Photoshop?
 

Can you recommend a book on retouching pics using Photoshop? I've seen a few on Amazon, but which are the best?

There are loads of them, I always use Visual Quickstart Guides

Thanks!

I would recommend:

Photoshop Restoration & Retouching
by Katrin Eismann

Lots of great info in there about retouching :thumbsup

Retouching pics is something I've been interested in ever since I started doing graphics. I learned all I know basically from trial and error, but I can tell you what I use most for doing this.

blur and smudge tool
clone tool
adjust hue and saturation
adjust brightness and contrast
unsharp mask
extract and liquify

I tend to spend a lot of time on touching up pics when I use them for graphics, I think it really adds a nice finishing touch to the overall look of the design

Thanks for the info :)