How to Cheat in Photoshop CS3 by Steve Caplin
Suitable for professional designers, graphic artists, illustrators, photographic retouchers, and students of design media and illustration who want to create photorealistic effects using Photoshop, this work helps you learn how to get the most out of Photoshop CS3, including the Quick Selection and Cloning tools, and more.
A fun project-led workbook for anyone who wants to get to know Photoshop more intimatelyCovering all the techniques you'll ever need, it's packed with inspirational projects to try - from combining body parts, to making introduced light sources, shadows, textures and reflections look realistic. With this handy guide, the digital world really is your plaything. - Photography Monthly (Aug 2007)
Previous edition reviews:
The tutorials are concise, well presented, [and] show the reader what is possible with a select few of the tools, those which serve as the quickest and most practical in any given situation.. The only title which focuses on getting things done in the shortest amount of time as well as producing photo-realistic results.
David Asch, UK based freelance digital artist and photographer specialising in photo-montage and image effects.
. refreshingly candid and easy-going approach to teaching Photoshop techniques. It is enjoyable and informative. It's greatest strength is its approachable, friendly writing style combined with obvious expertise.. more personal and direct than any other Photoshop book I've read.
Keith Martin, UK based freelance graphic designer, Technical Editor for MacUser magazine.
...this book is fascinating and Steve is unquestionably the master in his field. - Amateur Photographer
Brilliant illustrations, step-by-step instructions and packed full of tricks from one of the finest masters of them all. Tom Ang
An invaluable guide to creating impressive montages from your digital photographs. Composed primarily of step-by-steps, this tome is packed with useful shortcuts and time saving tips. - What Digital Camera
A must-have for all Photoshoppers - www.total-image-nation.co.uk
Covering all the major techniques, author Steve Caplin takes you on an intriguing and insightful journey through the realms of the digital montage. - Advanced Photoshop
Its 376 pages, plus CD, are crammed with colourful instruction on making your dull, unexciting snaps look altogether different...It should be required reading for anyone using Adobe's image tweaking tool in a semi-pro environment. - MacUser
You'll find plenty of fun in the author's offbeat lessons and examples which explore the program's hidden powers. What makes CHEAT so unique are the gems that other volumes simply don't cover. The juiciest bits that real artists hunger for are here. So dig in, dig deep, and Shop yourself mad. www.dingbatmag.com
Previous edition reviews:
The tutorials are concise, well presented, [and] show the reader what is possible with a select few of the tools, those which serve as the quickest and most practical in any given situation.. The only title which focuses on getting things done in the shortest amount of time as well as producing photo-realistic results.
David Asch, UK based freelance digital artist and photographer specialising in photo-montage and image effects.
. refreshingly candid and easy-going approach to teaching Photoshop techniques. It is enjoyable and informative. It's greatest strength is its approachable, friendly writing style combined with obvious expertise.. more personal and direct than any other Photoshop book I've read.
Keith Martin, UK based freelance graphic designer, Technical Editor for MacUser magazine.
...this book is fascinating and Steve is unquestionably the master in his field. - Amateur Photographer
Brilliant illustrations, step-by-step instructions and packed full of tricks from one of the finest masters of them all. Tom Ang
An invaluable guide to creating impressive montages from your digital photographs. Composed primarily of step-by-steps, this tome is packed with useful shortcuts and time saving tips. - What Digital Camera
A must-have for all Photoshoppers - www.total-image-nation.co.uk
Covering all the major techniques, author Steve Caplin takes you on an intriguing and insightful journey through the realms of the digital montage. - Advanced Photoshop
Its 376 pages, plus CD, are crammed with colourful instruction on making your dull, unexciting snaps look altogether different...It should be required reading for anyone using Adobe's image tweaking tool in a semi-pro environment. - MacUser
You'll find plenty of fun in the author's offbeat lessons and examples which explore the program's hidden powers. What makes CHEAT so unique are the gems that other volumes simply don't cover. The juiciest bits that real artists hunger for are here. So dig in, dig deep, and Shop yourself mad. www.dingbatmag.com
Steve Caplin is a freelance artist and author working in London, England. His satirical photomontage work is commissioned by newspapers and magazines around the world, including The Guardian, The Independent, The Sunday Telegraph, The Sunday Times Magazine, Radio Times, Readers Digest and L'Internazionale. Steve has worked for advertising agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Lowe Howard Spink, and his work has won two Campaign Poster Awards and a D&AD Pencil award. He has lectured widely in England, Norway, France and Holland, and has taught digital design at the University of Westminster and the University of the Arts London. Steve is the author of ten books: How to Cheat in Photoshop (five editions), How to Cheat in Photoshop Elements (co-authored, three editions), Icon Design, Max Pixel's Adventures in Adobe Photoshop Elements, The Complete Guide to Digital Illustration (co-authored) and Art & Design in Photoshop. He has also co-authored three mainstream books: Dad Stuff, More Dad Stuff, Stuff the Turkey and Complete and Utter Zebu. When he's not at his computer Steve plays the piano well, the accordion moderately and the guitar badly. He spends his spare time making improbable constructions out of wood and other materials. His first commissioned sculpture was for the Bethlem hospital - the original 'bedlam' - in 2010.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780240520629 |
| ISBN 10 | 0240520629 |
| Title | How to Cheat in Photoshop CS3 |
| Author | Steve Caplin |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2007-05-24 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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