The Photoshop 5/5.5 Wow! Book (5th Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0201353717 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Even with all this great new content, the original organization mirrors from previous editions. With potential time-wasters like this, Photoshop 5.0/5.5 Wow! is a lifesaver. Walk into a design studio and you just might see the popular The Photoshop 5.0/5.5 Wow! Book on the shelf. --Angelynn GrantTopics covered: Step-by-step instructions on tools, techniques, and effects in Adobe Photoshop 5.0/5.5, including using layers, masks, and channels; enhancing photographic images by solarizing, applying a mezzotint, and other effects; making well-executed collages; using filters; painting effects; going from Illustrator to Photoshop and vice versa; adding special effects such as multicolor glow and others; using the new Web tools in version 5.5. It'll have you cooking with Photoshop in no time. From "Making
"excellent" according to A Customer. This book is full of techniques which go beyond simple basics. I almost did not buy it because of the negative reviews included here but now that I have it I am totally pleased and baffled by the negativity seen in some of the reviews. The photos, colors, illustrations, and text are excellent.. K. Knipe said The Photo Shop Wow Book is Worth a look.. A very good book for any level photoshop artist. Has many good tips and tricks and the Cd that comes with the book is very helpful.. A great book, but maybe not for everybody André Bertrand First, if you own the Photoshop 4 Wow book, you'll probably don't want this one (there's a lot of repetition from the 4, which I find excusable since a lot of Photoshop 5/5.5 is the same as in version 4).Second: even though it says on the back cover that it's for beginners up to advanced users, in my opinion the ones who'll benefit the most from it are the intermediate users - those who, without being Photoshop gurus, are already familiar with Photoshop (at least a little). I think this is a great book, with a lot of information, tips and tricks that will probably make using Photoshop a more enjoyable an
Jack Davis is the principal of JHDavis Design and art director of Presto Studios. He founded the Computer Graphics program at Platt College in San Diego, CA. Jack resides in the San Diego area. Jack is the former graphics editor of Verbummagazine and has been a contributing author and illustr
Learn creative, practical, timesaving techniques for Web graphics, illustration, photo manipulation, and special effects with The Photoshop 5/5.5 Wow! Book. This updated edition of the award-winning bestseller features real-world examples from artists and designers of the kind of stunning, professional, full-color artwork you want to produce, and provides clear, step-by-step instructions for applying these techniques to your own projects. You'll also learn how to apply Layer Effects and get the most from "live" type. The Photoshop 5/5.5 Wow! Book covers the new Extract command for difficult-to-select subjects and shows you how to use ImageReady 2 to create rollovers, animated GIFs, and sliced images for speedy, high-quality Web graphics. The CD-ROM contains "before and after" tutorial files for the techniques in the book, with all layers and channels intact, as well as copy-and-paste Wow! Layer Effects, custom Actions, filters, and demos.. The book thoroughly explains the History palette and how to use it to perform multiple undos, new painting techniques with the Impressionist History and Art History brushes, and fast and flexible image-editing