Photoshop Secrets of the Pros: 20 Top Artists and Designers Face Off - Softcover

Mark Clarkson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0782141919 ISBN 13: 9780782141917

Publisher: Sybex, 2003

Synopsis

"This has to be the most unusual book on Photoshop ever published. A very clever one, too, and a must-have for dedicated Shopoholics."
—DingBat Magazine

Photoshop Secrets of the Pros is not your typical Photoshop book, laboriously marching you through features, filters, and techniques. This book throws you right into the thick of things, dropping you ringside for a series of digital duels and artistic collaborations. In this groundbreaking guide top artists challenge each other in a series of Photoshop Tennis matches—and you get to peer over their shoulders. You'll watch them put Photoshop through its paces, creating incredible new work under grueling deadlines. You'll see which tools and techniques they use, and how and why they choose them when the clock is ticking and the world is watching.

Open up this unique book and:

• Get caught up in the action: Watch 20 of the world's top digital artists, photographers, and web and print designers compete, mouse to mouse.
• Eavesdrop on the experts: Enter the artists' heads as they explain each decision they make.
• Find out how it's done in the real world: See 100 pieces of original art dissected, component by component and technique by technique.
• Discover pro secrets: Learn how Photoshop's basic tools are used to create fantastic effects in record time.

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

About this title

About the Author:

Mark Clarkson is a writer, cartoonist, and 3D animator. He has been using Photoshop since the program's first Windows version appeared in 1993, and he has written about topics ranging from C++ programming to Artificial Life. His most recent books include Flash 5 Cartooning and Battlebots: The Official Guide.

Review:

"The first book I've seen that turns Photoshop into a sport." -- Adam Bell, Digital Media Net

"This has to be the most unusual book on Photoshop ever published.... A must-have for dedicated Shopoholics." -- DingBat Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Sybex
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0782141919
• ISBN 13: 9780782141917
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288