November 2011
Beginner
384 pages
12h 13m
English
Overview
Corey Barker, Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and one
of the Photoshop Guys of Photoshop User TV, brings you this handy
and inspiring volume in the Down & Dirty Tricks series. Yes,
this book is an insane collection of some of the most mind-blowing
Photoshop effects you’ve ever seen in one place. Ever wonder
how that movie poster was created, or how they created that cool
magazine ad, or maybe even how to take a seemingly mundane photo
and give it the Hollywood treatment? Or maybe you just want to know
how to do some really awesome stuff in Photoshop. Well, then, this
book is for you! Whether you’re a designer, artist, or even a
photographer, there’s something here for everyone. Moving
through these projects, you’ll start to see the potential of
Photoshop’s most powerful features and how, with a little
experimentation, you can open up a whole new world of dazzling
effects.
You’ll learn how to:
• Create custom brush effects from scratch
• See type as a design element
• Create Hollywood-style effects that actually look like
Hollywood-style effects
• Take mundane photos and turn them into something
mind-blowing
• Create eye-popping commercial effects that clients will
drool over
• Get creative with 3D in Photoshop CS5 Extended
• Create popular advertising effects you’ve seen in
movies, on TV, and on the Web
• Master dazzling photo effects for designers and
photographers alike
Plus, there are so many other things throughout the book that
you’ll be bursting with new ideas!
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