Ever since Photoshop version 2.5, The Photoshop Wow! Book has
enlightened and inspired graphic designers, illustrators, and
photographers around the globe. This newest edition delivers
the familiar award-winning mix of explanations and step-by-step
tutorials for creating both commercial and fine-art images, with
tips and beautiful galleries that distinguish this book as the most
inspiring Photoshop resource around. Redesigned for easy
reference, Photoshop CS/CS2 Wow! also includes new short features
in which professional photographers and designers let you in on
their creative secrets for quick solutions. The DVD-ROM
includes hundreds of before-and-after tutorial files, Layer Styles
and Patterns, as well as Actions, gradients, custom tools, and
other goodies. You’ll learn the most innovative techniques for
creating and enhancing images, graphics, and type, including:
• How and when to use the new features in
Photoshop CS and CS2, including the Spot Healing Brush, Lens
Correction, Lens Blur, Vanishing Point, and Variables
• How to build your skill with familiar Photoshop
features such as blend modes, adjustment layers, channels, and
filters
• How to focus attention on the subject of a
photo, retouch a portrait, tint an image, or convert a color image
to black-and-white
• How to bring out your inner artist with
Photoshop’s sophisticated brushes and vector-drawing tools
• How to create dazzling special effects for type
and graphics—from custom textures and realistic materials to
animation and rollover for the web
• How to build a striking layout or a seamless
composite, including the little details that make a big difference
in the art of creating illusions
• How to keep your creations organized with
layers, layer set or groups, layer comps, and Smart Objects
Linnea Dayton is an award-winning author of more than 20 books and numerous articles on computer imagery and design, including eight editions of the best-selling Photoshop Wow! Book and two books in Peachpit Press’s popular One-Click Wow! series. She is principal of Dayton & Associates and series editor for the Wow! Book series. Cristen Gillespie begins her journey as a Photoshop Wow! author with this edition. She has contributed to other books in the Wow! series and with Dayton, Davis, and Ben Willmore, authors the "Wow! Factor" column for Photoshop User magazine.
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