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“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 –Amateur Photographer ;www.dingbatmag.com
Product Description
With his in-depth knowledge of the little-known secrets used by the pros to produce awardwinning illustrations, Steve is THE go-to guru for professional designers, graphic artists, illustrators, retouchers and students of design media and illustration who want to create photorealistic effects using Photoshop. Updated for Photoshop CS3, this must-have resource unlocks your creativity and helps you save time in the software so you can spend more time creatively. The book is also relevant to any version of Photoshop. * Create convincing smoke effects and make effective explosions the simple way * Take years off someone’s appearance * Turn a photograph of someone looking straight into the camera into a different perspective with the entire head (not just the eyes) * Modify a statue so it looks like a living person or paint hair directly on any surface * Produce the perfect cutout in the shortest time with Photoshop CS3’s new Quick Selection tool… and more
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* Specify size and resolution.
* Correct contrast, color, and clarity.
* Create top-notch selections.
* Composite images with layers and blending modes.
* Make adjustments with levels and curves.
* Prep graphics for print or the Web.
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9 books in 1 — with hundreds of examples in full color!
Your picture-perfect guide to using all the cool features of Photoshop CS3
Whether you’re new to Photoshop, want to take your skills up a notch, or want to quickly take advantage of the new features and enhancements in Photoshop CS3, you’ve come to the right place. Nine easy-to-follow minibooks cover Photoshop fundamentals plus the newest tools and techniques. “Putting It Together” exercises give you hands-on experience. This is your one-stop guide to Photoshop.
* Specify size and resolution
*
Correct contrast, color, and clarity
*
Create top-notch selections
*
Composite images with layers and blending modes
*
Make adjustments with levels and curves
*
Prep graphics for print or the Web
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