Charles River Media announces Photoshop CS Trickery and FX, a book that teaches digital artists how to really master Photoshop for creating their own masterpieces. To truly master the digital realm, artists need to master their software (in this case Photoshop CS), and be fluent in the “digital language” it provides. The goal of this book is to do just that by teaching digital artists how to blend technical skill with artistic talent through the creation of a variety of interesting and fun images.
Digital photographers already using Photoshop CS can jump right in and get started. If they think they could use a quick refresher, there is a brief overview of Photoshop essentials they’ll need to know to be successful with this book. With the ideas covered here, digital artists will learn how and why Photoshop does what it does, and gain an intuitive understanding that will help them progress to the next level of digital creativity. In the process, they’ll apply what they learn by creating and working through a wide range of fun, practical tutorials, and learn the skills needed to create their own digital masterpieces!
KEY FEATURES
- Morph human and animal faces
- Use Photoshop’s brush engine to create smoke, rust, and concrete
- Make ringed planets and solar systems from scratch
- Use Photoshop and 3rd party filters (Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 and Sharpener Pro) to recreate realism
- Integrate a CGI generated image into photographs
- Composite photographic images seamlessly to appear as one complete scene
- Make a custom moon to include in a landscape
- Includes a companion CD-ROM w/ the files needed to do the tutorials, all the book images, demos of Photoshop CS (PC), Nik Color Efex Pro, and Sharpener Pro (PC & Mac)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Stephen Burns (Encinitas, CA) began as a photographer 25 years ago and then moved toward the digital medium. His influences include the great Abstractionists and Surrealists. He has been a corporate instructor and lecturer in digital art and design for 8 years, and has exhibited digital fine art internationally (Durban Art Museum in South Africa, Citizens Gallery in Yokahama, Japan, and CECUT Museum Of Mexico, etc.). He won first place in the prestigious Seybold International Digital Arts contest. In addition, he works in 3D animation and digital video special effects editing, and is the current president of the San Diego Photoshop Users Group (www.sdphotoshopusers.com). See more of his work at www.chromeallusion.com.
Charles River Media, Inc. publishes books and software tools for computing professionals. Their titles can be ordered direct, or found through distributors and bookstores worldwide. To see a sample chapter of this book, please visit: https://www.charlesriver.com/chapters.html.
This article was last modified on January 3, 2023
This article was first published on January 3, 2005
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