Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design - for Adobe Photoshop CS3 [Spiral-bound]

Frederick L Chipkin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2007

Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design (ISBN# 0972731709) is a tutorial on how to use Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design. This book will enable you to accomplish all the essential tasks of textile design using Adobe Photoshop. It will guide you through step by step techniques for creating color combinations, repeats, color reduction of a tonal (watercolor) design and simple woven effects. You'll also learn how to use layers to create quick color combinations. This book is self published by Origin inc.As equally important as the book itself is the CD that's included with the book. It contains practice images that correspond to the lessons in the book. These include weaves, images to color reduce, bodies & objects to photo drape and 36 pages of color charts so that you can match colors accurately. ------In his book Frederick shows you how to create repeats (square and half drop), how to color reduce a textile design (you'll learn that even a subtle watercolor design is easy to color reduce) and how to simulate woven effects. You will also learn how to create quick colorings and then how to place your designs into a fashion sketch or a photograph. ---Frederick Chipkin of Kew Gardens NY has earned inclusion in the 2004, 2005 and 2006 Edition of Who's Who in America. He is also included in the 2005 and 2006 Edition of Who's Who in the world. To be chosen for inclusion, candidates must have held a position of responsibility or have attained a significant achievement. Frederick is best known for his book "Adobe PhotoShop for textile design". A textile designer for Liz Claiborne, Bernard Chause, Manager CAD dept I Appel, Owner of Design Society, and most recently Owner of Origin inc. Textile Design studio, Fredericks career has spanned 20 years in the industry.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound
• Publisher: Frederick L Chipkin; 6th edition (May 2007)
• Language: English
• ASIN: B000DZE7Z6
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #664,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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41 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design, February 11, 2006

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V. Chung "Textile designer" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design - for Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Spiral-bound)

I'm a textile designer who had been hesitant to learn how to use the computer to design pattern since I had been painting and drawing for over 20 years. When faced with first learning Photoshop and trying to figure out how to use it to do textiles, I was overwhelmed.
Than one of my friends told me about this book . It was too good to be true. This book is so well written in plain english and explained everything, step by step. That as a beginner I was able to figure it out and learn without much trouble. I highly recommend this book, especially since you can learn at your own pace and refer back easily. I've taken classes, but you get hit with so much information at one time it's difficult to absorb so much and than remember the how to apply it.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best digital textile design book..., May 12, 2006

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A. "JCstudio" (NE.USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design - for Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Spiral-bound)

This is THE most extraordinary professional digital textile design book I have ever read, and as a matter of fact, besides hundreds and hundreds PhotoShop books on the market today, Adobe PhotoShop for Textile Design by Frederick L. Chipkin, is the only one and only one kind.

If you are in the textile design business either new or seasoned, and if you are going to or already using PhotoShop to manipulate textile design, then, after you read just couple of chapters of this book, for instance, some subjects like "using index to reducing color and do the color-way", or "half drop repeat tricks", or "creating a plaid"... you will immediately see that Mr. Chipkin is such an expert both in the textile design and PhotoShop and he knows exactly what he is talking about. By using simple, clear, humorous and straight forward to the point language, he step by step to teach you how to achieve a great result to meet a professional need and how to solve some problem during the design process.

After I read this book and talk to some my CAD textile design friends who have been using PhotoShop to design textile for many years, some even studied in FIT for this major, I found that they did not know a lot of "tricks" which have been mentioned in Mr. Chipkin's book. I truly believe that any one who is in the field and wants to approve the CAD textile design skill, should seriously consider to have this book in his or her design studio library, and I found this book indispensable and well worth the money I spent on it.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I strongly recommend Mr. Chipkin's book to textile design professional, March 24, 2006

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Michael Roth (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design - for Adobe Photoshop CS3 (Spiral-bound)

I found "Adobe PhotoShop for Textile Design," by Frederick Chipkin informative and well written. After 20 years experience as an designer and stylist, I discovered new and innovative design techniques. I was particularly impressed by Mr. Chipkin's approach to simplifying complex tasks. The book is laid out clearly and concisely, making complex tasks logical to execute and easy to master. There is a wealth of information and techniques that allow the artist to become highly proficient in design creation and processing. The book is a versatile tool; providing the expertise for both the student and the instructor. I have sampled a number of similar books over the years, and I say that I find Mr. Chipkin's book probably the best in the field. I strongly recommend Mr. Chipkin's book to textile design professional, as well as those just entering the field.