Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX is a completely updated edition of this specialized book for Photoshop users wishing to go beyond the basics. It takes digital artists to the next level of creativity by teaching them how to blend their artistic talent seamlessly with the powerful tools of Photoshop CS3. The book is packed with full color photos showing before-and-after touch-up examples and demos of the amazing new features of Photoshop CS3. Using a mixture of fun and practical projects, you will learn how to transform ordinary photos into incredible special effects and digital creations. This edition also includes more real-world projects to illustrate practical uses of Photoshop's tools. The book assumes a fundamental level of skill with Photoshop and builds upon those skills by helping you learn how and why Photoshop does what it does. Throughout the book, you will learn to work with the tools that come with Photoshop, but aren't used on a regular basis, and are therefore not covered in depth in general purpose Photoshop books. Armed with this knowledge, you can to take on new challenges and work though the practical, fun tutorials throughout this book. All of the core tools of Photoshop CS3 used for effects are put to use in hands-on projects as you learn new techniques for creating realistic and fantasy effects!
Stephen Burns ( www.chromeallusion.com )has been a corporate instructor and lecturer in the application of digital art and design for the past 18 years . His teaching style comes from his ability to share an understanding of Photoshop so that the student has the ability to intuitively apply it to his/hers creations. " I want the student to create in the computer as fluently as a painter utilizes paints on his/hers canvass".
He has been exhibiting digital fine art internationally at galleries such as Durban Art Museum in South Africa, Citizens Gallery in Yokahama, Japan, and CECUT Museum Of Mexico to name a few. To see his Resume please go to www.chromeallusion.com/aboutartist.html .
Digital Involvement
He teaches Digital Manipulation Workshops in the San Diego as well as well as nationwide. He is an instructor with Photoshop Café as well as Xtrain . You can access his training at http://www.chromeallusion.com/books.htm#dvdpscafe as well as at www.xtrain.com/stephen . he is the president of the San Diego Photoshop User's Group( www.sdphotoshopusers.com) . Also, see his free training at http://www.chromeallusion.com/tutorials.html#Begining .
Books
He is the author of several books published by Cengage Learning. They include: "Photoshop CS5Trickery & FX" and "The Art Of Poser Pro 2010 & Photoshop CS5 ","Advanced Photoshop CS4Trickery & FX", "Advanced Photoshop CS3 Trickery & FX", "Advanced Photoshop CS2 Trickery & FX", "The Art of Poser & Photoshop" . Each chapter is a step-by-step instruction on creating digital artistic concepts. You can view them at http://www.chromeallusion.com/books.htm .
He is the president of the San Diego Photoshop Users Group(www.sdphotoshopusrs.com) of which there are currently 4000 members strong and growing.
Other Involvement
On the fine art level, Stephen has organized exhibitions with galleries and artists from South Africa, Europe, Mexico, and Switzerland. He is currently on a subcommittee for the prestigious Siggraph Convention setting up digital art presentations.
