Expand your digital art possibilities with Poser Pro and Photoshop CS4! If you are a digital artist who has been frustrated with the limitations and confusing interfaces of 3D software products in the past, "The Art of Poser and Photoshop: The Official Guide" will show you how to harness the dynamic capabilities of both Poser and Photoshop to create fascinating and unique imagery. Using Poser Pro's intuitive approach and its extensive library of characters, props, and environments you can focus on the creative aspects of 3D modeling. Then, using the sophisticated functionality of Photoshop CS4, you can enhance and perfect your creation, adding texture, animating layers, applying light, and more. Every chapter features full-color tutorials to guide you through the process of using each product to create an imaginative work of art from beginning to end. And all images used in the tutorials are available for download on the book's companion website. Get ready to maximize your artistic vision with "The Art of Poser and Photoshop: The Official Guide!"
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.
