New Masters of Photoshop [Paperback]

Josh Fallon (Author), Paul Sinclair (Author), Adrian Luna (Author), Colin Smith (Author), Derek Lea (Author), Gavin Cromhout (Author), Mike Young (Author), Tim Bird (Author), Michael Cina (Author), Jens Magnus Karlsson (Author), Norma V. Toraya (Author), Wojtek Madej (Author), Johann Terrettaz (Author), Peter Stanick (Author), Yoshi Sodeoka (Author), Eun-Ha Paek (Author), Catherine McIntyre (Author), Mike Cina (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1590591933 | ISBN-13: 978-1590591932 | Publication Date: July 1, 2003

What you’ll learn

Adobe Photoshop is the only complete image-editing tool for both web and print graphics. Covers wide range of Photoshop techniques, including:

Vector shape handling
• Improved text handling
• PDF workflow management
• Web optimization
• Layer effects

Who this book is for

Advanced Photoshop users who desire to emulate effects created by renowned professionals. Aspirant graphic artists who seek inspiration from the world's top Photoshop designers. Anyone interested in seeing what Photoshop can do when pushed to its limits by the best in the business. What does the Book cover?

friends of ED scours the world for the leading exponents of Photoshop technique in their field. This book is a showcase of cutting-edge Photoshop practice and theory, backed with essays on the influences and inspirations that lie behind the sharpest digital art and explorations of the philosophy and ethics of image manipulation in today's media saturated world. The book deconstructs sophisticated and complex Photoshop graphics, providing motivation, skills and inspiration in equal parts.

Editorial Reviews

Review

If you care for your craft, you'd be foolish indeed to let this opportunity slip away. Book of the year. -- DT & G Magazine - www.Design-Bookshelf.com

If you use Photoshop and want to progress your skills, this book will open your eyes -- Computer Arts Magazine, Dec 2001

Not just a book about graphics, it's a work of art in itself. -- CGI Magazine, February 2002

The variety of artwork and approaches is a definite plus. -- Photoshop User Magazine, January 2002

This book is a tempting, friendly design gigolo, and will do absolutely anything you ask of it. -- www.pixelsurgeon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

Creating a Photoshop image is a process that occurs as much in the head as it does on the screen. Uniquely, New Masters of Photoshop documents it all, from the seeds of an idea, to the outcome on screen, paper, or canvas.

The projects include examples of collage and montage that involve manipulation of whole images and tiny fragments - working on a grand scale, and at a pixel-by-pixel level. Layers and masks, with all their subtleties, are used in fascinating ways; and filters are treated with the sensitivity and discretion they require.

The CD contains:

Audio, video, and written interviews with the authors
Source files for the tutorials
Unflattened Photoshop files for closer inspection
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 544 pages
• Publisher: friendsofED (July 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1590591933
• ISBN-13: 978-1590591932
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 8.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,059,525 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's more than just a showcase for Photoshop artists..., September 21, 2001

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Todd Groves "3dtodd" (Santa Monica, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Masters of Photoshop (Friends of ed Designer to Designer) (Paperback)

In-depth interviews with several Photoshop artists, well-planned tutorials and graphical screen grabs, and source-packed CD-ROM are just but a few of the features this great book offers. I have just scratched the surface, and I am very pleased with purchasing this book. The artists share what and who influence their work in detail, and share their views on how they bring their own voice to their work. I buy many books on Photoshop, and this has to be one of the most useful and inspiring books on Photoshop. Worth every cent.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars New Masters of Photoshop, October 15, 2001

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Trevor Morris (Fredericton, NB Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Masters of Photoshop (Friends of ed Designer to Designer) (Paperback)

As the name implies, New Masters of Photoshop is a prolific resource that combines the unique talents and techniques of 19 modern masters of Photoshop.

The book contains over 500 full-color pages and is beautifully organized, making it as engaging as it is informative. New Masters of Photoshop is not a manual: it will not teach you how to use Photoshop. It will, however, engage you, inspire you and motivate you. The book is also accompanied by a CD that contains interviews, source files and unflattened Photoshop documents.

Even after you've read the entire book, tried all the tutorials and mastered all the techniques, you'll still find it to be a tireless repository of creative ideas and a great source of inspiration.

This is the book that the Photoshop community has been waiting for! If you buy just one book this year, make it the New Masters of Photoshop.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Source of inspiration - taking thoughts into graphics, July 18, 2002

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Karmen Flemming - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Masters of Photoshop (Friends of ed Designer to Designer) (Paperback)

This book is not a step by step tutorial of Photoshop. It requires basic knowledge of the program and is aimed at people who work with Photoshop regularly and would like to learn how different designers produce and enhance their works in Photoshop. Design inspirations may come from many different sources, including fine arts, photography, drawing, other grafix packages, you name it. This book teaches you about that inspiration and how to take your work to a next level, using Photoshop as the medium. Photoshop is an image manipulation program. It is where and how you find your inspirations and initial material for designs that will determine how efficient you'll be using the program.