Photoshop® Studio Secrets [Paperback]

Deke McClelland (Author), Katrin Eismann (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764532715 | ISBN-13: 978-0764532719 | Publication Date: January 18, 1999 | Edition: 2

Photoshop^® studio secrets^™ 2nd Edition "McClelland takes you step by step through every stage of the design, from concept to execution. This is the book you need if you're more interested in the artwork than in the tools." — Los Angeles Times Learn from the Pros! Twenty-one of the world's top digital artists — including veterans Robert Bowen, Glenn Mitsui, and Jeff Schewe — share hard-earned Photoshop techniques developed over years on the job. It's all here: high-end commercial art, video, film, fine art, QTVR, the Web, and more. Photoshop guru Deke McClelland and Katrin Eismann tell it all through in-depth explanations of real-world methods and techniques used in actual projects by the best in the business. Exclusive Artwork and Web Pages on Cross-Platform CD-ROM:

• 250MB of QuickTime movies and interactive VR artwork
• Phone interviews with featured artists
• A special episode from Deke McClelland's cable TV show "Digital Gurus"

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Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

If you're proficient in Photoshop 5.0 but need some help making your fine art finer and your commercial art slicker, turn to this book. Each chapter highlights the approach and output of 21 artists (including coauthor Eisman) in a handsome full-color layout.

Part 1 focuses on general techniques: moving from sketch to final graphic, incorporating stock photos, mimicking natural media, making 3-D characters, creating distortions and type effects, and layering. Part 2 focuses on specific applications: high-res (high-resolution) imaging for ads, fine-art printing, fashion photography, QuickTime virtual reality (VR), digital cameras, Web images, and buttons.

You learn the specific techniques the artists used to create the impressive images and get general tips from the artists as well as the history and inspiration behind each creation. Each project enables you to use Photoshop to its fullest, and often in rather original ways. The book is for both Windows and Mac users. A companion CD-ROM contains artwork from the book's examples. --Kathleen Caster

From the Back Cover

"McClelland takes you step by step through every stage of the design, from concept to execution. This is the book you need if you're more interested in the artwork than the tools." --Los Angeles Times

LEARN FROM THE PROS! In this award-winning guide, twenty-one of the world's leading digital artists -- including Robert Bowen, Glen Mitsui, and Jeff Schewe -- share the cutting-edge Photoshop techniques they've honed over many years. Legendary digital graphics guru Deke McClelland and his coauthors take you inside the artists' studios and explain step by step how to master each technique, from building 3D characters and special type effects to creating QuickTime VR and buttons for the Web.

Exclusive Artwork and Web Pages on Cross-Platform CD-ROM:
* QuickTime movies featuring special effects and virtual-reality environments, plus a special excerpt from Deke McClelland's television show, Digital Gurus
* Audio interviews with top Photoshop artists
* Artwork samples showcasing Web-optimized images and a 3D Digital Gurus panorama --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons; 2 edition (January 18, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764532715
• ISBN-13: 978-0764532719
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,021,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice demos of a wide range of styles, subjects, and methods, April 1, 1999

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Stephen M. ([e-mail]) (Mountain View, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop® Studio Secrets (Paperback)

I picked up my copy at MacWorld in January, right after publication. This book has been a wonderful inspiration. Many times I find myself off-line, reading this text, going through the "aha!" moments when I finally realize how these artists make their images.

A wonderful text for people that find themselves wondering how to tackle a wide range of projects, from Web to multimedia. The subject matter covers high-end commercial art, multimedia (including manipulating images & video for video, the web, & cd-rom), and my personal favorite, QTVR.

If you are just beginning to work with Photoshop, this book may be a bit too much. However, if you've put some hours into projects on the program, this might be just the book that you need to insipre, intrigue, and stimulate the creative juices.

Plus, it comes with a CD that is readable by Mac, & Wintel computers.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste of money, June 17, 2000

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etype (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop® Studio Secrets (Paperback)

Like many of Deke M's books, this one is maximimised with dross in a effort to convince you to hand over your hard earned cash. Much of this book is a rehash of Phtsp 5, and i don't recommend that either. Macllelands aim here is to make money for himself and his publishers. If anyone is interested in a author who writes books on Photoshop, who is interested in teaching you amazing techniques, rather than spinning out the manual....look into Bert Monroys books, for a long time i spun my wheels geting caught in the trap of writers and pundits like Deke, who really have nothing to offer except a padding out of 23 pages of matieral into 500 in order to convince you to send your money his way. Then i finally found some real educators, wizards (like mentioned earlier) where my knowledge went from zero to hero with every single paragraph...and the books became more engrossing and enchanting every sentence right to the end....where one was exhausted with the extent one learned. I strongly advise readers to avoid Maclelland and his ilk...and look further

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, but..., April 17, 2000

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Sarah (Coaldale, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop® Studio Secrets (Paperback)

if you own both PhotoShop Studio Secrets AND PhotoShop 5 Bible Gold Edition, you'll find that 14 out the 21 chapters in PhotoShop Studio Secrets are exactly the same as the PhotoShop 5 Bible Gold Edition...SO, if money is an issue, it's something to think about...