Photoshop Collage Techniques [Paperback]

Gregory Haun (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 1997

Digital collages and montages are two of the most popular digital art techniques being used today. Photoshop Collage Techniques is the first book of its kind to reveal the techniques behind the creation of a series of montages and collages. The visually appealing 4-color format will offer inspiration to the graphic artist.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

As Haun points out, a collage combines several different elements and materials, and a montage combines several integrated photos. Photoshop Collage Techniques is an excellent guide to creating both types of artwork in Photoshop 4.0 for Windows and Macintosh. This four-color book explains smart ways to use Adobe's color options, layers, and masking features to create interesting compositions.

Much of the advice relates to creating vignettes, fractured effects, shadows, textures, and special effects. There's also a useful chapter on Web graphics and a discussion of copyright issues to be aware of when acquiring artwork for your collages. The chapter, "The Visual Clues of Photomontage," discusses design concepts such as consistent lighting, color balance, and atmospheric and linear perspective. This is an outstanding book for Photoshop users who are ready to move on to sophisticated collages and similar compositions.

From Library Journal

The layered look and the soft edges now being seen more frequently on net pages are created in Photoshop using the very techniques found in this book. Haun offers step-by-step instruction on creating collages. Together with Clarke's book, this is a good addition to collections focusing on web design.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Hayden (March 18, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1568303491
• ISBN-13: 978-1568303499
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,206,527 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You can learn to master masks in Photoshop, August 23, 1998

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[e-mail] (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Collage Techniques (Paperback)

This book really allowed me to learn masking in Photoshop. The step-by-step instructions allow you to follow the descriptions on your computer and see the results. It is rare to find a great book in Photoshop that teaches you so much. I would recommend this book to anyone who seeks to understand how to do collages using the mask technology in Photoshop. You won't regret buying this book at all. I can only wish there is the same kind of book in Illustrator and Painter and all the other graphics programs I use so that I can have a better understanding of the full special functions that are embedded in each of those applications.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a "must-read," if you want to fine-tune photoshop knowledge, April 12, 2000

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lynn keswani (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Collage Techniques (Paperback)

This is one of the best "how-to" books on computer imaging that I ever read. Each example is complete in itself -- they can really hold my interet throughout. The steps cross-reference accompanying pictures precisely. Everything is Thoroughly and methodically laid out -- no missing pieces or glibbed over details to stump readers.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" Book, January 22, 2000

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Reader/Student (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Collage Techniques (Paperback)

As a certificate program graphic design student, I found this to be one of the best books on Photoshop, even though it was written prior to the new software versions. It is well-edited, and explains masking, layering, and blending images clearly and concisely with very helpful screenshots of what you need to do.