Photoshop Illuminated: For Animators [Paperback]

Jaimy McCann (Author), Ryan Greene (Author), Brian Demong (Contributor), Anthony Rossano (Contributor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0970753039 | ISBN-13: 978-0970753038 | Publication Date: July 2003

A comprehensive and understandable look at the world’s premier 2d graphics software, Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop Illuminated is a perfect companion for working animators, students, and teachers alike.

Photoshop Illuminated: For Animators examines the features of Photoshop from an 3d artist’s point of view. Also included are specific chapters on the interoperability of Photoshop and Alias|Wavefront Maya, Discreet combustion, Discreet 3ds max, and Softimage|XSI, written by Mesmer instructors, and interviews with industry professionals.

Complete coverage of:

* The Tool Bar
* The Floating Palettes
* The Top Menu Bar
* Hotkeys and Shortcuts
* Acquiring and Using Source Art
* Making Textures that Tile
* Bump Maps
* Alpha Channels
* Digital Matte Paintings
* Textures for Urban Environments
* Textures for Characters
* Using Maya with Photoshop
* Using 3ds max with Photoshop
* Using XSI with Photoshop
* Using combustion with Photoshop

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About the Author

Jaimy McCann earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, WA, where she has lived all her life. She most recently worked as the Lead Artist at Escape Factory Games.

When not working on one of several ongoing projects, she likes to explore: Seattle, the mountains, Vancouver, other cities, and other countries (other planets, too, if that were possible.) This limitless curiosity also serves as the inspiration for her work, which focuses on realistic environments and their textures.

For the future, Jaimy looks forward to continuing her career as a 3D artist, plenty of trips to interesting places, and a wonderful life with her husband Rick, 2 cats, 5 hermit crabs, and the 17 Bonsai trees that make up her family.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Mesmer Press (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0970753039
• ISBN-13: 978-0970753038
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,336,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE, March 4, 2005

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Jarvis Cottrell (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Illuminated: For Animators (Paperback)

This book is a waste of money, pure and simple. All of the topics covered in the book are totally obvious and repetitive. Not to mention the book is extremely hard to follow and poorly written. He tries to write in a "hip to the kids" street slang, which is incredibly annoying. Basically, if you know how to bevel and emboss, you don't need this book. Buy a regular photoshop book and the principles in this book will already be obvious to you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars strong manual, October 15, 2004

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erik turchin (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Photoshop Illuminated: For Animators (Paperback)

This book demonstrates some excellent techniques and methods for texturing work. It is one of only 3 or 4 I know of on the market concerning this type of work. It is written for a beginner in many ways, but there is also alot of advanced techniques that are very valuable to someone with some texturing experience. The way I see it, any book that makes you stronger at texturing than you were before reading it, should be granted 5 stars. It made me better than I was before reading it so I give it a high mark. Also fairly unique to this book is that fact that it is written by a girl, whereas the other 3-4 out there are male efforts. This allows the reader to add to their methods a good strong female approach to how things can be done, which I had not had prior to reading this book. Most of the tutorials are pretty strong and cover a wide range of lesser known features that can make a big difference in your work. Bottom line, if you want to get good at texturing quickly and fairly cheaply (under $100), read this book and one of David Franson's like Dark side of texturing. Between the two, you should get the hang of it.