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The Photoshop 3 Wow! Book: Tips, Tricks, & Techniques for Adobe Photoshop 3/Book and Cd-Rom (Macintosh Edition)

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If you don't have this book and you leave this site without buying it, you are the toughest sell in history. The techniques and projects in this book are so well written, that anybody with a little experience in Photoshop can start producing super-professional images in a matter of days. Absolutley AMAZING!

A facinating look at several advanced techniques in photoshop, and a re-examination of commonly used ones. Topics include; channel masking, carving, beveling, photo-retouching, plus a bank of images to spark inventivness...

Overall, it reads like stereo instructions, with a step-by-step description for each of the many lessons. ***

This book is a MUST-HAVE!!! I'va had it for over a yyear, and I take it with me everywhere!!! In fact I'll by another one for the shelf.... It has great techniques, stunning artwork and explains it all sooooo well... I owe most of what I know about Photoshop to this book! I am waiting for the 4.0 version and looking for the 2 version!!! Do yourself a favor... BUY THIS BOOK!!! it is worth sooo much!!!

The Photoshop Wow series has always been one of my favorites. This particular book is no exception. Part of this books great appeal is the fact that Adobe has created a piece of software that is so similiar in both Windows and MacOS platforms that this book, even though intended for Windows, works great for both computing platforms.

The book is full of step by step tips on how to create all the latest stunning craphics seen in todays art shows, web sites, design magazines, etc...

[A quick note: I currently use Photoshop 4 on both my Mac and PC, and the book's techniques are still applicable!]

A particular favorite feel of the book is the author's encouragment to the user to leap beyond the tips and create and expand their skills on their own.

The only drawback I found in the book was the lack of more material. True no one book could possibly cover the scope of Adobe's brilliant, award-winning software, but this edition has covered only the more popular effects while leaving the more mundane, yet arguably more important tasks (such as fixing bad scans, color corrections, printing) short-changed.

Overall a must have book for the (forgetful) professional (like myself), and a great book for the beginner who wishes to add that cutting edge feel to their art.

This book helps you to unlock the secrets of the pros. Photoshop is my favorate design tool and this book is a must companion for any serious user. It is written in plain english and beautifully illustrated throughout

The Photoshop Wow Book has been at my side since I purchased it almost a year ago. In that time the pages have become well worn. The author does an outstanding job of providing real world exaples in easy to follow step by step intructions that encourage expirementation. I own close to 10 photoshop books but The Photoshop WoW! book is the best that I've seen to date. Talking to my fellow graphic artists most either own the book or borrow it regularly. I truly reccomend this book to anyone interested in computer generated art.

Michael Cunningham
Synergy Interactive

The Photoshop 3 Wow! Book is visually appealing. The easy to follow, step-by-step instructions teach beginners the basics, but also provide tips that would be beneficial to experts. The CD-ROM has many demo filters to try, stock images to manipulate, and helpful utilities to use. All of these increase the educational value of the book, and make using Photoshop easier. Unfortunately, to complete some of the many projects detailed in this book, users must purchase 3rd party filters. More time should be spent describing how the same or similar effects could be generated with "out of the box" Photoshop. Overall, The Photoshop 3 Wow! Book would be a great resource for any Photoshop user.

The Photoshop 3 wow book is for Macintosh not Windows and it didnt say that in your ad!