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by Deborah Ferro (Author) "When using Photoshop or Painter for artistic design, it is essential to have the best tools available to you with the latest, up-to-date technology to..." (more)
Key Phrases: retouched layer, layers palette, retouched image, Dry Brush, Healing Brush, Diffuse Glow (more...)
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Photographers will be able to magically transform photographic images in myriad ways using the digital counterpart of traditional artists' tools and this guide to Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter. Covering hardware and software requirements, printing actions that will simplify the output process, instructions for adjusting a digital image's canvas size, and other essentials, this manual explains all the skills needed to rev up one's creative arsenal and begin outputting extraordinary and artful images. This handbook is a perfect complement to photographers with a traditional arts background as well as those who are ready to create special niche products to set their images apart.


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Deborah Ferro is a professional photographer and studio owner. She lives in Jacksonville, Florida.

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  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: Amherst Media, Inc.; illustrated edition edition (August 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1584281650
  • ISBN-13: 978-1584281658
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #700,958 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A Book of Concepts, of Ideas, of What Can Be Done, November 2, 2005
In film photography there are a lot of things you can do in the darkroom to change the resulting picture quite dramatically. With digital photography and the powerful digital image processing tools that have become available you have even more capabilities in your 'digital darkroom' inside the computer. You can literally go in and change a single pixel in the image.

This book is on processing digital photographs to convert them from a picture into fine art. This book promises to teach you everything you want to know from how to buy a computer through the production of fine-art. And it sort of does do that. She says your windows computer should have 'at the very least 256 MB of RAM.' RAM is cheap, 256 MB simply isn't enough, get 512 at the very least and a gigabyte is preferred. They go buy a separate introductory book on Photoshop and Painter, maybe two books.

Use this book, not as a how to use the software book, use it instead as an indication of what can be done. The concepts and techniques she uses illustrate what can be done to make ordinary pictures suitable for posters, free standing illustrations and more.

Her last chapter on selling and marketing your fine-art piece is worth the cost of the book by itself. One point I would add here is, go sell to other photographers. A lot of photography shops have been around for a long time, and are just now changing to digital. You could well find yourself foing some of the kinds of things shown in this book for them.

Finally, while we all want to make money, note the last image in the book. Here is an image of an infant who was not expected to live being held by his mother, still a child herself. The image was displayed at the infant's funeral just a week later.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Artistic Techniques with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter: a Guide for Photographers, March 19, 2007
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I was quite disappointed with this book. None of the techniques covered are in any way different from the basics of using filters in Photoshop or cloning in Painter that would be covered in a basic manual. If you want inspiration and instruction in the creative use of these two programs, "Digital Collage and Painting Using Photoshop and Painter to Create Fine Art" by Susan Ruddick Bloom is a much better choice in every way.
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5.0 out of 5 stars You need both programs, and this book., March 9, 2006
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Corel Painter and Photoshop complement each other, with each having particular strengths that the other does not. This book shows you how to combine the natural media and artistic effects possible with Painter with the retouching and color correction features of Photoshop. You'll find lots of useful techniques, along with step-by-step instructions on how to achieve them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An essential book for extraordinary pictures
Refining photographs in Photoshop and then using them as a canvas in Corel Painter to create a unique artform is the main focal point here. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dawn Johns

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
I was expecting more from this book. It brings to mind the saying "Jack of all trades, and master of none". Read more
Published 13 months ago by Canonshooter

1.0 out of 5 stars Very superficial and boring
If you want to learn how to take a wedding picture and show the bride and groom in color while keeping everyone else in black-and-white, or if you are interested in composing a... Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Hidden secrets
It's filled with lovely images & the basic steps she uses. You are expected to have knowledge of Painter & Photoshop. Read more
Published 22 months ago by P. Casey

4.0 out of 5 stars Artistic Techniques with Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter
I just recently purchased and have not had a change to work with the details in this book yet. I will say that I am impressed with the information provided for working with both... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Sue Stiltz

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I agree with the above comments...all one sees is a black cover. The book looks/sounds interesting, but there is no table of contents or example of what is inside the book. Read more
Published on May 18, 2006 by J. N. Ross

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I'm sorry, but some of the samples in this book just scare me. The two zombie children have shown up in my nightmares even. Read more
Published on April 14, 2006 by R. C. Werner

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Deborah Ferro has created an easy-to-read, comprehensive guide to enhancing your images using Corel Painter and Adobe Photoshop. Read more
Published on February 17, 2006 by Patrick Rice

4.0 out of 5 stars Please provide Table of Contents
To the author and publisher: I am interested in this book, but would like to see Table of Contents and sample pages before buying.
Published on September 18, 2005 by Tiger Little

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