Download or read book Creating Photomontages with Photoshop A Designer s Notebook written by Patrick Collandre and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to using Photoshop to create photomontages, featuring the work and commentary of digital imaging professionals, graphic artists, illustrators, and photographers such as Didier Cr?et?e, Lamia Dhib, and Odile Pascal.

Download or read book Illustrations with Photoshop A Designer s Notebook written by Bengal and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World-renowned French artists share their exciting and innovative digital creations in Illustrations with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook, a first-time English translation of the cutting-edge French work. The images in this book will energize image professionals, graphic artists, photographers, computer graphics designers--all creators of images, whether still or animated--and will forever change the way you see and perform your design work. Photoshop is best known among photographers as a photographic image manipulation tool; it is used largely for retouching and photomontage. But Photoshop is also a powerful and highly sophisticated tool for creating quality digital drawings and artwork. Artists, like the ones showcased within, use it to realize their unique vision through illustration. In this lavish, full-color collection, nine French graphic artists--well-known professionals from a vibrant culture with a reputation for taking creative risks and producing incomparable graphics and art--are turned loose with Photoshop. Ranging from advertising to children's book illustration, science fiction to settings for graphic novels and role-playing games, their groundbreaking creations will inspire you to see your industry anew, appreciate graphic design from a changed perspective, and revitalize your work. Representing the very finest of French creation in the world of graphic design and digital imaging, this notebook leads you into the heart of each author's artistic approach, guiding you through the inception and making of nine unparalleled works of art that spring from widely varying sources of inspiration. But you'll come away with more than ideas and inspiration--you'll find detailed, step-by-step information on making Photoshop do anything and everything you want to accomplish your ideal digital illustration. Unlike any other available, this visually stunning book will give you the creative license and technical know-how you need to create one-of-a-kind digital illustrations with Photoshop that are limited only by your imagination.

Download or read book Photo Retouching with Photoshop A Designer s Notebook written by Gerard Niemetzky and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photo Retouching with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook is at once eye candy, artistic inspiration, and incomparable technical guidance for intermediate-to-advanced digital imaging professionals, graphic artists, photographers, and just about anyone involved in creating digital images or animations. A visual splendor, this full-color book showcases a one-of-a-kind collection of superb and innovative photo-retouching solutions by well-known French artists. The new English translation of a cutting-edge French work, Photo Retouching with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook presents high-quality photo retouching from the unique cultural perspective of the French. Reflecting the very best of French creation in graphic design and digital imaging, this book offers an enlightening and stunning glimpse into a vibrant culture known for pushing the limits of imagination with photography, graphics, and art. Filled with beauty, energy, and creative risks, the images inside will forever change the way you see and perform your own photo manipulation and graphic design. You'll see what other top-notch imaging professionals are able to do to and create with their photographs with Photoshop, and you'll be guided, step-by-step, through the editing process of each project--from original shot to polished print. But most importantly, you'll gain both insight and experience into how each visionary artist imagined, conceptualized, and ultimately created his or her final exquisite image. With the book's inspiration and education, you'll be able to exert precise control over every aspect of your own photo restorations and retouching challenges so you can consistently achieve expert, dramatic results while always preserving the integrity of the photographs. Part coffee-table book, part art inspiration, and part design guide, the lavishly illustrated Photo Retouching with Photoshop: A Designer's Notebook will redefine what it means to retouch a photograph--taking the procedure from simple, mindless manipulation to elaborate, intentional, highly rewarding art form.

Download or read book Assembling Panoramic Photos written by William Rodarmor and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this full-color Designer's Notebook, eight expert French photographers reveal their secrets in using Photoshop and a collection of dedicated applications to create extraordinary panoramic photos--including some amazing 360-degree images. For anyone involved with digital imagery or animation, this groundbreaking volume demonstrates a new way of thinking about what's possible and what's required to produce these images. Originally published in France, Assembling Panoramic Photos: A Designer's Notebook is available in English for the first time. Part art book, part how-to guide, this stunning work takes you right into the studio and sits you down next to renowned digital artists as they advance step-by-step toward their final images. The showcased pieces are inspiring and avant-garde, and the techniques are instructive for a wide range of amateur and professional photographers, graphic designers, and digital artists. The artists featured in this Designer's Notebook show how they use Photoshop, Stitcher, PanaVue ImageAssembler, and other specialized tools to create high-quality panoramas and wide-angle images from a series of photographs They also show how to create virtual reality scenes with Apple's QuickTime VR in conjunction with leading-edge technologies that support 360-degree one-shot photos, cubic images, and 3D views of objects. The results are interactive, often startling, and bear the hallmark of each artist's original vision and skill. Reflecting the very best of French photography, graphic design and digital artistry, Assembling Panoramic Photos: A Designer's Notebook offers advanced Photoshop instruction that goes beyond opening this menu, or clicking that palette. You receive expert aesthetic guidance, from start to finish, with notes and views that reveal every step of the process. This book is a goldmine for any digital artist who wants to learn new Photoshop techniques and exploit them for maximum effect. At home on either your coffee table or desktop, the book itself is dazzling in concept and design. There's nothing else quite like this Designer's Notebook available in the U.S.

Download or read book Photoshop Retouching Cookbook for Digital Photographers written by Barry Huggins and published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A recipe-format handbook that covers the fundamental principles and techniques of image retouching and manipulation offers step-by-step instructions and solutions to a variety of common issues--from exposure problems to adjusting focus and lighting.

Download or read book How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4 written by Steve Caplin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2013-09-11 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * New! Zip through the learning curve in a snap with the free DVD! * Hundreds of new Photo Objects, companion project files, QuickTime movie tutorials, sample plugins, and more. * Don't miss the website www.howtocheatinphotoshop.com complete with Reader Forum where Steve answers your questions directly! When you're short on time with crunching deadlines, but there's no way you can sacrifice quality, this book/DVD comes to the rescue. Nobody knows more about how to work fast under pressure and still produce top-notch photographic images than hands-on graphic artist and journalist, Steve Caplin. Steve cuts through the grind with on-the-job, do-it-now skills, techniques, and shortcuts guaranteed to show you how to work faster, smarter, and better to produce the best work of your life. With a lifetime of practical experience in photo-montage Steve is the go-to person for professional designers, graphic artists, illustrators, photographic retouchers, and students of design media and illustration who want to create photorealistic effects using Photoshop. Updated for Photoshop CSX, this must-have resource is also backwards compatible - relevant to any version of Photoshop. 'How to Cheat in Photoshop CSX' helps you "cheat in" (or take advantage of) Photoshop in two important ways. You learn how to make images look like photographs, when they're not so that you can create photographic work without a studio. And you find useful shortcuts to work more efficiently, economically, and with quick solutions to achieve the same superb results that come from long, complex operations that take forever. Whether you're working for print or the web, dip into this book and extract the info you need - fast. Icons mark where Photoshop files or movie tutorials are available for you to open immediately to try for yourself. Stuck? Visit the Reader Forum on the web and question the author directly (and expect other readers to weigh in, too!) at www.howtocheatinphotoshop.com. Crammed with gems that other books simply don't cover, and unique in that it's written by a working professional sharing his tips on how he makes money producing this imagery, this book/DVD excels in practical tips to turn the ordinary into the awe-inspiring, quickly. Don't miss how to create new artwork from scratch from starting points that aren't always obvious. This fully updated new edition shows you how to get the most out of Photoshop CSX, including the Quick Selection and Cloning tools, and more. Yet it's backwards compatible with previous releases of Photoshop. The book's step-by-step tutorials alongside the DVD packed with hundreds of images, project files, and live tutorials show you how to: * Create convincing smoke effects and make effective explosions - the simple way * Take years off someone's appearance * Turn a photograph of someone looking straight into the camera into a different perspective with the entire head (not just the eyes) * Modify a statue so it looks like a living person or paint hair directly on any surface * Produce the perfect cutout in the shortest time with Photoshop CSX's new Quick Selection tool... and more A host of timesaving techniques and insider secrets teach you to work faster and more adeptly moving from the problem to the solution to get fantastic results! Steve Caplin is a professional graphic artist, author and journalist.

Download or read book Creating Web Pages Simplified written by Mike Wooldridge and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-09-09 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The easiest way to learn how to create a Web page for your family or organization Do you want to share photos and family lore with relatives far away? Have you been put in charge of communication for your neighborhood group or nonprofit organization? A Web page is the way to get the word out, and Creating Web Pages Simplified offers an easy, visual way to learn how to build one. Full-color illustrations and concise instructions take you through all phases of Web publishing, from laying out and formatting text to enlivening pages with graphics and animation. This easy-to-follow visual guide shows you the building blocks of a Web page and how to work with images, create links and forms, generate dynamic content using JavaScript, use style sheets, and publish a page on the Web. You'll learn to use HTML, create simple yet attractive Web pages, and enhance them with frames, multimedia effects, links, and more. Features full-color illustrations with step-by-step instructions Covers everything you need to get started, including how to use HTML, how to lay out pages and format text, and how to add graphics and visual effects Shows how to make your pages more interesting with animation and sound, add links to other sites, include e-mail addresses, and more Includes a tear card with HTML tag references and a web-safe color chart to keep handy as you build your pages If you've ever thought about building a web page, Creating Web Pages Simplified is simply the easiest way to make it happen.

Download or read book Advancing Your Photography written by Marc Silber and published by Mango Media Inc.. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Create presents “an all-in-one, easily accessible handbook . . . [that] will show you how the pros do it. Study this and take your best shot” (Chase Jarvis, award-winning photographer). In Advancing Your Photography, Marc Silber provides the definitive handbook that will take you through the entire process of becoming an accomplished photographer. From teaching you the basics to exploring the stages of the full “cycle of photography,” Silber makes it easy for you to master the art form and create stunning pictures. From thousands of hours of interviews with professional photography masters, you will learn valuable insights and tips on beginner, amateur, landscape, wedding, lifestyle, sports, animal, portrait, still life, and iPhone photography. Advancing Your Photography features: · Top tips for making outstanding photographs from iconic photographers and many other leading professional photography masters of today · Numerous step-by-step examples · Guidance on training your eye to see composition with emotional impact · Tips on mastering the key points of operating your camera like a pro · Secrets to processing your images to professional standards Photography and the technology associated with it are constantly evolving, but the fundamentals remain the same. Advancing Your Photography will help to bring you the joy and satisfaction of a lifetime of pursuing the art of photography.

Download or read book The British National Bibliography written by Arthur James Wells and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Art and Design in Photoshop written by Steve Caplin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fancy designing your own classic and contemporary movie posters, books and magazine covers? Feel like turning your photographs into works by Turner, Matisse and Magritte? Want to create illustrations in the styles of The Simpsons, steampunk and Victorian engravings? Then you need Art and Design in Photoshop. In this unique book, acclaimed master of photomontage and visual trickery Steve Caplin shows you how to stretch your creative boundaries. Taking the same tried-and-tested practical approach as his best selling How to Cheat in Photoshop titles, Steve's step-by-step instructions recreate a dazzling and diverse array of fabulous design effects. You'll learn how to design everything from wine labels to sushi cartons, from certificates to iPod advertising, from textbooks to pulp fiction. Written by a working pro, the clear guidelines pinpoint exactly what you need to know: how to get slick-looking results with minimum fuss, with a 16-page Photoshop Reference chapter that provides an at-a-glance guide to Photoshop tools and techniques for less experienced users. Steve explains both typography and the design process in a clear, informative and entertaining way. All the images, textures and fonts used in the book are supplied on the downloadable resources. Imaginative, inspirational and fun to use, this book is a must-have for every creative Photoshop user, both amateur and professional.

Download or read book Fragrant Heart Daily Meditations written by Elisabeth Blaikie and published by . This book was released on 2015-04-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Photoshop Layers and Selections Workshop written by Glyn Dewis and published by Rocky Nook, Inc.. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 443 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Learn to harness the full power of layers and selections in Photoshop—and let your creativity soar!

Learning the basics of Photoshop is an admirable feat. Unfortunately, that’s exactly where most people end their Photoshop journey: with a fundamental appreciation of the program and the ability to execute a few helpful techniques. But without a full understanding of and capability with layers and selections—arguably Photoshop’s most powerful tools—you’re leaving the vast majority of Photoshop’s power and potential untapped.

The Photoshop Layers and Selections Workshop is here to change all that. In this book, photographer and bestselling author Glyn Dewis focuses on these two key features of Photoshop, knowing that if you can learn and master them, you’ll have everything you need to maximize Photoshop’s potential, bring out the best in your work, and harness your full creativity.

In this book, you will:

• Start off with a detailed breakdown of the Photoshop Home screen and Workspace, including how to best set it up for your way of working.

• Grow your understanding of layers and learn how to maximize their potential in your selections workflow.

• Conquer selections and cutouts by mastering the use of tools including Select and Mask, the Pen Tool, Channel Pulls, Vector Masks, Color Range, and more.

• Learn how to make and fake the best possible hair and fur selections.

• Work your way through three selections workflows, combining tools and techniques to get the very best possible results.

• Learn some of Glyn's favorite Photoshop techniques in a bonus chapter.

Download or read book Palm and Treo Hacks written by Scott MacHaffie and published by O'Reilly Media, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for beginning to experienced Palm users, this handbook is full of practical, ingenious tips and tricks that can be applied immediately.

Download or read book Portfolios for Interior Designers written by Maureen Mitton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-09-28 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete guide to portfolio development for interior designers It's a widely known fact that interior designers need a strong visual presence in the form of a well-crafted, professional-looking portfolio. Surprisingly, however, many interior designers aren't equipped with the expertise required to organize and unify their work in a fashion that optimally conveys their talents and skills. Portfolios for Interior Designers helps demystify the process by guiding the reader toward mastery in assembling a winning portfolio. It delivers essential step-by-step instruction presented in a manner that shows interior designers how to properly and effectively display their designs. This book also includes: Color and black-and-white illustrations showing portfolio elements and options Graphic design concepts necessary for portfolio development Specific information for the design of digital portfolios Supplemental teaching resources that direct readers to a companion Web site Useful tips on the ways that popular graphics software applications can be best implemented for certain portfolio elements Samples of cover letters and resumes, along with discussion of job search procedures With the aid of real-world examples, Portfolios for Interior Designers examines how a portfolio can be used as an effective tool for communicating with clients and other professionals. A much-needed guide, this book eliminates the uncertainty surrounding portfolio development so that interior designers can showcase their abilities success-fully—and land the next job.

Download or read book Get Your Photography on the Web written by Rafael Concepcion and published by Pearson Education. This book was released on 2011-02-08 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For today’s photographer, a clean, professional-looking website is a must. But for most, the thought of having a site that displays your work like a pro seems either too expensive or too hard to create. How can you develop an eye-catching website that looks professional, updates quickly, and even helps you make some money in the process when your passion is photography and not coding? It’s easier than you think. In Get Your Photography on the Web, RC Concepcion, curriculum developer for Kelby Media Group and one of the Photoshop Guys, takes you through an easy step-by-step process so you can build your own site from the ground up and have it look like you paid someone a lot of money to do it for you. Even if you know nothing about Web programming, this book will have you building a website in hours, not weeks. You’ll learn: How to secure your own domain names and hosting space How to install WordPress on your website in as little as seven clicks How to add pictures, galleries, and Flash portfolios without learning any code How to sell your images online without having to make a single print How to incorporate Lightroom and Flash galleries into an already existing website You’ll also find interviews and inspirational tips from people you will meet “Along the Way” to making your website. Plus, RC gives you free templates and Flash portfolio components to get you up and running without emptying your wallet. The techniques RC shares in Get Your Photography on the Web are the very same ones he uses for some of the biggest names in photography—it’s like designing your website with a trusted expert looking over your shoulder. Best of all, you’ll walk away with the satisfaction of knowing that you did it all yourself!

Download or read book Popular Photography written by and published by . This book was released on 2006-07 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Color Management for Photographers written by Andrew Rodney and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides clear concepts geared to the photographer backed up with a number of tutorials, which will reinforce the concepts for the reader. It keeps theory as well as 'colour geek speak' to a minimum.