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How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: The art of creating photorealistic montages
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Do you want to let your creativity run wild in Photoshop, but don't know where to start? Are you having trouble getting your ideas out of your head and onto the screen? Do you need your photomontages to look convincing... and fast?


Nobody knows more about how to work quickly under pressure and still produce top-notch results than hands-on digital artist, author and journalist Steve Caplin. This guide is packed with real-world examples, timesaving hints and tips and detailed step-by-step instructions that make the impossible seem possible.


Fully updated for Photoshop CS4, this must-have-resource is also backwards compatible with any previous version of Photoshop.



* Extensive new material to show you how to take your Photoshop skills to a professional level
* DVD includes all the brand new images from the book, 300 high resolution AbleStock images plus over 2 hours of QuickTime movies of the projects
* Benefit from a professional illustrator's timesaving tips and tricks!
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Review Date: February 2, 2009
Reviewer: Donald Martin, Renton, WA United States
"How to Cheat in Photoshop: CS4" is the bible for realistic photo montages, no other book even comes close. This is the forth edition of this book. While most of the material from previous editions is carried forward, each new edition has had new material worth the price of a new edition. The layout is usually two pages per topic with well chosen examples, based on real world problems. These are largely self contained so you can skip around as needed. This is not a book for novices. It assumes a reasonable familiarity with Photoshop but not an in depth knowledge. Some of the sections may require some serious work. You might want to have a copy of Photoshop Masking & Compositing by Katrin Eismann for in depth information on some of the topics. Interspersed in the technical Photoshop material is a gold mine of advise ranging from handling deadlines to ethics. The approach is not just how to do it but includes much information on efficient work to minimize the time and effort in a task. This is one of the better Photoshop books out of the huge number available and I can give it my strongest recommendation. One of the reviewers of the previous edition stated "As I said, I consider Steve Caplin to be, along with Katrin Eismann , one of the best authors on Photoshop.". I can second this opinion for this edition as well. If anything, Caplin has further improved his standing as a top flight Photoshop teacher.
How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: The art of creating photorealistic montages The best book of it's type I've read
 
Review Date: March 29, 2009
Reviewer: Dan S. Tong, Chicago, IL USA
This book lives up to its promise to teach you all sorts of wonderful Photoshop techniques and tricks which are a must for creative projects, even for those who are already pretty well versed with Photoshop in general. The book is very well organized, easy to understand (you must, of course, follow along on your computer!), and very clear. I purchased the book after I had read and tested several excerpts that you find on the publishers web site. It is refreshing to be able to read chapter excerpts, so you can decide whether or not it is worth buying the book. I have no patience with dumb, poorly written books that simply regurgitate standard Photoshop basics and I've been very disappointed with too many books that I've purchased. This one is no disappointment and gets my whole hearted recommendation. Great Job, Mr. Caplin!

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