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	Extreme Photoshop CS by Matt Kloskowski
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Product Details Binding Paperback Dewey Decimal Number 006.686 EAN 9781590594285 ISBN 1590594282 Manufacturer friends of ED Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 345 Publication Date December 01, 2004 Publisher friends of ED UPC 689253152829 Availability Usually ships in 1-2 business days Product Description In this book, Matt Kloskowski walks you through some of the most popular styles and techniques in professional Photoshop design and illustration today. Through step-by-step tutorials and in-depth explanations, he deconstructs those styles and techniques. Matt gives you insight, tips, and industry advice throughout the entire process to help you step outside of Photoshop and understand the big picture of illustration. Topics such as photorealism, stylization, and retro and cartoon artwork are discussed and exercises lend real-world experience to help you make the jump from Photoshop user to professional designer. This book will also arm you with the necessary knowledge and tools to build a graphic library of your own so you can quickly and effectively create quality graphic designs and illustrations for your clients. If you are an aspiring designer looking to get into the graphics industry, this book will enable you to create artwork for your portfolio that demonstrates a range of in-demand illustration styles. If you are already working with Photoshop professionally, it will help you expand your repertoire of styles and help you become a better designer. Summary of Contents: Introduction to Photoshop and Realism Exercises in Photoshop and Realism Professional Realism Techniques Pixel Art Cartoon Illustration Silhouette Illustration Wireframe Illustration Vectorizing Photographs Retro / Vintage Art Building your Retro Art Library In this book, Matt Kloskowski walks you through some of the most popular styles and techniques in professional Photoshop design and illustration today. Through step-by-step tutorials and in-depth explanations, he deconstructs those styles and techniques. Matt gives you insight, tips, and industry advice throughout the entire process to help you step outside of Photoshop and understand the big picture of illustration. Topics such as photorealism, stylization, and retro and cartoon artwork are discussed and exercises lend real-world experience to help you make the jump from Photoshop user to professional designer. This book will also arm you with the necessary knowledge and tools to build a graphic library of your own so you can quickly and effectively create quality graphic designs and illustrations for your clients. If you are an aspiring designer looking to get into the graphics industry, this book will enable you to create artwork for your portfolio that demonstrates a range of in-demand illustration styles. If you are already working with Photoshop professionally, it will help you expand your repertoire of styles and help you become a better designer. Summary of Contents: Introduction to Photoshop and Realism Exercises in Photoshop and Realism Professional Realism Techniques Pixel Art Cartoon Illustration Silhouette Illustration Wireframe Illustration Vectorizing Photographs Retro / Vintage Art Building your Retro Art Library Matt is a writer, instructor, illustrator, and graphic designer based out of Tampa, FL. As well as being an Adobe Certified Expert, he holds certifications in Macromedia Flash, is a Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD), and is an expert in dynamic- and database-driven website development. He is a 1995 graduate of the University of South Florida with majors in computer information systems and marketing. Matt hosts both an Illustrator (ExtremeIllustrator.com) and Photoshop (ExtremePhotoshop.com) website where he provides tutorials on all aspects of using the two programs. Matt's tutorials have been used in over 15 schools throughout the United States and have been translated into seven languages. He also writes a weekly column for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) and Mac Design magazine's website. In his spare time Matt enjoys jogging, golfing, playing video games, and spending time with his wife Diana and two toddler sons Ryan and Justin in their Tampa home. Customers who bought this item also bought The Digital Photography Book Illustrator CS Most Wanted: Techniques and Effects The Hidden Power of Illustrator CS Web Graphic Techniques HTML Mastery: Semantics, Standards, and Styling Adobe Photoshop CS Down & Dirty Tricks Customer Reviews for: Extreme Photoshop CS Rating - Fantastic I love all the Photoshop books that walk you through step by step and you don't have to use the authors graphics on their CD. I like that I can learn the technique step by step and use my own designs. I recommend to any one that likes the Down and Dirty Tricks by Scott Kelby to get this book too. Rating - It shows shows you the WHY as well as the How. That's Important I saw the review tearing the book down for just teaching lessons. True it teaches you to do things...but if you read the writers Introduction part of the book he explains that too many manuals show you how to do stuff. BUT not how to put the things you learn together and use it practically for day to day work. (and even to use in your portfolio) This authors trying to teach you to think AND learn. Something the previous reviewer missed. I found the book at the bookstore, looked it over from stem to stern and ... Read More Rating - not so extreme "Extreme Photoshop CS" is a mix of all kinds of tutorials for designers and illustrators using photoshop. It is divided into three parts: 1: realism 2: cartooning 3: advanced illustration techniques 4: retro and vintage art There are 12 chapters alltogether THE REALISM SECTION: The fishbowl chapter is the best of the realism section. It doesn't look super real but it's a nice illustration. The "text on fire" is awful and doesn't look real at all. Doesn't ... Read More Rating - Wonderful and inspirational! Photoshop has been known for years as one of the most capable and powerful software packages available. Each iteration to the present Photoshop CS version has gotten more and more powerful and feature-rich. For many people, Photoshop is frighteningly hard to learn and use beyond mere photo editing - tonal and color adjustment, cropping, retouching, and the like. However, for those who know how to take advantage of its power, it is an amazing tool for creating original images. Matt Kloskowski, the author of ... Read More See all books by author Matt Kloskowski

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