If you're proficient in Photoshop 5.0 but need some help making your fine art finer and your commercial art slicker, turn to this book. Each chapter highlights the approach and output of 21 artists (including coauthor Eisman) in a handsome full-color layout.

Part 1 focuses on general techniques: moving from sketch to final graphic, incorporating stock photos, mimicking natural media, making 3-D characters, creating distortions and type effects, and layering. Part 2 focuses on specific applications: high-res (high-resolution) imaging for ads, fine-art printing, fashion photography, QuickTime virtual reality (VR), digital cameras, Web images, and buttons.

You learn the specific techniques the artists used to create the impressive images and get general tips from the artists as well as the history and inspiration behind each creation. Each project enables you to use Photoshop to its fullest, and often in rather original ways. The book is for both Windows and Mac users. A companion CD-ROM contains artwork from the book's examples. --Kathleen Caster


Book Description
Learn from the pros! This bestselling classic has been updated and enhanced with all-new Studio Secrets from the world's top Photoshop artists, including Robert Bowen, Glen Mitsui, Jeff Schwewe and others. It's all here, from high-end commercial art, to the latest Web graphics, video, film and more - including brand-new coverage of leading edge techniques made possible by Adobe Photoshop 6. The CD-ROM is packed with original content: hundreds of megabytes of QuickTime movies, including interactive artwork, artist interviews, and Thunderlizard conference sessions.


Book Info
Text featuring the secrets of 21 of worldwide Photoshop artists, offering updated coverage for Photoshop 6. Includes full color, digital quality illustrations on nearly every page. The CD-ROM includes exclusive artwork and Quick-Time movies. System requirements: Mac OS 8.5+ or Windows 98+, CD-ROM drive, and Photoshop. Previous edition not cited. Softcover.


From the Back Cover
"McClelland takes you step by step through every stage of the design, from concept to execution. This is the book you need if you're more interested in the artwork than the tools." —Los Angeles Times

LEARN FROM THE PROS! In this award-winning guide, twenty-one of the world's leading digital artists — including Robert Bowen, Glen Mitsui, and Jeff Schewe — share the cutting-edge Photoshop techniques they've honed over many years. Legendary digital graphics guru Deke McClelland and his coauthors take you inside the artists' studios and explain step by step how to master each technique, from building 3D characters and special type effects to creating QuickTime VR and buttons for the Web.

Exclusive Artwork and Web Pages on Cross-Platform CD-ROM:QuickTime movies featuring special effects and virtual-reality environments, plus a special excerpt from Deke McClelland's television show, Digital Gurus Audio interviews with top Photoshop artists Artwork samples showcasing Web-optimized images and a 3D Digital Gurus panorama


About the Author
DEKE McCLELLAND is one of the world's leading experts on digital graphics. His books, which includes Macworld Photoshop 6 Bible and Web Design Studio Secrets, have more than 2.5 million copies in print and have been translated in 25 languages. The winner of seven Computer Press Association Awards, Deke is also host of the video training series Total Photoshop and a contributing editor at Macworld magazine.

KATRIN EISMANN is an internationally renowned artist, educator, and speaker on digital imaging.

JENNIFER ALSPACH is a digital graphics expert whose books include Photoshop and Illustrator Synergy Studio Secrets.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

LEARN FROM THE PROS! In this award-winning guide, twenty-one of the world's leading digital artists—including Robert Bowen, Glen Mitsui, and Jeff Schewe—share the cutting-edge Photoshop techniques they've honed over many years. Legendary digital graphics guru Deke McClelland and his coauthors take you inside the artists' studios and explain step by step how to master each technique, from building 3D characters and special type effects to creating QuickTime VR and buttons for the Web.