Photoshop Lab Color: The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerful Colorspacee

September 6th, 2010

Photoshop Lab Color: The Canyon Conundrum and Other Adventures in the Most Powerful Colorspacee
Publisher: Peachpit Press Publications | English | 2005 | ISBN: 0321356780 | PDF | 384 pages | 17,2 Mb

With a mantra like “There are no bad originals, only bad Photoshop operators,” you know best-selling author Dan Margulis is serious about exposing people to the magic of Photoshop. Nowhere is that magic more apparent than in its LAB color processing capabilities, which can make even the subtle canyon colors of rock, sand, and dirt come to vivid life. However, you may be wary of taming the complex beast. Here’s your guide! In these pages, Dan shows that you can derive enormous benefits from just a few simple tools and techniques. He also demonstrates that you can take these techniques as far as you wish, employing the power-user features he describes in later chapters. Starting with canyons and progressing to faces, you will see just how quickly you can begin improving your images by following the “recipes” included here. Each chapter includes a sidebar with review questions and exercises as well as a “Closer Look” section that examines some of the principles behind the techniques. A CD includes exercise files.

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Creative Photoshop CS4: Digital Illustration and Art Techniques

September 3rd, 2010

If you are a digital artist, illustrator, cartoonist, graphic artist, designer, or serious hobbyist looking for new and interesting ways to use Photoshop, this is the book for you! You already know how to use Photoshop as an image editing tool; now, challenge yourself and discover the more artistic aspects of the program with one of the world’s best teachers by your side.
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 On Demand

September 1st, 2010

Photoshop can be an intimidating and time-consuming program to learn. Wouldn’t you rather spend your time learning by doing rather than reading? Adobe Photoshop CS 2 On Demand features step-by-step instructions with accompanying visuals so that you spend more time learning and less time reading. The in-depth, wide-ranging coverage will enable you to get the most out of Photoshop CS 2 and included tool, such as:

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.psd Photoshop – September 2010 (+ Sours Files)

September 1st, 2010

.psd Photoshop – September 2010 (+ Sours Files)
English | True PDF | 50 Pages | 16,8 Mb

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In each issue of magazine we will cover photo retouch, photomanipulation, picture restoring, digital painting and much more. The authors of magazine are from all over the world. The magazine is designed for those who want to improve their skills in Photoshop.

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Amateur Photographer – 03 April 2010

September 1st, 2010

Amateur Photographer – 03 April 2010
True PDF | 91 pages | English | 25 MB

Amateur Photographer is the world’s oldest weekly magazine for photography enthusiasts. With its unique weekly format, it is the first for news and digital and film equipment tests. Regular features on reader portfolios, darkroom, digital, black & white and photographer profiles ensure all areas of photography are covered.

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Ted Padova, Adobe Creative Suite 5 Bible

August 29th, 2010

Ted Padova, Adobe Creative Suite 5 Bible
Wiley | 2010 | English | ISBN: 0470584769 | 1272 pages | PDF | 33 MB

Learn to use CS5 to produce better work and become a more productive designerThe newest release of Adobe Creative Suite boasts a world of must-have features and enhancements to each of its applications: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, GoLive, Acrobat, and Version Cue. Written by a duo of Adobe experts, this thorough reference focuses on the collection of programs that comprise the Creative Suite and shows you how to efficiently integrate and manage your workflow between these applications.

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