I'm somewhat of a beginner to photoshop so my review is from a beginner's perspective.
The layout and organization of this book is extremely clear with step by step instructions to about 20 different excercises. Each exercise has color pictures of the screen shots along with the window of the toolbar/pallet/ etc. being used for it's respective step.
Just by going through my favorite exercises exposed me to many photoshop techniques I didn't learn in a whole semester. I also got "Image Effects" by the same authors. Going through these two books increased my photoshop skills tremendously. I recommend these books to beginner through intermediate users but it shouldn't be your first book if you're a beginner as it doesn't go through the basic terminology of photoshop or really explain layers and selections. Advance users can probably get something from these authors.
After going through dozens of photoshop books in bookstores, these are some of the most creative and definitely some of the most clear and organized books I've seen. The exercises are very fun and applying some of the techniques learned in my own work is very rewarding.
Author(s): Ron Grebler, Dong-mi Kim, Kwang Woo Baek, Kyung In Jang
Edition: 1
Publisher: Thomson/Course Technology
Year: 2004
Language: English
Pages: 265
City: Boston, MA
Team DDU......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Effect 1 Kinetic Flash Type......Page 10
Effect 2 Mosaic Type......Page 24
Effect 3 Road Sign Type......Page 32
Effect 4 Creative Wave......Page 46
Effect 5 Playing a Magnifier......Page 56
Effect 6 Spiral CD Title......Page 66
Effect 7 Painted on the Bark......Page 80
Effect 8 Stone-Like Type......Page 92
Effect 9 Grunge Type......Page 104
Effect 10 Smoky Type......Page 120
Effect 11 Caught in a Net......Page 134
Effect 12 Blur Effect Type......Page 146
Effect 13 Simple Glass Type......Page 160
Effect 14 Fire Shock......Page 174
Effect 15 Universal Light......Page 188
Effect 16 Neon Effect Type......Page 202
Effect 17 Irregular Cracks......Page 210
Effect 18 Punched Holes Array......Page 220
Effect 19 A Grotesque Monster......Page 230
Effect 20 Water Drop Type......Page 240
Index......Page 252
