Photoshop Studio Secrets [With CDROM]

if you own both PhotoShop Studio Secrets AND PhotoShop 5 Bible Gold Edition, you'll find that 14 out the 21 chapters in PhotoShop Studio Secrets are exactly the same as the PhotoShop 5 Bible Gold Edition...SO, if money is an issue, it's something to think about...

This book is great. I am a photoshop student (teaching myself) but I'm not a beginner, but not a photoshop guru either, this book is just right for all those people in between and even for the gurus. I was happy to fork over more than 40 bucks for this book. Hell, I think I'm going to buy 2 more to give as presents. I reccomend this book to anyone who is looking to pursue a job in the grpahics industry or who just want to make nifty looking graphics.

PhotoShop Studio Secrets 2nd edition is not your run-of-the-mill photoshop book. The authors do not waste your time by rehashing basic PhotoShop methods and deliver a great how-to for 21 different methods of pixel manipulation. Everything from using mutliple layers effeciently to editing photo-realistic mattes for high budget movies is explained in detail that even an intermediate photoshop user can apply. I tutor PhotoShop and this book is now my intermediate textbook. Hats off to Deke McClelland and Katrin Eismann.

I picked up my copy at MacWorld in January, right after publication. This book has been a wonderful inspiration. Many times I find myself off-line, reading this text, going through the "aha!" moments when I finally realize how these artists make their images.A wonderful text for people that find themselves wondering how to tackle a wide range of projects, from Web to multimedia. The subject matter covers high-end commercial art, multimedia (including manipulating images & video for video, the web, & cd-rom), and my personal favorite, QTVR.If you are just beginning to work with Photoshop, this book may be a bit too much. However, if you've put some hours into projects on the program, this might be just the book that you need to insipre, intrigue, and stimulate the creative juices. Plus, it comes with a CD that is readable by Mac, & Wintel computers.