Photoshop Classic: The Basic Effects Every New User ...

From the Publisher: Learn the tricks of the trade that every Photoshop user should know, taken from the pages of Photoshop User Magazine's Photoshop Classic Effects section. The Classic effects aren't old effects , they're the fundamental building blocks of Photoshop skills, on which everything else is based. Photoshop Classic Effects is an encyclopedia of classic effects that every Photoshop user should know. If you need to cast a shadow, cast a color glow, or a realistic torn edge effect--this is the book for you. This is not a book of old effects --this is a guide to the basic effects all users of Photoshop should know how to use in order to be able to use Photoshop for your projects of various different levels. Photoshop has progressed in recent years and the basic tricks everyone had in their bag can be done in many different ways now and Scott shows you how to revisit or learn the classics. You will also see how those classic effects are used today by the hottest ad agencies, leading Web design firms, magazines, on TV and the Web in ways they haven't seen them before. It's a totally fresh look at the techniques that will put money in your pocket, and it's all step-by-step so anyone can pick it up, follow along, and get the exact same effect you see in the book.