Photoshop Down and Dirty Tricks for Designers

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Ever wondered how that movie poster was created, or how they made that cool ad in the magazine, or maybe even how to take a seemingly mundane photo and give it the Hollywood treatment? Or maybe you just want to know how to do really awesome stuff in Photoshop! Well if so, then this book is for you.

Whether you are a designer, artist, or even a photographer there is something here anyone can use – no matter what your skill level. As you move through these projects you will start to see the potential of some of Photoshop’s most powerful features and how, with a little experimentation, you can open up a whole new world of dazzling effects.

You will explore how to:

Create a custom brush effects from scratch
Look at type as more of a design element
Create Hollywood style effects that actually look like Hollywood style effects
Take seemingly mundane photos and turn them into something mind-blowing
Design eye-popping commercial effects that clients will drool over
Learn how to get creative with 3D in Photoshop CS5 Extended
Build popular advertising effects you’ve seen in movies, TV, and the web
Master dazzling photo effects for designers and photographers alike

Plus there are so many other things throughout the book that you will be bursting with new ideas.

About the Author

Corey Barker is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals and Executive Producer of the Planet Photoshop website. He has regular columns in Photoshop User magazine and was a contributing author to Photoshop CS4 Down and Dirty Tricks with Scott Kelby. Corey is also a featured instructor at the Photoshop World Conference, an Adobe MAX Master Instructor, and has taught thousands on the Photoshop Down & Dirty Tricks seminar tour. In addition, Corey has produced numerous online training courses and DVDs on Photoshop and design for KelbyTraining.com. He holds a BFA in Illustration from the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, Florida.