Photoshop 4.0 Type Magic 1

by David Lai and Greg Simsic

Uses a recipe-style, step-by-step, how-to format to make learning easier. This work shows how to create a variety of type effects, including blurred, chiseled, glass, flaming, neon, peel-away, rubber... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568303807
• ISBN13: 9781568303802
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Hayden Books
• Length: 249 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.9" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good book

I am in college and while learning new photoshop techniques, this book comes in quite handy. The full color examples are just the thing if you are a visual learner like me, and they are easy enough to understand. They go step by step through the various techniques, and it can be learned quickly, if you pay attention. This is also a good reference book if you already know the techniques

THE BEST!!!

This book is great!! It tells you a lot of cool stuff. Aside from following the book exactly, you can learn about how everythign works, and experiment on your own. I can't wait to get Type Magic 2!!!!!

Tops for special effects!

This book is just loaded with terrific and imaginative uses for the effects in PhotoShop. What is really great about it is that once you get the hang of it you realize that you needn't limit yourself to just using the effects with type. You can apply the effects to photos, shapes, just about any image - which comes in really handy when creating for the web. Just as an aside,the shatter map was left off the CD-ROM (at least in the PC folder), but upon contacting the publishers, they eMailed me the file within two hours. Great job!

Creating Magic with Photoshop has never been easier!

Have you ever wanted to set your type on fire? How about make it transparent? Or shake it apart like it's been hit by an earthquake? Now you can easily create spectacular type effects like those of the masters. Using step-by-step instructions and detailed, full-color examples, Photoshop 4 Type Magic 1 covers 45 type effects, such as chrome, beveled, neon, liquid, glass, swirling, transparent, shattered - and more! The companion CD-ROM is loaded with ... Lighting effects presets Stock images Plus, demo software and plug-ins from Adobe, Alien Skin, MetaTools, Xaos tools, and Andromeda!

Great book with crippleware CD

The book is full of almost-updated for v4.0 procedures for various effects. If you follow the directions exactly, you'll wish you had an older version of Photoshop. The CD (at least for windows) is a real disappointment. It's just crippleware to try to get you to buy an add-in or filter. Toss it. Keep the book.