Photoshop Magic: Expert Edition (Magic)

By Brendon Perkins

A how-to text that walks users through the procedures of creating special effects, this book incorporates detailed explanations of each technique. It is aimed at graphic designers, desktop publishers,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1568304161
• ISBN13: 9781568304168
• Release Date: August 1997
• Publisher: Hayden Books
• Length: 341 Pages
• Weight: 1.51 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Good but fell short

Photoshop Magic Expert Edition is a pretty good book, but it does not even compare to their predecessors like Photoshop web, texture, and type magic. Why you might ask? First, clumsy organization of the book. I had to look at all parts of the page such as top, bottom, right and left. Its predecessors have two column with one for the pictures and the other one with the instructions and comments. I just can't believe how much time it spent me looking for the next step and understanding what to do. I am a good Photoshop user so I don't know if it is me or the book but from other great books, I have no problem following directions. I do recommend this book to everyone since it is basicly the only book about good photoshop techniques. I hope the authors will take this comment seriously so that the next publication won't be as messy. The good side of this book is its new and great techniques for doing photoshop works. Great for intermediate to advance. I would recommend this to everyone who want to explore photoshop in a new dimension and to learn some good techniques. This is really not for beginners, duh, even the title said so: "Expert Edition." Good luck and good day.

This is the one you want to get

It clearly showed me how to do things with Photoshop that I didn't know were possible. It's a GREAT How-To book.

Get inspired

This book is truly worth the money. No mather how advanced your techniques in Photoshop are this book will provide you with an in depth coverage of nearly all the techniques needed to come up with absolutely amazing and awesome pictures all created by yourself. The easy to follow step-by-step scheme enables even intermediate users to take advantage of the several tips & tricks. In my opinion this is the most comprehensive guide at the moment for photoshop users that want to go a step further in creating sensational effects solely made with Photoshop. But beginners should remember that this book is really not intended to give a basic introduction to the photoshop tools before it moves on to the advanced techniques.

This book Will Make You a Pro!

I've been using Photoshop for quite a long time and have accumulated a whole collection of Photoshop books over the years. But the Photoshop Magic: Expert Edition is by far the best how-to book that I've ever seen! In my opinion, this is the only Photoshop book out there that truly teaches advanced techniques! The Expert Edition really pushes the limit of Photoshop's capabilities and presents all the techniques in a straight forward manner that makes everything so easy to understand. I was especially amazed by the animated gear system that he presents in the final chapter of the book. This is some really awesome stuff!! The author makes everything easy by providing many of the project files with predefined channels, paths, and actions so that readers can concentrate on the concepts being presented instead of wasting a lot of time completing mundane tasks along the way. This book has really inspired me, and I highly recommend it to everyone that uses Photoshop. You've got to check this book out!

You Won't Be Dissapointed

The Expert Edition is simply awesome! If you love Photoshop, you should definitely check out this book! The Expert Edition shows its readers how to use Photoshop's advanced capabilities with clearly worded instructions that even a novice can follow. I should know because I'm fairly new to Photoshop myself. Until I picked up this book, I never dreamed that I could produce images of the calibur that are presented within. In fact, this book makes it easy to learn the ins-and-outs of Photoshop because the sample images are so interesting that you just can't wait to complete the techniques! I commend the author, Brendon Perkins, on his writting style which is crisp, clear, and concise. Each step contains explicit instructions for completing the tasks at hand. As a result, the techniques are very easy to follow. He's also included numerous sidebars throughout the book that contain additional information on advanced concepts. I've found these to be especially useful. Do yourself a favor and buy this book!