Adobe Photoshop CS2 Studio Techniques

by

Ben Willmore

A book is only as good as it's author and Mr. Willmore is an incredibly gifted writer in that he is able to explain WHY different techniques are used in Photoshop rather than simply listing a clinical step-by-step HOW-TO, as most of the Photoshop cookbooks out there do. This ultimately leads the reader to a much better understanding of the program and the tools that it offers the digital artist. The so-called telephone-book-thick "bibles" that are offered up for every software suite under the sun are nothing more than 'do this, do that, arrive at this' lists of instructions; they do very little in the way actually explaining WHY you would want to use a certain filter here, or adjustment layer there. Ben Willmore however does a fine job of explaining, in everyday English, what it is that makes Photoshop's offerings so useful and also so powerful. He also provides a CD with tutorials and sample images to go along with some of the lessons, which makes it much easier to actually grasp some of the concepts. If you only buy one photoshop book, this is the one to get. It is great for beginners, intermediate users, and also advanced users as he really does get into the meat of Photoshop without wasting valuable chapters on crap like "how to install Photoshop on a PC or a Mac" or "sytem requirements" etc. - something which 90% of the "bibles" out there waste the first third of their book on (which is entirely useless as installation instructions etc can be easily found in Photoshop's own help files, on the web, etc etc etc). I have read quite a few Photoshop books and this one by far is the first book that actually leaves you with a feeling that you understand the program.Was this review helpful to you? (Jason Hoffner "Society Indecline" - San Diego, CA)

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