Adobe Photoshop : A Visual Guide for the Mac is geared towardanyone in the electronic design and publishing fields, from beginners toprofessionals. The carefully orchestrated exercises take you through an easy,step-by-step approach to fully understand some of the deeper power ofPhotoshop, one of the most capable programs in the computer graphics universe.A multitude of features are presented in a context of real world situations.Practical applications of some of the more difficult commands take away themystery and enhance your creativity. Enjoy clear and concise tutorials fromtop professionals in the industry. Their expertise is passed on through aplethora of colorful and clearly explained images.Some of the topics coveredare: *How to optimize speed performance *Selection techniques using the information in images instead of the standardselection tools *Techniques used for the enhancement and altering of existing imagery *Creating pictures from scratch *Tips and tricks for creating special effects with filters *An in-depth look at the alpha channels and layers *Image compositing and special effect with layers *Creating and enhancing textures *Integrating images with other applications 0201489937B04062001
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Bert Monroy was born and raised in New York City where he spent 20 years inthe advertising industry. He embraced the computer as an artistic medium andis considered one of the pioneers of digital art. His photorealistic style isused by a variety of clients including, Industrial Light and Magic and PacificData Images. Bert's work has been seen in MacWorld, MacUser,BYTE, Verbum, MacWeek, to mention a few. His work hasalso been featured in scores of books which include Making Art on aMacintosh, The Photoshop WOW Book, The Art of DigitalPainting and The Grey Book. Bert has recently moved his studio fromNew York City to the San Francisco Bay Area. There, he and David Biedny haveset up a full service multimedia production studio.
David Biedny is a leading digital effects and multimedia designer. Hiswriting, multimedia and special effects work have enjoyed global exposure.Working at Industrial Light and Magic, he produced digital effects for moviesincluding Terminator 2, The Rocketeer, Memoirs of andInvisible Man and Hook. Biedny was formerly president of IncredibleInteractivity, which created multimedia projects and products for companiessuch as General Motors, Knoll International, American Express, the AmericanInternational Group and AT&T. Biedny was founding editor of MacUserand Macintosh Today, is currently a Contributing Editor forMacUser, New Media, The Macromedia User Journal, andMorph's Outpost on the Digital Frontier, and has written forMacWorld, MacWeek, and Computer Graphics World, amongothers. He coauthored (with Bert Monroy) The Official Adobe PhotoshopHandbook.
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