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Lord Slayer

Location: Ljubuški / Split , Croatia

Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:18 pm   Reply with quote         


Hello! My question is:
Did anyone read Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible and is it worth reading?
Btw, i allready completed Adobe photoshop CS3 Classroom in a book.




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Martrex

Location: California

Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 4:49 pm   Reply with quote         


Lord Slayer wrote:
Hello! My question is:
Did anyone read Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible and is it worth reading?
Btw, i allready completed Adobe photoshop CS3 Classroom in a book.


The books help a lot to understand basics but there are tons of free tutorials on the internet and a lot can be learned from them. Here are but a few sites!

http://www.bluetorials.com/free%20stuff/ps_tuts.html#steel_text
http://www.good-tutorials.com/
http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorials/Photoshop/1
http://www.freshtuts.com/
http://www.desktoppublishing.com/photoshoptips.html
http://www.tutorialvault.net/categories/Adobe-Photoshop/1/




TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 5:44 pm   Reply with quote         


One book that I've gained a LOT from was the Photoshop Channels book. I have the e-book (in Windows help-file format).

That book taught me loads on how to create selection masks and how to create a displacement mask from a channel.




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the202
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Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

Post Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:46 pm   Reply with quote         


I would highly recommend Photoshop CS2 Wow!

The “Wow” series goes back to some of the earliest iterations of Photoshop and has always been a solid user reference. CS2 Wow covers photo-professional techniques, retouching, case studies, work-flow and just about everything else.
http://www.amazon.com/Photoshop-CS2-Wow-Book-WOW/dp/0321213459/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217902892&sr=8-1

Another excellent read is Professional Photoshop. This book is aimed a professional photo grading and color theory, it’s a tough read. It’s not a “how to” and would not appeal to someone just starting with Photoshop. Nevertheless, it’s an excellent resource.
http://www.amazon.com/Professional-Photoshop-Classic-Guide-Correction/dp/032144017X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217903285&sr=1-1

How to Cheat at Photoshop has also been around a while. It’s not bad. This book mostly deals with surreal compositing techniques. There is also a fair amount of “from scratch” element design.
http://www.amazon.com/How-Cheat-Photoshop-CS3-photorealistic/dp/0240520629/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217903725&sr=1-1

If you’re looking for tutorials, I would check out Bert Monroy at Revsion3.com. He’s got a web TV show called Pixel Perfect. The subject matter is all over the place, but you can learn quite a bit by watching him work.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/

And to answer your original question, I have never read Photoshop CS3 Restoration and Retouching Bible.




Lord Slayer

Location: Ljubuški / Split , Croatia

Post Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:06 am   Reply with quote         


Hmmm, thx ppl i might read some of thoes books!!




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TofuTheGreat

Location: Back where I belong.

Post Tue Aug 05, 2008 10:06 am   Reply with quote         


the202 wrote:
If you’re looking for tutorials, I would check out Bert Monroy at Revsion3.com. He’s got a web TV show called Pixel Perfect. The subject matter is all over the place, but you can learn quite a bit by watching him work.
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/


Bert Monroy is AWESOME! Used to love his short little lessons on TechTV's The Screen Savers. He's a friggin' guru.




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