The lovely images in this rare collection comprise one of the most comprehensive surveys of mid-19th-century Japanese art and ornamentation. Included are graceful details from landscapes; floral motifs; abstracts; illustratons of sea life; and other subjects-ideal for use in a host of art and craft projects. Over 300 figures on 65 plates.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Good and badBy M. DukasThe Good News:+ the author really knows his stuff and is something of a perfectionistThe Bad News:- time marches on; although the book is "just" 4 years old; Photoshop CS4 (basis for this book) seem ancient (relative to current Photoshop CC). When the book was written it was not possible to comment on the capabilities of the tools of PS as it exists today. There might be better / different / more efficient ways to accomplish same results using newer versions of PS and newer tools (compared to what was available when this was written).- many plug ins mentioned are a) Windows based only; b) pretty ancient and not being updated; or both.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A good book for a restoration libraryBy PhotoGene47I am currently reading the book authored by Ctein. I did not know it was written in the Adobe Photoshop CS4 time frame when I purchased it but there is still a lot of good information to help one restore photographs of the past. The author covers the tools needed; both hardware and software; as well as the procedures used by the author to restore photographs. For me; it was well worth the money I paid.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A must have for anyone who enjoys photo restoration.By Jose A. De LeonGreat book if you really want to dig in digital restoration of old photos. This book is packed with information on how to tackle jobs that you will probably never encounter; but if you do; it will help you fix them. From really washed out photos to dull and yellowish photos; damaged photos with really deep scratches; and so on. You can read it from start to finish; or just go to the guide in the beginning of the book; which will show you a damaged photo you can compare with what you have; and then take you directly to the page that tackles the problem. The book will show you the tools in Photoshop that will help you with whatever problem you might encounter. I really think I made and excellent purchase and I highly recommend it.