If you are a digital artist; illustrator; cartoonist; graphic artist; designer; or serious hobbyist looking for new and interesting ways to use Photoshop; this is the book for you! You already know how to use Photoshop as an image editing tool; now; challenge yourself and discover the more artistic aspects of the program with one of the worlds best teachers by your side. In addition to four brand new chapters on real world projects; this new edition of award-winning digital artist Derek Leas bestselling Creative Photoshop contains several brand new features such as "What youll learn in this chapter? summaries; so you can quickly find projects using the specific tools youd like to focus on; and supplementary information at the end of each chapter; containing useful resources and additional gallery images to provide further study and inspiration. As you work through Dereks fantastic artistic methods; be sure to visit www.creativephotoshopthebook.com for more information; including the project files for each chapter; available for download for you to work with; a reader forum; and more.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Some good information but poorly laid out; cluttered look and not always concisely explained.By Gina R. MorvayThis book could potentially be a valuable way for advanced beginners and intermediate players to expand their skills. Its marred by a poor format; not terribly concise or logical presentation of the information; too much text (which I found hard to read). I have the paper edition and I wonder if it works better as a Kindle file on a larger tablet? Part of this is the fault of the ugly standard "Dummies" book format but some of it is also how the author presents the material. I would rather he had videos rather than just sound files; but the sound files are still useful if you get stuck. The other part of the book I did not find useful is his general practice/playing advice. Yes; again; this is part of the "Dummies" series; but it just struck me as filler. I wish there were more exercises; more basic practice pieces and some songs other than classical pieces or rusty nuggets like "Oh my darling clementine." The books greatest strength is that its one of the few intermediate level books for uke which are specifically about skill building and for that alone; I give it a lukewarm; qualified recommendation.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. The good and the not so goodBy stitchy galOk the exercises are good. Great catch up on method. You still have to go to a lot of trouble to listen to the exercises. It might work on a kindle device but on my fancy iPad; it does not and that is why I am being star stingy. So there. This is a pain. These links could at least be hyperlinked or something. If someone has a fix; please let me know. I am a bit peeved.22 of 24 people found the following review helpful. First impression: Very nice for intermediate players ...By Roberto YunesThe book involves two downloads: the book itself via ; and the mp3 files corresponding to the exercises; via Wileys online place. I have no problems at all with any of them; both downloaded quickly; and it was very easy to find Wileys place. Also; I did not have any problem at all by dealing with the book; on the one hand; and the mp3 files; on the other one. Just by jumping from one to the other -a one click procedure- I was in business. Since I bought the book a few days ago; I dont have the possibility of judging completely its contents. However; by examining two or three chapters; and by looking at specific items on several more chapters; I think the book is both engaging and a really nice tool to drive deeper your playing skills. It is the kind of book you will be working with for a long time. However; If you are an absolute beginner; there are probably better options for you. The only thing I did not like at all was the fact that the songs that involve lyrics are not sung by the author (he sings really nice: check his online videos). It would be nice to have both versions of the song: the music only version and the sung one. Particularly important since many of the potential buyers are foreigners and do not know the songs (my own situation). Maybe an early addition since it involves just adding a few mp3s to the long list of 256 exercises? Not kidding; it would be a very welcome addition. In brief; if you play ukulele and want to improve your skills; just got this one!PS: one more thing: the book is completely readable and feels confortable in any of my devices (my android smartphone of 4.5"; as well as my android tablet of 10.1" and my MacBook Pro).