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Summary: Awesome Book!
Review: Great book, got it a few days ago and just as I thought it is
packed with cool effects. This book teaches you the good stuff right away and is easy to follow. I have already learned some new tricks and this book has been teaching me new ways of using photoshop.
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Summary: Outstanding New Book!
Review: Have been a member of Al Ward's website for years and purchased this new book. Just received my copy and I have found it probably THE best supplemental book on Photoshop 6.01 that I have - and I've got about 7-8 of them in addition to the User's Manuals. Very easy reading and the step-by-step instructions to create some fantastic Photoshop images are OUTSTANDING!Where's the next book, Al, Colin????
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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: I appreciate the art and creativity of both authors and check their Internet sites frequently. Great book but I was disappointed to pay the high cost of the book and then discover that I needed to download about 73 megabytes of files if I wanted to use the their images in the tutorials! Everyone does not have high speed connections.
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Summary: What? No CD with the book?!
Review: I appreciate the art and creativity of both authors and check their Internet sites frequently. Great book but I was disappointed to pay the high cost of the book and then discover that I needed to download about 73 megabytes of files if I wanted to use the their images in the tutorials! Everyone does not have high speed connections.
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Summary: Not for beginners
Review: I really find it especially unfair that many people are knocking down the score of this very excellent book because they say that this book isn't for newcomers. I quote from the editor's note right on this website:
"This book is for both the enthusiastic amateur and experienced pro alike - it's full of techniques and advice that will help Photoshop users from intermediate to advanced." So, please, if you are going to bash this book for its difficulty, think twice, ok? As for my own review: 4/5 because some of the effects I really don't see why they are wanted at all....
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Summary: Big disappointment
Review: I was so excited when this book came, but after trying my first 3 exercises from this book, I was very disappointed. The authors take for granted that the reader must be a well rounded Photoshop user. I am familiar with the Photoshop basics and have been for some time, but while following their instructions, none of my results resembled those in the book.
If you are a beginner in Photoshop, I strongly recommend skipping this one.
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Summary: Not For Beginner!
Review: I'm a newbie to photoshop and I found that this book is not for beginner at all. To use this book, you need to understand Photoshop elements first. If you are new to photoshop, I recommend you to check out " Inside Photoshop 7".
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Summary: Duped for Dollars :(
Review: It's useless, unfortunately. I can't see myself actually even using anything I learned from this book, ever. It's past the point of inconceivable. It focuses too much attention on a bunch of boring-not-going-anywhere layer styles, credits to Al Ward as far as I can pick up from the insinuating banter at the end of the book. And speaking of the end of the book, what's up with the last two projects? One has to do with a movie poster, "The Pool", which was awful. And another one of a tin-can advertising "Goldfish in a Can", which is the epitome of junk. But it's a great way to end the book though, all your accumulated knowledge from reading and practicing previous chapters and look where it got you. Hah! I didn't even bother sorting through that worthless dribble. I don't know who these other reviewers are that are giving kudos to this rubbish of wasted ink, because this is not the paragon for which all other Photoshop books aspire to be. This is crap.
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Summary: A 'Must Have' for Photoshoppers
Review: Photoshop novices and veterans alike will benefit from this exciting collection of effects and design tips. Step by step instructions in easy to understand language with crisp color graphics. In the last 48 hrs I've created at least a dozen images containing effects I hadn't been able to achieve previously. My enthusiasm for Photoshop has reached a whole new level. I am positively thrilled with this purchase!
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Summary: A 'Must Have' for Photoshoppers
Review: Photoshop novices and veterans alike will benefit from this exciting collection of effects and design tips. Step by step instructions in easy to understand language with crisp color graphics. In the last 48 hrs I've created at least a dozen images containing effects I hadn't been able to achieve previously. My enthusiasm for Photoshop has reached a whole new level. I am positively thrilled with this purchase!
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