Bestselling author Scott Kelby (Editor of Photoshop User magazine) is back with an amazing new collection of Photoshop Down and Dirty Tricks, including how to create the same exact effects you see every day in magazines, on TV, at the movies, and on the Web. It's more of those eye-popping, jaw-dropping special effects that made Scott's previous version an award-winning worldwide smash hit!

But this isn't just an update to his previous book--these are 100% ALL NEW EFFECTS from cover-to-cover to reflect the latest trends in Photoshop special effects and design. These are nothing but today's real world techniques--the same ones you see used by leading Photoshop photographers, designers, and special effect masters, and its all here in the only book of its kind.

You'll learn the most closely guarded inside secrets for creating the latest cutting-edge effects, including techniques that have never been revealed before anywhere! And the book is written so clearly, and is so easy to follow, that you'll be able to create every one of these amazing effects yourself. You'll learn:

• Tricks professional photographers use to show off their work

• The most popular effects used by the big Hollywood studios

• The latest cutting-edge photographic special effects

• How to fake all kinds of studio shots (you'll be amazed how its done!)

• The type effects that are most in demand by clients

• How to get stunning 3D effects without using a 3D program

• How to turn simple snapshots into museum quality gallery prints

• The most asked for new Web effects

• Plus loads of advanced effects that look hard, but are easy, once you know the secrets

But Down and Dirty tricks is more than just a just an effects book--it's a tips book too, because on every page Scott includes a cool tip, a quick trick, or a timesaving shortcut, making this an invaluable productivity tool too! Plus the whole book is packed with design techniques, creative ideas and stunning layouts that will help you unleash your own creativity. It's all here-- "Just the funk and not the junk" and if you're into Photoshop, you're absolutely gonna love it!

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Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 48 Ratings

Useful tips and tricks - 2007-05-13
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This is not an in depth instruction manual for Photoshop CS. This does give the inexperienced user of Photoshop quick and easy tips for creating a variety of useful projects. Many of these projects will expose the new user to some of the powerful tools of Photoshop. If you want to learn all of the features of Photoshop then buy a more technical book or take a Photoshop course. So to get a start into the world of Photoshop this may be the book for you.

Incredible. - 2007-05-11
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This book is great for Photoshop CS beginners. It's packed with many tricks and techniques. You'll be saying, "So that's how they do that!" quite often. I have been able to take several techniques and use them and create variations for my own advertising.

Example photos are available on Kelby's website for download. Unfortunately, they have a BRAND X stamp on them and their quality seems lower, but useful none-the-less.

Satisfied - 2009-08-07
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I am satisfied with recieving my book. I was a little worried that it wouldn't come but it did. Although, the envelope was a little worned out with a tear the book wasn't damaged. That's a good thing. I will use this person again if I see a book I like...

Scott Kelby knows his stuff. - 2009-03-25
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To be quite honest, the only thing that could be better than Scott Kelby books would be an actual lesson in person. Although there are a couple little slip ups here and there, it was nothing that couldn't be easily corrected by an unskilled photoshop user. I am a nobody, but I recomend this book if your looking to upgrade your skills.

Brilliant Book - 2008-04-06
Reviewer Rating:
I have used many of Scott Kelby's books and every one gets better and better.
Everything is so well explained that even a relative beginner to Photoshop would be able to achieve these effects. Although some of these effects can prove to be more difficult with a bit of care and careful reading they can eventually be done.
All the effects , both with pictures and various text projects are really brilliant.
The only warning is these effects become a bit addictive and you rarely feel happy with un-altered images any more.

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