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Posted on 06/01/09 11:05:22 AM
Steve Caplin
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How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new


Another 18 months, another version of Photoshop - and, of course, a new edition of How to Cheat in Photoshop to accompany it. The book's now bigger than ever, weighing in at a massive 448 pages. I've trimmed back a lot of the older material (which is still available on the DVD in PDF format) to make room for many more tutorials.

As I point out with each new edition, this is a revised edition of How to Cheat in Photoshop and not a wholly new book. Please be aware that much of the content is the same as in previous editions! (If you do want a completely new book, I can recommend Art & Design in Photoshop).

This edition covers the new features in Photoshop CS4, of course, including:
  • Content Aware Scaling
  • New ways of working with layer masks
  • Selective Hue/Saturation
  • Working with 3D objects
  • Creating 3D layers from scratch
In addition, How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4 looks at new methods for creating shadows, 'magical realism' photographic techniques, wide angle correction, and much more. The book also includes a number of tutorials based on recent Friday Challenges, so if you've taken part over the last year or so there's a good chance your work will appear.

The old Time-Saving Techniques chapter from the fourth edition has been reworked into a new chapter - Advanced Techniques. This includes a range of techniques that will help you to get the most out of Photoshop, including:
  • Making complex selections
  • Patching with clone and healing tools
  • Multiple sky mixing
  • Repairing blown-out and grainy photographs
  • creating multiple-stroked objects
  • Custom brush design
  • Matching scale and position
  • Background Eraser tricks and tips
  • Working with multiple adjustment layers
  • Working effectively with Camera Raw.
The DVD contains more QuickTime movies and, of course, all the tutorial files you need to complete the exercises in the book. There's also a terrific selection of images from members of this forum for you to use in your own work, as well as a selection of high res images from thefullmontage.com.

Once again, my thanks to all of you for your inspiration during the writing of this book. It was your suggestions and queries that formed the basis for many of the new tutorials and techniques.

Here's to CS5!




Posted on 06/01/09 10:35:46 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
My copy arrived this morning!!!!

Posted on 12/01/09 1:44:34 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
Steve

Whens the book gettig released in the uk?


Posted on 13/01/09 10:35:55 AM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
For some reason it's not out in the UK until 2nd February:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Cheat-Photoshop-photorealistic-Photorealistic/dp/0240521153/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1231842869&sr=1-1

No idea why!

Posted on 06/02/09 4:52:49 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
My copy arrived from amazon today unsealed and without dvd - shame - I was hoping to get going on the new stuff - I will have to send back

Boothy

Posted on 06/02/09 5:35:16 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
boothy wrote:
My copy arrived from amazon today unsealed and without dvd - shame - I was hoping to get going on the new stuff - I will have to send back

Boothy


That's bad. Let me know if you have any trouble replacing it and I'll get onto the publishers.

Posted on 06/02/09 7:27:57 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
Thanks for that - Amazon are usually pretty cool on these things - there returns policy is second to non although they had a slight delay on dispatch from the original 2nd feb launch.For ypur own refernce the book did not appear to ever had a cellophane seal as per the previous edition - there was a hint slight stain of glue where the disk sleeve should be but looked like `application failure`there was no sign of tearing or misuse during dispatch.

Boothy

Posted on 09/02/09 00:02:15 AM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
This time around i'll take the English version of the book... cause it's way easier when working with an english software

Thanks for the new edition... i'll try to get my copy... as soon as I have enough money... poor student that I am

Cheers !

Franck

Posted on 18/02/09 5:00:43 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new

Buy the book is quite accessible but photoshop cs4 buy is very expensive!
steve should slip a copy in his book! ^ ^
cl&m&nt

Posted on 18/02/09 5:38:12 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
Cl&m&nt wrote:

Buy the book is quite accessible but photoshop cs4 buy is very expensive!
steve should slip a copy in his book! ^ ^
cl&m&nt


I only wish I could!

Posted on 19/02/09 7:30:03 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
I received my copy from Amazon last week and it's great.
Nick

Posted on 16/10/09 09:44:03 AM
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How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
Héhé, mon homme n'en peut plus, le soir, de regarder tes vidéos, Steve!
Il dit que je passe plus de temps avec toi qu'avec lui!
^^
Mais il est fier des progrès que je fait... Et moi aussi!

Rendez vous au prochain bouquin!

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Posted on 21/10/09 3:54:01 PM
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Je reviens de la librairie.... Je cherchais Art et design... Alors il faut savoir qu'en France, ON NE LE TROUVE PAS!
^^
Je l'ai fait commander en Suisse, et je dois attendre 4 semaines!

Steve, Désiré est ton second prénom!

Et tant que j'y étais, hop, j'ai commandé HTCIP CS3... Comme ça, j'ai la totale!



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Comme un gadjet sans son pif,
Comme Gainsbour sans Gainsbarre,
Comme Renaud sans Renard.
Comme un Polonais dans un bus,
Comme Brassens dans Superbus.

Posted on 30/12/09 12:30:42 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
Hello good people! Seson Greetings from Alicante, Spain!

Purchased my 5th ed. this morning and what can I say. Top notch!!!

Excellent job. It will help me much to get a grips with PS.

The puclishers here in Spain, Anaya, have done a very, very nice job translating this!

Keep up the good work.

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Posted on 20/01/10 12:18:01 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
i recieved the book and its gr8 but sadly i didnt get the dvd

can u plz send me download link to them on my mail mohamedhassen_1989@hotmail.com? or in a pm?

Posted on 26/01/10 11:10:53 PM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
sigma123 wrote:
i recieved the book and its gr8 but sadly i didnt get the dvd

can u plz send me download link to them on my mail mohamedhassen_1989@hotmail.com? or in a pm?


Why didn't you get the DVD? Was it missing from the book? Can you explain further, please. The material is not available for download.

Posted on 27/01/10 07:39:48 AM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
yes i didnt get it wz the book and i tried to tell that to the store he refused to send the dvd alone ?!!

so i guess i ve no choice?....
plz can u kindly upload it to any site and send me the download link on my mail...??

Posted on 27/01/10 08:51:59 AM
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Re: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS4: what's new
If you email G.Smith@elsevier.com then he'll send you a replacement copy of the DVD. Sorry about this.
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