Photoshop Web Magic

Another batch of neat and wacky effects including buttons and switches that look like glass, wood, or even plastic, dancing type, and an assortment of eye-catching backgrounds, navigation bars, animations, and special effects. Step-by-step instructions and color examples explain new web techniques for creating floating graphics, cut-out type, a chasing type look, notebook tile, relief logos, rollovers, glowing rods, and an advertising banner. The CD-ROM includes product demos, filters and plug-ins, completed effects for use and editing, and sample animations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

London's interesting book begins with a quick overview of Photoshop basics and then leads the reader off into the world of texture creation from the perspective of a real fabric artist. London shows a texture example and walks the reader through the creative steps and reasoning behind the creation. Foster uses the same approach, but the examples are for background patterns, buttons, and other widgets for use on webbed windows. Both offer excellent illustrated explanations of real-world uses for Photoshop.
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