Digital Art - Books & Resources

Adobe Photoshop CS4 One-On-One (Paperback): Whether you're a first-timer looking to learn Photoshop, or a seasoned user interested in the groundbreaking features of CS4, Deke's conversational style and carefully structured lessons guide you through everything you need to know to get up and running, and then takes you well into mastery.

Layers: The Complete Guide to Photoshop's Most Powerful Feature (Paperback): When Photoshop guru Matt Kloskowski was asked why he wrote this book, he replied, “It’s simple: I wanted to write the Photoshop book that I wished was around when I was learning Photoshop”. You’ve always known that layers were the key to understanding Photoshop, and now you have a resource to show you exactly how.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book (Paperback): This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3--written by the experts at Adobe Systems' is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques, while readers who already have some experience with Photoshop can use this book to learn Photoshop CS3's more advanced features and newest tools. Using clear, step-by-step, project-based lessons, each chapter walks readers through the creation of a specific project, with each chapter building on the reader's growing knowledge of the program, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the skills learned in each lesson.

Exploring 3D Modeling with Cinema 4D R9 (Design Exploration) (Paperback): Veteran Cinema 4D user and teacher Tony Alley introduces the key concepts of building 3D models using C4D. Explaining the technology in clear, design-oriented terms, Exploring 3D Modeling with Cinema 4D covers basic modeling techniques, working with colors and textures, lighting, cinematography, and rendering.

The Adobe Photoshop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter): Scott Kelby, the best-selling Photoshop author in the world today, once again takes this book to a whole new level as he uncovers the latest, most important, and most exciting new Adobe Photoshop CS4 techniques for digital photographers. This major update to his award-winning, record-breaking book does something for digital photographers that’s never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.”

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter): If you're one of those people who learns best by actually doing the projects yourself; who learns best without all the complicated technical explanations and confusing jargon, and if you really want to start using Lightroom today to unlock the productivity secrets of "The new digital photography workflow,"---there is no faster, more "straight-to-the-point" or more fun way to learn than this groundbreaking new book, and you are absolutely going to love it!

The Photoshop Elements 7 Book for Digital Photographers (Voices That Matter): This book is not a bunch of theories; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings or figure things out on your own. Instead, it does something that virtually no other Elements book has ever done—it tells you flat-out which settings to use, when to use them, and why.

Photoshop Elements 7: The Missing Manual: As always, author Barbara Brundage lets you know which features work well, which don't, and why -- all with a bit of wit and good humor. Dive into Adobe's outstanding photo editor and find out why this Missing Manual is the bestselling book on the topic.