MarcusW opened this issue on May 16, 2006 · 5 posts
MarcusW posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 10:43 PM
Anyone bought it? Just $18 for 900 styles. It seems a big bargain. I read the book reviews on amazon but I don't 100% trust them. Is it useful for making textures?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0321246446/102-4564933-1854504?v=glance&n=283155
dreamer101 posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 11:35 PM
Over 900 Incrediabl One-Click Style Makeovers, Brushes, Tool Presets, Patterns, Shapes, Actions and Rollovers.
It's not 900 styles. I like a book with more content than the 112 pages which is filled with images for the WOW factor. I know it comes with a CD but ....
As for textures, there are so many places to get free textures, scaning textured materials, and creating your own which is not hard to do.
stew451 posted Wed, 17 May 2006 at 2:10 PM
I bought an earlier version of this book when I was first learning to use PS. If you want to learn how to accomplish different effects you can apply a style and then reverse engineer it to figure out how it's done. If you already know how to do things then I would not recommend this book for you.
Stew451
MarcusW posted Wed, 17 May 2006 at 8:40 PM
I know how to use blending options and filters but not very familiar with them. I don't know how the styles look. That's why I am hesitating now.
Philywebrider posted Thu, 18 May 2006 at 4:55 PM
I went to Amazon, but I couldn't find complete discription of the book or any sample pages.