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The best book on photoshop for artists!
My philosophy is to utilize whatever means possible to best create the finest paintings I can. I admire those who want to remain purists and eschew all technological advancements including, of course: computers, over 4 colors on one's palette, photography, electric lights and last but not least: indoor plumbing.
If any of the old masters were alive today, does anyone seriously believe they wouldn't use whatever means possible to improve their own work. Anyone who read David Hockney's recent book has to realize the idea of getting a leg up technologically is a manifestation of the artist's will to excel.
I want to clearly point out, however, this in no way supersedes the need to know HOW TO DRAW and PAINT!!!! This is most assuredly demonstrated by Hockney's feeble attempts to draw with a camera lucida when his drawings are compared to Ingres' drawings.
With this in mind I recommend "Photoshop College Techniques" by Gregory Cosmo Haun to anyone interested in getting a good grasp on how to use Photoshop. The subtitle is "Visual guide to creating collages and montages with Photoshop 4." Yes, even though it says Photoshop 4 and specifies collages it describes the basic techniques for compositing and manipulating images for ARTISTS!
This is one of the very best "how to" books I've ever read on any subject and I believe it is still in print.
Enjoy!
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