The design community really took in the first book, New Masters of Photoshop and so a follow-up was planned. Friends of Ed reached into the designer community to find those who not only represented a certain style, but possessed the ability to teach others their unique ability.

Jason Morrison, the maniac behind Dubtastic, was pleased to be one of the designers selected to co-author the book, which would be released on an international level. As listed on Amazon.com, “New Masters of Photoshop: Volume 2 is a showcase of the most innovative, inspiring, and imaginative work in Photoshop today. Each chapter is written by individual designers recognized for their expertise and mastery of Photoshop through their work in areas such as photo realism, abstract art, print illustration, modeling, animation, web design, advertising, fantasy art, and film. Each designer drills into one of their images, showing the reader how to recreate it through tutorial-style instructions and insider tips. They also discuss their graphic inspirations and how they work with Photoshop professionally, offering a unique insight into the creative professional’s life and art.”

According to the publisher, “Creative professionals around the globe choose Adobe Photoshop to create high-quality images for print, the Web, or any graphic-rich destination. As a designer’s tool, it has matured into the industry standard, yet the possibilities for artistic expression are greater than ever. New Masters of Photoshop: Volume 2 is a showcase of the most innovative, inspiring, and imaginative digital art created in Photoshop today, featuring examples of photorealism, abstract art, graphic design, storytelling, fantasy art, and commercial illustration. All of the designers in this book are recognized, not only for for their mastery and expertise in using Photoshop, but because they use it in interesting and unique ways to transfer their visions to print or screen. Each author’s chapter is a journey of deconstruction into one of their images, showing you the techniques and workarounds they used to create the image. Much more than this, though, each author tells you how they think - what their creative process is, who their graphic influences are, how they work with Photoshop professionally, where their ideas come from when creativity has run dry - offering a unique insight into the digital artist’s life and art.”

The book is now available via retailers such as Amazon.com, Books-A-Million, and Barnes & Noble.

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