Just released by Mark Monciardini, Photoshop Top Secret is an Extreme Training Course that teaches you, step by step, how to create cutting-edge graphics and special effects with Adobe Photoshop. This student-friendly home study course includes five DVD-ROMs with over 16 gigabytes of video tutorials and project files.
Create Posters, Movie Covers, Surreal Graphics and More! The course will teach you how to become the ultimate Photoshop "black belt" for fun and/or profit. You'll learn how to create top-level special effects for eye-catching movie posters, album covers, book jackets, brochures, mailing pieces, magazine covers, article illustrations, and a tremendously wide range of print ads and Web site graphics


The set includes 5 DVD:

DVD 1
Movie Poster Design I
Create a popular people montage seen on many movie posters.

Movie Poster Design II
Take an ordinary house and turn it into a Sci-fi Movie Poster.

Movie Poster Credits
Tips and tricks on creating a real “Credit Block” for movie posters.

Dark Faces
How I created my creepy Image that has been in Magazines and Ads.

Breaking Apart
Create the illusion that a face is falling apart.

Dream Scene Montage
Create an elephant with wings and place it into a futuristic world.

Stone Portrait
Create a “Stone Bust” out of a portrait for a killer special effect.

Surreal Images
Create a creamy foggy mist over water and rocks.

Dream Skin
Create a fantasy woman with henna art and dream skin.

Special Effects
Learn how to create orbs, fireballs and jellyfish like creatures.



DVD 2:
Painting a Portrait
Digitally paint a portrait from a photographic reference.

Swapping Faces
How to take the face from one photo and place it into a completely different one.

Pop Art
Turn a Photograph into artwork that was popular in the mid 1950’s.

Applying Tattoos
How to apply henna and tattoos to skin.

Masking Fur
Seamlessly remove the background from furry animals.

Vanishing Point
What Vanishing Point is and how to edit images with perspective.

Web Graphics
Learn how to create commonly used web graphics and screen shots.

Shattered Type
Create the illusion that text is being shattered like glass.

Flower Greeting Card
Use the vector tools in Photoshop to create an elegant looking Greeting Card.

Creating DVD Covers
Mark shows you exactly how he created the Photoshop Top Secret DVD covers.



DVD 3:
Flying out of Bounds
Create the classic “out of bounds” effect with a very cool masking trick.

Reaching out of Bounds
Creating the illusion of arms and hands reaching out of a picture frame.

Chocolate Milk Frog
How to make a frog covered in chocolate.

Covered with Wax
Choose an object and cover it with melting wax.

Grunge Look
Create a unique grunge background that can be used for almost anything.

Square Fruit
Play with mother nature by changing the shape of fruit.

Invisible Man
How to make a person vanish from their clothing.

Metal Collage
How to create a Robot with pieces of a Photo and then place it into another world.

Morphing Creatures
Morph animals and reptiles together to create interesting creatures.

Using Layer Comps
How to create multiple layouts in one Photoshop file using Layer Comps.



DVD 4:
Vector Art Portrait
Turn a Photograph into beautiful vector art.

Dreamy Background
Create Sci-fi looking spiral backgrounds.

Liquid Metal
The ultimate Liquid metal technique that can be applied to text and objects.

Smoke
Create Psychedelic and Natural Smoke to incorporate into your artwork.

Soap Bubbles
Use soap bubbles to add flair to your projects.

Water Bubbles
Use these water bubbles to infuse imagination into your projects.

Underwater Scene
Create an underwater illusion with just the tools in Photoshop.

Swap Animal Skin
Take skin from one animal and place it over another.

Stylized Character
Turn a sketch into colorful art.

Masking Mastery
Special video that explains many masking techniques used by the pros.

DVD 5 - BONUS DVD!


Tech Info: Video tutorials stream off the DVD-Roms using Adobe Flash technology. Videos have stereo sound and run at 12 to 15 frames per section. Stop, Play pause and video scrub controls are available at all times.


About the Authors

Mark Monciardini: In the running for the International Photoshop Hall of Fame Award by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, a Worth1000 Grand Jury Award winner and listed by Wacom as one of their Top 40 Photoshop Experts, Mark has taught Millions of people Photoshop tips on his website since 1998. He has also contributed his expertise to dozens of Photoshop publications and classrooms nation wide and internationally.

Melanie Stimmell: After graduating from Art Center College of Design, Melanie Stimmell began her career as a technical director for the popular show 'South Park'. Now a street painter and fine artist, she is an internationally recognized artist and the only woman to have won the title of 'Maestro' and several Gold Medals in both Italy and Germany.

DVDs will be sent out immediately by next day royal mail recorded delivery as soon as payment is received. I accept bank transfer/cheque. DVDs come in protective cases.
If you're interested please e-mail me.
Caroline

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