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  • Paperback: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Adobe (2 Jun 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0321306147
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321306142
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 21.3 x 1.3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 420,970 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Maggie Taylor's digital photo collages have been described as a contemporary exploration of the Surrealist world view. In Taylor's strange, parallel universe, birds ride bicycles, ideas materialize in the shape of clouds, and wings sprout from the backs of prim Victorian women. Starting with objects that she finds on eBay, in flea markets, and in her own surroundings, Taylor then uses her  flatbed scanner, Adobe Photoshop, and an Iris printer, to produce images of surprising beauty and emotional impact.
 
Adobe Photoshop Master Class: Maggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams offers a close and richly illustrated examination of Taylor's practice, tracing her images from inspiration through execution. Taylor explains her influences, both in art and in her own life, and takes the reader inside the making of some of her intriguing, painterly work. Along the way, we hear from respected artists and critics familiar with Taylor's work, and from the artist herself, in conversation with the author.
 
Illustrated with more than 65 color plates, Landscape of Dreams is essential reading (and viewing) for all those interested in applying technology to a creative personal vision.


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Maggie Taylor's digital photo collages have been described as a contemporary exploration of the Surrealist world view. In Taylor's strange, parallel universe, birds ride bicycles, ideas materialize in the shape of clouds, and wings sprout from the backs of prim Victorian women. Starting with objects that she finds on eBay, in flea markets, and in her own surroundings, Taylor then uses her  flatbed scanner, Adobe Photoshop, and an Iris printer, to produce images of surprising beauty and emotional impact.
 
Adobe Photoshop Master Class: Maggie Taylor's Landscape of Dreams offers a close and richly illustrated examination of Taylor's practice, tracing her images from inspiration through execution. Taylor explains her influences, both in art and in her own life, and takes the reader inside the making of some of her intriguing, painterly work. Along the way, we hear from respected artists and critics familiar with Taylor's work, and from the artist herself, in conversation with the author.
 
Illustrated with more than 65 color plates, Landscape of Dreams is essential reading (and viewing) for all those interested in applying technology to a creative personal vision.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a modern surrealist, 22 Jan 2006
By ILONACAT (WIRRAL, ENGLAND) - See all my reviews
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Maggie Taylor works almost exclusively with digital imagery. Some purists may object to this; my hunch is that artists in the past may well have made use of it had it been available. It is, after all,just another medium, and it does require skill. This book showcases a large amount of her work.

Maggie Taylor is a surrealist, by which I mean her work is littered with strange human-animal hybrids, eerie effects of light and distortions of perspective. Many of the images are both amusing and unsettling.

The book is a collection of writings by different people on her work, and there is an enlightening interview. In it, she refers to Joseph Cornell as a major influence ; like him, she enjoys picking up odd bits of junk-Victorian tintypes are a favourite-and then working on them in her studio.

I must say that the title "Adobe Photoshop Master Class" is unwieldy and, more importantly, misleading. This book does not give you technical advice about Photoshop. In fact, these words are printed very small on the cover itself but they should really be eliminated altogether.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Where is the masterclass???, 5 Jun 2007
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It's a nice book with some good images of her work. However, I specifically bought it under the impression it would contain useful Photoshop tips and tricks, what with it being called an "Adobe Master Class"! This is not the case, so i'm a tad disappointed. If you are expecting photoshop techniques then this book is NOT for you.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful imagination, 26 Jul 2008
This book has inspired me into writing my dissertation on Maggie Taylor from the way she works, the process she takes to the outcome of her beautifuly coloured images with wonderful imagination. They look almost like paintings and give you insight to dreams. I love the narrative in them gripped in a fantasy world. She does show how she works by showing the pictures she has overlaid but does not show any technical side to photoshop. However for people interested in collages I do think this is a good read and interesting in the way she does it.
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