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Frederick Chipkin & Adobe PhotoShop for textile design

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Photoshop for Textile Design from Kew Gardens NY -

Frederick Chipkin of Kew Gardens NY has earned inclusion in the 2006 edition of Who's Who in America and in the 2006 Edition of Who's Who in the world. Frederick's biography has been included in Who's Who Since 2004. To be chosen

for inclusion, candidates must have held a position of responsibility or have attained a

significant achievement. Frederick graduated Parsons School of design with a BFA in surface design. A textile designer for Liz Claiborne, Bernard Chaus, Manager CAD dept. I Appel, Owner of Design Society Textile Design studio, and most recently Owner of Origin inc.Textile Design studio, Fredericks career has spanned 20 years in

the industry.Frederick is best known for his book "Adobe PhotoShop for textile design".

About his book

Frederick wrote his book "Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design" in 2001 and has been continuously updating it ever since. As of 2005 "Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design" is in its fifth edition. The main focus of Frederick's book is to enable the textile designer to accomplish all the essential tasks of textile design without the use of a proprietary program or plugins. It guides

you through step by step techniques for creating color combinations, repeats, color reduction of a tonal (watercolor) design and simple woven effects. There's also a section on how to use layers to create quick color combinations. There is a CD included with the book that contains color charts and practice images.

Topics covered

Selection and Fill Tools (the basics)

Filling with a solid color

Cleaning your design

Basic color reduction in PhotoShop

Advanced color reduction for tonal textile designs

Coloring your design

Editing a design

Half drop and square Repeats

Creating a plaid

Mini bodies

Color reduction of a tonal textile design

Photo Draping

How to use the color charts included on the CD

As a step by step tutorial Adobe Photoshop for Textile Design leads you through in an organized and effective way and leaves you armed with key concepts and versatile techniques so that you

have the freedom to experiment and create.

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