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Award-winning artist, illustrator, and instructor inspires and informs as she demonstrates how Photoshop fits into her creative process.; Maggie Taylor's work has been the subject of more that 60 one-person exhibitions in U.S and is in museum collections in Europe, at Harvard and Princeton Universities, and elsewhere.; Beautiful full-color volume contains page after glorious page of Taylor's compelling and enigmatic imagery.; Illustrations showing the development of individual works through several stages and revisions. This gorgeous volume will appeal to creative artists and illustrators who use Photoshop in their work, as well as to a lay audience that simply appreciates the extraordinary work of internationally exhibited artist and teacher, Maggie Taylor. Taylor's enigmatic Photoshop composites often begin with found objects, such as a bird's wing or a ceramic doll's head, which she captures directly on a flatbed scanner and then combines with old photographic portraits and tintypes. The results are both intriguing and witty, reminding some viewers of the paintings of surrealists Rene Magritte and Max Ernst, while remaining uniquely Taylor's own. Through conversations with the artist and with other artists and critics in her circle, author Amy Standen provides an in-depth and very personal view of Taylor's work and process. Illustrations show how Taylor develops her imagery through many stages and revisions, using Photoshop as a tool to respond to artistic surprise, chance, and spontaneity. Fans of Maggic Taylor will appreciate new insight into her work, and this book will surely gain her new admirers as well.

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"Amy Standen is a journalist who works in both print and radio. Formerly a technology editor for Salon.com, she is a senior editor at the environmental quarterly Terrain as well as a producer for ""Philosophy Talk,"" a syndicated public radio show. She also works as an oral historian."

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