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A Man Cannot Deny the Gods. Ten years ago, Ellion violated a sacred rule of magic and brought tragedy on his family. Forced to abandon his throne, exiled from the holy Aballo Order of wizards, and severed from his patron goddess, he swore never to work magic again. He retreated into music and a bard¿s footloose existence: living in other men¿s kingdoms, singing of other men¿s victories. A Man Cannot Escape Destiny. But then the ard-righ, the king of kings, is murdered in an act of insurrection by a rogue wizard who follows the old gods. As the human nations teeter on the verge of chaos and civil war, Ellion tries to slip even farther away to the Tanaan realms, only to discover that they are threatened by the same enemy. A Man Cannot Hide from the Shadow of the Sun. Now Ellion finds himself the protector of Letitia: a Tanaan princess, daughter of one of the greatest Tanaan heroines, and unwitting key to a great arcane mystery. Pursued by the rogue wizard¿s minions, enticed by gods he was taught to forswear, challenged by his former mentor, and tempted by the most enchanting woman he has ever encountered, Ellion must battle his faith, his vows, and the darkness his soul yearns to tap as he races to unravel the secret of the rogue¿s power: the Shadow of the Sun

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Introduction (p. 1)
• Section 1 Drawing (p. 3)
• Custom Borders (p. 4)
• Dashed line effects (p. 6)
• Quick 3-D boxes (p. 8)
• 3-D packages (p. 10)
• 3-D pie charts (p. 12)
• 3-D bar charts (p. 14)
• Shaded spheres (p. 16)
• Perspective grids in Photoshop (p. 18)
• Perspective grids in Illustrator (p. 20)
• Seals, stars, spheres, and links (p. 22)
• Global map symbols (p. 24)
• Section 2 Painting (p. 27)
• Tissue-paper mosaics (p. 28)
• Painterly images (p. 30)
• Digital paintings (p. 34)
• Natural media effects (p. 36)
• Color-tinted photographs (p. 38)
• Outlined images (p. 40)
• Stippling (p. 42)
• Neon graphics (p. 44)
• Cast shadows (p. 46)
• Transparent shadows (p. 48)
• Gradients on a path (p. 50)
• Section 3 Patterns and Textures (p. 53)
• Simple patterns (p. 54)
• Texture patterns (p. 56)
• Seamless patterns (p. 58)
• Illustrator pattern tiles in Photoshop (p. 60)
• Textured 3-D grahics (p. 62)
• Section 4 Text Effects (p. 65)
• Photos masked by type (p. 66)
• Embossed type (p. 68)
• Corroded type (p. 70)
• Type with multiple outlines (p. 72)
• Rainbow scratchboard type (p. 74)
• Recessed type (p. 76)
• Wet paint type (p. 78)
• Type on a circular path (p. 80)
• Quick type effects (p. 82)
• Chrome type (p. 84)
• Section 5 Special Effects (p. 87)
• Simulated film grain (p. 88)
• Posterized photographs (p. 90)
• Blended image layers (p. 92)
• Scanned objects as masks (p. 94)
• Halftone with image dots (p. 96)
• Brushstroke masks (p. 98)
• Reverse shape (p. 100)
• Filter combinations (p. 102)
• Section 6 Web Techniques (p. 105)
• Animation along a path (p. 106)
• Custom browser-safe colors (p. 109)
• Efficient large images (p. 110)
• Appendix Shortcuts and Handy Tips (p. 112)
• Recommended Reading (p. 116)
• Index (p. 118)
• Credits (p. 122)

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Luanne Seymour Cohen is the former creative director at Adobe Systems and is the co-author of the previous two editions of Design Essentials and Imaging Essentials. She has been working in graphic design for the last 22 years and works closely with the engineers as an advisor during the development of Adobe's graphic software. A leading PhotoShop and Illustrator authority, Luanne makes even the most difficult techniques a breeze with her clear, personable writing style.