Joe Ortons last play; What the Butler Saw; will live to be accepted as a comedy classic of English literature (Sunday Telegraph)The chase is on in this breakneck comedy of licensed insanity; from the moment when Dr Prentice; a psychoanalyst interviewing a prospective secretary; instructs her to undress. The plot of What the Butler Saw contains enough twists and turns; mishaps and changes of fortune; coincidences and lunatic logic to furnish three or four conventional comedies. But however the six characters in search of a plot lose the thread of the action - their wits or their clothes - their verbal self-possession never deserts them. Hailed as a modern comedy every bit as good as Wildes The Importance of Being Earnest; Ortons play is regularly produced; read and studied. What the Butler Saw was Ortons final play."He is the Oscar Wilde of Welfare State gentility" (Observer)
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Add some helpful hints pleaseBy Robin HowardSteve;This book answers many questions for using Photoshop; but left me wanting more. For instance:1. Why the healing brush leaves awful smudges sometimes or picks up and plants pieces you dont want in the photo retouch.2. Layers could be better explained too; especially when dealing with imbedded articles you dont want in your picture; how to get rid of without ruining your artwork.3. Dont assume that individuals know how to use Photoshop; after 3 years I still dont understand the nuances of filters; view and window left me frustrated that I could not control what the program was doing. And with the upgrade of Photoshop 6; many additions and moves make it hard to figure out where the commands went. The Help window isnt much help.A few tricks of the trade would greatly enhance the program; such as if you accidentally turn on the caps lock; your cursor becomes almost invisible; it took me 3 hours to figure it out.Otherwise I am finding that many of your tips and how tos are very enlightening and have helped greatly with my projects.And lastly; my husband did not purchase your book; I did; the art student.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. It really IS that good!By ChickfromNC_83This is by far one of the most helpful books on Photoshop I have ever used. I am quickly learning very valuable short cuts tricks to make photo-realistic images in Photoshop without having to use a photo! I am so impressed with the tips I have learned from this book that as soon as I finish it; I plan on checking out this authors other books. I highly recommend it.By the way; I am a graphic design web design student...and this book is priceless in my opinion! Dont hesitate; just buy it :).Happy Photoshopping!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. You can do THAT in Photoshop????By chiapetsrcoolI am a self-taught graphic designer who went back to a community college for a design certificate. We used this book as a textbook for one of the courses and I never would have imagined that it would revolutionize how I look at PhotoShop. Illustrator used to be my go-to tool for building images from scratch but now more and more I find myself turning to PhotoShop. Especially in CS5 as the painting tools have come a long way. I will say that this book is geared toward those who have knowledge of PhotoShop. The author does an excellent job of explaining things but a working knowledge of the program and tools will make things go so much faster. Though not required; I would recommend a tablet (even a low end one). For a lot of the techniques you will want a finer control and the pen of the tablet offers that.
