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How to Cheat in Photoshop CS5

Name: How to Cheat in Photoshop CS5
Author: Steve Caplin
ISBN: 9781136110375

by Steve Caplin

May 2013

Intermediate to advanced

464 pages

25h 5m

English

Focal Press

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Cover
Title
Copyright
Contents
How to cheat, and why
Acknowledgments
How to use this book
1. Natural selection
Selection: the fundamentals The Lasso and Magic Wand QuickMask 1: better selection QuickMask 2: tips and tricks QuickMask 3: transformations The Quick Selection tool Refine Edge: fuzzy logic Refine Edge: going further The Pen is mightier… The Pen tool by numbers Putting the Pen into practice Losing the edges Lock and load Find and replace Color by numbers Brush-on color
2. Transformation and distortion
The Free Transform tool Step and repeat rotation Introducing Image Warp Image Warp in combination Cloning in perspective Special effects with cloning Puppet Warp: animal tamer Puppet Warp: get to grips Transformation in practice Content-Aware Scaling Content-Aware Fill 1 Content-Aware Fill 2
3. Hiding and showing
Texture with layer modes Layer masks 1: intersections Layer masks 2: soft edges Layer masks 3: smoothing Layer masks 4: auto masking Blending 1: fire power Blending 2: plane view

4. Image adjustment
Shadows and highlights Learning Curves Matching colors with Curves Major color changes Selective hue and saturation Multi-layer enhancement Sharpening: Unsharp Mask Natural healing
5. Composing the scene
Location is everything Relative values: interaction I only have eyes for you Back to the foreground Composition tips and tricks People and cars
6. Getting into perspective
Establishing the horizon Introducing vanishing points Two point perspective Three point perspective Correcting perspective Fixing wide angle objects Using existing perspective Crop circles demystified Boxing clever: doubling up Vanishing Point filter 1 Vanishing Point filter 2 Cropping in perspective A piece of cake
7. Light and shade
Shadows on wall and ground Tricky ground shadows Creating complex shadows Light from windows Multiple shadowed objects Shading on Hard Light layers Visible light sources Turn the Lamp on Shading using Dodge and Burn Shading using light modes Reverse shading with Curves Making smoke without fire Making fire without smoke Lighting up: perfect neon Day for night
8. Heads and bodies
Making the head fit Complex head fitting Combining body parts Stand up straight Chaning history The perfect haircut The solution for flyaway hair Cutting hair with Refine Edge The problem of hair loss A fuzzy hairbrush Beards and stubble The ageing process Reversing the ageing process Lewis shows his age It’s all in the eyes A change of expression Liquify: turning heads Cosmetic makeover Portrait restoration Coloring black and white images A change of skin
9. Shiny surfaces
Introducing… Plastic Wrap Blood and gore, no sweat Getting hot and sticky I’m forever blowing bubbles Water: moats and reflections Making water from thin air Submerging in water Snow and icicles Desert snowstorm Making it rain A cool glass of water A massive block of ice Getting the glazing bug Glass: refraction Glass: reflection Complex reflections A bridge too far Putting things in bottles Distortion with backgrounds Glass: putting it all together Through grimy windows A refracting glass case
10. Metal, wood and stone
Instant metal using Curves Metal with Adjustment Layers Metal with Layer Styles Turning silver into gold Metal with Lighting Effects More on Lighting Effects Rust, grime and decay Reflection on a knife edge Photographing shiny objects The art of woodturning Making a better impression Timber floors with varnish Recycling old wood Making statues from life Bringing statues to lite Carving words in stone A grave business
11. Paper and fabric
How to make a load of money Judging a book by its cover Paper: folding and crumpling Folds and Wrinkles Ripping and tearing Simulating old photographs Waving the flag Making custom fibers Ribbon and tape1
12. The third dimension
Adding depth to flat artwork An open and shut case Opening the hamper Matching existing perspective Building boxes Displacement maps 1 Displacement maps Drawing pipes and cables 3D layers: managing models 3D layers: intersections 3D layers from primitives 3D layers with Vanishing Point Repoussé: 3D made easy Repoussé: the breath of life 3D rendering: a new approach
13. Hyper realism
Blurring for speed More blurring techniques Cartoon distortions Breaking glass Smashing things up 1 Smashing things up 2 Magical realism Zombie pensioners from hell
14. Advanced techniques
Front and back Avoiding white outlines Working with Smart Objects Layer groups and layer comps Watercolor with Filter Gallery Working with Shapes Making tricky selections Patch and match Build your own panels Mix and match skies Complex strokes Custom brush design 1 Custom brush design 2 Natural media brushes Precise scale matching Easy multiple adjustments Background Eraser tricks Making the most of Bridge Photoshop Actions Working with Camera Raw
15. Working for print and the web
Image size and resolution Working for print Working for the web Making it move Save for Web: animated GIFs Anatomy of ananimation
Test Yourself
Index
What on the DVD: thefullmontage
Backgrounds
Taking Photoshop further

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