Inside Photoshop® CS

Summary

As mentioned at the beginning of the chapter, sometimes the best place to hide something is in plain view. The idea of retouching in a whole guitar is so outrageous that the viewing audience isn't going to be looking for such changes. And for this job, we needed just three things: accurate rotating and scaling of a replacement guitar, some adroit cloning moves, and a little shadow play. Set your sites high from now on; don't be intimidated by a seemingly impossible challenge. Pull the tricks you've learned out of your hat…and go for it!

Chapter 19, “Restoring a Historic Poster,” kicks off a new part in this book, designed to appeal to illustrators and folks who just need a bit of clever typography once in a while. On deck, the restoration ...