Book description
Takes you through all of Aviary's tools, showing you how to use each tool individually and also how to combine the tools across the suite to create some truly stunning artwork.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Layout Conventions
- 1. Welcome to the Aviary
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2. Creating Images with Phoenix
- 2.1. Launching Aviary's tools
- 2.2. Phoenix basics
- 2.3. Project 2.1—Create a Simple Depth of Field Image from Scratch
- 2.4. Project 2.2—Create a Grunge Style Collage Image
- 2.5. Project 2.3—Create a Hybrid Image Worthy of Worth1000
- 2.6. Project 2.4—Creating an Advertisement in Phoenix
- 2.7. Chapter review
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3. Image Manipulation with Phoenix
- 3.1. Project 3.1—Age an Image and Make a Photograph Pinup
- 3.2. Projects 3.1b—Other Methods to Simulate Photographic Effects and Adjusting Colors
- 3.3. Project review
- 3.4. Project 3.2—Enhancing Photographs
- 3.5. Project review
- 3.6. Project 3.3—Manipulate Colors in Images
- 3.7. Exercise 2—Red eye fix
- 3.8. Project 3.4—Repairing Images
- 3.9. Project 3.4a—Enhancing a Portrait
- 3.10. Project review
- 3.11. Chapter review
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4. Raven—Vector Editing
- 4.1. Bitmaps and vectors explained
- 4.2. Raven tools and overview
- 4.3. Project 4.1—Getting Familiar with the Path Tools
- 4.4. Project 4.2—Create a Simple Character Using Simple Shapes
- 4.5. Project 4.3—Create a PNG Dock Icon
- 4.6. Project 4.4—Create an Isometric Object
- 4.7. Key concepts in this project
- 4.8. Project 4.5—Create a Graffiti Style Text Image
- 4.9. Project 4.6—Designing a Graphic for Screen Printing
- 4.10. Project 4.7—Create a Graphic Inspirational Poster with Raven Trace
- 4.11. Chapter review
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5. Creating Images with Peacock
- 5.1. Peacock Application Overview
- 5.2. Project 5.1—Creating a Picture Frame to Display an Image
- 5.3. Project review
- 5.4. Project 5.2—Create a Jelly Effect for Text
- 5.5. Project review
- 5.6. Project 5.3—Create an Image out of Repeated Block Objects
- 5.7. Project review
- 5.8. Project 5.4—Create a Textured Sphere
- 5.9. Project review
- 5.10. Chapter review
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6. Creating Textures and Tiles in Peacock
- 6.1. Project 6.1—Brushed Aluminum
- 6.2. Project 6.2—Techno Tile
- 6.3. Project 6.3—Create a Fine Wood Texture
- 6.4. Project 6.4—Create a Lava Crackle Texture
- 6.5. Project 6.5—Create a Sandstone Texture
- 6.6. Project 6.6—Create a Grass-Like Texture
- 6.7. Project 6.7—Camouflage Texture
- 6.8. Project 6.8—Create a Seamless Tile from Any Texture
- 6.9. Project 6.9—Create a Smoke / Cloud Generator
- 6.10. Chapter Review
- 7. Selecting and Managing Colors with Toucan
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8. Screen Capture and Markup with Talon and Falcon
- 8.1. Talon, Aviary's screen capture tool
- 8.2. Falcon
- 8.3. Project 8.1—Quickly Crop and Resize one of Your Images
- 8.4. Project review
- 8.5. Project 8.2—Take a Screenshot of a Shopping Item and Make Annotations
- 8.6. Project review
- 8.7. Project 8.3—Markup an Image for a Tutorial
- 8.8. Project review
- 8.9. Chapter review
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9. Application Switching
- 9.1. Application switching in Phoenix
- 9.2. Application switching in Peacock
- 9.3. Project 9.1—Use Raven to Create a Vector Mask for Phoenix
- 9.4. Project review
- 9.5. Project 9.2—Use Phoenix to Create Text Elements in Peacock
- 9.6. Project review
- 9.7. Blackboxes and custom filters
- 9.8. Project 9.3—Build a Blackbox File and Use It as a Custom Filter in Phoenix
- 9.9. Project review
- 9.10. Chapter review
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10. Getting to Know Aviary.com
- 10.1. Project 10.1—Setting Up Your Online Persona and Preferences
- 10.2. Project review
- 10.3. The Dashboard, your control panel to Aviary
- 10.4. Project 10.2—Setting Up Feeds on Your Dashboard
- 10.5. Project review
- 10.6. Your profile page
- 10.7. Individual creation page
- 10.8. Tracking information tabs
- 10.9. Profile and creation page review
- 10.10. Extending Aviary
- 10.11. Forums
- 10.12. Groups
- 10.13. Contacts
- 10.14. Tutorials, help, and documentation
- 10.15. Chapter review
- 10.16. Conclusion
- A. Examples of the Various Blend Modes
- B. The Color Picker Tool
Product information
- Title: Introducing Aviary
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2010
- Publisher(s): friends of ED
- ISBN: 9781430272014
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