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Photoshop CS4 Down Dirty Tricks

by Scott Kelby

May 2009

Beginner to intermediate

360 pages

12h 4m

English

New Riders

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Dedication
Desaturated Portrait LookFootball Layout Turned CorporateReflected Sky Logo TechniqueStacking Photos CollageCreating the “Tilt-Shift Toy Model Look”
High-Tech Sports-Look Product SetupAdding Texture and Aging to a PhotoGritty High-Contrast Look for Portraits
High-Tech Sports-Look Bio PageLine Burst Background EffectSports Poster Backscreened Layout
Halftone Pattern Type LookFracturing Your TypePlayStation Type TrickMaking Passport Stamp Design ElementsCreating Custom Type Designs
The Basic Reflection EffectLetter or Shape Double-Gradient ReflectionGlassy Bar Reflection TrickCreating Reflective Studio Backgrounds From Scratch3D Video Wall with Live-Updating ReflectionsSimple Water Reflection for Photos

Multi-Photo High-Tech Look from One ImageFake Studio Setup with See-Through Glass Trick3D-Looking Wireframes as Design ElementsChrome with Photo Reflections
Mixing Photos and Vector ArtFashion Warped Grid TechniqueColor Spiral Collage TechniqueFading People in the BackgroundInstant Glassy Talk Bubbles
Creating Sports WallpaperAdding Window Light to Flat-Looking PhotosCreating Realistic Photo StarbrightsComposing Made Easy Using a Green ScreenCreating Sparkle TrailsTwo-Photo Quick Blend
True 3D Lights and Shadows3D Package Design3D Filmstrip3D Sports Logo

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PHOTOSHOP CS4 DOWN & DIRTY TRICKS

Published byNew Riders

First edition: May 2009

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher, except for inclusion of brief quotations in a review.

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The Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks Book Team

CREATIVE DIRECTORFelix NelsonTECHNICAL EDITORSCindy SnyderKim DotyTRAFFIC DIRECTORKim GabrielPRODUCTION MANAGERDave DamstraGRAPHIC DESIGNERJessica MaldonadoSTOCK IMAGES COURTESY OFiStockphoto.com ...