How to Cheat in Photoshop CS6
The art of creating realistic photomontages
Год: 2012
Автор: Steve Caplin
Жанр: CG 2D Graphics
Издательство: Focal Press
ISBN: 978-0-240-52592-1
Язык: Английский
Формат: PDF
Качество: Изначально компьютерное (eBook)
Интерактивное оглавление: Да
Количество страниц: 464
Описание: With enough charm and wit to make learning Photoshop anything but taxing, Steve Caplin delivers the next instalment of the How to Cheat series, containing all the techniques you need to create and master the art of photomontage. Delivered in easy to follow step-by-step tutorials, How to Cheat in Photoshop CS6 covers all the basics of selections and layers before moving on to top tricks and techniques for creating realistic works of art for business, pleasure, or something in between. An accompanying DVD is packed full of practice images and tutorial movies for you to work along with, plus bonus chapters to push your skills even further. Using a tweaked design that is clearer and fresher than previous editions, this is the most fun way to master Photomontage.
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Selection: the fundamentals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Lasso and the 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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lock and load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Find and replace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Color by numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The color of her face . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brush-on color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude: The perfect setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The Free Transform tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step and repeat rotation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Image Warp: flag waving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tying yourself in knots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cloning in perspective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special effects with cloning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Puppet Warp: animal tamer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Puppet Warp: get to grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cappuccino with sprinkles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content-Aware Scaling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content-Aware Fill 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content-Aware Fill 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content-Aware Moving 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Content-Aware Moving 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Choose your distortion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wide-angle wonder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Easy panorama correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude: The freelance artist
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Weaving in and out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blending 1: fire power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Blending 2: plane view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude: Graphics tablets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shadows and highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Learning Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matching colors with Curves . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The photographer’s level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selective hue and saturation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sharpening: Unsharp Mask . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hard Light layer adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude: Taking the initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Location tells the story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Relative values: interaction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I only have eyes for you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Back to the foreground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Composition tips and tricks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interlude: The left and right of things . . . . . . . . .
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 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boxing clever: doubling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanishing Point filter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanishing Point filter 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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