How to cheat in Photoshop Elements 9 : discover the magic of Adobe's best kept secret / David Asch and Steve Caplin
- Author
- Asch, David
- Published
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal Press, 2011.
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Physical Description
- viii, 311 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 DVD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
- Additional Creators
- Caplin, Steve
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.Selection techniques -- Marquee selections -- More selection tools -- The Magnetic Lasso tool -- Quick selection + refine edge -- Magic extraction -- Working with selections 1 -- Working with selections 2 -- Interlude: Setting up Elements -- 2.Working with layers -- Three card tricks -- Divide and multiply -- Importing layers -- Think smart! -- Adding a little style -- Protect your work -- The power of adjustment -- Exploring blend modes -- Banqueting arrangements -- Cut-up collage -- Interlude: Keep up, no slacking -- 3.Hiding and showing -- Exploring layer masks -- Smudge masking -- On golden pond -- Part of the scene -- Polaroid-style photos -- Spectacular fireworks -- Fairy gets her wings -- Extending the scene -- Reusable images -- Panorama power -- Interlude: Digital cameras -- 4.Image adjustments -- Adjusting images with Levels -- Shadows and highlights -- Bee flat to bee sharp -- RAW adjustment -- Photomerge: exposure -- All that glitters -- The perfect respray -- Shifting seasons -- Photomerge: style match -- A splash of color -- Smart bling -- Changing skies -- Miracle healing -- Making rainbows -- Catching the drops -- 0-60 in ten minutes -- Real world modeling -- Sunset silhouette -- That's snow business -- Interlude: But is it art? -- 5.Light and shade -- Shadows on ground and wall -- Painting soft shadows -- Turning day into night -- Making fire -- Instant candlelight -- Stage lighting -- Divine light -- Shading using Hard Light -- Deceiving the eye -- Flashlight illumination -- Cooking up a storm -- Interlude: Can I get a job doing this? -- 6.Transformation and distortion -- The science of transformation -- Distorted field of vision -- Simple perspective distortion -- Tricky selections -- Locket and load -- Wrapping around surfaces -- Making curls and folds -- The ripple effect -- A flag for all nations -- Not so extreme close-up -- Smoke without fire -- Troublesome perspective -- It's a kind of magic -- Keep your composure -- Interlude: Drawing comparisons -- 7.Materials and textures -- Conjuring curtains -- Quick and easy wood grain -- Pattern forming -- Lying on a bed of satin -- Making notepaper -- The art of paper tearing -- Creating old paper -- Ageing a photo in minutes -- A quick repair job -- Letting the dust settle -- You spin me round -- A little light relief -- Stamp duty -- Finger-friendly stained glass -- Blueprint for design -- Unfinished illustration -- Interlude: Finding images for free -- 8.Working with text -- Carving in stone -- Neon signs with layer styles -- Instant chrome -- No mess pumpkin carving -- Write on the button -- Three-dimensional text -- Writing in the sand -- Chop and change -- Elements of design -- Interlude: Image size -- 9.People and animals -- Heads on bodies -- Photomerge: faces -- Cosmetic surgery: healing -- Cosmetic surgery: weight loss -- Age and youth -- Adding people to the scene -- Cleaning up the scene -- Eyes wide shut -- Warhol-style pop-art -- Hollywood glamor -- Bobblehead caricature -- All in the mind -- Dog in a basket -- Interlude: TIFFs, JPEGs and rest -- 10.Shiny surfaces -- Upon reflection -- Complex reflections -- Window reflections -- From railway to waterway -- Goo, slime... and molasses -- Preserving the occasion -- Interlude: Keeping it real -- 11.The third dimension -- Lifting the lid 1 -- Lifting the lid 2 -- Tiling the floor -- Opening doors -- Using perspective -- Make your own jigsaws -- Out of bounds -- Interlude: RGB or CMYK? -- 12.Print and the internet -- Saving files for the internet -- Presenting your work -- Animated GIFs -- Easy print matching.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780240522388 (pbk.)
0240522389 (pbk.) - Note
- Includes index.
"Works with Elements versions 3 to 9"--Cover.
Accompanying DVD-ROM for PC & Mac includes photographic images from the workthroughs in the book, QuickTime movies showing specific techniques in action, and a set of layer styles and custom shapes created in Photoshop.
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