Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbook : 53 Easy-to-Follow Recipes for Digital Photographers, Designers, and Artists

by Shelbourne, Tim

• ISBN13: 9780596515041
• ISBN10: 0596515049
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-11-01
• Publisher: Oreilly & Associates Inc

Summary

Whether you're just getting getting into Photoshop or have been using it for a while, you know that it's a many-faceted application that can be somewhat overwhelming to master. With 53 easy-to-follow recipes,Photoshop CS3 Photo Effects Cookbookshows you how to use Photoshop CS3 to simulate classic camera and darkroom techniques and special effects--without making you first learn Photoshop inside and out. The book covers: Using the improved Vanishing Point, Lens Blur, and Black & White filters Creating graphic art effects: posterization, watercolor, pen and ink Working with lighting effects: neon glows, lens flares, fire and flame effects Simulating natural phenomena: rain, snow, and lightning Adapting traditional techniques: film grain, contrast masks, hand-tinting, cross-processing Adding motion blurs and other special effects Assembling multi-layered images and photomontagesPacked with hundreds of full-color images, step-by-step instructions, and many practical tips, this book-and Adobe Photoshop CS3- are all you need to create professional graphic art effects from almost any image source.

Author Biography

Tim Shelbourne worked for 20 years as a traditional artist and illustrator before converting to digital image making. Tim specializes in digital fine art and photo-manipulation using Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Corel Painter. His tutorials are published regularly in many UK digital photography and Photoshop magazines. Tim's website www.timshelbourne.com is currently being redesigned and he will be launching a huge range of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Paint Shop Pro and Painter video tutorials very soon.

Table of Contents

Ready to Cook	p. 6
Introduction	p. 8
CS3 Improvements	p. 9
Making selections	p. 11
Working with layers	p. 12
Sharpening	p. 14
Paths	p. 16
Lighting Effects	p. 17
Tonal and Color Effects	p. 18
High-key and low-key effects	p. 20
Psychedelic poster effect	p. 22
Creative black and white	p. 24
Selective coloring	p. 26
Tone separations	p. 28
Graphic Art Effects	p. 29
Art Nouveau	p. 32
Warhol screen-print	p. 36
Watercolor	p. 38
Oil painting	p. 42
Pencil sketch	p. 46
Pen-and-ink drawing	p. 50
Woodcut and linocut	p. 52
Lighting Effects	p. 56
Adding rays of light	p. 58
Simulating studio lighting	p. 60
Creating a neon sign	p. 64
Creating a star-filled sky	p. 66
Adding fire and flames	p. 70
Simulating candlelight	p. 74
Stage lighting	p. 78
Chiaroscuro	p. 80
Natural World Effects	p. 84
Summer to Autumn	p. 86
Simulating rain	p. 88
Adding water droplets	p. 90
Adding rainbows	p. 92
Simulating lightning	p. 94
Creating snow	p. 96
Adding reflections	p. 98
Simulating sunsets	p. 100
Day into night	p. 102
Traditional Photographic Effects	p. 106
Vintage Hollywood portrait	p. 108
Sabattier and solarization	p. 110
Adding film grain	p. 112
Infrared photography effect	p. 114
Cross-processing effect	p. 116
Hand tinting	p. 118
Duotones	p. 120
Distortion Effects	p. 122
Caricatures	p. 124
Soft focus and selective depth of field	p. 128
Movement and motion blur effects	p. 132
Cloning with perspective	p. 134
Creating panoramas	p. 136
Adding tattoos	p. 138
Texture Effects	p. 140
Using texture overlays	p. 142
Turning a figure to stone	p. 146
Wood textures	p. 152
Stone textures	p. 154
Metal effect	p. 156
Glass effect	p. 158
Plastic effect	p. 162
Presentation Effects	p. 164
Frame effect	p. 166
Vignette effects	p. 168
Painterly borders	p. 170
Out of the frame	p. 172
Glossary	p. 174
Index	p. 175
Acknowledgments	p. 176
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