How to Cheat in Photoshop: The art of creating photorealistic montages - updated for CS2

How to Cheat in Photoshop......Page 2
Contents......Page 4
How to cheat, and why......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 9
How to use this book......Page 10
1 Natural selection......Page 12
Selection: the fundamentals......Page 13
The Lasso and Magic Wand......Page 15
QuickMask 1: better selection......Page 17
QuickMask 2: tips and tricks......Page 19
QuickMask 3: transformations......Page 21
The Pen is mightier…......Page 23
The Pen tool by numbers......Page 25
Putting the Pen into practice......Page 27
Losing the edges......Page 29
Lock and load......Page 31
Find and replace......Page 33
Color by numbers......Page 35
Brush-on color......Page 37
The perfect setup......Page 39
2 Transformation and Distortion......Page 42
The Free Transform tool......Page 43
Step and repeat rotation......Page 45
Introducing Image Warp......Page 47
Image Warp presets......Page 49
Image Warp in combination......Page 51
Transformation in practice......Page 53
The freelance artist......Page 55
3 Hiding and showing......Page 58
Texture with layer modes......Page 59
Layer masks 1: intersections......Page 61
Layer masks 2: transparency......Page 63
Layer masks 3: soft edges......Page 65
Layer masks 4: smoothing......Page 67
Blending 1: fire power......Page 69
Blending 2: plane view......Page 71
Graphics tablets......Page 73
4 Image adjustment......Page 76
Shadows and highlights......Page 77
Learning Curves......Page 79
Matching colors with Curves......Page 81
Major color changes......Page 83
Multi-layer enhancement......Page 85
Sharpening: Unsharp Mask......Page 87
Natural healing......Page 89
Getting started......Page 91
TEST YOURSELF 1......Page 93
5 Composing the scene......Page 96
Location is everything......Page 97
Relative values: interaction......Page 99
I only have eyes for you......Page 101
Game, test and match......Page 103
Back to the foreground......Page 105
Playing with perspective......Page 107
An object lesson......Page 109
Composition tips and tricks......Page 111
People and cars......Page 113
Digital cameras......Page 115
6 Getting into perspective......Page 118
Establishing the horizon......Page 119
Introducing vanishing points......Page 121
Two point perspective......Page 123
Three point perspective......Page 125
Correcting perspective......Page 127
Using existing perspective......Page 129
Boxing clever: doubling up......Page 131
Vanishing Point filter 1......Page 133
Vanishing Point filter 2......Page 135
Vanishing Point filter 3......Page 137
Cropping in perspective......Page 139
Photomontage ethics......Page 141
7 Light and shade......Page 144
Shadows on the ground......Page 145
Shadows on the wall......Page 147
Mood, light and emphasis......Page 149
Multiple shadowed objects......Page 151
Concealing the evidence......Page 153
Visible light sources......Page 155
The romance of candlelight......Page 157
Turn the lamp on......Page 159
Shading using Dodge and Burn......Page 161
Shading using light modes......Page 163
Lighting up: perfect neon......Page 165
Images on screens......Page 167
Sourcing images......Page 169
8 Heads and bodies......Page 172
Making the head fit......Page 173
Matching skintones......Page 175
Matching picture graininess......Page 177
Combining body parts......Page 179
The perfect haircut......Page 181
The solution for flyaway hair......Page 183
The problem of hair loss......Page 185
Beards and stubble......Page 187
The ageing process......Page 189
A change of clothing......Page 191
It's all in the eyes......Page 193
A change of expression......Page 195
Sleep and the art of healing......Page 197
Coloring black+white images......Page 199
Working with animals......Page 201
Sourcing images for free......Page 203
9 Shiny surfaces......Page 206
Introducing…Miracle Wrap......Page 207
Blood and gore, no sweat......Page 209
Getting hot and sticky......Page 211
Water, water everywhere......Page 213
Making water from thin air......Page 215
Snow and icicles......Page 217
A cool glass of water......Page 219
Getting the glazing bug......Page 221
Glass: refraction......Page 223
Glass: reflection......Page 225
Complex reflections......Page 227
Putting things in bottles......Page 229
Distortion with backgrounds......Page 231
Glass: putting it all together......Page 233
Through grimy windows......Page 235
Multiple planes of action......Page 237
The photographic studio......Page 239
TEST YOURSELF 2......Page 241
10 Metal, wood and stone......Page 244
Instant metal using Curves......Page 245
Metal with Adjustment Layers......Page 247
Metal with Layer Styles......Page 249
Metal with Lighting Effects......Page 251
More on Lighting Effects......Page 253
Rust, grime and decay......Page 255
Reflection on a knife edge......Page 257
Photographing shiny objects......Page 259
The art of woodturning......Page 261
Making a better impression......Page 263
Timber floors with varnish......Page 265
The philosopher’s stone......Page 267
Carving words in stone......Page 269
A grave business......Page 271
The point of illustration......Page 273
11 Paper and fabric......Page 276
How to make a load of money......Page 277
Judging a book by its cover......Page 279
Paper: folding and crumpling......Page 281
Folds and wrinkles......Page 283
Ripping and tearing......Page 285
Making aged photographs......Page 287
Waving the flag......Page 289
Making custom fibers......Page 291
Ribbon and tape......Page 293
Upgrade and replace......Page 295
12 The third dimension......Page 298
Adding depth to flat artwork......Page 299
An open and shut case......Page 301
Matching existing perspective......Page 303
Building boxes......Page 305
Displacement maps 1......Page 307
Displacement maps 2......Page 309
Wrapping labels without CS2......Page 311
Editable text on 3D surfaces......Page 313
Drawing pipes and cables......Page 315
3D Transform filter: boxes......Page 317
3D Transform filter: cylinders......Page 319
3D modeling applications......Page 321
Illustrator and Photoshop......Page 323
The Poser phenomenon......Page 325
Reality overload......Page 327
13 Hyper realism......Page 330
Blurring for speed......Page 331
More blurring techniques......Page 333
Cartoon distortions......Page 335
Breaking glass......Page 337
Smashing things up 1......Page 339
Smashing things up 2......Page 341
Chaos and complexity......Page 343
The fall of the house of cards......Page 345
Zombie pensioners from hell......Page 347
Carry on spending......Page 349
14 Time-saving techniques......Page 352
Front and back......Page 353
Avoiding white outlines......Page 355
Using Smart Objects......Page 357
Layer groups and layer comps......Page 359
Making the most of Bridge......Page 361
Photoshop Actions......Page 363
15 Working for print and the web......Page 366
Image size and resolution......Page 367
Working for print......Page 369
Working for the web......Page 371
Making it move......Page 373
TEST YOURSELF 3......Page 375
Index......Page 377
What’s on the CD......Page 381