Photoshop CS4 Down & Dirty Tricks

TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 9
CHAPTER 1 Miracle Photo Photo Effects, Part 1......Page 16
Desaturated Portrait Look......Page 17
Football Layout Turned Corporate......Page 21
Reflected Sky Logo Technique......Page 35
Stacking Photos Collage......Page 41
Creating the “Tilt-Shift Toy Model Look”......Page 47
CHAPTER 2 Studio 54 Studio Effects......Page 50
High-Tech Sports-Look Product Setup......Page 51
Adding Texture and Aging to a Photo......Page 61
Gritty High-Contrast Look for Portraits......Page 65
CHAPTER 3 Commercial Break Commercial Special Effects......Page 78
High-Tech Sports-Look Bio Page......Page 79
Line Burst Background Effect......Page 94
Sports Poster Backscreened Layout......Page 103
CHAPTER 4 Dangerous Type Type Effects......Page 114
Halftone Pattern Type Look......Page 115
Fracturing Your Type......Page 125
PlayStation Type Trick......Page 127
Making Passport Stamp Design Elements......Page 131
Creating Custom Type Designs......Page 141
CHAPTER 5 Reflections of Passion Reflection Effects......Page 152
The Basic Reflection Effect......Page 153
Letter or Shape Double-Gradient Reflection......Page 157
Glassy Bar Reflection Trick......Page 163
Creating Reflective Studio Backgrounds From Scratch......Page 167
3D Video Wall with Live-Updating Reflections......Page 174
Simple Water Reflection for Photos......Page 190
CHAPTER 6 Truth in Advertising Advertising Effects......Page 194
Multi-Photo High-Tech Look from One Image......Page 195
Fake Studio Setup with See-Through Glass Trick......Page 203
3D-Looking Wireframes as Design Elements......Page 214
Chrome with Photo Reflections......Page 221
CHAPTER 7 The Midnight Special More Special Effects......Page 226
Mixing Photos and Vector Art......Page 227
Fashion Warped Grid Technique......Page 237
Color Spiral Collage Technique......Page 244
Fading People in the Background......Page 251
Instant Glassy Talk Bubbles......Page 255
CHAPTER 8 Photo Finish Photo Effects, Part 2......Page 258
Creating Sports Wallpaper......Page 259
Adding Window Light to Flat-Looking Photos......Page 265
Creating Realistic Photo Starbrights......Page 271
Composing Made Easy Using a Green Screen......Page 278
Creating Sparkle Trails......Page 284
Two-Photo Quick Blend......Page 292
CHAPTER 9 3D Jamboree 3D Effects......Page 296
True 3D Lights and Shadows......Page 297
3D Package Design......Page 305
3D Filmstrip......Page 316
3D Sports Logo......Page 327
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C......Page 342
D......Page 343
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O......Page 347
P......Page 348
S......Page 349
V......Page 351
Z......Page 352