How to Cheat in Photoshop Elements 10

Description

While many Photoshop Elements users are content with using the software for correcting exposure, sharpening edges and removing unwanted objects from their photographs, there's a whole world of opportunity out there for creating fun photomontages, powerful panoramas and dynamic distortions just waiting to be discovered.

How to Cheat in Elements 10 is the answer to anyone who has ever wanted to take their creative skills in Elements one stage further. Starting with the basics of layers, selections and transformations, readers will be creating their own movie posters, textures and caricatures in no time at all, while sections on outputting your images for web or print enable anyone to wow their friends with their creations

Covering the latest tools and features in Elements 10, this book is also fully compatible with all previous versions of Elements. QuickTime movie tutorials and images for all projects in the book are included on the companion website.

* Fun and creative, with more than 80 full-color, step-by-step projects, supported by QuickTime movie tutorials and image files on the accompanying website

* Comprehensive coverage of photomontage creation and illustration manipulation you can't find anywhere else

* A full glossary of terms, useful keyboard shortcuts, and a detailed index that will help you locate that fantastic technique in a flash

CONTENTS:

Selection Techniques

Working with Layers

Transformation and Distortion

Hiding and Showing

Image Adjustments

Working with Text

Light and Sade

Shiny Surfaces

Materials and Textures

People and Animals

The Third Dimension

Advanced Techniques