Advanced Photoshop CS4 Trickery & FX

Description

Achieve new levels of creativity in digital art with Advanced
Photoshop CS4 Trickery and FX. This fully revised new edition
shows digital artists how to blend their traditional artistic
skills and vision with the powerful tools and capabilities of
Adobe Photoshop CS4. Photoshop CS4 Extended combines
2D, 3D, and video into its interface, truly enabling artists to
combine mediums such as painting, photography, and sculpting
into their digital creations. Each chapter is laid out as a
complete tutorial that shows you how to use each of the
amazing new Photoshop CS4 features to transform ordinary
photos into incredible special effects and digital creations.
You'll also find projects that illustrate the more practical uses
of Photoshop to help you master your photo editing skills. All
of the files needed to complete the tutorials are included
online so you can spend more time expanding and challenging
your creativity and less time worrying about the technical
details. Get ready to harness the power of Photoshop CS4 to
create both realistic images and fantastic effects.

CONTENTS:

Introduction

Chapter 1: Simplifying the Interface

Chapter 2: Insights into Layer Blend Modes, Masking, and Advanced Selection Techniques

Chapter 3: Integrating 3D Concepts with Photography

Chapter 4: Smart Filters to Aid Artistic Vision

Chapter 5: Integrating Photography and 3D Objects

Chapter 6: Editing UV Maps on 3D Objects

Chapter 7: Creating Your Concept Using a Custom Perspective

Chapter 8: Painting Your 3D Model

Chapter 9: Animating Your 3D Model