ABSTRACT

Even more Photoshop time saving tips and tricks are included in this new, expanded edition of Steve Caplin's bestseller. Updates include many new images and techniques which show you how to make the most of the power of Photoshop!

With this book you can work from the problem to the solution with expert guidance from a professional illustrator. Each section is divided into color double page spreads on illustrative techniques; giving bite size chunks with all that you need to know in a highly visual, approachable format.

Most of the original Photoshop files are provided on the free CD, along with hundreds of dollars' worth of free, sample plugins and images, so you can try out each technique for yourselves as you read.

chapter |1 pages

How to use this book

chapter 1|28 pages

Natural selection

chapter 2|20 pages

Hiding and showing

chapter 3|18 pages

Image adjustment

chapter 4|22 pages

Composing the scene

chapter 5|26 pages

Light and shade

chapter 6|32 pages

Heads and bodies

chapter 7|28 pages

Shiny surfaces

chapter 8|32 pages

Metal, wood and stone

chapter 9|22 pages

Paper and fabric

chapter 10|32 pages

The third dimension

chapter 11|28 pages

Hyper realism

chapter 12|12 pages

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