Synopses & Reviews
Have you ever wondered how those tabloid photos of amazingly realistic UFOs, the Loch Ness monster, Elvis at your local grocery store, and so on are created? Photoshop Trickery and FX reveals the mystery behind these fantasy photos, and provides practical tips and techniques that let you create your own homespun images with fanciful themes. Written for amateurs wanting to experiment, hobbyists looking to create unique projects, and professionals searching for techniques to adapt and apply to their work, this book provides real world photography techniques with a twist. Using scanning and digital photography technology, you'll learn how to use Photoshop 7 to create fantasy photos with special effects (fire, explosions, wind, etc.), the appearance of age (wrinkles, yellowing), and special blurring and lighting illusions to add realism to your creations. You'll also learn how to create a variety of characters from photos of friends and family, including ghosts, fairies, safari hunters, and more. And for those old photos that you really cherish, you'll learn practical methods for restoring any that may have aged or been damaged. If you want to learn how to create photos that go beyond reality, this is the one resource you'll need.
Synopsis
Digital art is often thought to be as easy as a few button clicks on the computer but in reality, digital artists need to have just as much artistic talent as traditional artists. To truly master the digital realm, you need to master your software (in this case Photoshop CS), and be fluent in the "digital language" it provides. This allows you to intuitively apply the artistic principles and techniques needed to create dynamic images. The goal of this book is to teach you how to blend technical skill with artistic talent through the creation of a variety of interesting and fun images. If you're already using Photoshop CS, you can jump right in and get started. If you think you could use a quick refresher, there is a brief overview of Photoshop essentials you'll need to know to be successful with this book. With the ideas covered here, you'll learn how and why Photoshop does what it does, and gain an intuitive understanding that will help you progress to the next level of digital creativity. In the process, you'll apply what you learn by creating and working through a wide range of fun, practical tutorials, and learn the skills needed to create your own digital masterpieces!
About the Author
Stephen Burns has discovered the same passion for the digital medium as he has for photography as an art form. His background began as a photographer 28 year ago and in time, progressed toward the digital medium. His influences include the great Abstractionists and the Surrealists including Jackson Pollock, Wassily Kandinsky, Pablo Picasso, Franz Kline, Mark Rothko, Mark Tobey, and Lenore Fini, to name a few. Stephen Burns has been a corporate instructor and lecturer in the application of digital art and design for the past 10 years ). He has been exhibiting digital fine art internationally at galleries such as Durban Art Museum in South Africa, Citizens Gallery in Yokahama, Japan, and CECUT Museum Of Mexico to name a few. Part of his exhibiting won him 1st place in the prestigious Seybold International digital arts contest.
Table of Contents
Contents Acknowledgments Foreword Preface About The Author Chapter 1 Simplifying The Interface Chapter 2 Mastering Photoshop Fundamentals Chapter 3 Compositing Photographic Images To Achieve Realism Chapter 4 Applying Our Principles From Scratch—Creating Ringed Planets Chapter 5 Photoshops Paintbrush Engine—The Animated Brushes Chapter 6 Integrating 3d Objects Into Photography Chapter 7 Working With People And Backgrounds Chapter 8 Fine Art Applications 308 About The CD-Rom Index