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"How to Cheat in Elements 6" is an invaluable resource for all users of Photoshop Elements and shows you how to cheat by sharing insider secrets from clever and cunning Elements gurus, David Asch and series forerunner, Steve Caplin. Compatible with previous releases of Elements, this is jam packed with dazzling tips and tricks, unearthed secrets, and creative techniques that challenge and inspire. Work through each section to build up your Photoshop Elements skills, creating everything from basic layer and masking effects right up to advanced manipulation. Or just dip right into a project to learn a new technique: turn day into night; add snow, shadows and water to your scenes; make fire and smoke; and, give your car a respray. If you can imagine it, we can show you how to do it in "Photoshop Elements"! A full glossary of terms, useful keyboard shortcuts, and a detailed index will help you locate that fantastic technique in a flash. Follow the QuickTime movie tutorials on the CD, and use the high resolution royalty free images in your own creations . you can also ask questions, solve problems and meet other Elements users in the book's dedicated website. Once you have mastered the techniques in this book - the only limit is your imagination! David Asch is a freelance author and journalist specializing in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements image editing and manipulation. Steve Caplin is a graphic artist, illustrator, and journalist who loves to create photomontages that blur the line between illusion and reality.
| ISBN | 0240520831 | | Pages | 264 | | ISBN13 | 9780240520834
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | Elsevier Science & Technology | | Weight (grammes) | 694 | | Imprint | Focal Press | | Published in | Oxford | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | How to Cheat in | | Publication date | 18 Dec 2007 | | Height (mm) | 189 | | Library of Congress | TR | | Width (mm) | 246 | | DEWEY | 006.686 | | Spine width (mm) | 19 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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| | | How to use this book | | 1 | | 1 | | Selection techniques | | 2 | | | | Marquee selections | | 4 | | | | More selection tools | | 6 | | | | The Magnetic Lasso tool | | 8 | | | | Magic selection | | 10 | | | | Magic extraction | | 12 | | | | Quick selection + refine edge | | 14 | | | | Working with selections | | 16 | | | | Interlude: Setting up Elements | | 18 | | 2 | | Montage essentials: layers | | 20 | | | | Three card tricks | | 22 | | | | Divide and multiply | | 24 | | | | Staying in shape | | 26 | | | | Adding a little style | | 28 | | | | The power of adjustment | | 30 | | | | Exploring blend modes | | 32 | | | | Banqueting arrangements | | 34 | | | | Interlude: Keep up, no slacking | | 36 | | 3 | | Hiding and showing | | 38 | | | | Cheating with layer masks 1 | | 40 | | | | Cheating with layer masks 2 | | 42 | | | | Smudge masking | | 44 | | | | On golden pond | | 46 | | | | Part of the scene | | 48 | | | | Polaroid style photos | | 50 | | | | Spectacular fireworks | | 52 | | | | Interlude: Digital cameras | | 54 | | 4 | | Image adjustments | | 56 | | | | Adjusting images with Levels | | 58 | | | | Shadows and highlights | | 60 | | | More... | | |
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