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S P r e c i s i o n Photoshop c h w a r t z Precision Photoshop P h o t o s h o p CREATING POWERFUL VISUAL EFFECTS In clear, conversational language using extensive images and screenshots, Precision Photoshop: Creating Powerful Visual Effects gives you in-depth guidance on learning how to use Photoshop. The author shares her practical P knowledge and insider tips gleaned from years working on visual effects in the entertainment business. R E Requiring no prior experience, the book first offers a step-by-step beginner’s C tutorial on the main features of Photoshop. It next shows you how to manage CREATING POWERFUL VISUAL EFFECTS I various assets, such as text, 3D, or HDRI files, and provides solutions to the most S common questions asked by new Photoshop users. The author explains how to I work with camera raw files and describes how to unlock your artistic potential O through Photoshop’s powerful tools. She also covers more advanced tutorials N involving higher concepts and specific source images, such as creating panoramas, high-contrast images, 3D effects, and motion. P (cid:127) Presents detailed instructions on using Photoshop for all types of visual effects H (cid:127) Includes both short tutorials that quickly give specific information as well as O more involved tutorials that illustrate the use of various tools for greater effects T (cid:127) Shows how to use certain features to customize and add flexibility to your O workflow (cid:127) Explores Photoshop’s video and 3D capabilities S (cid:127) Defines different high-end formats and terminology so you can quickly get H up to speed on industry jargon O (cid:127) Provides downloadable files for the tutorial on the book’s CRC Press web page P (cid:127) Offers supplemental tutorials on the author’s website Illustrating key techniques with examples of production-quality work, this book delves deep into aspects most important to creative professionals. Whether you are a beginner or more experienced Photoshop user, you will find precise instruction on critical elements of the workflow. K20529 L o p s i e S c h w a r t z P r e c i s i o n P h o t o s h o p CREATING POWERFUL VISUAL EFFECTS P r e c i s i o n P h o t o s h o p CREATING POWERFUL VISUAL EFFECTS L o p s i e S c h w a r t z Boca Raton London New York CRC Press is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2015 by Taylor & Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Version Date: 20140718 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4665-9176-9 (eBook - PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. 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Visit the Taylor & Francis Web site at http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com Contents Preface xiii Acknowledgments xv About the Author xvii 1 The Cheat 1 Introduction ...........................................................................................................................1 Before You Start .....................................................................................................................2 The Tutorial ............................................................................................................................2 2 Photoshop Setup and Overview 23 Starting/Setting Up Photoshop .........................................................................................23 Setting Adobe Photoshop to the Default Preferences ....................................................24 Alternate Methods to Reset ..........................................................................................24 Color Settings .................................................................................................................24 How to Save Your Current Color Settings ............................................................25 Restoring Color Settings ...............................................................................................25 Work Area Overview ..........................................................................................................25 General Overview ..........................................................................................................25 Menu Bar .........................................................................................................................27 Options Bar .....................................................................................................................29 Tools Panel ......................................................................................................................29 The Move Tool ...........................................................................................................31 The Marquees: Geometric Selection Tools ............................................................31 The Lasso Tools: Freeform Selection Tools ...........................................................31 The Auto Selection Tools .........................................................................................32 The Cutting Tools .....................................................................................................32 Annotation Tools ......................................................................................................33 v Healing Tools ............................................................................................................33 Painting Tools ...........................................................................................................34 Stamping Tools ..........................................................................................................34 History Brushes ........................................................................................................34 Erasing Tools .............................................................................................................35 Fill Tools .....................................................................................................................35 Adjustment Tools ......................................................................................................35 Photography Tools ....................................................................................................35 Pen/Curve Tools ........................................................................................................36 Type Tools ..................................................................................................................36 Path Selection Tools .................................................................................................36 Shape Tools ................................................................................................................37 Navigation Tools .......................................................................................................37 Zoom Tool..................................................................................................................37 More Tools .................................................................................................................37 The Palettes .....................................................................................................................38 Arranging Palettes ....................................................................................................38 Hiding Palettes ..........................................................................................................39 Adjusting and Closing Palettes ...............................................................................39 Showing Palettes .......................................................................................................40 Resetting Palettes ......................................................................................................40 3 The Visual Bridge: Accessing and Organizing Files 41 Introduction .........................................................................................................................41 Installing Bridge CC ...........................................................................................................42 Download and Install Bridge from the Download Center ......................................42 Workspace Overview ..........................................................................................................42 Main Components .........................................................................................................43 Adjusting Panels ............................................................................................................44 Basic Navigation .............................................................................................................44 Finding Your Keys...............................................................................................................46 Script Your Keywords....................................................................................................47 Using Your Keys ..................................................................................................................49 Rank and File Labeling .................................................................................................49 Collections ............................................................................................................................50 Manage Color ......................................................................................................................50 Batch Renaming Your Files ...............................................................................................50 Creating a Custom Layout .................................................................................................52 Exporting Bridge Adjustments .........................................................................................53 Search for Files and Folders ...............................................................................................54 Stacks .....................................................................................................................................54 To Stack ...........................................................................................................................54 Mini Bridge ..........................................................................................................................54 How to Review Images with Review Mode ................................................................57 vi Contents 4 Quickies 59 Introduction .........................................................................................................................59 1. I Just Need to Make This Picture Smaller ................................................................60 Making the Dimensions Smaller ...........................................................................60 Making the File Size Smaller .............................................................................60 2. I Just Want to Make This Color Photo Black and White—or Maybe with Just a Little Color .........................................................................................................62 3. I Just Want to Sharpen This Picture a Little ............................................................63 4. I Just Need to Get Rid of That (Wire/Timestamp/Other Annoying Inclusion) .....64 5. I Just Want to Crop This Picture for Better Composition .....................................67 6. I Just Want to Replace … ...........................................................................................68 7. I Just Want to Make a Seamless Pattern ..................................................................70 Prepping a Photo for a Seamless Pattern ..............................................................70 Making the Seamless Pattern .................................................................................71 Adding Your Pattern to the Pattern Library ........................................................72 8. I Just Want to Get Rid of the Noise in the Photo....................................................72 9. I Just Want to Get Rid of the Red Eye in the Picture .............................................74 10. I Just Want to Make This Picture into Something that Looks More Graphic ...75 11. I Just Want to Print These All on One Page ............................................................77 How to Create a Contact Sheet ...............................................................................78 12. Aw, These Shadows Ruined My Pictures .................................................................80 5 Going RAW 83 The RAW “Format” .............................................................................................................83 What RAW Is Not ..........................................................................................................83 So What’s the Big Deal about RAW? ..........................................................................84 Why Not Always Keep Everything in RAW? ............................................................85 Why Should I Use RAW Again? ..................................................................................85 Working in the RAW: Adobe Camera Raw Workflow/Controls .................................85 White Balance ................................................................................................................85 (Indecent) Exposure ......................................................................................................87 A Moment of Clarity .....................................................................................................89 Vibrance versus Saturation ..........................................................................................89 Detail/Sharpening .........................................................................................................91 Let’s Not Be Noisy ..........................................................................................................92 Lens Correction ..............................................................................................................93 Merge to HDR Pro ..............................................................................................................94 Painting on HDRIs ........................................................................................................97 6 One-Night Stands 101 Introduction .......................................................................................................................101 Spacescape ..........................................................................................................................101 Auto-Blend to Sharpen .....................................................................................................108 Create a Panorama .............................................................................................................111 Contents vii Old Photograph ..................................................................................................................114 Pencil-Drawing Effect ........................................................................................................117 Tilt-Shift Miniaturization ................................................................................................120 7 Brushes 125 Introduction .......................................................................................................................125 Finding Brush Controls....................................................................................................126 The Brushes Palette ...........................................................................................................127 Brush Presets ................................................................................................................127 Brush Tip Shape ...........................................................................................................128 Custom or Old-School Standard Brushes ...........................................................128 Erodible Brushes .....................................................................................................129 Airbrush ...................................................................................................................129 Bristle Brushes .........................................................................................................130 Shape Dynamics ................................................................................................................130 Scattering ............................................................................................................................131 Texture ................................................................................................................................131 Dual Brush .........................................................................................................................131 Color Dynamics and Other Dynamics ..........................................................................132 Transfer ...............................................................................................................................133 Brush Pose ..........................................................................................................................133 Other Brush Tip Characteristics .....................................................................................133 Putting the Brush Palette to Use .....................................................................................133 Brush Blending Modes .....................................................................................................134 Normal ...........................................................................................................................134 Dissolve ..........................................................................................................................134 Behind ............................................................................................................................134 Clear ...............................................................................................................................135 Darken ...........................................................................................................................135 Multiply .........................................................................................................................135 Color Burn ....................................................................................................................136 Linear Burn ...................................................................................................................136 Lighten ...........................................................................................................................136 Screen .............................................................................................................................136 Color Dodge ..................................................................................................................136 Linear Dodge ................................................................................................................136 Overlay ...........................................................................................................................136 Soft Light .......................................................................................................................137 Hard Light .....................................................................................................................137 Vivid Light ....................................................................................................................137 Linear Light...................................................................................................................137 Pin Light ........................................................................................................................137 Hard Mix .......................................................................................................................137 Difference ......................................................................................................................138 Exclusion .......................................................................................................................138 Hue .................................................................................................................................138 viii Contents
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