Photoshop for Right-Brainers: The Art of Photo Manipulation

352 Pages·2004·45.44 MB·English

by  Al Ward

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Photoshop for
®
Right-Brainers
The Art of Photo
Manipulation
Al Ward
San Francisco • London
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Photoshop for
®
Right-Brainers
The Art of Photo
Manipulation
Al Ward
San Francisco • London
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Foreword
Every time we turn around it seems that another Photoshop book appears on the scene—
there are so many Photoshop books that sometimes it’s hard to tell them apart. In fact, when
I recently tried to come up with a possible title for a new book I was planning, the only name
that came to mind was Yet Another Photoshop Book. So when Al Ward called to tell me he
was writing a new book, I thought, I hope he doesn’t steal my title! Well, I’ve got two pieces
of great news for you: he didn’t steal my idea for a title and more importantly, this is not just
another Photoshop book.
The challenge for any Photoshop author is to create something that’s different from all
the other books while still providing practical, real-world information. Before I had even
seen Photoshop for Right-Brainers, I was confident that it would be just that: different and
practical. Why? For the last few years, I have enjoyed reading Al’s tutorials on the members’
website of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). Every week or so,
Al has managed to come up with innovative, unusual, and amusing uses for Photoshop—oh,
and did I mention that his tutorials are filled with techniques you can use every day? To me,
there are several important aspects of a good tutorial: it should be creative, interesting, and
practical, and it should get your artistic juices flowing with all kinds of possibilities. Al’s web
tutorials fit this mold, and so does this book.
Follow along with the step-by-step instructions, have fun with them, and be ready (and
willing) to experiment. One of the best ways to learn Photoshop is to be curious—don’t be
satisfied with simply doing what the author
says. Take things a step further and look
beyond the book’s examples to see what else
you can do with a tool, a blending mode, or
a layer mask. Although you may never have
the need to change someone’s lip color to
blue, I know you’ll have other situations
where that basic technique can be adapted
and will be the ideal solution. Al has given
you some great, practical techniques and oss
encouraged you to experiment. Now it’s up Cr
e
to you to put them into practice, using that av
D
Right Brain of yours! ©
Dave Cross
Senior Developer, Education & Curriculum
National Association of Photoshop Professionals
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Acknowledgements
For some reason, the Acknowledgements page is always the hardest in the book to write.
Someone who absolutely deserved to be mentioned is inevitably left out, so if you are one of
those who wished you had seen your name here and do not, I apologize upfront.
First off, I not only have to thank my wife and kids, but I really want to. Tonia, Noah,
and Ali are the collective force that share my life and more often than not are the reasons I get
out of bed every morning. They see (and tolerate) all sides of me, both bad and good; I can’t
think of any other three people I would rather share my life with.
Thanks to Bonnie, Jim, Mae, and Sen at Sybex. They have made this project a joy to
work on, put me back on track when I became hopelessly lost, and made sure my family did
not starve in the process. I look forward to working with you all again.
The production team that Sybex put together for this book also deserves special
thanks: copyeditor Suzanne Goraj; compositors Mark Ong and Susan Riley; proofreaders
Laurie O’Connell, Amy Rasmussen, and Nancy Riddiough; and indexer Ted Laux.
Thanks to my good friend and occasional writing partner Colin Smith. No matter how
often my wife tries to get him married off, he still keeps accepting our calls and coming to
visit. Now that’s friendship!
I can’t thank Colin without also mentioning his website (http://www.photoshopcafe.com)
and all the people who find solace in the forum there. The Photoshop Café has developed into a
great source of inspiration and friendship where Photoshop users of all stripes can find accept-
ance. The coffee is always hot and fresh; I’ll see you there.
I’ve got to thank my friends at NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals).
Scott Kelby gave me my start in this business, and I’m forever in his debt. Jeff, Stacey, Chris,
Jim, Dave, etc. etc. etc.… without a doubt, you sincerely ROCK.
To Richard Lynch, a good friend and trusted sounding board when I need him most.
Thanks, buddy!
To the people who know my work and keep coming back anyway; those who both
visit and join my website (http://Actionfx.com).
To my good friend Wade, a hopeless left-brainer, but a marvel at PHP. I feel another
website revision coming on…
To Mom, Dad, Ole, Linda, and my extended family (I’m from Montana, so there are
thousands of people who qualify for this): I love you all, in spite of the restraining order.
(Just kidding…I had it lifted so you can visit again.) To Uncle Ed: Thanks for the bandwidth!
Special thanks to everyone in the MLMBC (you know who you are). We share the
same road, and I’m honored to be traveling it with you.
The greatest thanks and highest praise go to my God and Savior, without whom none
of this would be possible or worthwhile. He saw fit to allow this Montana boy to realize his
dream.
Again, if I forgot anyone who really needed to be here, please forgive me and consider
yourselves included. To all my readers and friends far and wide, my deepest regards and a
hearty thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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Contents
Introduction viii
Part 1 Tools and Techniques of the Trade 1
Chapter 1 Tools for Building Your Masterpiece 3
The Photoshop Learning Curve 3
Understanding Layers 4
Using Blending Modes 4
Opacity and Fill: What’s the Difference? 8
Working with Masks 10
Sharpening Your Image: The High Pass
Filter Trick 18
Color Changing Using Channels 25
Extractions 26
Distortions and Transformations 32
Chapter 2 Techniques for Embellishing Portraits 41
Enhancing Eye Color 42
Altering Eye Color 46
Whitening Teeth 55
Removing Acne and Blemishes 57
Erasing Wrinkles 60
Reverse Cosmetics: Creating a Black Eye 62
Chapter 3 Advanced Techniques for Embellishing
Portraits 65
Digital Liposuction 65
Digital Face-Lift 70
Face-Swapping 78
Adding Hair 82
Tattoo Removal 86
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Chapter 4 Techniques for Artistic Effects 97
Adding Color to Black-and-White Images 97
Applying Textures 105
Painting with Gradients 113
Lightening, Darkening, and Coloring 117
Part 2 Digital Intensive: Photography
as Art 121
Chapter 5 Landscapes and Nature 123
Symmetrical Landscaping: Digital
Manipulation 124
Patterns in the Sky: Calendar Imaging 132
Neon Reflection on Water: Perspective Art 137
Enhancing the Flora 144
Changing the Mood (Background Alteration,
Tone): Dark/Goth 148
Chapter 6 Animals 157
Comical Critter Alteration: Greeting
Card Art 157
Animal Photographic Display: Website 164
Drastically Lost Creature out of Place:
Collage 175
Crossbreeding Species: Digital
Manipulation 180
Chapter 7 Objects 187
Chrome Sphere: Digital Manipulation 188
Digital Woman: Advertising 196
Enticement: Reverse Advertising 202
Common Images in Art 207
Enhanced Close-up: Macro Art 212
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Contents vii
Chapter 8 Going Beyond Canned Filters 215
Retro Photo: Aging 216
Photo to Line Art: Sketching 224
Portrait to Painting: Artistic 228
Anime Woman: Vector Art 234
Industrial Art: Photo, Paint, and Texture
Merge 245
Chapter 9 People as Art—Digital Manipulation 249
Chex-Girl: Impressionist 249
Zebra Woman: Adventures in Advertising 258
Alien Boy: Digital Distortions 264
Wicked Child: A Study in Dark Art 274
Flesh to Stone 283
Chapter 10 Displaying Your Work 291
Building a Web Photo Gallery 291
Saving Images for the Web 297
Adding Metadata to an Image 301
PDF Presentation 304
Creating a Contact Sheet 309
Creating a Picture Package 311
Photomerge 315
Appendix: Where Do You Go
from Here? 323
The Manufacturer’s Site 323
Information and Discussion Sites 323
Photoshop Groups and Organizations 324
Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Online 324
Stock Images 324
Index 326