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BOOK 2

TECHNIQUES FOR CREATIVITY 

IN PHOTOSHOPâ  

including

  Cutting Out, Manipulating and Creating Shadows, Montages, Scanning, Printing, Essential Shortcuts and Short Tips

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CONTENTS

Introduction                               

Part I  Creative Techniques

Chapter 1                       

Cutting Out    

                                               

The Preferred Method of Cutting Out        

                                               

Cutting Out Hair   

                                      

Cutting Out Using Software Programs   

                                  

Blend If Explained   

                                            

Using Blend If to make a Cut Out    

                                 

Cutting Out Shadows    

Chapter 2                    

Creating Shadows     

                                                

Creating a Shadow Cast by Sunlight    

               

Creating Shadows Cast by Light Sources other than the Sun             

Chapter 3             

Montage Techniques                  

                                    

Understanding Image Size                    

                                      

Method of Montaging

                                      

Handling Adjustment Layers in Montaging  

                                     

Linking Layers and using Clipping Groups in Montaging  

                                      

Creating a Composite of Two or More  Multi-layered Images       

Part II  Image Adjustment

Chapter 4                     

Lifting Shadow Detail

                                     

Pulling Out Shadow Detail Using Colour Range                   

                                      

Lightening Shadow Areas Using Channels and Curves       

                                   

Revealing Shadow Detail Using a Greyscale Mask         

                                      

Revealing Shadow Detail Using a Desaturated Mask          

           

Final Thoughts on Lifting Shadow Detail          

Chapter 5            

Correcting Colour Casts                   

                                     

Method of Merging Multiple Layers into a Single Layer                   

                                     

A Method of Correcting Overall Colour Casts                  

Chapter 6            

Correcting Converging Verticals                    

                                      

Correcting Converging Verticals using the Crop Tool   

                                     

Correcting Converging Verticals using Transform – Distort       

Part III  Production Essentials

Chapter 7                       

Scanning 

Chapter 8                      

Printing      

Chapter 9             

Photoshop® Short Tips                       

Part IV  Aids To Productivity

Chapter 10                   

Essential Shortcuts

Chapter 11                    

Graphics Tablets

                                      

To Enable Or Disable Pressure Sensitivity                   

Chapter 12                 

Dual Monitors

                                       

Hardware Requirements                        

                                       

Secondary Monitor                        

                                        

Dual Display Graphics Card                      

                                       

Setting Up The System                         

                                        

Other Uses Of A Dual Monitor Set-Up                        

  Appendix              

Colour to Mono using Lab Colour

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Book 1