What's inside
it's difficult to get a feel for a book such as this from a brief synopsis alone, so here is a chapter list along with some example projects and a sample video tutorial.
Chapter contents
Here's the full list of chapters and what you can expect to glean from them
- 1. Selection techniques
- Master Elements' selection tools to
extract and protect areas of your artwork - 2. Montage essentials: layers
- All you need to know about the bedrock
components of successful montages - 3. Hiding and showing
- Make things disappear; and reappear
with non-destructive editing - 4. Image adjustments
- Discover how to clean up images,
change colors, replace skies, and more - 5. Light and shade
- Turn day to night, make a rainbow,
conjure a storm and other magical effects - 6. Transformation and distortion
- Create ripples and smoke, wrap an image
around a surface, to mention but a few
- 7. Materials and textures
- Wax seals, aged photos, creating wood
and satin: all these can be found here - 8. Working with text
- Carve words in stone or sand, make gold
3D logos and eye-catching neon - 9. People and animals
- Make people appear, or disappear!
shed a few pounds, or years! - 10. Shiny surfaces
- Add a glossy sheen, keep your kids in
a jar, turn a railroad into a canal - 11. The third dimension
- Make paintings and photos come to life,
create a jigsaw puzzle or open up a box - 12. Print and the internet
- Last but not least, how to show off
your masterpiece in print or on the web
On the CD
The accompanying CD contains all the project files required for the tutorials in the book as well as video tutorials for some of the techniques.
Example projects
Click the thumbnails or labels to open the PDF file in a new window. Click here to download and install Adobe Reader if you are unable to view the files.
| Keep your composure | Locket and load | Catching the drops |
| Flashlight illumination | Out of bounds | That's snow business |
