Photoshop Channel Chops


Book Description

The Master of Photoshop unveils his secrets of the true power behind the most popular image processing program. Unlock the intimidating high-end features of Photoshop to create stunning digital images with this book that takes the experienced designer and digital artist to new heights of proficiency.




The Photoshop Channels Book


Book Description

"Author Scott Kelby (Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine) shows you how to unlock the power of Photoshop's channels and really start using Photoshop like a pro. But this isn't just a book of theory and technical jargon, this is a step-by-step, project-based book that will teach you exactly how to start using channels in your everyday work."--BOOK JACKET.




Photoshop LAB Color


Book Description

Discusses the basics of the Photoshop LAB colorspace, describing LAB's role in colorspace conversions, providing techniques to create color variation, and including the use of "imaginary colors."




Photoshop Studio with Bert Monroy


Book Description

One of the most talented digital artists working in the medium shares his secrets for creating stunning art using Adobe Photoshop. A master class for the experienced Photoshop artist, this beautifully illustrated guide not only shows how to construct digital images, but also the painstaking refinement process required to create truly magnificent work. With the culmination of years of experimentation, Bert Monroy demonstrates step-by-step the essential techniques you’ll need to build awe-inspiring photorealistic paintings. Learn how to: • Effectively use the Brushes palette and other Photoshop tools • Master alpha channels, layers, selections, filters, masks, and clipping paths • Use highlights and shadows effectively to set the mood and add dimension • Understand perspective and create eye-catching compositions • Organize your workflow, take photographs, and collect reference materials to produce an accurate rendering of the subject Download bonus chapters at: www.peachpit.com/digitalpainting




Modern Photoshop Color Workflow


Book Description

Color authority Dan Margulis introduces a disciplined, automated method of obtaining quality images in minutes




Professional Photoshop 5


Book Description

"This book is the last word on CMYK color in Photoshop...This guy is a bona fide CMYK genius."-David Biedny, world's leading Photoshop RGB expert and creator of "Photoshop Inside & Out" video training series, and Bert Monroy and Nathan Moody Photoshop Channel Chops "A definitive book for anyone concerned with using Photoshop to produce great-looking photographs."-Michael Kieran, author of The Color Scanning Success Handbook and Understanding Desktop Color All the filters, selection techniques, and other bells and whistles won't matter if you can't make the image look good in print. When the first edition of Professional Photoshop published, it not only changed the workflow of professional photographers and retouchers, but also attracted non-experts with its intuitive, interactive approach. This fully revised edition continues emphasizing by-the-numbers correction, and teaches: * Use of CMYK curves to boost detail where it's needed most * Precision control of unsharp masking * Channel blending to build contrast * The pivotal role of the black plate * Control of every facet of the separation process * How to cope with the new color settings of Photoshop 5 * The unwanted color and how to exploit it * The power of correction in the LAB colorspace * How to handle prescreened originals * Converting color originals into snappy black and whites * Restoration of older, damaged artwork * Duotones and other uses of spot colors




The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe Photoshop 5


Book Description

Explains how to use the computer graphics program to enhance photographs, manipulate images, and transfer graphic files between different types of computers




River Cottage Fruit Every Day!


Book Description

Fruit is pretty much the perfect food: bountiful, delicious and colourful, it also helps us to fight infection, stresses and strains. But why are we still a nation that thinks it's a bit racy to slice a banana onto our cornflakes in the morning? A 'piece of fruit' in a lunch box, on the breakfast table or at the end of a meal is all very well, but fruit is so much more exciting than this, and we don't eat nearly enough of the stuff. Perhaps this is because we don't always understand how to use it in our cooking, or how to choose the best fruit for the season. Hugh sets out to address this head on. With 180 delicious recipes, River Cottage Fruit Every Day! will show you how to enjoy a broader eating experience and make fruit easy, fun and irresistible. You'll find recipes for all the wonderful seasonal fruit that grows in this country, and learn how to make the most of fruit from other parts of the world. Recipes include marinated lamb and fig kebabs; barbecued pork chops with peaches and sage; venison stew with damsons; and parsnip and apple cakes. There are also fresh and zingy salads as well as gorgeous cakes, tarts, pies, crumbles and puddings. With glorious photography from Simon Wheeler, this book will bring amazing new fruity vitality and flavour to your food.




Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masks Bible


Book Description

"Photoshop channels and masks are complex and powerful tools that give designers tremendous control over color and make it easy to create composite images. This title aims to untangle the complexities of channels and masks, and shows Photoshop users how to use them like the pros do, offering real-world examples"--Publisher's description.




Photoshop for Video


Book Description

Master the graphic design and production skills required of today's video editors and motion graphic professionals with this comprehensive guide to the video tools in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. Every page is filled with techniques to help the video professional make graphics for use in television, video, the Internet, and DVD. Lively discourse, full-color presentations, and hands-on tutorials demonstrate everything you need to know about how to combine still and moving images. Fundamental concepts such as transparency, pixel aspect ratio, and alpha channels are made precisely clear, and advanced techniques show how to use Photoshop as a character generator, color corrector, and animation tool. This edition features expanded coverage of DVD and motion graphics design, as well as addressing recent developments in High Definition video, 3D models, and 32-bit imaging. This indispensable reference includes: * real-world solutions for making graphics for video * introduction to third party plug-ins * automation and shortcut methods that cut production time * profiles of notable editors and motion graphic artists that include their favorite tips and tricks The downloadable resources offer a hands-on multimedia experience with hundreds of images to work on, tutorials to complete and 2 1⁄2 hours of video training to watch. Authored in CS3, CS4 updates are provided to readers by the publisher.