Photoshop 7 Magic

Upgrade your Photoshop skills through projects designed to stretch your imagination and your abilities! Photoshop Magic has new projects focusing on key Photoshop functionalities and changes in Photoshop.A variety of well-respected contributors provide instruction on how to create a variety of exciting new effects using the techniques available on Photoshop. Each exemplar project is from 3 to 15 pages in length and is designed in a 2-column format with step-by-step instructions on the left and corresponding graphics on the right. In addition, sidebars are used to provide explanations and further discussion. Techniques, tips, and tricks presented are fully customizable by readers to fit your needs

Table of Contents

Introduction.

I. ARTISTIC TECHNIQUES.

1. Translucency in Typography.
2. Brush Techniques.
3. Abstract Figures and Portraits.
4. Still-Life Painting from Photos.
5. Marbled Backgrounds.
6. Liquid Painting.
7. Lenticular Printing.

II. WEB TECHNIQUES.

8. Creating Art Nouveau Web Elements.
9. Web Page Design in Photoshop and ImageReady.
10. Customizing and Altering Actions.

III. IMAGE MANIPULATION TECHNIQUES.

11. Compositing Seamless Patterns.
12. Distorting with Displacement Maps.
13. Image Composites Using Extract Image.
14. Finding and Applying Detail.
15. Satin Beveled Type.
16. Pushing Around Color.
Appendix A. What's on the CD-ROM.
Index.