Lopsie Schwartz is a visual effects (VFX) and animation veteran who has worked at prestigious facilities, such as Weta Digital, Disney Animation, and Rhythm and Hues. Over the past 15 years, Lopsie has used Photoshop for commercials, major motion pictures, television shows, games, photo retouching, and fine art. She has also taught VFX and animation at various college-level institutions.
The Essentials of Photoshop for Creative Professionals
There are plenty of books on Photoshop for photographers; for everyone else, there´s Precision Photoshop: Creating Powerful Visual Effects. In clear, conversational language using extensive images and screenshots, this book gives you in-depth guidance on learning how to use Photoshop. The author shares her practical knowledge and insider tips gleaned from years working on visual effects in the entertainment business.
Requiring no prior experience, the book first offers a step-by-step beginner´s tutorial on the main features of Photoshop, with the tutorial files available on the book´s CRC Press web page. It next shows you how to manage various assets, such as text, 3D, or HDRI files, and provides solutions to the most common questions asked by new Photoshop users. The author explains how to work with camera raw files and describes how to unlock your artistic potential through Photoshop´s powerful tools. She also covers more advanced tutorials involving higher concepts and specific source images, such as creating panoramas, high-contrast images, 3D effects, and motion.
Illustrating key techniques with examples of production-quality work, this book delves deep into aspects most important to creative professionals. Whether you´re a beginner or more experienced user, you will find precise instruction on critical elements of the workflow.
The Cheat. Photoshop Setup and Overview. The Visual Bridge: Accessing and Organizing Files. Quickies. Going RAW. One-Night Stands. Brushes. Second Date. Smarter in So Many Ways. Power User. Efficiency and Display. Concepts, Definitions, and Terminology. Index.
In clear, conversational language using extensive images and screenshots, this book provides in-depth guidance on learning how to use Photoshop. Requiring no prior experience, the book first offers a step-by-step beginner´s tutorial on the main features of Photoshop. It next provides solutions to the most common questions asked by new Photoshop users. The author explains how to customize brushes, work with camera raw files, and use 3D and video within Photoshop. She also covers more advanced tutorials involving higher concepts and specific source images.
Über den Autor
Lopsie Schwartz is a visual effects (VFX) and animation veteran who has worked at prestigious facilities, such as Weta Digital, Disney Animation, and Rhythm and Hues. Over the past 15 years, Lopsie has used Photoshop for commercials, major motion pictures, television shows, games, photo retouching, and fine art. She has also taught VFX and animation at various college-level institutions.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
The Cheat Introduction Before You Start The Tutorial Photoshop Setup and Overview Starting/Setting Up Photoshop Setting Adobe Photoshop to the Default Preferences Work Area Overview The Visual Bridge: Accessing and Organizing Files Introduction Installing Bridge CC Workspace Overview Finding Your Keys Using Your Keys Collections Manage Color Batch Renaming Your Files Creating a Custom Layout Exporting Bridge Adjustments Search for Files and Folders Stacks Mini Bridge Quickies Introduction I Just Need to Make This Picture Smaller I Just Want to Make This Color Photo Black and White-or Maybe with Just a Little Color I Just Want to Sharpen This Picture a Little I Just Need to Get Rid of That (Wire/Timestamp/Other Annoying Inclusion) I Just Want to Crop This Picture for Better Composition I Just Want to Replace I Just Want to Make a Seamless Pattern I Just Want to Get Rid of the Noise in the Photo I Just Want to Get Rid of the Red Eye in the Picture I Just Want to Make This Picture into Something that Looks More Graphic I Just Want to Print These All on One Page Aw, These Shadows Ruined My Pictures Going RAW The RAW "Format" Working in the RAW: Adobe Camera Raw Workflow/Controls Merge to HDR Pro One-Night Stands Introduction Spacescape Auto-Blend to Sharpen Create a Panorama Old Photograph Pencil-Drawing Effect Tilt-Shift Miniaturization Brushes Introduction Finding Brush Controls The Brushes Palette Shape Dynamics Scattering Texture Dual Brush Color Dynamics and Other Dynamics Transfer Brush Pose Other Brush Tip Characteristics Putting the Brush Palette to Use Brush Blending Modes Pencil Color Replacement Tool Mixer Brush Custom Brushes Brush Libraries Second Date Introduction Chemical and Cross Processing Eye Cream Adding Depth of Field Gritty Photo Koala What Is Your Type? Smarter in So Many Ways Introduction Smart Objects 3D Learning Your Way around 3D Video-Another Kind of 2D Setting Your Workspace Crash Course Power User Disintegrating Dancer Pre-Vis Fly-Through Surreal Painting Efficiency and Display Customizing Shortcuts Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts Automating Tasks Other Action Presets Creating Actions Adding a Conditional Editing or Changing an Action Saving Your Set Batch Processing Creating a Droplet Cross-Platform Compatibility Display Concepts, Definitions, and Terminology Introduction Image File Formats Vector Formats 3D Program File Formats Aspect Ratios Film Format Nomenclature File Resolution Efficient Texture Size Matting Index
Klappentext
Demonstrates how to use 3D and video-editing capabilities in Photoshop.
