Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 Professional Techniques (Smashing Magazine Book Series)

Smashing Photoshop CS5: 100 PROFESSIONAL TECHNIQUES......Page 1
About the Author......Page 8
Contents......Page 9
Introduction......Page 13
Part I: WEB LAYOUT AND OPTIMIZATION......Page 15
TECHNIQUE 1: SETTING UP A GRID......Page 17
TECHNIQUE 2: MAKING CUSTOM PATTERNS......Page 22
TECHNIQUE 3: CREATING BACKGROUND TILES......Page 26
TECHNIQUE 4: CREATING SEMI-TRANSPARENT RIBBONS......Page 31
TECHNIQUE 5: CREATING INSET LINES......Page 35
TECHNIQUE 6: CUTTING A ZIGZAG EDGE......Page 38
TECHNIQUE 7: CREATING A FAVICON......Page 44
TECHNIQUE 8: CREATING AN ANIMATED FAVICON......Page 48
TECHNIQUE 9: WORKING WITH SMART OBJECTS......Page 52
TECHNIQUE 10: USING SMART FILTERS AND EFFECTS......Page 57
TECHNIQUE 11: GRABBING A STILL FROM A VIDEO CLIP......Page 60
TECHNIQUE 12: USING THE PATTERN MAKER......Page 63
TECHNIQUE 13: DESIGNING A BLOG HEADER......Page 67
TECHNIQUE 14: CREATING DATA-DRIVEN GRAPHICS......Page 72
TECHNIQUE 15: BUILDING A SIMPLE WEB LAYOUT......Page 76
TECHNIQUE 16: CREATING A LINED NOTEBOOK LAYOUT......Page 81
TECHNIQUE 17: OPTIMIZING TO SIZE......Page 86
TECHNIQUE 18: GENERATING CSS LAYERS WITH OPTIMIZED GRAPHICS......Page 89
TECHNIQUE 19: EXPORTING LARGE IMAGES TO ZOOMIFY™......Page 92
TECHNIQUE 20: IMAGE PROCESSING TO RESIZE AND OPTIMIZE......Page 96
TECHNIQUE 21: CREATING FRAME-BASED GIF ANIMATIONS......Page 99
TECHNIQUE 22: BUILDING TIMELINE-BASED ANIMATED GIF BANNER ADS......Page 102
TECHNIQUE 23: DESIGNING CSS BUTTONS......Page 106
Part II: PHOTOSHOP CS4 AND CS5 TECHNIQUES......Page 111
TECHNIQUE 24: EDITING WITH ADJUSTMENT LAYER MASKS......Page 113
TECHNIQUE 25: USING CONTENT-AWARE SCALING......Page 117
TECHNIQUE 26: CORRECTING IMAGE DISTORTION......Page 121
TECHNIQUE 27: EXTENDING DEPTH OF FIELD......Page 124
TECHNIQUE 28: EDITING WITH THE VANISHING POINT......Page 127
TECHNIQUE 29: MAKING PANORAMAS WITH PHOTOMERGE......Page 131
TECHNIQUE 30: FAKING HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE WITH HDR TONING......Page 134
TECHNIQUE 31: CREATING 3D OBJECTS FROM 2D ART......Page 137
TECHNIQUE 32: CORRECTING EXPOSURE WITH TONE-PROTECTED DODGE AND BURN......Page 141
TECHNIQUE 33: ADJUSTING SHADOWS AND HIGHLIGHTS......Page 145
TECHNIQUE 34: MASTERING THE PUPPET WARP......Page 150
TECHNIQUE 35: USING THE MIXER BRUSH AND BRISTLE TIPS......Page 154
TECHNIQUE 36: USING ADOBE 3D REPOUSSÉ......Page 157
TECHNIQUE 37: MERGING EXPOSURES WITH AUTO-BLEND......Page 161
TECHNIQUE 38: USING CONTENT-AWARE FILL AND SPOT HEALING......Page 164
Part III: TEXT EFFECTS......Page 169
TECHNIQUE 39: ADDING TYPE IN A SHAPE......Page 171
TECHNIQUE 40: USING TYPE ON A PATH......Page 175
TECHNIQUE 41: CREATING SHINY PLASTIC TEXT......Page 179
TECHNIQUE 42: ARCHING TEXT AROUND A CENTER POINT......Page 183
TECHNIQUE 43: EMULATING TYPE EXPLODING IN SPACE......Page 188
TECHNIQUE 44: CLIPPING POSTERIZED PICTURES WITH TEXT......Page 192
TECHNIQUE 45: SIMULATING ENGRAVED TYPE......Page 196
TECHNIQUE 46: PHOTO MASKING WITH TYPE......Page 200
TECHNIQUE 47: MAKING GLASS TEXT......Page 204
TECHNIQUE 48: USING KNOCKOUT SHAPES......Page 208
TECHNIQUE 49: MAKING TEXT WITH 3D PERSPECTIVE......Page 211
TECHNIQUE 50: CREATING WORN AND WEATHERED TEXT......Page 214
Part IV: STUDIO AND COMMERCIAL EFFECTS......Page 219
TECHNIQUE 51: MAKING MAGICAL REFLECTED SURFACES......Page 221
TECHNIQUE 52: MAKIN DREAM-LIKE PHOTO COMPOSITES......Page 227
TECHNIQUE 53: CREATING MOTION AT WARP SPEED......Page 233
TECHNIQUE 54: BUILDING MOCK STUDIO LIGHTING......Page 237
TECHNIQUE 55: ENHANCING EDITORIALS WITH PATTERNS......Page 241
TECHNIQUE 56: MELTING OBJECTS......Page 245
TECHNIQUE 57: CREATING RETRO HALFTONES......Page 249
TECHNIQUE 58: MAKING TRIPPY RAINBOW PSYCHEDELIC SWIRLS......Page 254
TECHNIQUE 59: CONVERGING HORIZON LINES......Page 257
TECHNIQUE 60: CREATING A SCREEN PRINTING EFFECT......Page 260
TECHNIQUE 61: TWISTING THE KALEIDOSCOPE......Page 264
TECHNIQUE 62: BUILDING A SURREAL LANDSCAPE......Page 268
TECHNIQUE 64: SIMULATING SPLATTERED PAINT EDGES......Page 277
Part V: SPECIAL EFFECTS......Page 281
TECHNIQUE 65: PASTING INSIDE SELECTIONS......Page 283
TECHNIQUE 66: WORKING WITH CUSTOM BRUSHES......Page 286
TECHNIQUE 67: SEWING STITCHES......Page 290
TECHNIQUE 68: STENCILING EDGES......Page 294
TECHNIQUE 69: MAKING SMOKE......Page 299
TECHNIQUE 70: CREATING WABI SABI STAINS......Page 302
TECHNIQUE 71: MASTERING INTARSIA POLYHEDRA......Page 305
TECHNIQUE 72: CREATING MODERN PAPER DOLLS......Page 309
TECHNIQUE 73: BUILDING A DOT RADIAL BACKGROUND......Page 313
TECHNIQUE 74: FAKING WATER DRIPS......Page 316
TECHNIQUE 75: MAKING A NA’VI AVATAR......Page 320
TECHNIQUE 76: TRACING PHOTOS......Page 325
TECHNIQUE 77: MOCKING TILT-SHIFT SCALE MODELS......Page 328
TECHNIQUE 78: MIMICKING CROSS PROCESSING (XPRO)......Page 332
TECHNIQUE 79: CREATING FIRE WITH THE SMUDGE TOOL......Page 336
Part VI: IMAGE DISTRESSING......Page 341
TECHNIQUE 80: SIMULATING SEPIA-TONED IMAGES......Page 343
TECHNIQUE 81: SIMULATING A VAN DYKE BROWN PRINT......Page 346
TECHNIQUE 82: CREATING CYANOTYPES (BLUEPRINTS)......Page 350
TECHNIQUE 83: ADDING A VINTAGE VIGNETTE......Page 353
TECHNIQUE 84: MAKING DIGITAL IMAGES GRAINY......Page 357
TECHNIQUE 85: WEATHERING A PHOTO......Page 361
TECHNIQUE 86: SIMULATING A PLASTIC CAMERA......Page 365
TECHNIQUE 87: FAKING FADED FOLDED PAPER......Page 369
TECHNIQUE 88: TEXTURIZING AN IMAGE......Page 372
TECHNIQUE 89: MAKING A PEELING PAINTED METAL EFFECT......Page 376
Part VII: IMAGE RETOUCHING AND RESTORATION......Page 381
TECHNIQUE 90: CLEANING UP DIGITAL NOISE......Page 383
TECHNIQUE 91: REMOVING DUST AND SCRATCHES......Page 387
TECHNIQUE 92: HAND TINTING PHOTOS......Page 390
TECHNIQUE 93: REMOVING BLEMISHES......Page 394
TECHNIQUE 94: REMOVING UNDER EYE CIRCLES......Page 397
TECHNIQUE 95: LIGHTENING THE IRISES......Page 400
TECHNIQUE 96: CHANGING EYE COLOR......Page 403
TECHNIQUE 97: BRIGHTENING AND SHARPENING EYES......Page 407
TECHNIQUE 98: WHITENING TEETH......Page 411
TECHNIQUE 99: REDUCING WRINKLES AND SMOOTHING SKIN......Page 414
TECHNIQUE 100: RETOUCHING WITH LIQUIFY......Page 417
Index......Page 421