Art of Photoshop

Explores 50 artistic effects with Adobe Photoshop. Employing an academic approach to teach Photoshop skills this book shows taking control of your skills and integrating them to create artistic images. It helps you learn how to: correct shadow and improve contrast with curves; shift the depth of the field; and more.

---

Push your Adobe Photoshop skills to the limits! The Art of Photoshop: Photoshop Techniques Workshop will help you expand your visual horizons by exploring 50 unique artistic effects with Adobe Photoshop. Artist, photographer, and Creative Director for AOL Web Properties,Dan Giordan's academic approach to mastering Photoshop skills will not only show you how to take control of your skills, but also how to integrate them to create artistic images. You will learn how to:



Correct shadow and improve contrast with curves.
Shift the depth of the field.
Correct color casts and correct a range of colors.
Silo an image with Extract.
Create effects with Threshold.
Merge, flatten, and add masks to layers.

Each of the presented 50 skills will begin with an introduction, followed by step-by-step instructions and a "Notes and Tips" page that will highlight related skills and thematic variations. Bridge the gap between art and instruction with the proven teaching method presented in The Art of Photoshop: Photoshop Techniques Workshop.