Innholdsfortegnelse for June 2016 i Practical Photoshop

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/x1qoby This kind of ‘polygon portrait’ is very popular at the moment – but before we get stuck in to this tutorial, a warning: it’s going to take a while. There aren’t any magic filters that will do the job: instead, each triangular shape you see in the image has been patiently plotted out by hand. So it’ll take at least an hour or two to achieve a decent level of detail. Thankfully, once the initial steps are out of the way and everything is set up, plotting the triangles is the kind of repetitive job that can be done while listening to the radio or even half-watching TV. And all the effort only makes the finished effect more rewarding. PROJECT INFO You’ll learn • Turn a…

If you’re relatively new to editing in Photoshop, or you just don’t know where to begin, then this section is the best place to get started. Over the next nine pages, you’ll find an overview of the different versions of Photoshop available; a breakdown of the typical image-editing workflow in Photoshop; an overview of raw file editing; a guide to the six most useful layers; and a glossary of the most useful shortcuts. This guide condenses most of the tools and techniques you’ll use every time you import a new roll of pictures. PHOTOSHOP CC £8.57/$9.99 PER MONTH WINDOWS, OS X Photoshop is the software of choice for most professional and non-professional photographers. Beyond the standard photo-editing features, it boasts a vast array of more creative tools and filters. Layers…

The image-editing process begins as soon as you’ve transferred your photos from your memory card to your computer. 1 The first stage is to begin sifting through your pictures to discover which are the keepers. The image organizer that comes with Photoshop is ideal for this task. Adobe Bridge has controls for keywording, rating and filtering your images, and there are handy tools for batch renaming files, creating panoramic stitches, making contact sheets and more. Launch Adobe Bridge and navigate to a folder containing new images. Use the cursor keys to quickly flick through the images and click below a thumbnail to add a star rating, or use the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl+1-5. You can then filter your images by the star rating to group the ones you want to work…

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/7h9oby 01 DODGE AND BURN FACES We all know what dodging and burning is, right? Whether you choose to use the Dodge and Burn Tools, or perhaps Adjustment Layers, or maybe a grey layer set to Overlay (as seen here), the results are the same – you simply lighten some areas of the image and darken others. The method and tools aren’t all that important: what is important is where you dodge and burn. When it comes to working over portraits, dodging and burning is kind of like the retoucher’s make-up kit. With a few subtle strokes, you can emphasise the contours in the face in much the same way as a make-up artist. Of course, exactly where you dodge and burn will differ according to the…

The latest version of the raw file processor included with Photoshop is so powerful that most photos can be processed entirely in the raw processor, with no need for further editing in Photoshop. And by making your adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw rather than in Photoshop, you’ll ensure the best possible image quality, because raw files contain more picture information than bitmap images such as un-layered PSDs and JPEGs. Here’s our reference to the features you’ll use the most in the Basic panel. THE BASIC PANEL IN ACR TEMPERATURE Use this slider to warm or cool an image if the White Balance tool fails to correct a color cast TINT This slider enables you to correct a green or magenta cast, again, if the White Balance tool fails EXPOSURE Controls…

D Reset the foreground and background colors to black and white ALT+[SCROLL WHEEL] Zoom in or out of the image CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E Create a merged copy of all the layers in the layer stack SPACE BAR Temporarily switch the current tool to the Hand tool, for moving around the image while zoomed in ALT+[EYE ICON] Switch off the visibility of all other layers in the layer stack, for before-and-after comparisons CMD/CTRL+I Invert the color of a layer mask to black SHIFT+[LAYER MASK] Disable the effects of a layer mask X Switch the foreground and background color swatches [ OR ] Resize the brush tip SHIFT+[ OR ] Cycle backwards or forwards through the layer blend modes CMD/CTRL+ALT+Z Undo the last change made to the document. Works multiple times CMD/CTRL+[LAYER MASK] Load…