Innholdsfortegnelse for September 2016 i Practical Photoshop

One of the biggest innovations in Photoshop CC has been the Libraries Panel. In simple terms, the Libraries Panel is a online storage feature within Photoshop, a place where assets can be dropped off and picked up. Graphics, design elements, patterns, brushes and images can all be stored in the Libraries Panel, then synced to other devices, shared or used across the Adobe suite. Those with the full Creative Cloud package get 20GB of online storage; Photography Plan subscribers get 2GB. Assets can be organized into different libraries, so it’s worth making sets for different kinds of assets, or for different projects. Once you set up a new library, you can simply drag elements from either the Layers Panel or directly from the image across to the Panel to add…

If you’ve always wanted to make your own customized online portfolio to showcase your work, Adobe Portfolio is a new feature for CC subscribers that enables you to make a customized website in minutes. If you already have a Behance Page (which also comes as standard for CC subscribers), you can upload existing projects to your new site in seconds. If not, it’s easy to upload new image files from your computer. There are several templates to choose from, with a selection of clean, modern layouts. Once you choose a template, you can customise it however you like by adding new content, changing type styles, altering the background and much more besides. It’s so easy that even a complete web novice can be up and running in no time. You…

There are plenty of serious uses for Photoshop – but there are also projects that are just for fun. With a few simple skills, you can mash up faces, swap bodies and merge characters into hilarious new – and often grotesque – creations. Along the way, you’ll learn montage, masking and selection skills that will serve you well for all kinds of Photoshop projects… PROJECT INFO You’ll learn Four tricks for making funny-face mash-ups from your snapshots You’ll need Photoshop CS 5 or above It’ll take 15 minutes DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://tiny.cc/tr59dy ON YOUR PC OR MAC…

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/hc59dy One of the most interesting recent features in CC is Adobe Stock, Adobe’s ambitious new stock library (linked to Fotolia) that comes integrated into Photoshop and other CC software. It makes it ridiculously easy to add stock images into your Photoshop projects. Let’s say we want to try a different backdrop for our tiger project here. We can open our Libraries Panel (Window > Libraries) and search for suitable stock images using the search bar at the top of the panel. Once we find an image that might work, we can sync it to the library by clicking the Save Preview To button on the image. Here’s how it works… DOW NLOAD TH E PROJECT FIL ES HERE http://tiny.cc/tr59dy ON YOUR PC OR MAC 01 SEARCH…

TIP 1 PERSPECTIVE WARP Perspective Warp is a clever feature that lets you reshape the perspective of a blocky object – and the results can be surprisingly good. It works in two stages. First you add grids to match the planes of your object. Plot out a grid over one plane, then make a second and snap it to the first. Once you’re happy that the grids match the perspective of the object, switch to Warp mode using the button in the options. Now you can drag the corner points to change the perspective of the object. WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/4g59dy DOWN LOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://tiny.cc/tr59dy ON YOUR PC OR MAC TIP 2 FO CUS AREA The Focus Area feature offers an innovative way to lock on to…

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/vm59dy Like a science experiment gone wrong, here we’ll explain how you can shrink your friends or family to impossible sizes with the help of Photoshop. We’ll show you how to capture the shots you need, then cut out the subject with selections and masks before placing them into a miniature scene. With an effect like this, a few subtle touches make all the difference, so we’ll explain how to add shadows, match the depth of field and boost the tones. PROJECT INFO You’ll learn How to combine images in a miniature effect You’ll need Photoshop CS4 or above It’ll take 20 minutes MINIATURIZE PEOPLE 01 SHOOT THE BACKDROP Find a good spot to use as a backdrop. Focus on the space where you intend to place…

Perhaps the greatest thing about CC is that you always have the most cutting-edge version of Photoshop, with new updates and improvements available straight away. In the past, Adobe developers have admitted to being under pressure to come up with new headline features that may grab the attention for a few days, but end up being left unused. (See Content-Aware Move and Shake Reduction.) But now that the pressure has lessened, Adobe can focus more on improving the kind of features us day-to-day users value most. A perfect example of the benefits of continuous, incremental improvements in Photoshop CC is the new Select And Mask feature. Replacing the old, muchloved Refine Edge command, Select And Mask had a lot to live up to. But although the layout is different, it…

WATCH THE VIDEO http://tiny.cc/dt08dy It’s not always easy to arrive at a location at the right time: often the light isn’t right, or the angle of the sun too high, or the colors are too dull. While there’s no substitute for nailing the shot in-camera, if you want to change the mood after the fact there are a few simple tools in Photoshop that can help. Here we’ll explain how to completely alter the atmosphere in our woodland scene with a mix of brush skills, layer blending modes and adjustment layers. With these tools, you can change the hues to give the scene a dreamy atmosphere, add in spots of dramatic flare, and even suggest mist floating through the forest. PROJECT INFO You’ll learn Use adjustment layers, blending modes and…

Photoshop has many types of layers and adjustment layers available, but there are six that you’ll find you need to use again and again. Learning how they should be used may seem a little daunting for beginners, but once you’ve got to grips with them, you’ll find they play a part in the creative process of almost every image you make. 01 LEVELS This should be the first layer you add to an image, because it fundamentally alters the tonal range of the entire image. Create a Levels Adjustment Layer, drag the Black Point slider inwards until it touches the lefthand edge of the histogram, and drag the White Point slider inwards to the right-hand edge. This remaps the tones of the image to make more of the available tonal…