Includes bibliographical references and index.

1.Natural selection
Selection: the fundamentals
The Lasso and the Magic Wand
QuickMask 1 better selection
QuickMask 2 tips and tricks
QuickMask 3 transformations
The Quick Selection tool
Refine Edge: fuzzy logic
Refine Edge: Going further
The Pen is mightier
The Pen tool by numbers
Putting the Pen into practice
Lock and load
Find and replace
Color by numbers
The color of her face
Brush-on color
Interlude: The perfect setup
2.Transformation and distortion
The Free Transform tool
Step and repeat rotation
Image Warp: flag waving
Tying yourself in knots
Cloning in perspective
Special effects with cloning
Puppet Warp: animal tamer
Puppet Warp: get to grips
Cappuccino with sprinkles
Content-Aware Scaling
Content-Aware Fill 1
Content-Aware Fill 2
Content-Aware Moving 1
Content-Aware Moving 2
Choose your distortion
Wide-angle wonder
3D layers: texture and more
3D layers: revolution
3D layers: inflation
3D layers: scene integration
3D layers with Vanishing Point
Image-based lighting
Interlude: Reality overload
13.Hyperrealism
The need for speed
Iris Blur: yes and no
The hidden Bokeh effect
Cartoon distortions
Breaking glass
Smashing things up 1
Smashing things up 2
Magical realism
Zombie pensioners from hell
Interlude: Working to a brief
14.Advanced techniques
Tricks with layer masks
Front and back
Avoiding white outlines
Working with Smart Objects
Layer groups and layer comps
Watercolor with Filter Gallery
Working with Shapes
Making tricky selections
Complex repair work
Distortion through glass
Complex strokes
Custom brush design 1
Custom brush design 2
Natural media brushes
Precise scale matching
Background Eraser tricks
Making the most of Bridge
Photoshop Actions
Correcting perspective
Fixing wide angle objects
Using existing perspective
Boxing clever: doubling up
Vanishing Point filter 1
Vanishing Point filter 2
Cropping in perspective
A piece of cake
Interlude: Photomontage ethics
7.Light and shade
Shadows on wall and ground
Tricky ground shadows
Creating complex shadows
Light from windows
Multiple shadowed objects
Shading on Hard Light layers
Visible light sources
Turn the lamp on
Shading using light modes
Reverse shading with Curves
Making smoke without fire
Making fire without smoke
Lighting up: perfect neon
Day for night
Interlude: I want to tell you a story
8.Heads and bodies
Making the head fit
Complex head fitting
Combining body parts
Changing history
Detailed hair cutting
The solution for flyaway hair
Cutting hair with Refine Edge
The problem of hair loss
Instant hair growth
Beards and stubble
Easy panorama correction
Interlude: The freelance artist
3.Hiding and showing
Texture with layer modes
Layer masks 1 intersections
Layer masks 2 soft edges
Layer masks 3 smoothing
Layer masks 4 auto masking
Weaving in and out
Blending 1 fire power
Blending 2 plane view
Interlude: Graphics tablets
4.Image adjustment
Shadows and highlights
Learning Curves
Matching colors with Curves
The photographer's level
Selective hue and saturation
Sharpening: Unsharp Mask
Adjustment layers
Hard Light layer adjustment
Interlude: Taking the initiative
5.Composing the scene
Location tells the story
Relative values: interaction
I only have eyes for you
Back to the foreground
Composition tips and tricks
Interlude: The left and right of things
6.Getting into perspective
Establishing the horizon
Introducing vanishing points
Two point perspective
Three point perspective
Metal with Lighting Effects
More on Lighting Effects
Spray-on rust and decay
Photographing shiny objects
Making a better impression
Timber floors with varnish
Recycling old wood
Making statues from life
Bringing statues to life
Carving words in stone
A grave business
Interlude: The point of illustration
11.Paper and fabric
How to make a load of money
Judging a book by its cover
Paper: folding and crumpling
Folds and wrinkles
Ripping and tearing
Simulating old photographs
Smudge painting fabric
Making custom fibers
Ribbon and tape
Interlude: Upgrade and replace
12.The third dimension
Adding depth to flat artwork
An open and shut case
Flipping makes sense
Opening the hamper
Matching existing perspective
Building boxes
Displacement maps 1
Displacement maps 2
Drawing pipes and cables
3D layers: getting started
3D layers: reshaping
The ageing process
Reversing the ageing process
Lewis shows his age
It's all in the eyes
Face changing with Liquify
Liquify: turning heads
Skin patching and healing
Cosmetic makeover
Coloring black and white images
A change of skin
Interlude: Sourcing images for free
9.Shiny surfaces
Introducing... Plastic Wrap
I'm forever blowing bubbles
Water: moats and reflections
Making water from thin air
Submerging in water
Snow and icicles
Making it rain
A cool glass of water
A massive block of ice
Getting the glazing bug
Glass: refraction
Combining reflections
Complex reflections
A bridge too far
Putting things in bottles
Glass: putting it all together
A refracting glass case
Interlude: Photographing glass
10.Metal, wood and stone
Instant metal using Curves
Metal with Adjustment Layers
Metal with Layer Styles
Turning silver into gold
Working with Camera Raw
Portable shadows
Interlude: Take a fresh look
15.Print and the internet
Image size and resolution
Working for print
Working for the web
Making it move
Movie editing in Photoshop.

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