Index

50% gray, 29, 40, 42, 56, 58

A

about this book, xvi–xvii

Add Noise filter, 58, 93, 101

Add to Selection icon, 4

Adjustment Brush

landscape retouching with, 225–226

portrait retouching with, 144, 157, 237–238

adjustment layers

Curves, 150

Gradient Map, 105, 163, 185, 245–247

Hue/Saturation, 45, 60–61, 251

Levels, 83–84, 149, 160, 202

Photo Filter, 85

Selective Color, 163, 258

Adobe Exchange, 36

Amount slider, Detail tab, 227, 238

Angle setting

Brush panel, 16

Gradient Fill dialog, 70

Anti Alias checkbox, 162

assassin project, 235–261

background added to, 248–251

before/after images for, 260–261

Camera Raw adjustments, 236–239

cartoon/painterly effect for, 259

coloring or toning, 257–258

composition adjustments, 239

detail enhancement, 255

dodging and burning for, 243–244

finishing touches for, 255–260

jacket retouching for, 245–247

lens flare added to, 256

model selection technique, 240–242

moveable vignette for, 252

reflection added to glasses in, 253–254

studio lighting setup, 236

Auto Enhance checkbox, 4

Auto Mask checkbox, 144, 157, 226

Average Blur filter, 134

B

backgrounds

adding color to, 148

cloning away parts of, 43–44

matching foreground color with, 150

preparing for composites, 248–251

setting default color for, 126, 184

shadows added to, 161–162

shooting for composites, 31

battle damage effects, 50–53

beams of light, 75–77

black and white conversions, 105–106, 185, 245–247

Black Point sampler, 95, 102

Blacks slider, 142, 156, 222, 236

Blaise, Aaron, 16

Blend If sliders, 19–21

blend mode compositing, 30–35

background photos for, 31

steps in process of, 32–34

studio lighting for, 30

textures used in, 36–39, 159–161

tough guy project, 155–165

See also composite images

blend modes

Color, 135, 148

Color Dodge, 82, 208, 212, 213, 216

Dissolve, 182

Hard Light, 59

Linear Dodge, 162, 256

Normal, 57

Overlay, 7, 26, 32, 34, 37–38, 67, 111

Screen, 65, 257

Soft Light, 22, 34, 76, 145, 158

Vivid Light, 116, 255

Bloat tool, 114

blood brushes, 107–111

downloading, 107, 108

installing, 108–109

using, 109–111

blood effect, 107–111

Blur filters

Average Blur, 134

Gaussian Blur, 11, 41, 97–98, 100, 132, 180, 198

Motion Blur, 101, 163, 257

Radial Blur, 59

Surface Blur, 116, 255

body selections, 4, 240

brightening lights, 68

Brush panel, 85, 96, 110, 125, 172

Brush Preset Picker, 95, 96, 108, 124, 172

brush sets, 96, 108

Brush Tip Shape options, 15, 85, 96, 172, 183

brushes

blood, 107–111

creating new, 16–17

debris and dust, 93–96

downloading, 107, 108

faking cutouts using, 13–16

installing new, 108–109

lighting effects and, 82

saving as presets, 95, 96, 102

setting options for, 15

special effects as, 95–96, 102

tip shape for, 15, 85

Burn tool, 41, 254

burning and dodging. See dodging and burning

C

Camera Raw

composite image preparation in, 168, 179

enhancements and updates to, 221

landscape retouching in, 168, 221–229

portrait retouching in, 142–145, 156–157, 236–239

sharpening images in, 145, 157, 168, 179, 227

vignettes added in, 229

Camera Raw filter, 88, 89, 201, 211

cartoon/painterly effect, 91–92, 259

Channel menu, 8, 22, 27, 46, 47

channels, for selections, 25–27

Channels panel, 25, 26, 242

character portrait project, 141–153

background color addition, 148

before/after images for, 153

Camera Raw adjustments, 142–145

cigar lighting technique, 151

foreground/background color matching, 150

nondestructive retouching, 145–147

painterly textured effect, 152

Smart Object creation, 147

spotlight effect, 149

Clarity slider, 143, 179, 211, 224

Clayton, Dave, 141

Clear Guides option, 202

Clipping Mask icon, 60, 205, 206

Clone mode, Spot Removal tool, 144, 239

Clone Stamp tool

adding elements with, 195–196

filling transparent areas with, 158

Hardness setting for, 194

removing elements with, 43–44, 194–195, 231

Clouds filter, 249

Collins, Pete, 136

color

adding to backgrounds, 148

adjusting foreground/background, 150

matching in composite images, 133–137

Color blend mode, 135, 148

color cast corrections, 237

Color Dodge blend mode, 82, 208, 212, 213, 216

Color Dynamics option, 183, 184

Color Efex Pro 4 plug-in, 117, 158, 185–186, 217, 260

Color Model setting, 76

Color Picker, 9, 40, 57, 70, 81, 109

Color Range, 21–23, 99–100, 175

coloring images, 257–258

Colorize checkbox, 60

Command/Ctrl key, 24, 68

composite images, 123–137

assassin project, 235–261

blend mode technique for, 30–35, 155

day-into-night effect for, 210–211

dust effects for, 183–184

fairytale scene project, 189–219

grass surface in, 129–130

haze effect in, 137, 174

horizon line created for, 124–128, 173

landscape created for, 168–177

lighting effects in, 162–163, 201–203

matching color in, 133–137

retouching scenery for, 192–197

rhino in landscape project, 167–187

shadows in, 131–132, 161–162, 182, 200–205, 207

shooting backgrounds for, 31

studio lighting for, 30

textures used in, 36–39, 159–161

tough guy project, 155–165

composition adjustments, 239

Constrain Path Dragging checkbox, 24

contact shadows, 131–132, 200, 207

Content Aware option, 230

Contrast slider, 6, 143, 224

Convert for Smart Filters option, 52, 57, 88

Convert to Smart Object option, 147, 201, 211

Create Layer option, 73

Crop tool, 156, 158, 169–170, 192, 231

Cross Processing preset, 185, 260

curves, creating with Pen tool, 24

Curves adjustment layer, 150

Custom Shape tool, 161, 204

cutouts

creating from selections, 8

improving with layer styles, 9–10

removing outlines around, 11

techniques for faking, 13–18

See also selections

D

darkening effect, 83–84, 202, 203, 206

day-into-night effect, 88–90, 210–211

debris and dust effect, 93–98

creating the brush for, 93–96

using the Debris brush for, 97–98

Debris brush, 97–98

Delete Cropped Pixels checkbox, 231

dent/damage effects, 50–53

Desaturate command, 38, 47, 52

Deselect command, 4, 7, 11

Detail Enhancer preset, 185

Detail Extractor preset, 117–118, 158, 217

Detail tab

Noise Reduction panel, 227

Sharpening panel, 145, 168, 179, 227, 238

details effect, 115–121

Nik Collection preset for, 117

Photoshop technique for, 115–116, 255

Topaz Details plug-in for, 119

Details plug-in, 119, 146

deviantART brushes, 107

Dissolve blend mode, 182

distortion effect, 254

Dodge tool, 41, 146, 158, 243

dodging and burning

portrait retouching and, 145–146, 158, 243–244

steps in process of, 40–42

downloading project files, xiv

duplicating layers, 68, 100, 159, 213

dust effects, 183–184

dust/mark removal, 228

E

effects. See special effects

Elliptical Marquee tool, 58, 149, 160

Erase option, 144, 225

Exposure slider, 88, 211, 226, 236, 238

eye icon, 41, 42, 91, 152, 186

eye retouching, 58–61, 144

Eyedropper tool

Color Range, 21, 99

Levels, 26

F

fairytale scene project, 189–219

before/after images for, 218–219

children added to, 206–209

day-into-night effect for, 210–211

finishing touches for, 217

miniature room retouches, 192–197

photographs created for, 190–191

shadows added to, 200–205

toys added to, 198–199

wardrobe light in, 212–216

fake blood, 107–111

fake rim lighting, 80–81

faking cutouts, 13–18

Feather adjustments, 195, 202, 228

files

accessing for projects, xiv

Photoshop and TIFF, 27

raw, 221, 222, 230

Fill with Hard-Light-neutral color checkbox, 57

Fill with Soft-Light-neutral color checkbox, 40

Filter Gallery, 94

filters

Add Noise, 58, 93, 101

Average Blur, 134

Camera Raw, 88, 89, 201, 211

Clouds, 249

Gaussian Blur, 11, 41, 97–98, 100, 132, 180, 198

High Pass, 53, 92, 152, 186, 217, 259

Lens Flare, 56–57

Liquify, 112–114

Motion Blur, 101, 163, 257

Pinch, 254

Plastic Wrap, 104

Radial Blur, 59

Reduce Noise, 91, 152, 186, 217, 259

Smart Filters, 52, 88, 92

Surface Blur, 116, 255

Topaz Details, 119

Unsharp Mask, 186, 217

flattening layers, 93

Flip Horizontal command, 159

Foreground to Transparent gradient, 66, 73, 78, 94, 174

foreground/background color

matching in portraits, 150

setting defaults for, 126, 184

Free Transform, 20, 46, 47, 52, 64, 67

Freeze Mask tool, 113

Fuzziness slider, 22, 99, 175

G

Gaussian Blur filter, 11, 41, 97–98, 100, 132, 180, 198

Giermann, Olaf, 66

glasses, reflections in, 253–254

Glowing Edges option, 94

Gradient Editor, 70, 73, 75, 78, 105, 245–246

Gradient Fill dialog, 70, 75, 77

Gradient Map adjustment layer, 105, 163, 185, 245–247

Gradient Overlay dialog, 73

Gradient Overlay layer style, 151

Gradient Picker, 66, 94

Gradient tool, 78, 174, 250

gradients

Foreground to Transparent, 66, 73, 78, 94, 174

haze effect added with, 174

lighting effect using, 70–74

Graduated Filter, 224

gray, power of, 29

groups

layer, 61, 68, 115, 159, 197, 209

texture, 38–39

guides, 202

H

hair

faking cutouts of, 13–18

selections around, 5–7, 241

Hand tool, 145, 192

Hard Light blend mode, 59

haze effect, 137, 174

head/hair selections, 5–7, 241

Heal mode, Spot Removal tool, 143–144, 157, 193, 228

Healing Brush tool, 146

High Pass filter, 53, 92, 152, 186, 217, 259

Highlights slider, 142, 156, 222, 236

Hollywood, Calvin, 115

horizon light, 78–79

horizon line creation, 124–128, 173

HSB color model, 76

HSL/Grayscale panel, 143, 238

Hue slider adjustments, 60

Hue/Saturation adjustment layer, 45, 60–61, 145, 251

I

image asset files, xiv

Inner Glow layer style, 80–81, 151, 208–209

Inner Shadow layer style, 9–10

Inverse command, 26, 162, 247

Invert command, 26, 84, 102, 116, 147, 255

istockphoto.com website, 51

K

keyboard shortcuts

for deselecting selections, 7

for foreground/background color, 126

L

landscapes

creating composite, 168–177

retouching, 221–233

underexposing, 222

Lasso tool, 11, 20, 26, 41, 90

layer masks

compositing with, 32–33, 129–130

viewing, 130, 160

Layer Style dialog, 80

layer styles

Gradient Overlay, 151

improving cutouts with, 9–10

Inner Glow, 80–81, 151, 208–209

Inner Shadow, 9–10

Outer Glow, 151

Layer via Copy command, 181

layers

creating copies of, 17, 181

duplicating, 68, 100, 159, 213

flattening, 93

groups of, 61, 68, 115, 159, 197, 209

merged, 104, 186, 211, 217

organizing, 209

Smart Object, 22, 116, 147

unlocking, 102

Layers panel, 8, 9, 10, 14, 33, 52, 61

lens flare, 56–57, 256

Lens Flare filter, 56–57

Levels adjustment layer, 83–84, 149, 160, 202

Levels adjustments

Black Point sampler for, 95, 102

brightening backgrounds, 149

contrast levels and, 177

darkening effect and, 83–84, 202, 203, 206

Eyedroppers for, 26

Output Levels settings, 83, 84, 90, 105

removing outlines using, 11

vignette creation, 160–161

Lewis, C. S., 189

light

beams of, 75–77

horizon, 78–79

reflected, 81–83, 213

spill, 213–215

lighting

gradient, 70–74

learning about, 63

rim, 80–81, 207–208, 216

studio, 30, 142, 236

window, 47

lighting effects, 63–85

composite image, 162–163, 201–203

gradient, 70–74

horizon light, 78–79

light beams, 75–77

never-ending lighting rig, 67–69

reflected light, 81–83, 213

rim light, 80–81, 207–208, 216

shadow creation, 83–85

spotlight, 149

world’s simplest, 64–66, 162–163

Lightness slider, 145

Linear Dodge blend mode, 162, 256

The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (film), 189, 197

Liquify filter, 112–114

Load Path as a Selection icon, 24, 198, 240

loading

downloaded brushes, 108

selections, 8, 22, 46, 215

location transformations, 43–49

locked layers, 102

Luminance slider, 227

M

Marquee tool, 194, 195

Mask checkbox, 144, 157, 237

Masking slider, 145, 227, 238

Merge Down command, 217

merged layers, 104, 186, 211, 217

Midtones slider, 83, 202

Motion Blur filter, 101, 163, 257

Move tool

composite images and, 126, 132, 248

lighting effects and, 65, 67, 162

positioning image elements with, 47, 52, 57, 180, 198

repositioning vignettes with, 161, 252

moveable vignettes, 252

N

never-ending lighting rig, 67–69

New Channel icon, 26

New Guide option, 202

night-from-day effect, 88–90, 210–211

Nik Collection, 117, 158, 185, 217

Noise filters

Add Noise, 58, 93, 101

Reduce Noise, 91, 217, 259

Noise gradients, 75

Noise Reduction panel, 227

nondestructive retouching

character portrait project, 145–147

tough guy composite project, 158

Normal blend mode, 57

O

opacity

composite image, 137, 177, 248

Hard Light blend mode, 59

lighting effects, 68, 70, 82

Overlay blend mode, 7, 26

Quick Mask overlay, 12, 13

shadow effects, 200

Opacity Jitter option, 96, 110, 183

Open command, 65

Open Object command, 230

organizing layers, 209

Outer Glow layer style, 151

outlines

removing around selections, 11

tip on painting along, 16

Output Levels setting, 83, 84, 90, 105, 203, 206

Overlay blend mode, 7, 26, 32, 34, 37–38, 67, 111

overlays

guide, 202

Quick Mask, 12

P

painterly effect, 91–92, 152, 186, 259

panels

Brush, 85, 96, 110, 125, 172

Channels, 25

HSL/Grayscale, 143

Layers, 8, 9, 10, 14, 33, 52, 61

Noise Reduction, 227

Paths, 127–128, 173, 198

Radial Filter, 229

Sharpening, 145, 168, 179, 227

Particles brush set, 96, 100

Paste Into option, 46

Path Selection tool, 24

paths

drawing with Pen tool, 171, 198

loading as selections, 24

Paths panel, 127–128, 173, 198

Pen tool

drawing paths with, 171, 198

making selections with, 23–24, 171, 240

personal projects, 167

Perspective adjustments, 193, 204

Photo Filter adjustment layer, 85

Photoshop (.psd) files, 27

Pinch filter, 254

Pixels option, 204

Place command, 65, 125

Place Embedded option, 22, 32, 37, 65, 125

Plastic Wrap filter, 104

plug-ins

Color Efex Pro, 117, 158, 185–186, 217, 260

Topaz Details, 119, 146

portrait retouching

Camera Raw adjustments, 142–145, 156–157, 236–239

eye enhancement techniques, 58–61, 144

nondestructive, in Photoshop, 145–147, 158

projects illustrating, 141–153, 155–165, 235–261

six-pack abs technique, 54–55

Preset Manager, 108

presets

brush, 17, 95, 96, 102

Cross Processing, 185, 260

Detail Extractor, 117–118, 158, 217

projects

accessing files for, xiv

assassin, 235–261

character portrait, 141–153

fairytale scene, 189–219

landscape retouching, 221–233

rhino composite, 167–187

tough guy composite, 155–165

Protect Tones checkbox, 41, 146, 243

Q

Quick Mask mode, 12, 241

Quick Selection tool, 4–8, 241

R

Radial Blur filter, 59

Radial Filter panel, 229

Radius slider

High Pass filter, 53

Refine Edge dialog, 6

rain effect, 101–103

Randomize button, 76

raw image files, 221, 222, 230

See also Camera Raw

Reconstruct options, 114

Rectangular Marquee tool, 93, 128, 193, 249

Reduce Noise filter, 91, 152, 186, 217, 259

reference photos, 63, 75, 203

Refine Edge dialog, 5–6, 241

Refine Radius tool, 6

Reflected gradient, 78

reflected light, 81–83, 213

reflections, adding to glasses, 253–254

removing

dust/marks from photos, 228

outlines around selections, 11

unwanted elements from photos, 43–44, 194–195, 231

resizing

images, 20, 47, 52

lights, 64, 67

textures, 46

retouching

Camera Raw, 142–145, 156–157, 221–229

landscapes, 221–233

miniature room photo, 192–197

nondestructive, 145–147, 158

portraits, 54–55, 58–61, 141–153

RGB channel, 8, 27

RGB color model, 76

rhino composite project, 167–187

before/after images for, 187

dust effect for, 183–184

finishing touches for, 185–186

landscape creation for, 168–177

rhino added to, 178–182

rim light, 80–81, 207–208, 216

Roughness slider, 76

Rubber Band option, 24

S

Sample All Layers option, 230

Sampled Colors option, 99

Saturation adjustments, 45, 76, 157, 168, 238

saving

brush presets, 95, 96, 108–109

selections, 4, 7, 22, 27, 43

Scattering option, 15, 85

Screen blend mode, 65, 257

selections

body, 4, 240

channels for, 25–27

cloning within, 195

Color Range, 21–23

combining, 7–8

head/hair, 5–7, 241

inversing, 26

loading, 8, 22, 46, 215

Pen tool for, 23–24, 171, 240

Quick Mask for viewing, 12

removing outlines around, 11

saving, 4, 7, 22, 27, 43

See also cutouts

Selective Color adjustment layer, 163, 258

shadows

adding to photos, 83–85, 182

brightening areas of, 246

composite image, 131–132, 161–162, 200–205, 207

contact and shape, 131–132, 200, 207

Shadows slider, 142, 156, 179, 222, 226, 236

Shape Dynamics option, 15, 85

shape shadows, 131, 132, 200, 207

sharpening images

Camera Raw Detail tab for, 145, 157, 168, 179, 227

Unsharp Mask filter for, 186, 217

Sharpening panel, 145, 168, 179, 227, 238

Sharpness slider, 157

Show Mask checkbox, 113, 114

Show Overlay checkbox, 144, 239

simplest lighting effect, 64–66, 162–163

six-pack abs technique, 54–55

Size Jitter option, 15, 85

sizing

images, 20, 47, 52

lights, 64, 67

textures, 46

sky adjustments, 224

Smart Filters, 52, 88, 92

Smart Objects, 22, 116, 147, 201, 211, 230, 251

Smart Radius checkbox, 6

smoke effect, 151

Smudge tool, 18

snow scene effect, 99–100

Soft Light blend mode, 22, 34, 76, 145, 158

special effects, 87–121

black and white conversions, 105–106

cartoon/painterly effect, 91–92, 259

debris and dust, 93–98

dents and damage, 50–53

details effect, 115–121

fake blood, 107–111

rain effect, 101–103

snow scene effect, 99–100

swelling effect, 112–114

turning day into night, 88–90

wet look, 104

spill light, 213–215

Spot Healing Brush, 230

Spot Removal tool

Clone mode, 144, 239

Heal mode, 143–144, 157, 193, 228

spotlight effect, 149

St. Lewis, Nigel, 105

Staiger, Uli, 189

Step Backwards command, 24, 57

stock photos, 51

Straighten tool, 169, 192, 248

studio lighting, 30, 142, 236

sunglass reflections, 253–254

Surface Blur filter, 116, 255

swelling effect, 112–114

T

Temperature slider, 88, 142, 211, 224, 226, 238

textures

Adobe Exchange resource for, 36

blend mode compositing with, 36–39, 159–161

creating new backgrounds with, 159–161

photographing and collecting, 36

resizing with Free Transform, 46

transforming locations using, 45–46

Thaw Mask tool, 113

thingys technique, 65, 66, 162

three-light setup, 142, 236

TIFF (.tif) files, 27

Tint slider, 224, 226, 238

toning images, 257–258

tools

Bloat, 114

Burn, 41, 254

Clone Stamp, 43–44, 158, 194–196, 231

Crop, 156, 158, 169–170, 192, 231

Custom Shape, 161, 204

Dodge, 41, 146, 158, 243

Elliptical Marquee, 58, 149, 160

Eyedropper, 21, 26, 99

Freeze Mask, 113

Gradient, 78, 174, 250

Hand, 145, 192

Healing Brush, 146

Lasso, 11, 20, 26, 41, 90

Marquee, 194, 195

Move, 47, 52, 57

Path Selection, 24

Pen, 23–24, 171, 198, 240

Quick Selection, 4–8

Rectangular Marquee tool, 93, 128, 193, 249

Refine Radius, 6

Smudge, 18

Spot Removal, 143–144, 157, 193, 228, 239

Straighten, 169, 192

White Balance, 142

Zoom, 112, 239

Topaz Details plug-in, 119, 146

tough guy composite project, 155–165

background texture for, 159–161

before/after images for, 164–165

Camera Raw adjustments, 156–157

lighting effect used in, 162–163

nondestructive retouching, 158

shadows added to, 161–162

U

underexposing images, 222

unlocking layers, 102

Unsharp Mask filter, 186, 217

V

Vibrance slider, 223

viewing

layer masks, 130, 160

selections, 12

vignettes

adding to images, 160–161, 229, 252

creating moveable, 252

Visualize Spots checkbox, 143

Vivid Light blend mode, 116, 255

W

wet look, 104

White Balance tool, 142, 237

window light, 47

windows

adding to images, 47–48

placing scenes into, 48

world’s simplest lighting effect, 64–66, 162–163

Z

Zoom tool, 112, 239