Adobe Master Class

Description

Bret Malley is an educator, professional photographer, author, and Adobe Photoshop expert specializing in imaginative, surreal, epic, and often magic-enhanced image creation. As a professor of Visual Communications he teaches a range of classes including photography, design, and Photoshop. With an MFA in Computer Art from Syracuse University, Bret is a regular guest expert on Photobacks TV and also speaks at national live events as well as teaching online classes (through CreativeLive and Craftsy). When he is not teaching, leading international photography tours, creating personal works, or adventuring around Oregon with his wife and son, Bret squeezes in commercial work across the U.S. See more of Bret’s work at www.BretMalley.com

• Provides solid grounding in tools and techniques for seamlessly combining images in Adobe Photoshop
• Includes behind-the-scene tutorials for building outstanding images based on examples from the artist’s portfolio, as well as guest images (and interviews) from critically acclaimed artists
• Author is an award-winning photographer, Photoshop artist, and instructor

Section I: Basics

Chapter 1 Get Oriented

Chapter 2 Hidden Basics

Chapter 3 Layers and Photoshop Muscle

Chapter 4 Favorite Adjustment Layers and Filters

Chapter 5 Photography and Compositing

 

Section II: Tutorials

Chapter 6 Prep and Organize Four Projects

Chapter 7 Making a Super Composite

Chapter 8 Blending Fire

Chapter 9 Atmosphere, Grit, and Demolition

Chapter 10 Fantasy Worlds from Everyday Images

 

Section III: Inspiration

Chapter 11 Mastering Elemental Textures

Chapter 12 Put Daddy Down, Please!

Chapter 13 Big Store, Big Scenery

Chapter 14 The Hunt

Chapter 15 Family Portrait Magic

Chapter 16 Epic Fantasy Landscapes

In Bret Malley’s world, a father is suspended in the air among his baby’s collection of toys . . . a big-box store and parking lot can be transformed into a scene of reclaimed nature . . . and an ordinary person can sculpt fire with his bare hands. And in Adobe Master Class: Advanced Compositing in Adobe Photoshop CC, Second Edition, Bret shares the techniques he uses to elevate an image from the everyday to the extraordinary, showing you how to make seemingly impossible scenarios come to life. 

Designed as a comprehensive guide to compositing from start to finish, this book is divided into three sections. Section I provides an overview of Adobe Photoshop CC focusing on both basic and hidden tools and other features you need to master in order to create stunning composite imagery. Bret also shows you how to shoot high-quality photos for compositing, including tips for equipment and technique. Going beyond the mechanics of Photoshop, Section II leaps into hands-on action by guiding readers through the creation of four unique composites. These fun and informative step-by-step projects cover everything from the first planning sketches to the final finishing touches (using resources provided for download). In Section III, additional detailed project walkthroughs offer tips on everything from creating a superhuman to compositing an epic fantasy landscape. Interviews and spreads featuring established and emerging artists provide a range of inspirational imagery, creative insight, and professional know-how. 

Beginning with some basic orientation and humorous descriptions of tools, layers, adjustments and the rest, Adobe Master Class: Advanced Compositing in Photoshop progresses into tutorials brimming with secret techniques for advanced compositing. The book opens with a brush-up on the fundamentals of compositing (layering and combining images) in Photoshop, making sure that students have a grasp of the basic techniques. Author Bret Malley goes on to provide photographic advice for taking pictures that are well-suited to compositing, including words of wisdom on camera settings and lighting. Other preparatory topics include color theory, image composition, and perspective.
This edition reflects several major and many minor “cloud” updates to Photoshop since the first edition’s release in mid-2014. In addition to screenshot and image updates throughout, it reflects the powerful new Select and Mask feature, Adobe’s replacement for Refine Edge. In addition, Malley also presents extensive coverage of compositing images captured with cellphone cameras, including techniques that use built-in Wi-Fi to improve compositing workflow. This edition also contains significant new coverage of compositing RAW images.

The full-color guide to creative and inspirational Adobe Photoshop compositing — now fully updated for Photoshop’s latest innovations!

• Perfect for every Photoshop photographer and artist who wants to update their compositing skills to reflect the new state-of-the-art
• Behind-the-scene tutorials for building outstanding images, based on examples from Bret Malley’s own portfolio, as well as guest images (and interviews) from critically acclaimed artists
• Includes powerful “Select and Mask” techniques introduced after this book’s first edition
• Thoroughly addresses compositing of images captured with cellphone cameras, including using phone Wi-Fi for composite previsualization, shooting, and manual control
• Includes extensive coverage of compositing images captured in RAW format

Additional information

Dimensions	1.10 × 8.40 × 8.50 in
Imprint	Adobe Press
Format	gen
ISBN-13	09780134780108
ISBN-10	0134780108
Author	Bret Malley
BISAC	PHO024000
Subjects	creative, higher education, Employability, IT Professional, PHO024000, T-DB ADOBE MASTER CLASS SER