Photoshop for Right-Brainers : The Art of Photo Manipulation (Paperback)

Attention Right-Brainers!

You're an artistic visionary, right? In your head you imagine clever image fixes, fanciful photo manipulations, and artworks of startling genius. But when it comes to bringing these visions to life on your computer -- well, that’s the hard part. If this sounds familiar, then Photoshop wiz Al Ward’s innovative and personal guide to the art of photo manipulation might just be the key to making your dreams come true.

Photoshop for Right-Brainers doesn't hamstring you with follow-the-leader, cookie-cutter techniques. Instead, the book explores the artistic creation process, demonstrating how Photoshop can open pathways for originality and keep you from getting stuck creatively. You'll start off doing real-world Photoshop work to get a firm grounding in the essential tools and techniques. Then you'll work through complex projects, honing your skills and learning how to translate even your wildest visions into reality. By the end you’ll be able to generate mind-blowing photographic art of your own.

Inside you'll learn how to:

• Expertly blend multiple photographs into composites that are incredibly real
• Add sharpness and detail to any image
• Retouch a portrait like a pro: soften wrinkles, erase blemishes, whiten teeth, and more
• Create mind-boggling mirror effects
• Control reflections and highlights as you manipulate reflective surfaces like chrome and glass
• Turn any photograph into a line drawing or an oil painting
• Map patterns onto contoured surfaces for greater realism
• Subtly adjust colors to make them more vivid -- or replace them completely
• Prepare your artwork for display online or in printed contact sheets and picture packages
• And much more!

Contents：

Introduction

Part 1: Tools and Techniques of the Trade
Chapter 1: Tools for Building Your Masterpiece
Chapter 2: Techniques for Embellishing Portraits
Chapter 3: Advanced Techniques for Embellishing Portraits
Chapter 4: Techniques for Artistic Effects

Part 2: Digital Intensive: Photography as Art
Chapter 5: Landscapes and Nature
Chapter 6: Animals
Chapter 7: Objects
Chapter 8: Going Beyond Canned Filters
Chapter 9: People as Art—Digital Manipulation
Chapter 10: Displaying Your Work

Appendix:: Where Do You Go from Here?

Index

注意右腦派！
你是一個藝術視野廣闊的人，對吧？在你的腦海中，你想像著巧妙的圖像修復、奇幻的照片操控和令人驚艷的藝術作品。但是，當要將這些想像變成現實時，這就變得困難了。如果這聽起來很熟悉，那麼Photoshop高手Al Ward的創新和個人指南《Photoshop for Right-Brainers》可能就是實現你夢想的關鍵。

《Photoshop for Right-Brainers》不會束縛你於跟隨樣板的技巧。相反，這本書探索了藝術創作過程，展示了Photoshop如何打開創意的大門，避免你在創作上陷入困境。你將從實際的Photoshop工作開始，獲得基本工具和技巧的扎實基礎。然後，你將進行複雜的項目，磨練你的技能，學習如何將你最瘋狂的想像變成現實。最終，你將能夠創作出令人驚嘆的攝影藝術作品。

在這本書中，你將學到如何：
- 熟練地將多張照片融合成極為真實的合成圖像
- 為任何圖像增加銳度和細節
- 專業地修飾肖像：平滑皺紋、消除瑕疵、美白牙齒等
- 創造令人難以置信的鏡像效果
- 在操控反射表面（如鉻和玻璃）時控制反射和高光
- 將任何照片轉換為線條圖或油畫
- 在曲面上映射圖案，增加真實感
- 微調顏色，使其更鮮豔，或完全替換顏色
- 為在線展示或印刷聯絡表和圖片包裝準備你的藝術作品
- 還有更多！

內容包括：
- 簡介
- 第一部分：工具和技巧
- 第1章：構建傑作的工具
- 第2章：美化肖像的技巧
- 第3章：進階美化肖像的技巧
- 第4章：藝術效果的技巧
- 第二部分：數碼密集：攝影藝術
- 第5章：風景和自然
- 第6章：動物
- 第7章：物體
- 第8章：超越預設濾鏡
- 第9章：人作為藝術-數碼操控
- 第10章：展示你的作品
- 附錄：你接下來該怎麼做？
- 索引