A professional-level Photoshop book combining compositing work and special effects. Includes individual Photoshop techniques and disciplines, such as selections and lighting effects, mastering the pen tool and using Color Range, creating light beams and realistic shadows, blend mode techniques and special effects. Brings together the techniques and the workflow to show exactly how to create and pull off these great compositing and retouching techniques....

Learn to harness the full power of layers and selections in Photoshop-and let your creativity soar! Learning the basics of Photoshop is an admirable feat. Unfortunately, that's exactly where most people end their Photoshop journey-with a fundamental appreciation of the program and the ability to execute a few helpful techniques. But without a full understanding of and capability with layers and selections-arguably Photoshop's most powerful tools-you're...