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Editor of Photoshop User magazine and

the world’s #1 best-selling Photoshop author

Scott Kelby

PHOTOSHOP CS4 DOWN & DIRT Y TRICKS

The Photoshop CS4 Down

& Dirty Tricks Book Team

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For my longtime friend Jim Workman, without whom I wouldn’t have written

my first Photoshop book, Photoshop

Down & Dirty Tricks, nine years ago.

I consider myself very, very blessed Each day I get to work with such a wonderful group of people, and when I’m not working, I’m surrounded by family and friends whom I dearly love, and all of whom come together to help enrich my life in so many ways There’s not a printed acknowledgment I could write that would honor them in the way they deserve, but one of the benefits of writing a book is that at least

I get to try

Kalebra: My wonderful, beautiful, amazing, hilarious, fun-filled, loving wife You’re the greatest thing that’s ever happened to me, and asking you to marry me almost 20 years ago was clearly the single best decision I’ve ever made Your spirit, warmth, beauty, patience, and unconditional love continue to prove what everybody always says—I’m the luckiest guy in the world

Jordan: My little buddy—you’re just the greatest A father couldn’t ask for a more fun, more crazy, more lovable, or more loving son than you I’m so thrilled and proud of the little man you’re becoming, and I’m so delighted that you’ve been blessed with your mom’s heart, compassion, and spirit You have an incredible life ahead of you, and I can’t wait to see the amazing things you’ll accomplish along the way

Kira: My little princess It’s just like mom said it would be—I’m wrapped around your finger, and yet

I couldn’t be happier! You’ve warmed my heart in a way that only a little snuggly angel like you can, and the fact that you’re a little clone of your mom only proves that you’re going to be an amazing woman of character, grace, and heart Daddy loves you very, very much!

Jeff: I can’t tell you what a blessing it’s been having you as a brother You’ve had a tremendously tive impact on my entire life, and I could never repay you for all you’ve done, and continue to do I love you, man

posi-Corey Barker: I’m deeply indebted to you—not just for the wonderful job you did on the 3D chapter here

in the book, but for the half-dozen or so times I came to you when I was stuck on a particular step, or when

I needed help on how to achieve a particular look You totally saved my butt You are an immensely talented and gifted individual, and I’m honored to have you as a contributor to this new edition of the book Thanks man—you rock!

Jean A Kendra: I can’t thank you enough for your constant support, understanding, and the freedom and help in accomplishing my goals, but mostly for your friendship It means a lot

Dave Moser: I’ve truly valued our friendship all these many years, and I’m thrilled with all the fun and exciting things we’re able to do together There are few people with your passion, guts, integrity, vision, and unflinching dedication to quality, and I’m glad I get to do all of this with you

Felix Nelson: If you had nothing but your amazing Photoshop talents, you’d be in the top one-quarter of one percent of Photoshop designers in the world, but your creativity, talent, ideas, discipline, and humor put you in a league all by yourself Thanks for everything you do—here in the book, in leading our creative team, and for your friendship and dedication

Kim Doty: As my in-house Editor, you don’t have an easy job (keeping me organized and focused), but you do it with such a great attitude, and sense of calm, that everything just somehow comes together You make doing these books a lot of fun for me, and even though you hate doing it, thanks for bugging

me to get all those little “stragglers” turned in on time You’re the best (and you even let me use three exclamation points in a row)!!!

Cindy Snyder: Thanks for all you do to make sure the projects in the book look and work just like they’re

supposed to Testing my stuff, much of which is written really late at night, has got to be a hoot, and a

challenge, but you always rise to the occasion, and for that I’m very grateful

Jessica Maldonado: The look of my books all comes from you and I’m so grateful that you’re the one

designing them, and that our company got lucky enough to find you I brag about you to anyone who

will listen, and your creative layouts and ideas are only matched by your wonderful attitude and your

unwavering dedication to each project Thank you for giving my words such a wonderful-looking stage

to play upon

Dave Damstra: If they ever have a competition for the best page layout guy in the business, I’m sending

you to steal the show Having you lay out my books is definitely a strategic advantage and you set the

standard, not only in your work, but in your amazing attitude in life, as well

Kim Gabriel: I don’t have to tell you—it ain’t easy putting together one of these books, but you keep a

lot of plates in the air, you keep the trains running on time, and you do a marvelous job of keeping it all

moving ahead I can’t thank you enough

Kathy Siler: You’ve made my job so much more enjoyable, and easier (partially because you do so much of

it for me), and you do it without ever breaking a sweat Also, it’s great having someone who always looks

out for me, and there’s no way for me to completely thank you for all you do to make sure I have time to

write these books and still have fun doing it, but thank you

My Home Boys: A big thanks to the creative geniuses who walk the halls at Kelby Media Group and fill

them with lots of laughter, incredible images, and inspirational creativity, including: RC Concepcion, Brad

Moore, Jason Scrivner, Matt Kloskowski, Dave Cross, and Larry Becker

New Riders and Peachpit Press: A big thanks to my wonderful Publisher Nancy Aldrich-Ruenzel,

market-ing maverick Scott Cowlin, and the entire team at Pearson Education who go out of their way to make sure

that we’re always working in the best interest of my readers, and who work hard to make sure my work

gets in as many people’s hands as possible

Ted Waitt: As my Editor at Peachpit, it’s such a pleasure working with someone who “gets me” and what

I’m trying to do for my readers, and why things have to be a certain way (hey, it all counts) I’m really

honored that I get to work with you

Adobe: Thanks to all my friends at the mothership, including: Kevin Connor, John Nack, Mala Sharma,

John Loiacono, Terry White, Addy Roff, Cari Gushiken, Julieanne Kost, Tom Hogarty, Jennifer Stern, Dave

Story, Bryan Hughes, and Russell Preston Brown Gone, but not forgotten: Barbara Rice, Jill Nakashima,

Rye Livingston, Bryan Lamkin, Deb Whitman, and Karen Gauthier

iStockphoto.com: My personal thanks to the great people at iStockphoto for enabling me to use some of

their wonderful stock images in this book I totally dig you guys!

Most importantly: I want to thank God, and His son Jesus Christ, for leading me to the woman of my

dreams, for blessing us with two such wonderful children, for allowing me to make a living doing

some-thing I truly love, for always being there when I need Him, and for blessing me with a wonderful, fulfilling,

and happy life, and such a warm, loving family to share it with

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SCOTT KELBY

Scott is Editor, Publisher, and co-founder of Photoshop User magazine, Editor and Publisher of Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything Adobe), and is the host of the top-rated weekly video podcast Photoshop User TV, and DTown TV

(the weekly video podcast show for Nikon dSLR shooters)

He is President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the

users, and he’s President of the training, education, and publishing firm Kelby Media Group, Inc

Scott is a photographer, designer, and award-winning author of more than 50 books,

including Scott Kelby’s 7-Point System for Adobe Photoshop CS3, The Adobe

Photo-shop CS4 Book for Digital Photographers, The PhotoPhoto-shop Channels Book, PhotoPhoto-shop Classic Effects, The

iPhone Book, The iPod Book, and The Digital Photography Book, volumes 1 & 2.

For five years straight, Scott has been honored with the distinction of being the world’s #1 best-selling

author of all computer and technology books, across all categories His groundbreaking book, The Digital

Photography Book, volume 1, is now the best-selling book on digital photography in history.

His books have been translated into dozens of different languages, including Chinese, Russian, Spanish,

Korean, Polish, Taiwanese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish, and Portuguese,

among others, and he is a recipient of the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award

Scott is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and Conference Technical Chair for the

Photoshop World Conference & Expo He’s featured in a series of Adobe Photoshop training DVDs and

online courses at KelbyTraining.com and has been training Adobe Photoshop users since 1993

For more information on Scott, visit his daily blog, Photoshop Insider, at www.scottkelby.com.

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COREY BARKER

Contributing author Corey Barker is an education and curriculum developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, and teaches at major Photoshop events like the Photoshop World Conference & Expo He has a regular column in

Photoshop User magazine and Layers magazine (the how-to magazine for everything

Adobe), and is co-host of the highly rated podcast Layers TV Corey is also Executive

Producer of the highly popular tutorial and blog website PlanetPhotoshop.com He is

an award-winning illustrator and designer with over 14 years of industry experience, and is an Adobe Certified Expert in Photoshop

About the Authors

viii Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 1

Miracle Photo Photo Effects, Part 1 Desaturated Portrait Look 2

Football Layout Turned Corporate 6

Reflected Sky Logo Technique 20

Stacking Photos Collage 26

Creating the “Tilt-Shift Toy Model Look” 32

CHAPTER 2 35

Studio 54 Studio Effects High-Tech Sports-Look Product Setup 36

Adding Texture and Aging to a Photo 46

Gritty High-Contrast Look for Portraits 50

CHAPTER 3 63

Commercial Break Commercial Special Effects High-Tech Sports-Look Bio Page 64

Line Burst Background Effect 79

Sports Poster Backscreened Layout 88

CHAPTER 4 99

Dangerous Type Type Effects Halftone Pattern Type Look 100

Fracturing Your Type 110

PlayStation Type Trick 112

Making Passport Stamp Design Elements 116

Creating Custom Type Designs 126

CHAPTER 5 137

Reflections of Passion Reflection Effects The Basic Reflection Effect 138

Letter or Shape Double-Gradient Reflection 142

Glassy Bar Reflection Trick 148

Creating Reflective Studio Backgrounds From Scratch 152

Table of Contents

3D Video Wall with Live-Updating Reflections 159

Simple Water Reflection for Photos 175

CHAPTER 6 179

Truth in Advertising Advertising Effects Multi-Photo High-Tech Look from One Image 180

Fake Studio Setup with See-Through Glass Trick 188

3D-Looking Wireframes as Design Elements 199

Chrome with Photo Reflections 206

CHAPTER 7 211

The Midnight Special More Special Effects Mixing Photos and Vector Art .212

Fashion Warped Grid Technique 222

Color Spiral Collage Technique 229

Fading People in the Background 236

Instant Glassy Talk Bubbles 240

CHAPTER 8 243

Photo Finish Photo Effects, Part 2 Creating Sports Wallpaper 244

Adding Window Light to Flat-Looking Photos 250

Creating Realistic Photo Starbrights 256

Composing Made Easy Using a Green Screen 263

Creating Sparkle Trails 269

Two-Photo Quick Blend 277

CHAPTER 9 281

3D Jamboree 3D Effects True 3D Lights and Shadows 282

3D Package Design 290

3D Filmstrip 301

3D Sports Logo 312

INDEX 326

x Introduction

(1) You don’t have to read

this book in order

This is a “jump-in-anywhere” book

I designed it so you can turn right to

the effect you want to learn, and start

right there—you don’t have to start

at Chapter One and work your way

through it in order By the way, the

screen captures here are just for looks,

so the pages don’t look empty (they’re

a sneak peek at some of the projects

you’re going to learn) Hey, how things

look really matters!

(2) Practice along with the same

photos I used here in the book

The idea behind this book is to show you

techniques that you can apply to your

own work, but while you’re practicing,

you might not have the exact image you

need for a particular technique right

there at your fingertips, so I made some

of the same images you see here in the

book available, so you can practice along

using them The photos are either ones

I took, or royalty-free stock photos from

our friends at iStockphoto.com, who

were gracious enough to allow me to

make their wonderful stock images

avail-able to you for download There are also

a few images created by my contributing

author, Corey Barker You can download

them at www.kelbytraining.com/

books/CS4DD (see, this is one of those

things I was talking about that you’d

miss if you skipped this and went right

into the book)

It’s really important to me that you get a lot out of reading this book, and one way I can help is to get you to read these nine quick things about the book that you’ll wish later you knew

For example, it’s here where I tell you

about where to download something important, and if you skip over this, eventually you’ll send me an email ask

We can skip all that (and

more), if you take two minutes now and read these nine quick things I promise to mak

e it worth your while

a part of the design, so in most cases,

I tried to use fonts that come with Photoshop CS4 and get installed auto-matically when you install Photoshop

In a few cases, I had to use fonts you may not have, and in those cases I made a layered Photoshop file with a rasterized version of the type available for download from the book’s down-loads page (see #2) That way, even if you don’t have the font, you can still

do the technique

(4) If you’re a more experienced user, don’t let this thing drive you crazy

I wrote this book so any user, at any level

of experience, can jump right in and do these same effects Because of that, the first time I mention to do something in

a project (like create a new layer), I spell everything out so nobody gets left behind But I only spell it out that first time in a tutorial, then later I just say

“create a new layer.” If you can’t ber how you created a layer just two or three steps ago, maybe learning Photo-shop shouldn’t be your biggest concern Anyway, if you’re more advanced, don’t let the fact that I spell everything out throw you Again, it’s just a few extra words, and you can bounce right by it

remem-if you already know how to do it, so don’t let it slow you down

(5) The intro page at the beginning of each chapter is not what it seems

The introductions at the beginning of each chapter are there to give you a quick mental break between chapters, and honestly, they have little to do with what’s in the chapter In fact, they have little to do with anything, but writing these quirky chapter intros has become kind of a tradition of mine (I do this in all

my books), so if you’re one of those really

“serious” types, I’m begging you—skip them and just go right into the chapter, because they’ll just get on your nerves

(7) Corey’s contribution to this book

In the Extended version of Photoshop CS4, Adobe really improved the 3D capabilities they introduced back in Photoshop CS3 Extended I really wanted

to include some of these cool new 3D effects here in the book, but the prob-lem is I’m not a 3D guy Luckily, I work with the amazing Corey Barker (who is

a 3D genius guy) and I asked (begged) Corey to write the 3D chapter, and it totally rocks! Not only did Corey write the book’s 3D chapter, but he also cre-ated some bonus videos for you Check them out on the book’s downloads page (again, see #2 for the Web address)

(8) Read the lead-ins at the beginning

of each individual project

Those short little lead-ins up at the top

of each project are worth reading times, they just tell you what the project you’re about to work on is based on (and that helps frame it in your mind), but often they explain a key concept that will help you better understand the project Either way, they’re very short and worth the few seconds it takes to read them

Introduction

(9) This is a special effects book that’s not really about special effects

You probably bought this book to learn

a bunch of cool special effects (and you will), but although this appears to be a book about special effects, it’s really a book about learning the “other side”

of Photoshop (the parts beyond the most common stuff, like color correction, sharpening, Camera Raw, and stuff like that) Of course, when I wrote the first edition of this book (nine years ago),

I thought I was writing a special effects book, but through the years (and the three other editions of this book), I’ve received literally thousands of emails and letters from readers who’ve told me that this is the book that they feel really unlocked Photoshop’s power to them and took their understanding and use of Photoshop to an entirely different level I also heard the same thing from educators around the world, who use previous editions of this book as their classroom textbook on Photoshop Because of that, in this edition of the book, I give a lot more of the “why” about particular things you’re doing—much more so than

in any previous editions of the book Also, some of the projects are a little more ambitious (and have more steps) in this book than previous editions, but don’t let that scare you away—just follow the steps and you’ll be able to do each and every effect Lastly, because this is really about learning Photoshop at a whole

‘nuther level, I really encourage you to

do each project, even if it’s one where the final image isn’t one that you might use in your line of work You’ll still find techniques and concepts in there that you can apply to your work in other ways (and you’ll learn things you wouldn’t have otherwise learned, and that’s a good thing, right?) Anyway, thanks for taking a few minutes to read this, and I really hope it helps you to get the most out of the book Now, let’s get to work!