Table of Contents

Commercial Photoshop Retouching: In the Studio
By Glenn  Honiball
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Publisher: O'Reilly
Pub Date: August 2005
ISBN: 0-596-00849-X
Pages: 270

Table of Contents    Index

		Preface
			My Assumptions About You
			Contents of This Book
			Conventions Used in This Book
			Comments and Questions
			Acknowledgments
		Chapter 1.   The Professional Retoucher's Studio
			Section 1.1.   The Photo Retoucher's Work Environment
			Section 1.2.   The Workflow of a Typical Retouching Job
			Section 1.3.   Becoming a Professional Retoucher
		Chapter 2.   Shadows and Light
			Section 2.1.   Imagining the Light That Should Have Been
			Section 2.2.   Creating a Simple Shadow
			Section 2.3.   Creating Shadows for Complex Objects
			Section 2.4.   Retaining an Existing Shadow in a New Background
			Section 2.5.   Grounding Objects with Shadows
			Section 2.6.   Common Shadow Mistakes
			Section 2.7.   Keeping a Shadow Library
		Chapter 3.   Corrections: Improvements on Reality
			Section 3.1.   Correction Basics
			Section 3.2.   Adding Texture to an Image
			Section 3.3.   Using the Clone Tool
			Section 3.4.   Neutralizing Images
			Section 3.5.   Brightening Images
			Section 3.6.   Changing Image Colors
		Chapter 4.   Something from Nothing
			Section 4.1.   Creating Smoke or Steam
			Section 4.2.   Creating a Smile
			Section 4.3.   Creating Motion from Stillness
			Section 4.4.   Extending Backgrounds
			Section 4.5.   Shining Things Up
		Chapter 5.   Special Color Requests
			Section 5.1.   Creating Touch Plates
			Section 5.2.   Merging Spot Colors into CMYK
			Section 5.3.   Converting CMYK to Special Colors
			Section 5.4.   Changing a Four-Color Image to Three Colors
			Section 5.5.   Adding Trap
			Section 5.6.   Changing the Overall Color
		Chapter 6.   Merging Images
			Section 6.1.   Preparing the Pieces: Options for Selecting the Components
			Section 6.2.   Preparing the Canvas: Your Position File
			Section 6.3.   Putting the Pieces Together
		Chapter 7.   Low Resolution on a Grand Scale: Making Low Res Look High
			Section 7.1.   Understanding the Spec Sheet
			Section 7.2.   Assessing the Situation
			Section 7.3.   Improving the Existing File to Survive Magnification
			Section 7.4.   Dealing with Specific Image Problems
		Chapter 8.   Preparing Images for Newsprint
			Section 8.1.   Start by Understanding the Process
			Section 8.2.   Preparing a CMYK Image for Use in Newsprint
			Section 8.3.   Preparing a Color Image for a Black and White Newspaper
		Chapter 9.   Preparing Images for Use on Packaging Materials
			Section 9.1.   The Image You Have Versus the Image You Need
			Section 9.2.   The Spec Sheet
			Section 9.3.   Preparing a CMYK File
			Section 9.4.   Another Option: Creating a Special Color
			Section 9.5.   Trapping on Special Packaging
		About the Author
		Colophon
		Index