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Adobe Photoshop Special FX Tutorials

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   Course Description
Adobe Photoshop is the world-standard image-editing solution for print and the web. Virtual Training Company's Photoshop Special F/X tutorial is targeted at the intermediate to advanced user with a minimum of 60 hours experience, who has taken a 16-hour class, or, ideally, someone who has viewed roughly 70% of the VTC Photoshop tutorial (ISBN # 1930519206). Expert author Rita Amladi teaches over 9 hours of advanced aspects of this application, including color corrections, removing glares and distractions, shadow play, and many other advanced tips and tricks to add to your knowledge of Photoshop. Go ahead and get started by clicking on any of the topics below.

Photoshop F/X Details
  About This CD (03:35)
  New in Photoshop (10:32)
  Favorite Shortcuts (05:58)
  More Shortcuts (04:29)
Photographic F/X
  Retouching Tips From the Pros (07:41)
  Assess an Image (09:24)
  Contrast Adjustments Tools (05:37)
  Make the Contrast Snap (09:40)
  More Tone and Color Corrections (11:23)
  Remove a Color Cast (05:44)
  Local Color Corrections (09:22)
  Pop and Subdue Color (09:07)
  Auto Photo Enhancement (13:01)
  Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning (09:13)
More Photographic F/X
  Restore Old Photos (15:04)
  Restore and Colorize (11:01)
  Remove Distractions (12:47)
  Remove Glare and Add A Polarizing Effect (14:39)
  Darken the Sky (07:42)
  Sharpen an out-of-focus Image (06:12)
  Change Depth of Field (07:06)
  Generate the Best Black and White Image (11:13)
  Add and Remove Grain From an Image (13:48)
  Create a Silhouette For Impact (05:06)
  Soft Focus Lens F/X (07:20)
  High Key F/X (07:04)
  High Contrast F/X (07:15)
  Vignettes and Photo Edge F/X (09:16)
  Simulate Lens Filter F/X (04:04)
Creative Colorization
  Digital Sepia Toning (05:49)
  Selenium Toning (04:13)
  Digital Cyanotypes (07:07)
  Two-Toned Images (05:39)
  Moving Color F/X (05:29)
  Solarizing F/X (05:44)
  Cross-Processed F/X (06:49)
  Random Colorization (06:39)
  Andy Warhol F/X (11:20)
Art and Illustration
  Easy Illustration F/X (15:07)
  Pointillistic F/X (08:12)
  Impressionist F/X (05:42)
  Poster Art F/X (05:27)
  Poster Art 2 F/X (03:28)
  Natural media F/X (12:21)
  Hand Painted/Tinted F/X (11:00)
  Stippling F/X (12:04)
  Woodcut F/X (09:50)
  Line Art Engraving F/X (04:54)
  Mosaic F/X (04:12)
Typographic F/X
  Editable Type and Layer Effects (04:39)
  Curve Fitting Type (09:35)
  Popular F/X For Display Type (10:03)
  Relief Type F/X (08:51)
  Type F/X 3: Chrome Pattern Fill F/X (11:07)
  Type Reflections Perspective Types (07:30)
  Distressed Type F/X (09:01)
  Type Masks (07:12)
  Screened Type F/X (01:47)
  Type On Type F/X (06:07)
Perspective Motion and 3D F/X
  Extreme Perspective F/X (06:31)
  Adding Perspective Elements (08:37)
  Convergence Correction (07:47)
  Motion F/X 1: Everyday Motion (07:09)
  Motion F/X 2: Panned Camera & Zoom Lens F/X (06:08)
  Multiple Exposures (03:37)
  Simple Extrusion F/X (07:20)
  More Extrusions (10:28)
  Adding Dimensionality (18:25)
  Backgrounds with Depth (15:53)
Texture / Lighting and Shadow F/X
  Texture with Depth (06:02)
  Mapping a Texture (05:58)
  Painting with Texture (09:10)
  Working with Scanned Textures (06:09)
  Lighting and Texture (07:47)
  Let There Be Light (11:57)
  Objects Aglow (09:19)
  Shadow Play (07:34)
  Pro Shadows (07:28)
Advanced Masking Compositions
  Intro to Pro Selections (07:22)
  Hard-Edged Masks and other Extractions (09:59)
  Subtle Selections (10:08)
  Composite Masks (07:58)
  Selecting by Attributes (10:49)
  Using What is There (10:41)
  More Using What is There (03:53)
  Editing Selection (09:14)
  Tips for Compositions (13:33)
  Montage Styles (06:43)
  Background Elements (08:14)