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Virtual Training Company author Jayse Hansen takes users through advanced aspects of Adobe Photoshop as it relates to fine art, commercial art, etc. He teaches users new advanced retouching and tone enhancement techniques. Learn subtle techniques for color correction, as well as more dramatic techniques for creating illusions intended to fool the eye. Learn to manipulate tone and create metal, stone, and porcelain skin textures with ease. Traditional photographic techniques such as creating cross-processed, chroma key, or infrared looks are all covered. To start learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics below.


Introduction
Welcome
Learning in Pictures from the Lessons
About this Course
About Me
Who this Course is for
Short Tips for Super Learning
Technical Issues with this CD
Mac to PC Differences
My Computer
Copyright Notice

Utilities
Useful Things: Basics for Your Machine
PS Preferences
Super Simple Essential Shortcuts
Must know PS Shortcuts
Navigation Shortcuts
Imaging Shortcuts
Tool Shortcuts
Workspace Shortcuts
Shortcuts: Quick Review
Setting Up Your Workspace

Retouching
Pro Techniques
Assessing the Image
Analyzing the Histogram
Analyze Texture, Contrast and Lighting
Analyze the Focus: Examples
Contrast Controls
Explanation: Levels of Contrast
Using Levels
Levels with Adjustment Layer Masks
Using Curves
Enhancing Color: Color Casts
Advanced Saturation-Avoiding .jpg Artifacts
Using the Healing Brush
Using the Patch Tool
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 1
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 2
Reducing Red-Eye

Focus and Center Of Interest Adjustments
Sharpening Out-of-Focus Images pt. 1
Sharpening Out-of-Focus Images pt. 2
Enhancing Depth of Field
Flashing or Burning Edges

Fine Art Tone
Generating Black and White from Color pt. 1
Generating Black and White from Color pt. 2
Sepia Toning
Selenium Toned
Digital Cyanotypes
Gradient Maps

Fine Art Photographic Effects
Soft Focus
Angelic/Dramatic
High Key pt. 1
High Key pt. 2
High Contrast
Cross-Processed

Fine Art People Skin Techniques
Perfect Skin
Dramatic Glowing/Radiant Skin
Metal Skin pt. 1
Metal Skin pt. 2
Metal Skin pt. 3
Using Displacement Maps
Infared/Translucent Skin pt. 1
Infared/Translucent Skin pt. 2

Fine Art Landscapes-Atmosphere Techniques
Enhancing Skies pt. 1
Enhancing Skies pt. 2
Adding Skies from Other Photos
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 1
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 2
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 3

Natural Media Art Techniques
Art History Brush pt. 1
Art History Brush pt. 2
Art History Brush pt. 3
History Brush
More Art History Brush pt. 1
More Art History Brush pt. 2
More Art History Brush pt. 3
Creating a Hand Drawn Look pt. 1
Creating a Hand Drawn Look pt. 2
Watercolor pt. 1
Watercolor pt. 2
Vector Illustration-Pop Art Look
Logo Look
Hand-Tinting: Painting in Color Mode pt. 1
Hand-Tinting: Painting in Color Mode pt. 2
Hand-Tinting: Adjustment Layers

Grain And Noise
Adding Gaussian Grain to an Image pt. 1
Adding Gaussian Grain to an Image pt. 2
Reducing Grain-Discussion
Reducing Chroma and Luminance Grain pt. 1
Reducing Chroma and Luminance Grain pt. 2
Using Edge Masks: Digital Deluxe Actions pt. 1
Using Edge Masks: Digital Deluxe Actions pt. 2
Reducing .jpg Artifacts pt. 1
Reducing .jpg Artifacts pt. 2
Eliminating Pixel Burn or Hot Pixels

Special Effects
Tech/Grid Glows pt. 1
Tech/Grid Glows pt. 2
Tech/Grid Glows pt. 3
TV Scan Lines pt. 1
TV Scan Lines pt. 2
Pixel Drags

Photographic Edges And Borders
Soft Edges
Painted Edges
Burned Edges
Bevelled Edges

Fine Art Typography
Why Typography?
Basics of Typography
Kerning
Tracking
Baseline
Pixel Type
Alignment
Where to Find Fonts
Shortcuts for Type in Photoshop pt. 1
Shortcuts for Type in Photoshop pt. 2
Books for Typography
Guidelines for Designing with Type

Compositing-Bringing Images Together
Examples
Basic Composite Techniques pt. 1
Basic Composite Techniques pt. 2
Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 1
Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 2
Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 3
Clipping Groups
Adding Line Art pt. 1
Adding Line Art pt. 2
Placing Graphics

Project Case Studies
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 1
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 2
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 3
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 4
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 5
Art && Science-Postcard pt. 1
Art && Science-Postcard pt. 2
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 1
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 2
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 3
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 4
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 5
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 6
GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 1
GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 2
GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 3
Ghost Dream-My Variation
Vegas Ho-Brando Murry pt. 1
Vegas Ho-Brando Murry pt. 2
Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 1
Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 2
Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 3

Appendix
Personal Printing Prefs
Alternative Printing Options
Taking Your Work to Service Bureaus
Large Format Printing Basics
Mac vs. Windows Gamma
Where To Go From Here
Favorite Tutorial Links
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