Chapter 5: Special Effects
Adding a special effect to a piece of composite art is relatively easy to achieve. Making it believable that it's actually there, is where the challenge presents itself and is the adventure we'll go on in this chapter. So much of the art of special effects is adding all of the various, small and simple details of light and movement that add to the realism of the effect. We'll go beyond Photoshop and use practical effects on set to adapt both our photography and digital photo editing to make some magic!
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Chapter 5: Intro to Special Effects
Let discuss the foundation to all special effects in Photoshop - understanding light. We'll have a brief discussion about practical ways you can explore these concepts and get started with making some jaw-dropping effects.
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Chapter 5: Sword Glow
These easy first step shows you the main process for how most effects are created. We'll learn the layer blending modes, tools and other options you can explore to create realistic effects on any object or subject.
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Chapter 5: FIRE, FIRE, FIRE!
Fire is a commonly used special effect in all sorts of art-making in Photoshop. We'll explore the basics of how to add fire stock and make it believable that it set her hand on fire!
