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July/August 2014

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Feature

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Natural Selection

There are many different reasons why you may need to make a selection in Photoshop. Fortunately, Photoshop has all the tools that you need to get the job done. Seán Duggan takes us on a tour of the various tools and methods for making selections and shows us how to get the most out of those tools. Soon you’ll be making perfectly natural selections.

Special Feature

98

Painting Atmosphere

Using custom brushes to paint smoke and dust in your scenes can create atmospheric effects that not only add realism to your images but also generate works of art with more impact and a lot more interest to the viewer. Follow Uli Staiger as he paints atmosphere into a couple of his amazing composites.

Columns

44

Design Makeover

Rhyme Time

48

By Design

Acrobat for Photographers and Creatives

68

Photography Secrets

Better Backgrounds

120

Photoshop Tips

126

From the Help Desk

How-To

24

Down & Dirty Tricks

3D Snakeskin Texture

30Ribbon Dress Effect
36Baseball Poster
64

Beginner’s Workshop

Blur Gallery

74

Light It

Jungle Flash

104

Shadow Play

Knowing the Mechanics of Shadows

108

Photographer’s Workbench

CMYK Gamut Corrections in Print, Part 2

112

Beyond Photoshop

Animating a Fresco, Part 3

Departments

6

From the Editor

10

Contributing Writers

12

About Photoshop User Magazine

14

KelbyOne Community

20

Exposed

Lightroom

80

Story Of An Image

Changing Your Perspective

86

Under the Loupe

Going Mobile

92

Maximum Workflow

Perfect B&W

97

Lightroom Tips and Tricks

Reviews

114

PortraitPro 12 Studio

115

Light Blaster
Sunbounce Cage

116

Blinkbid 7
Steadicam Smoothee

117

Nikon D3300

118

Photoshop Book Reviews