DVD – CREATING ARCTIC KISS With Jerry LoFaro

Description

PHOTOSHOP TECHNIQUES FOR ILLUSTRATORS

CREATING ARCTIC KISS With Jerry LoFaro

Creating Arctic Kiss

In this information-rich presentation, world-class artist Jerry LoFaro renders a professional illustration in Adobe Photoshop from start to finish sharing some of his top pro tricks along the way. According to LoFaro, Photoshop is such an intuitive program, it effectively mimics the way I used to work as an airbrush and acrylic painter. It also enables me to eliminate many tedious steps in the creation of an illustration.

In this DVD, youll learn

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Working with internet photo references
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Mouse versus Wacom tablet pen
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Quick Command keys
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Transform tool, including Distort & Warp
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How to resize an image
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How to work with layers
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How to make color adjustments
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The Lasso tool
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Use of the F button
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How to combine layers
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How to render fur texture digitally
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How to make your own custom brush
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Use of a variety of digital brushes
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Feather selection
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How to use the Color Dropper
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How to use the Color Picker
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Use of the History box
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Smudge, Blur, & Sharpen tool

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Burn, Dodge, & De-saturate tools
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How to duplicate layers
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How to inverse a selection
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How to render shadows & highlights
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How to use the Erase tool
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How to adjust opacity
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Use of shape brush dynamics
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How to merge layers
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How to scale an image in proportion
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How to use the Gradient tool
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Brightness/Contrast function
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Hue/Saturation adjusting
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How to build a reference library
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Use of the Marquee tool
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How to achieve color balance
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Median filter for blending/smoothing
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Gaussian and Motion Blur filters
How to use the Crop tool
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How to create an aurora effect
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How to use the Clone tool
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How to use the Liquify filter
And more!!

Jerry LoFaro is an award-winning illustrator whose client list includes: Random House, Harcourt, Ballentine, Avon, Bantam, Time Life, and Viking Penguin, Celestial Seasonings, Coca-Cola, Barcardi, Aflac, Levis, Disney, Claritin, National Geographic, Nike, Panasonic, Kelloggs, IBM, and many more.

Visit www.jerrylofaro.com, where you can purchase high quality prints, products, and view many exciting pieces of art created during his long career.

Run Time: 2 hours 15 minutes

Skill Level: Intermediate to professional