T0433 - DesignProVideo - Photoshop CS4 402 Tutorial & DVD Training

Chapter 1: The First Steps

Section 1: Drawing Objects in Photoshop
01. Introduction
02. Creating Your File
03. Sketching the Object

Section 2: Blocking Your Drawing
04. Using Shapes to Build Your Object
05. Using Multiple Colors or Shades to Separate Your Planes
06. Using the Transform Tools to Adjust Your Planes
07. Transforming Multiple Layers at Once to Create a 3D (looking) Angle
08. Blocking by Copying Planes to Preserve Your Perspective

Section 3: Sketching a Rocket
09. Sketching the Rocket
10. Cylinder
11. Nose Cone
12. Middle Fins
13. Adjusting for Perspective
14. Back Fins

Section 4: Sketching a Security Camera
15. Sketching the Camera
16. Blocking in a Cylindrical Shape
17. Using Shapes for Consistency
18. Making a Recess in the Cylinder
19. Transforming the Cylinder to Match the Perspective
20. Building Up Your Object
21. Building Up Your Object Further
22. Adding the Base of the Object
23. Blocking in the Hinge Details
24. Cleaning Up Your Object

Section 5: Using Grids for Perspective
25. Creating a Custom Grids Using the Guides and Line Tool
26. Blocking in the Cannon: Body
27. Blocking in the Cannon: Wheels
28. Blocking in the Cannon: Barrel
29. Blocking in the Cannon: Putting it Together

Chapter 2: Working with Textures

Section 6: Sourcing Textures
30. Liberating Textures from the Web
31. Free Textures, Texture Packs, and Photographed Textures

Section 7: Texturing your Object
32. Selecting Textures and Using Smart Blur to Repair Low-Resolution Textures
33. Matching your Perspective and Copying Sections of Textures
34. Adjusting Planes within a Layer Using the Wand Tool
35. Copying Textures into Multiple Planes at Once

Section 8: Organizing your Projects
36. Organizing Your Layers
37. Saving Your Drawing in Stages

Chapter 3: Adding Details and Lighting

Section 9: Adding Liberated Parts
38. Adding Liberated Parts to Your Object

Section 10: Looking at the Lighting
39. Considering Directional Lighting

Section 11: Adding Shadows
40. Deciding Where to Add Shadows
41. Adding More Shadows

Section 12: Adding Glares
42. Adding General Surface Glare
43. Adding Edge Glares to Straight Edges
44. Adding Edge Glares to Curved Edges

Section 13: Finishing Your Drawing
45. How to Finish Your Drawing
46. Adjusting Colors of Select Parts of your Drawing
47. Cleaning up Your Drawing's Details
48. Enhancing your Object's Surface
49. Blurring your Glares
50. Adding Details to Your Object
51. Adding More Details and Shadows Cast From Your Object
52. The Final Details
53. The Final Touches

Chapter 4: Further into Surface Textures

Section 14: Working With Wood and Rust
54. Intro to Surface Textures
55. Working with Wood: Fresh and Aged
56. Metal Work: Adding Rust

Section 15: Working With Plastics
57. Working with Plastics: Adding Seams
58. Working with Surface Textures on the CD Case
59. Adding Details to the CD Case
60. Adding Glares (and Getting Carried Away)

Section 16: Working With Repetitive Surface Textures
61. Working With Brick
62. Working with Concrete or Cement
63. Making Large Surface Textures from Smaller Images