Have you taken seminars and purchased books on how to use Photoshop but still had a brick wall in front of you when it came down to being creative and the real ins and outs of the powerful program? If the answer is yes, then this book is for you. You?ll gain insight to how and why Photoshop does what it does and you?ll gain an intuitive understanding of the program in such a way that it will help you progress to the next level of digital creativity. In the process you will apply what you have learned by creating distant galaxies and ringed planets from scratch. You?ll learn how to create and add special effects like fire and explosions to a scene, as well as explore methods for adding realistic weather effects using special blurring and lighting techniques. Using digital photography techniques and Photoshop CS or Elements, you?ll learn how to morph normal human faces into animal features. In addition, techniques for creating and adding special effects like fire! ...