Virtual Training Company author Jayse Hansen takes users through advanced aspects of Adobe Photoshop as it relates to fine art, commercial art, etc. He teaches users new advanced retouching and tone enhancement techniques. Learn subtle techniques for color correction, as well as more dramatic techniques for creating illusions intended to fool the eye. Learn to manipulate tone and create metal, stone, and porcelain skin textures with ease. Traditional photographic techniques such as creating cross-processed, chroma key, or infrared looks are all covered. To start learning today, simply click on one of the movie topics below.

Introduction
Welcome (01:48)
Learning in Pictures from the Lessons (05:20)
About this Course (02:38)
About Me (02:05)
Who this Course is for (03:28)
Short Tips for Super Learning (03:40)
Technical Issues with this CD (01:39)
Mac to PC Differences (01:26)
My Computer (02:40)
Copyright Notice (00:46)
Utilities
Useful Things: Basics for Your Machine (01:52)
PS Preferences (06:40)
Super Simple Essential Shortcuts (01:27)
Must know PS Shortcuts (02:22)
Navigation Shortcuts (02:09)
Imaging Shortcuts (04:52)
Tool Shortcuts (01:27)
Workspace Shortcuts (00:58)
Shortcuts: Quick Review (01:44)
Setting Up Your Workspace (04:57)
Retouching
Pro Techniques (04:31)
Assessing the Image (06:14)
Analyzing the Histogram (05:11)
Analyze Texture, Contrast and Lighting (03:58)
Analyze the Focus: Examples (05:37)
Contrast Controls (03:49)
Explanation: Levels of Contrast (02:34)
Using Levels (05:15)
Levels with Adjustment Layer Masks (05:17)
Using Curves (06:31)
Enhancing Color: Color Casts (04:35)
Advanced Saturation-Avoiding .jpg Artifacts (04:25)
Using the Healing Brush (05:20)
Using the Patch Tool (06:41)
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 1 (07:55)
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 2 (04:41)
Reducing Red-Eye (01:59)
Focus and Center Of Interest Adjustments
Sharpening Out-of-Focus Images pt. 1 (05:32)
Sharpening Out-of-Focus Images pt. 2 (05:00)
Enhancing Depth of Field (05:40)
Flashing or Burning Edges (05:27)
Fine Art Tone
Generating Black and White from Color pt. 1 (05:13)
Generating Black and White from Color pt. 2 (03:43)
Sepia Toning (03:38)
Selenium Toned (03:31)
Digital Cyanotypes (06:23)
Gradient Maps (03:15)
Fine Art Photographic Effects
Soft Focus (06:46)
Angelic/Dramatic (02:26)
High Key pt. 1 (04:41)
High Key pt. 2 (05:38)
High Contrast (02:46)
Cross-Processed (03:59)
Fine Art People Skin Techniques
Perfect Skin (02:43)
Dramatic Glowing/Radiant Skin (03:56)
Metal Skin pt. 1 (01:23)
Metal Skin pt. 2 (05:27)
Metal Skin pt. 3 (03:13)
Using Displacement Maps (05:17)
Infared/Translucent Skin pt. 1 (03:49)
Infared/Translucent Skin pt. 2 (03:59)
Fine Art Landscapes-Atmosphere Techniques
Enhancing Skies pt. 1 (04:14)
Enhancing Skies pt. 2 (06:06)
Adding Skies from Other Photos (06:50)
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 1 (04:33)
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 2 (05:53)
Non-Destructive Dodging and Burning pt. 3 (01:47)
Natural Media Art Techniques
Art History Brush pt. 1 (05:27)
Art History Brush pt. 2 (06:44)
Art History Brush pt. 3 (05:33)
History Brush (01:54)
More Art History Brush pt. 1 (06:42)
More Art History Brush pt. 2 (07:49)
More Art History Brush pt. 3 (01:27)
Creating a Hand Drawn Look pt. 1 (07:18)
Creating a Hand Drawn Look pt. 2 (03:39)
Watercolor pt. 1 (03:35)
Watercolor pt. 2 (03:57)
Vector Illustration-Pop Art Look (05:03)
Logo Look (05:07)
Hand-Tinting: Painting in Color Mode pt. 1 (07:46)
Hand-Tinting: Painting in Color Mode pt. 2 (06:31)
Hand-Tinting: Adjustment Layers (07:36)
Grain And Noise
Adding Gaussian Grain to an Image pt. 1 (05:38)
Adding Gaussian Grain to an Image pt. 2 (01:31)
Reducing Grain-Discussion (03:38)
Reducing Chroma and Luminance Grain pt. 1 (03:51)
Reducing Chroma and Luminance Grain pt. 2 (03:25)
Using Edge Masks: Digital Deluxe Actions pt. 1 (02:31)
Using Edge Masks: Digital Deluxe Actions pt. 2 (04:24)
Reducing .jpg Artifacts pt. 1 (06:38)
Reducing .jpg Artifacts pt. 2 (01:43)
Eliminating Pixel Burn or Hot Pixels (01:13)
Special Effects
Tech/Grid Glows pt. 1 (05:45)
Tech/Grid Glows pt. 2 (06:56)
Tech/Grid Glows pt. 3 (03:50)
TV Scan Lines pt. 1 (05:54)
TV Scan Lines pt. 2 (01:31)
Pixel Drags (02:24)
Photographic Edges And Borders
Soft Edges (03:05)
Painted Edges (02:17)
Burned Edges (04:39)
Bevelled Edges (01:46)
Fine Art Typography
Why Typography? (01:45)
Basics of Typography (05:13)
Kerning (04:16)
Tracking (01:05)
Baseline (01:23)
Pixel Type (05:16)
Alignment (03:20)
Where to Find Fonts (03:40)
Shortcuts for Type in Photoshop pt. 1 (06:25)
Shortcuts for Type in Photoshop pt. 2 (04:31)
Books for Typography (02:22)
Guidelines for Designing with Type (06:49)
Compositing-Bringing Images Together
Examples (05:05)
Basic Composite Techniques pt. 1 (05:55)
Basic Composite Techniques pt. 2 (05:13)
Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 1 (06:51)
Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 2 (06:38)
Details: Layer Masks and Selections pt. 3 (03:20)
Clipping Groups (02:59)
Adding Line Art pt. 1 (06:39)
Adding Line Art pt. 2 (00:22)
Placing Graphics (05:21)
Project Case Studies
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 1 (06:33)
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 2 (06:53)
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 3 (04:51)
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 4 (05:04)
AfterLife-Club Postcard pt. 5 (03:24)
Art & Science-Postcard pt. 1 (05:11)
Art & Science-Postcard pt. 2 (04:39)
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 1 (06:02)
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 2 (06:09)
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 3 (04:53)
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 4 (06:37)
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 5 (07:01)
Anime-Various Coloring Techniques pt. 6 (03:37)
GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 1 (02:39)
GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 2 (04:53)
GhostDream-Richard Glasband pt. 3 (03:49)
Ghost Dream-My Variation (04:14)
Vegas Ho-Brando Murry pt. 1 (04:28)
Vegas Ho-Brando Murry pt. 2 (04:30)
Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 1 (04:56)
Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 2 (05:28)
Metal-Gurl-by Jayse pt. 3 (04:18)
Appendix
Personal Printing Prefs (03:30)
Alternative Printing Options (03:29)
Taking Your Work to Service Bureaus (02:43)
Large Format Printing Basics (05:11)
Mac vs. Windows Gamma (03:35)
Where To Go From Here (00:24)
Favorite Tutorial Links (02:23)
The End! (01:24)
Credits
About the Author (01:58)