Ten Golden Tricks

With this method it is possible to acquire an antialiased Z-depth buffer with 16 bit depth. The object distance to the camera in a scene can be measured with real values also known as floating point and it's necesary to get these values in a 8 or 16 bit system. With two simple shaders and some parameters in a RIB file is simple to get the desired result.

To follow this tutorial you'll need these files:

getZ.sl
background.sl
profundidad.rib

In order to get the distance we can use the following shader, this must have to be attached to all the objects in the scene (the light don't have influence in the overall output):

Creating your First Layout (This tutorial is written using PhotoShop Elements 4, but can easly be translated for any program that uses layers).

For my example, I downloaded the free "Vintage FLorals" digital kit available at www.shabbyprincess.com. This is a wonderfully versatile kit that can be used for many different kinds of layouts. I'm going to mention it now, instead of throughout the tutorial, but you should save your creation as you go... every couple of steps... You wouldn't want to lose the creation you are working so hard to create!

To get started on your layout you first need to open a new document, go to FILE>NEW>BLANK FILE

Working with digital close-ups magnifi es every spot and bump on skin in sharper detail even more than some types of fi lm. Although this subject’s white makeup was applied very carefully, the digital image still revealed plenty of fl aws. Since it was intended to appear as a doll’s face, the skin needed to be perfect. Most Photoshop users work with the clone stamp tool, which can be diffi cult to use. Troché-Stapp found a successful way to utilize it.

Step 1

Troché-Stapp duplicated the background layer and retouched large, distracting imperfections fi rst. To remove blemishes, she selected the healing brush tool and pressed Option/Alt to sample from similar but clean sections of skin. Then she cloned the more desirable pixels over the blemishes.

Start ImageReady. Make sure the Animation palette is visible. If it is not, choose Window > Show Animation to make it visible

Seven steps to construct an animation

1. Create basic image (or open an existing multilayered image)
   We will construct a simple image, a sign that says "WELCOME", using the Toolbox.
   • First, select File>New
     
     
   • In the dialog box that opens set: Name: Welcome, Image size: Width 200, Height 40, and Content: transparent