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The third installment of Bert Monroy's Dreamscapes series shows how to transport your photos into otherworldly territory, like an underwater coral reef, an enchanted forest, or even a menacing factory, all with Photoshop.

Join Bert Monroy in the second installment of his Dreamscapes series, and learn how to transform your photos into incredible scenes filled with imaginary creatures, ancient ruins, and more.

Look over Tim Grey's shoulder as he works on one of his favorite images and gain insight into why he does what he does.

A step-by-step look at the creation of a treasured image.

Takes you step by step through the process of creating the fanciful image of an old Soviet helicopter being used as a harvester.

Take an unexciting photo and begin to transform it into an amazing dream sequence using compositing and painting techniques in Photoshop.

Shows how to select hair—down to the individual strands—and composite portraits against new backgrounds.

Explores blending options in Photoshop and shows how to use them to create sophisticated effects and seamless compositions.

Shows how to make selections, refine the selections with masks, and then combine them in new ways.

Walks you through the creation of a spectacular composite scene.

Explore advanced photomontage techniques.

Combine real photographic elements with a rendered 3D object to create a stylish futuristic cityscape.

Walks you through the creation of a dreamlike composite scene.

Use Photoshop to create a striking scene: a sun-soaked morning, a ready-laid table, and a swarm of scary insects

Photoshop artist Uli Staiger takes you step by step through the process of creating a fantasy montage where the majestic airship is the true lord of the air.

Learn Photoshop techniques in the process of creating a fairy-tale scene.

Covers everything about using layer masks to enhance photographs and create professional-looking image composites.

A walk-through of the many manual and automatic selection methods in Photoshop and pointers on choosing the most effective selection methods for an image.

Alpha channels are used to build transitional blended layers, fashion a depth map, and make edge adjustments.

Breaks down complex techniques for using alpha channels to maximize results in Photoshop.

A comprehensive lesson in alpha channels, which inform almost every aspect of Photoshop.