Table of Contents

1. Natural selection

2. Transformation and distortion

3. Hiding and showing

4. Image adjustment

5. Composing the scene

6. Getting into perspective

7. Light and shade

8. Heads and bodies

9. Shiny surfaces

10. Metal, wood and stone

11. Paper and fabric

12. The third dimension

13. Hyper realism

14. Advanced techniques

15. Print and the internet

About the Author

Steve Caplin is a graphic artist, illustrator, and journalist who loves to create images that blur the line between illusion and reality. His satirical photomontage work has been commissioned by newspapers and magazines around the world, including The Guardian, Men’s Health, and L’Internazionale, as well as advertising agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi. He is the author of many best-selling Focal Press books.