Adobe Photoshop CS3 Top 100 Simplified Tips And Tricks

Language : English
Author : Lynette Kent
Released by : Wiley
File type : PDF, 48MB
RAR size : 32MB

Photoshop: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks provides adventurous Photoshop users with a visual reference on how to use the bells and whistles found in the latest version of Photoshop.
Broken out in 10 chapters, with 10 tasks per chapter, Photoshop: Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks covers 100 cool and useful tips and tricks that can be performed in the newest release of Photoshop.
Full-color screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions show you how to take their Photoshop skills to new heights.
Take the latest edition today and make your pictures pop.

You already know Photoshop CS3 basics.
Now you'd like to go beyond with shortcuts, tricks, and tips that let you work smarter and faster.
And because you learn more easily when someone shows you how, this is the book for you.
Inside, you'll find clear, illustrated instructions for 100 tasks that reveal cool secrets, teach timesaving tricks, and explain great tips guaranteed to make you more productive with Photoshop CS3.

1. Minimal text and maximum illustrations
2. Task-oriented, step-by-step approach
3. Navigational aids connect instructions to illustrations
4. Self-contained, two-page lessons
5. Uniform layout makes it easy to read less, learn more


Customizing Photoshop for Your Projects

1 Select the Color Settings for Your Projects
2 Set the Preferences for the Way You Work
3 Customize Your Personal Workspace
4 Personalize Your View of the Bridge
5 Add Your Own Keyboard Shortcut for a Favorite Filter
6 Create a Custom Action to Increase Your Efficiency
7 Design a Customized Brush with Your Settings
8 Make a Special Gradient to Suit Your Design
9 Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor for Better Editing
10 Turn on the Full Power of Photoshop with a Pen Tablet

Working with Layers, Selections, and Masks

11 Duplicate and Change the Background Layer to Fix Problems Such As Overexposure
12 Using an Adjustment Layer to Adjust a Photo Nondestructively
13 Blend Two Photos Together with a Layer Mask
14 Using Custom Shape Layers to Add Designs to Photos
15 Accentuate a Sky Easily with a Gradient Fill Layer
16 Using the Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge Palette for Selections
17 Using a Quick Mask to Make a Detailed Selection
18 Extract the Main Subject from the Background
19 Open or Add Layers As Smart Objects for Nondestructive Changes
20 Apply Filters As Smart Filters for Dynamic Adjustmentsvi

Straightening, Cropping, and Resizing

21 Crop Your Images and Use a Rule-of-Thirds Grid to Improve Composition
22 Create a Level Horizon
23 Try a Reverse Crop to Expand the Canvas
24 Crop and Straighten in Camera Raw
25 Straighten Crooked Scans Quickly
26 Crop Multiple Images from One Original to Create a Triptych
27 Change Your Perspective with the Crop Tool
28 Straighten Buildings with the Lens Correction Filter
29 Create a Panorama from Multiple Photos
30 Maximize Your Image Size with Minimal Visible Loss

Retouching Portraits

31 Remove Blemishes and Improve the Skin
32 Remove Red Eye to Quickly Improve Any Photo
33 Change Eye Color Digitally
34 Reduce Wrinkles with a Soft Touch
35 Whiten Teeth to Improve a Smile
36 Brighten the Eyes by Lightening the Whites
37 Add Depth to Eyes to Emphasize Them
38 Add a Catch Light to Make the Eyes Come Alive
39 Sharpen Just the Eyes to Add Focus
40 Add a Soft-Focus Effect to Make a Portrait Glow

Changing and Enhancing Colors and Tone

41 Improve an Underexposed Photo in Two Steps
42 Improve an Overexposed Photo in Three Steps
43 Remove a Colorcast to Improve the Overall Color
44 Colorize an Old Black-and-White Photograph
45 Make a Quick Change to Grayscale
46 Give a New Photo an Old Colorized Look
47 Using Camera Raw to Recover Highlights
48 Improve a Sky with HSL Values in Camera Raw
49 Go from Color to Grayscale with the New Black & White Adjustment
50 Create a Split Tone for a Special Effect in Camera Raw

Making Magic with Digital Special Effects

51 Apply a Smart Digital Photo Filter for Dynamic Adjustments
52 Add a Quick Dark Vignette Effect to Direct the Focus on the Subject
53 Add Action with a Simulated Motion Blur
54 Using the New Blend Mode to Stylize an Image
55 Align and Blend Separate Photos for the Best Group Shot
56 Merge Multiple Raw Photos to 32-Bit HDR
57 Apply a Split-Neutral Density Filter Using Smart Objects
58 Adjust Depth of Field with a Lens Blur Filter
59 Create a Silhouette for a Custom Design
60 Become a Digital Architect with the Vanishing Point Filter

Designing with Text Effects

61 Add a Double-Neon Glow to Text for a Unique Design
62 Create a Custom Watermark to Protect Your Images
63 Fill Any Shape with Text to Create Unique Effects
64 Warp Type to Emphasize the Words
65 Add Perspective to Type and Keep It Sharp
66 Make Your Text Follow Any Path
67 Create Eye-Catching Photo-Filled Titles
68 Blend Text into a Photograph Creatively
69 Create an Amazing Colored Shadow
70 Weave Text and Graphics for Intriguing Designs

Creating Digital Artwork from Photographs

71 Give Any Photo a Sketched Look
72 Add Your Own Signature to Any Artwork
73 Create a Digital Pen-and-Ink Drawing
74 Give a Photograph a Woodcut Look
75 Turn a Photo into a Colored-Pencil Illustration
76 Posterize a Photo for a Warhol-Style Image
77 Create a Pen-and-Colored-Wash Drawing from a Photograph
78 Compose a Photo Collage
79 Turn a Photo into a Hand-Painted Oil Painting
80 Paint a Digital Watercolor

Giving Your Images a Professional Presentation

81 Add Traditional Photo Corners
82 Make a Frame from a Photograph
83 Make a Contact Sheet of Your Photos
84 Create a PDF Slideshow Presentation
85 Create a Web Photo Gallery with Your Copyright
86 Give a Photo an Artistic Edge
87 Create a Custom Slide Template
88 Create Your Own Custom Edge
89 Make One Photo Look Like Many Combined Snapshots
90 Make a Photo Look Like a Gallery Print

Plugging into Photoshop CS3

91 Embellish a Photo Effortlessly with Graphic Authority Frames and Photo Ornaments
92 Make a Digital Engraving with Andromeda’s Screens Filter
93 Enlarge Images with Maximum Quality with Alien Skin BlowUp
94 Change Your Photo into Art with Alien Skin Snap Art
95 Colorize a Black-and-White Photo with AKVIS Coloriage
96 Easily Select the Subject and Remove the Background with Vertus Fluid Mask
97 Control Digital Noise with Nik Dfine 2
98 Sharpen Photos with Finesse Using Nik Sharpener Pro 2
99 Apply Traditional Photo Filters Such As the Sunshine Filter Using Nik Color Efex
100 Travel Beyond the Bridge with Extensis Portfolio 8

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