Adobe Photoshop CS3 top 100 tips & tricks : simplified tips & tricks / Lynette Kent.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kent, Lynnette.

Series:

Visual read less, learn more.

Top 100 simplified tips & tricks.

Top 100 simplified tips & tricks

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Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Adobe Photoshop.

Photography--Digital techniques.

Photography.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Photoshop CS3 top 100 tips & tricks simplified

Place of Publication:

Hoboken, NJ : Wiley ; Chichester : John Wiley [distributor], 2007.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Order the latest edition today and make your pictures pop.

Contents:

Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Top 100 Tips & Tricks Simplified; Table of Contents; Chapter 1 Customizing Photoshop for Your Projects; SELECT THE COLOR SETTINGS for your projects; SET THE PREFERENCES for the way you work; Customize your PERSONAL WORKSPACE; PERSONALIZE YOUR VIEW of the Bridge; ADD YOUR OWN KEYBOARD SHORTCUT for a favorite filter; CREATE A CUSTOM ACTION to increase your efficiency; DESIGN A CUSTOMIZED BRUSH with your settings; MAKE A SPECIAL GRADIENT to suit your design; CALIBRATE AND PROFILE your monitor for better editing; Turn on the full power of Photoshop with a PEN TABLET

Chapter 2 Working with Layers, Selections, and MasksDUPLICATE AND CHANGE THE BACKGROUND LAYER to fix problems such as overexposure; Using an ADJUSTMENT LAYER to adjust a photo nondestructively; BLEND TWO PHOTOS TOGETHER with a layer mask; Using CUSTOM SHAPE LAYERS to add designs to photos; ACCENTUATE A SKY easily with a gradient fill layer; Using the QUICK SELECTION TOOL AND REFINE EDGE PALETTE for selections; Using a QUICK MASK to make a detailed selection; EXTRACT THE MAIN SUBJECT from the background; Open or add layers as SMART OBJECTS for nondestructive changes

Apply filters as SMART FILTERS for dynamic adjustmentsChapter 3 Straightening, Cropping, and Resizing; CROP YOUR IMAGES and use a rule-of-thirds grid to improve composition; Create a LEVEL HORIZON; TRY A REVERSE CROP to expand the canvas; CROP AND STRAIGHTEN in Camera Raw; STRAIGHTEN CROOKED SCANS quickly; CROP MULTIPLE IMAGES from one original to create a triptych; CHANGE YOUR PERSPECTIVE with the Crop tool; STRAIGHTEN BUILDINGS with the Lens Correction filter; Create a PANORAMA FROM MULTIPLE PHOTOS; MAXIMIZE YOUR IMAGE SIZE with minimal visible loss; Chapter 4 Retouching Portraits

REMOVE BLEMISHES and improve the skinREMOVE RED EYE to quickly improve any photo; CHANGE EYE COLOR digitally; REDUCE WRINKLES with a soft touch; WHITEN TEETH to improve a smile; BRIGHTEN THE EYES by lightening the whites; ADD DEPTH TO EYES to emphasize them; ADD A CATCH LIGHT to make the eyes come alive; SHARPEN JUST THE EYES to add focus; ADD A SOFT-FOCUS EFFECT to make a portrait glow; Chapter 5 Changing and Enhancing Colors and Tone; IMPROVE AN UNDEREXPOSED PHOTO in two steps; IMPROVE AN OVEREXPOSED PHOTO in three steps; REMOVE A COLORCAST to improve the overall color

COLORIZE an old black-and-white photographMake a QUICK CHANGE TO GRAYSCALE; Give a new photo an OLD COLORIZED LOOK; Using Camera Raw to RECOVER HIGHLIGHTS; IMPROVE A SKY with HSL values in Camera Raw; Go from color to grayscale with the NEW BLACK & WHITE ADJUSTMENT; CREATE A SPLIT TONE for a special effect in Camera Raw; Chapter 6 Making Magic with Digital Special Effects; Apply a SMART DIGITAL PHOTO FILTER for dynamic adjustments; Add a QUICK DARK VIGNETTE EFFECT to direct the focus on the subject; Add action with a simulated MOTION BLUR; Using the NEW BLEND MODE to stylize an image

ALIGN AND BLEND SEPARATE PHOTOS for the best group shot

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786611237936

9781281237934

1281237930

9780470377543

0470377542

OCLC:

228415303