Book description
Loaded with the latest Photoshop tips and techniques
The secrets of digital image editing - explained in plain English!
Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get images into Photoshop - and then turn them into dazzling works of art. You'll see how to work in the right file formats, master the Brushes palette, get creative with filters, convert color to grayscale, and more!
Adjust brightness, improve color, and fix flaws
Take advantage of the Raw file format
Composite images with layers and blending modes
Automate your tasks with scripts and Actions
Apply the new Smart Filters to Smart Objects
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Author's Acknowledgments
- Publisher's Acknowledgments
- Introduction
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I. Breezing through Basic Training
- 1. Welcome to Photoshop!
- 2. Knowing Just Enough about Digital Images
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3. Taking the Chef's Tour of Your Photoshop Kitchen
- 3.1. Food for Thought: How Things Work
- 3.2. Get Cookin' with Customization
- 3.3. Sugar and spice, shortcuts are nice
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3.4. Season to Taste: The Photoshop Settings
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3.4.1. Standing orders: Setting the Preferences
- 3.4.1.1. PreferencesGeneral
- 3.4.1.2. PreferencesInterface
- 3.4.1.3. PreferencesFile Handling
- 3.4.1.4. PreferencesPerformance
- 3.4.1.5. PreferencesCursors
- 3.4.1.6. PreferencesTransparency & Gamut
- 3.4.1.7. PreferencesUnits & Rulers
- 3.4.1.8. PreferencesGuides, Grid & Slices
- 3.4.1.9. PreferencesPlug-Ins
- 3.4.1.10. PreferencesType
- 3.4.2. Ensuring consistency: Color Settings
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3.4.1. Standing orders: Setting the Preferences
- 3.5. When Good Programs Go Bad: Fixing Photoshop
- 4. Getting Images into and out of Photoshop
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II. Easy Enhancements for Digital Images
- 5. Adding Dark Shadows and Sparkling Highlights
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6. Making Color Look Natural
- 6.1. What Is Color in Photoshop?
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6.2. Color Adjustments in Photoshop
- 6.2.1. Watching the Histogram and Info palettes
- 6.2.2. Choosing color-adjustment commands
- 6.2.3. Levels
- 6.2.4. Auto Levels/Auto Contrast/Auto Color
- 6.2.5. Curves
- 6.2.6. Color Balance
- 6.2.7. Brightness/Contrast
- 6.2.8. Black & White
- 6.2.9. Hue/Saturation
- 6.2.10. Desaturate
- 6.2.11. Match Color
- 6.2.12. Replace Color
- 6.2.13. Selective Color
- 6.2.14. Channel Mixer
- 6.2.15. Gradient Map
- 6.2.16. Photo Filter
- 6.2.17. Shadow/Highlight
- 6.2.18. Invert
- 6.2.19. Equalize
- 6.2.20. Threshold
- 6.2.21. Posterize
- 6.2.22. Working with Variations
- 6.2.23. Manual corrections in individual channels
- 6.3. The People Factor: Flesh Tone Formulas
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7. The Adobe Camera Raw Plug-In
- 7.1. Understanding the Raw Facts
- 7.2. Do You Have What It Takes?
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7.3. Working in the Camera Raw Plug-In
- 7.3.1. Tools and preview options
- 7.3.2. The histogram
- 7.3.3. The preview area
- 7.3.4. Workflow options and presets
- 7.3.5. The Basic pane
- 7.3.6. Adjusting the tone curve
- 7.3.7. The Detail pane
- 7.3.8. HSL, grayscale, and split toning
- 7.3.9. Compensating with Lens Correction
- 7.3.10. Customizing camera profiles and the Presets tab
- 7.3.11. The Camera Raw buttons
- 8. Fine-Tuning Your Fixes
- 9. Common Problems and Their Cures
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III. Creating "Art" in Photoshop
- 10. Combining Images
- 11. Precision Edges with Vector Paths
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12. Dressing Up Images with Layer Styles
- 12.1. What Are Layer Styles?
- 12.2. Using the Styles Palette
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12.3. Creating Custom Layer Styles
- 12.3.1. Exploring the Layer Style menu
- 12.3.2. Exploring the Layer Style dialog box
- 12.3.3. Layer effects basics
- 12.3.4. Drop Shadow
- 12.3.5. Inner Shadow
- 12.3.6. Outer Glow
- 12.3.7. Inner Glow
- 12.3.8. Bevel and Emboss
- 12.3.9. Satin
- 12.3.10. Color Overlay
- 12.3.11. Gradient Overlay
- 12.3.12. Pattern Overlay
- 12.3.13. Stroke
- 12.3.14. Opacity, fill, and advanced blending
- 12.4. Saving Your Layer Styles
- 13. Giving Your Images a Text Message
- 14. Painting in Photoshop
- 15. Filters: The Fun Side of Photoshop
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IV. Power Photoshop
- 16. Streamlining Your Work in Photoshop
- 17. Introducing Photoshop CS3 Extended
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V. The Part of Tens
- 18. Pete's Top Ten Favorite Photoshop Tips and Tricks
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19. Ten Reasons to Love Your Wacom Tablet
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19.1. More natural movement
- 19.1.1. More natural movement
- 19.1.2. Health and safety
- 19.1.3. Artistic control
- 19.1.4. Extended comfort
- 19.1.5. Programmable ExpressKeys and Touch Strips
- 19.1.6. The optimal tablet
- 19.1.7. The pen's switch
- 19.1.8. Setting preferences
- 19.1.9. Don't forget the accessories
- 19.1.10. Cintiq for the ultimate control
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19.1. More natural movement
- 20. Ten Reasons to Own a Digital Camera
Product information
- Title: Photoshop® CS3 for Dummies®
- Author(s):
- Release date: April 2007
- Publisher(s): For Dummies
- ISBN: 9780470111932
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