Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours

Carla Rose, Kate Binder9780672329357, 0-672-32935-2

Sams Teach Yourself Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 in 24 Hours
 
24 Proven One-hour Lessons
 
Carla Rose
Kate Binder
 
You can master Photoshop® CS3 faster than you ever thought possible—even if you have no Photoshop or image editing experience at all! In just 24 hands-on, step-by-step lessons, this book will teach you all the core Photoshop skills you need to get great results—in digital photography, graphic design, painting, or anything else!
 
By the Way notes present interesting information related to the discussion.
 
Did You Know? tips offer advice or show you easier ways to do something.
 
Watch Out! cautions alert you to possible problems and give you advice on how to avoid them.
 
Learn how to…
Repair and retouch any black-and-white or color image, from precious family portraits to new digital photos Achieve powerful artistry with Photoshop’s filters and effects Master digital painting with Photoshop’s paintbrushes and other tools Get your colors right, wherever you’re printing your images or displaying them online Create super-realistic composites Transform your images using tools ranging from Flip to Liquify Master professional-level features including layers, channels, and masks Add type to your images Take advantage of Photoshop CS3’s powerful new features Downloading the Book’s Source Images
Conventions Used in This Book.
Part I: Getting Started
HOUR 1: Exploring Photoshop Basics
HOUR 2: Opening and Saving Files
HOUR 3: Making Selections
HOUR 4: Specifying Color Modes and Color Models
HOUR 5: Adjusting Color
Part II: Painting with Pixels
HOUR 6: Painting with Brushes
HOUR 7: Digital Painting
HOUR 8: Moving Paint
HOUR 9: Advanced Painting Techniques
Part III: Photoshop Power Tools
HOUR 10: Using Transformations
HOUR 11: Using Layers
HOUR 12: Using Masks
HOUR 13: Using Paths
Part IV: Fantastic Filters
HOUR 14: Getting Started with Filters
HOUR 15: Applying Filters That Improve Your Picture
HOUR 16: Applying Filters to Turn Your Picture into Art
HOUR 17: Applying Filters to Make Your Picture Funky
Part V: Using Text and Special Effects
HOUR 18: Adding Type to Pictures
HOUR 19: Taking Advantage of Useful Tricks
Part VI: Repairing and Enhancing Your Photos
HOUR 20: Compositing Images
HOUR 21: Repairing Black-and-White Photos
HOUR 22: Repairing Color Photos
Part VII: Publishing Your Pictures
HOUR 23: Printing and Publishing Your Images
HOUR 24: Going Online with Photoshop
Part VIII: Appendixes
APPENDIX A: Photoshop CS3 Palette Quick Reference
APPENDIX B: A Quick Walk on the Extended Side
Index
Carla Rose is the author of more than 30 computer books on digital media and graphics topics. She was a contributing editor for Photoshop User magazine and contributed to publications ranging from Atlantic Fisherman to Adobe Magazine to The New Yorker .
 
Kate Binder is a graphics expert who has written articles on design tools and techniques, publishing workflows, and photography for magazines including Publish , PEI , and Desktop Publishers Journal . Her books include Easy Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger and Easy Adobe Photoshop Elements 3 .
 
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Category:  Graphics
Covers:  Adobe Photoshop CS3
User Level:  Beginning
 
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Table of contents :
Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours……Page 2
Table of Contents……Page 7
Introduction……Page 17
Conventions Used in This Book……Page 18
Part I: Getting Started……Page 21
Finding Your Way Around……Page 23
The Toolbox……Page 26
What’s on the Menus?……Page 33
Setting Preferences……Page 41
Workshop……Page 42
Working with Files……Page 45
Saving Your Work……Page 52
Undoing and Redoing……Page 56
Using Version Cue……Page 57
Summary……Page 58
Workshop……Page 59
The Selection Tools……Page 61
The Select Menu……Page 70
Selecting Large Areas……Page 73
Advanced Selection Techniques……Page 75
Cutting and Copying……Page 77
Cropping……Page 78
Summary……Page 81
Workshop……Page 82
HOUR 4: Specifying Color Modes and Color Models……Page 85
Color Models……Page 86
From Models to Modes……Page 90
Color Bit Depth and Why It Matters……Page 98
Workshop……Page 99
HOUR 5: Adjusting Color……Page 103
Evaluating Your Color Adjustment Needs……Page 104
Adjusting by Eye with Variations……Page 105
Making Other Adjustments……Page 109
Preserving the Original with Adjustment Layers……Page 121
Understanding Channels……Page 122
Summary……Page 123
Workshop……Page 124
Part II: Painting with Pixels……Page 127
HOUR 6: Painting with Brushes……Page 129
Making the Most of Brushes……Page 130
Using Other Painting Tools……Page 135
The Color Replacement Tool……Page 140
Workshop……Page 145
Foreground and Background Colors……Page 149
Selecting Colors……Page 150
Blending Modes……Page 159
Summary……Page 163
Workshop……Page 164
Smudges……Page 167
The Focus Tools……Page 170
The Toning Tools……Page 175
Summary……Page 178
Workshop……Page 179
HOUR 9: Advanced Painting Techniques……Page 181
Simulating Different Media……Page 182
Workshop……Page 197
Part III: Photoshop Power Tools……Page 201
Resizing……Page 203
Rotating……Page 206
Flipping……Page 212
Transforming Parts of an Image……Page 214
Warp and Liquify……Page 217
Summary……Page 218
Workshop……Page 219
HOUR 11: Using Layers……Page 221
Using the Layers Palette……Page 222
Working with Multiple Layers……Page 229
Summary……Page 237
Workshop……Page 238
HOUR 12: Using Masks……Page 241
Applying Masks……Page 242
Using Quick Mask……Page 243
Layer Masks……Page 246
Summary……Page 253
Workshop……Page 254
HOUR 13: Using Paths……Page 257
Creating Paths……Page 258
Editing Paths……Page 268
Using Paths……Page 270
Workshop……Page 276
Part IV: Fantastic Filters……Page 279
The Filter Gallery……Page 281
Applying and Editing Smart Filters……Page 283
Combining and Fading Filters……Page 286
Workshop……Page 291
Sharpen Filters……Page 295
Blur Filters……Page 301
Workshop……Page 309
HOUR 16: Applying Filters to Turn Your Picture into Art……Page 311
Artistic Filters……Page 312
Brush Strokes Filters……Page 324
Sketch Filters……Page 329
Summary……Page 334
Workshop……Page 335
Distort Filters……Page 337
Pixelate Filters……Page 345
Stylize Filters……Page 348
Workshop……Page 353
Part V: Using Text and Special Effects……Page 357
HOUR 18: Adding Type to Pictures……Page 359
The Type Tools……Page 360
Setting Type……Page 364
Creating Drop Shadows……Page 367
Cutting and Filling Type……Page 373
Adding Glows……Page 375
Warping Text……Page 377
Setting Type on a Path……Page 379
Checking Your Spelling……Page 380
Workshop……Page 381
HOUR 19: Taking Advantage of Useful Tricks……Page 385
Glows……Page 386
Lighting Effects……Page 388
Reflections……Page 391
Extracting Selections……Page 397
Contact Sheets and Picture Packages……Page 398
Working Efficiently……Page 402
Workshop……Page 404
Part VI: Repairing and Enhancing Your Photos……Page 407
Image Sources……Page 409
Making One Picture from Two……Page 411
Realistic Composites……Page 414
Replacing a Background……Page 418
Making Composites from Nothing……Page 423
Putting the Pieces Together with Photomerge……Page 426
Workshop……Page 431
Easy Fixes……Page 435
Using the Eyedropper……Page 440
Using the Clone Stamp……Page 441
Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools……Page 442
Cleaning Up a Picture, Step by Step……Page 444
Applying Tints……Page 450
Summary……Page 454
Workshop……Page 455
Color Retouching……Page 459
Removing Objects……Page 469
Workshop……Page 473
Part VII: Publishing Your Pictures……Page 475
HOUR 23: Printing and Publishing Your Images……Page 477
Choosing a Printer……Page 478
Preparing to Print……Page 480
Printing the Page……Page 486
Preparing the Image……Page 489
Picking the Paper……Page 493
Placing Photoshop Images in Other Programs……Page 494
Summary……Page 496
Workshop……Page 497
HOUR 24: Going Online with Photoshop……Page 499
File Formats and File Size……Page 500
Preparing Backgrounds……Page 505
Building Animations……Page 508
Making a Web Photo Gallery……Page 511
Creating Slices……Page 514
Preparing Text for the Web……Page 515
Making Web Pages Load Faster……Page 516
Sharing Photos via PDF Presentations……Page 517
Creating Images for Phones and More……Page 518
Summary……Page 519
Workshop……Page 520
Part VIII: Appendixes……Page 523
Actions Palette……Page 525
Animation Palette……Page 526
Channels Palette……Page 527
Clone Source Palette……Page 528
Histogram Palette……Page 529
History Palette……Page 530
Layer Comps Palette……Page 531
Navigator Palette……Page 532
Paths Palette……Page 533
Swatches Palette……Page 534
Tool Presets Palette……Page 535
Working in 3D and Video……Page 537
Exploring New Frontiers……Page 538
B……Page 539
C……Page 540
E……Page 542
F……Page 543
I……Page 544
M……Page 545
P……Page 546
S……Page 549
T……Page 551
X – Y- Z……Page 552