Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Photoshop CS3 in 24 Hours

Carla Rose, Kate Binder9780672329357, 0672329352

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 imagesTake 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 1
Table of Contents……Page 6
Introduction……Page 16
Conventions Used in This Book……Page 17
Part I: Getting Started……Page 20
Finding Your Way Around……Page 22
The Toolbox……Page 25
What’s on the Menus?……Page 32
Setting Preferences……Page 40
Workshop……Page 41
Working with Files……Page 44
Saving Your Work……Page 51
Undoing and Redoing……Page 55
Using Version Cue……Page 56
Summary……Page 57
Workshop……Page 58
The Selection Tools……Page 60
The Select Menu……Page 69
Selecting Large Areas……Page 72
Advanced Selection Techniques……Page 74
Cutting and Copying……Page 76
Cropping……Page 77
Summary……Page 80
Workshop……Page 81
HOUR 4: Specifying Color Modes and Color Models……Page 84
Color Models……Page 85
From Models to Modes……Page 89
Color Bit Depth and Why It Matters……Page 97
Workshop……Page 98
HOUR 5: Adjusting Color……Page 102
Evaluating Your Color Adjustment Needs……Page 103
Adjusting by Eye with Variations……Page 104
Making Other Adjustments……Page 108
Preserving the Original with Adjustment Layers……Page 120
Understanding Channels……Page 121
Summary……Page 122
Workshop……Page 123
Part II: Painting with Pixels……Page 126
HOUR 6: Painting with Brushes……Page 128
Making the Most of Brushes……Page 129
Using Other Painting Tools……Page 134
The Color Replacement Tool……Page 139
Workshop……Page 144
Foreground and Background Colors……Page 148
Selecting Colors……Page 149
Blending Modes……Page 158
Summary……Page 162
Workshop……Page 163
Smudges……Page 166
The Focus Tools……Page 169
The Toning Tools……Page 174
Summary……Page 177
Workshop……Page 178
HOUR 9: Advanced Painting Techniques……Page 180
Simulating Different Media……Page 181
Workshop……Page 196
Part III: Photoshop Power Tools……Page 200
Resizing……Page 202
Rotating……Page 205
Flipping……Page 211
Transforming Parts of an Image……Page 213
Warp and Liquify……Page 216
Summary……Page 217
Workshop……Page 218
HOUR 11: Using Layers……Page 220
Using the Layers Palette……Page 221
Working with Multiple Layers……Page 228
Summary……Page 236
Workshop……Page 237
HOUR 12: Using Masks……Page 240
Applying Masks……Page 241
Using Quick Mask……Page 242
Layer Masks……Page 245
Summary……Page 252
Workshop……Page 253
HOUR 13: Using Paths……Page 256
Creating Paths……Page 257
Editing Paths……Page 267
Using Paths……Page 269
Workshop……Page 275
Part IV: Fantastic Filters……Page 278
The Filter Gallery……Page 280
Applying and Editing Smart Filters……Page 282
Combining and Fading Filters……Page 285
Workshop……Page 290
Sharpen Filters……Page 294
Blur Filters……Page 300
Workshop……Page 308
HOUR 16: Applying Filters to Turn Your Picture into Art……Page 310
Artistic Filters……Page 311
Brush Strokes Filters……Page 323
Sketch Filters……Page 328
Summary……Page 333
Workshop……Page 334
Distort Filters……Page 336
Pixelate Filters……Page 344
Stylize Filters……Page 347
Workshop……Page 352
Part V: Using Text and Special Effects……Page 356
HOUR 18: Adding Type to Pictures……Page 358
The Type Tools……Page 359
Setting Type……Page 363
Creating Drop Shadows……Page 366
Cutting and Filling Type……Page 372
Adding Glows……Page 374
Warping Text……Page 376
Setting Type on a Path……Page 378
Checking Your Spelling……Page 379
Workshop……Page 380
HOUR 19: Taking Advantage of Useful Tricks……Page 384
Glows……Page 385
Lighting Effects……Page 387
Reflections……Page 390
Extracting Selections……Page 396
Contact Sheets and Picture Packages……Page 397
Working Efficiently……Page 401
Workshop……Page 403
Part VI: Repairing and Enhancing Your Photos……Page 406
Image Sources……Page 408
Making One Picture from Two……Page 410
Realistic Composites……Page 413
Replacing a Background……Page 417
Making Composites from Nothing……Page 422
Putting the Pieces Together with Photomerge……Page 425
Workshop……Page 430
Easy Fixes……Page 434
Using the Eyedropper……Page 439
Using the Clone Stamp……Page 440
Using the Healing Brush and Patch Tools……Page 441
Cleaning Up a Picture, Step by Step……Page 443
Applying Tints……Page 449
Summary……Page 453
Workshop……Page 454
Color Retouching……Page 458
Removing Objects……Page 468
Workshop……Page 472
Part VII: Publishing Your Pictures……Page 474
HOUR 23: Printing and Publishing Your Images……Page 476
Choosing a Printer……Page 477
Preparing to Print……Page 479
Printing the Page……Page 485
Preparing the Image……Page 488
Picking the Paper……Page 492
Placing Photoshop Images in Other Programs……Page 493
Summary……Page 495
Workshop……Page 496
HOUR 24: Going Online with Photoshop……Page 498
File Formats and File Size……Page 499
Preparing Backgrounds……Page 504
Building Animations……Page 507
Making a Web Photo Gallery……Page 510
Creating Slices……Page 513
Preparing Text for the Web……Page 514
Making Web Pages Load Faster……Page 515
Sharing Photos via PDF Presentations……Page 516
Creating Images for Phones and More……Page 517
Summary……Page 518
Workshop……Page 519
Part VIII: Appendixes……Page 522
Actions Palette……Page 524
Animation Palette……Page 525
Channels Palette……Page 526
Clone Source Palette……Page 527
Histogram Palette……Page 528
History Palette……Page 529
Layer Comps Palette……Page 530
Navigator Palette……Page 531
Paths Palette……Page 532
Swatches Palette……Page 533
Tool Presets Palette……Page 534
Working in 3D and Video……Page 536
Exploring New Frontiers……Page 537
B……Page 538
C……Page 539
E……Page 541
F……Page 542
I……Page 543
M……Page 544
P……Page 545
S……Page 548
T……Page 550
X – Y- Z……Page 551