Adobe Photoshop CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques

Adobe Photoshop CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques

by Chris Orwig
Released December 2007
Publisher(s): Adobe Press
ISBN: 9780321549921

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Book description

Adobe Photoshop CS3 is more than just the world's most popular image-editing tool: as part of Adobe's Creative Suite, it's a key component of an overall design workflow that lets users work seamlessly among all of their graphics applications to create graphically rich content for print, Web, motion graphics, and mobile devices. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to work by focusing on the Photoshop CS3 features they're most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip--complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, readers learn just what they need to know, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to them. Before they know it, users will be using the Bridge to manage their files, exploring the revamped Photomerge tool to effortlessly combine multiple images, tweaking color with Photoshop's enhanced color-correction features, and will enjoy taking advantage of Photoshop's built-in integration with Photoshop Lightroom to import, select, develop, and share their digital photos.

Table of contents

  1. Copyright
    1. Dedication
  2. One. Getting Started
    1. #1. Managing Color
    2. #2. Modifying Preferences
    3. #3. Introducing the Toolbox
      1. Positioning the Toolbox
      2. Identifying tools
      3. Selecting tools
    4. #4. Using the Options Bar
    5. #5. Customizing the Interface
      1. Palette docking
      2. Palette stacking
      3. Palette icons
      4. Full Screen View mode
    6. #6. Choosing a Workspace
    7. #7. Help, How-Tos, and Training Videos
  3. Two. Working with Digital Image Files
    1. #8. Opening Documents
    2. #9. Understanding the Document Window
    3. #10. Using Full-Screen Mode
    4. #11. Understanding Digital Images
    5. #12. Resizing Images
    6. #13. Cropping and Straightening Your Images
      1. Straightening using the Ruler tool
      2. Composing using the Crop tool
    7. #14. Saving Images
  4. Three. Using Adobe Bridge
    1. #15. Modifying Bridge Preferences
    2. #16. Working with the Bridge Interface
    3. #17. Rating, Sorting, and Searching
    4. #18. Modifying Metadata and Keywords
    5. #19. Using the Loupe Tool
    6. #20. Viewing a Slide Show
    7. #21. Using the Photo Downloader
    8. #22. Using the “Power Tools” in Bridge
      1. Batch
      2. Contact Sheet
      3. Image Processor
      4. Merge to HDR
      5. PDF Presentation
      6. Photomerge
      7. Picture Package
      8. Web Photo Gallery
  5. Four. Using Photoshop Camera Raw
    1. #23. Understanding Photoshop Camera Raw
    2. #24. Learning the Camera Raw Interface
      1. Tools
      2. Image adjustment tabs
      3. Save, Open, Cancel, and Done
    3. #25. Setting the White Balance
    4. #26. Adjusting Exposure and Tone Automatically
    5. #27. Adjusting Custom Exposure and Tone
    6. #28. Enhancing Color with Vibrance and Saturation
      1. Vibrance
      2. Saturation
    7. #29. Using the Tone Curve
      1. Parametric tone curve
      2. Point tone curve
    8. #30. Adjusting Hue, Saturation, and Luminance
    9. #31. Creating Black-and-White Images
    10. #32. Using Split Toning
      1. Sepia tone
      2. Split tone
    11. #33. Using Lens Corrections
      1. Fixing lens vignetting
      2. Adding creative lens vignetting
      3. Correcting chromatic aberration
    12. #34. Retouching
    13. #35. Removing Red Eye
    14. #36. Cropping, Rotating, and Straightening
      1. Cropping and rotating
      2. Straightening
    15. #37. Sharpening and Reducing Noise
      1. Sharpening
      2. Noise reduction
    16. #38. Processing Multiple Images
      1. Synchronizing settings
  6. Five. Working with Layers
    1. #39. Using the Layers Palette
    2. #40. Using Adjustment Layers
    3. #41. Using Shape Layers
    4. #42. Using Type Layers
    5. #43. Using Layer Effects and Styles
    6. #44. Working with Layer Groups
    7. #45. Locking Layers
    8. #46. Using Auto-Align and Auto-Blend
    9. #47. Creating a Clipping Mask
    10. #48. Using Layer Shortcuts
  7. Six. Making Selections
    1. #49. Selecting with the Marquee Tools
    2. #50. Using the Lasso Tools
    3. #51. Using the Quick Selection and Magic Wand Tools
    4. #52. Modifying Selections
    5. #53. Using the Refine Edge Tool
    6. #54. Selecting a Color Range
  8. Seven. Using Blending Modes
    1. #55. Understanding Blending Modes
      1. Normal or dissolve
      2. Darken
      3. Lighten
      4. Contrast
      5. Comparative
      6. HSL
    2. #56. Working with Blending Modes
      1. Blending via the Layers palette
      2. Blending via the Fade command
      3. Blending via the Brush tool
    3. #57. Using the Multiply Blending Mode
    4. #58. Using the Screen Blending Mode
    5. #59. Using the Soft Light Blending Mode
    6. #60. Burning and Dodging Using Blending Modes
    7. #61. Using Advanced Blending Techniques
    8. #62. Creating a Blending Composite
  9. Eight. Using Filters
    1. #63. Using Smart Filters
    2. #64. Adding Blur
      1. Gaussian Blur
      2. Motion Blur
      3. Radial Blur: Spin
      4. Radial Blur: Zoom
    3. #65. Adding Film Grain
    4. #66. Using the Lens Correction Filter
  10. Nine. Modifying Color and Tone
    1. #67. Adjusting Levels
    2. #68. Using the Curves Dialog Box
    3. #69. Adjusting Hue and Saturation
    4. #70. Adjusting Color Balance
    5. #71. Replacing Color
      1. Using the Color Replacement tool
      2. Using the Color Replace command
    6. #72. Adjusting Shadows and Highlights
    7. #73. Using Brightness and Contrast
    8. #74. Applying Photo Filters
    9. #75. Converting to Black and White
  11. Ten. Masking
    1. #76. Using a Layer Mask
    2. #77. Modifying a Layer Mask
    3. #78. Removing Color Using a Mask
    4. #79. Blending Images Using a Mask
    5. #80. Using Quick Mask
  12. Eleven. Retouching Portraits
    1. #81. Reducing Red Eye
    2. #82. Retouching Blemishes
      1. Removing blemishes
      2. Reducing wrinkles
    3. #83. Smoothing Skin
      1. Setting up the image
      2. Applying the blur
      3. Copying the mask
      4. Adding texture
    4. #84. Improving Eyes
      1. Brightening using curves
      2. Adding sparkle using the Smart Sharpen filter
    5. #85. Changing Eye Color
      1. Using the Color Replacement tool
      2. Using Hue/Saturation
      3. Applying solid color
    6. #86. Whitening Teeth
  13. Twelve. Working with Type
    1. #87. Adding Type
    2. #88. Customizing Type
    3. #89. Adding Creative Type Effects
      1. Warp effects
      2. Drop shadow
      3. Fill type with an image
  14. Thirteen. Sharpening Images
    1. #90. Using the Unsharp Mask Filter
    2. #91. Using the Smart Sharpen Filter
      1. Advanced sharpening
    3. #92. Using High Pass Sharpening
    4. #93. Applying Edge Sharpening
      1. Duplicate the channel with the best contrast
      2. Prepare the channel
      3. Refine the mask
      4. Clean up the channel
      5. Load the Edges channel as a selection
      6. Apply sharpening
    5. #94. Sharpening Selectively
  15. Fourteen. Output
    1. #95. Optimizing Images for the Web
      1. Resizing the image
      2. Preparing image color and contrast
      3. Sharpening
      4. Saving for the Web
    2. #96. Creating a Web Gallery
    3. #97. Introducing Device Central
    4. #98. Saving a PDF
    5. #99. Soft-Proofing Images
    6. #100. Printing Images
      1. Completing your Photoshop workflow
      2. Configuring your print setup
      3. Choosing output and color settings
      4. Configuring the Printer dialog box

Product information

  • Title: Adobe Photoshop CS3 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques
  • Author(s): Chris Orwig
  • Release date: December 2007
  • Publisher(s): Adobe Press
  • ISBN: 9780321549921