PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 3: DOWN & Dirty TRICKS

PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 3: DOWN & Dirty TRICKS

by Scott Kelby
Released December 2004
Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
ISBN: 0321278356

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Book description

He's back! Adobe's already-powerful imaging editing software has just grown a whole lot more powerful, and best-selling author Scott Kelby (editor of Photoshop User magazine) has returned to unlock even more of its secrets. Using step-by-step instructions and nearly 700 full-color images, Scott reveals precisely how to achieve some of Photoshop Element 3's most closely guarded special effects. By the end of the volume you'll have learned more than 300 new techniques for using Adobe's affordable consumer-level software. Packed with creative ideas, layouts, and design techniques, the volume does more than just rehash masking, pixels, and file formats and resolution: It provides you with the Elements chops you need to unleash your own creativity.

Table of contents

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS (1/2)
  2. TABLE OF CONTENTS (2/2)
  3. CHAPTER 1 One Hour Photo: Portrait and Studio Effects
    1. Sharp Foreground, Blurred Background
    2. Depth-of-Field Effect
    3. Creating Gallery Prints (1/2)
    4. Creating Gallery Prints (2/2)
    5. Soft-Edged Portrait Background
    6. Burning In Portraits
    7. Trendy Fashion Blowout Look
  4. CHAPTER 2 Maximum Exposure: Photographic Effects
    1. Adding Objects Behind Existing Objects
    2. Putting an Image in a Monitor
    3. Montage from One Image
    4. Blending Images for Instant Collages
    5. Adding Motion Effects
    6. Adding Motion Step By Step
  5. CHAPTER 3 Dirty Dancing: Focusing Attention
    1. Backscreening
    2. Magazine Pop-Up Effect
    3. Vignetting Attention
    4. Popping Out of an Image
    5. Snapshot Focus Effect
    6. Magnifying Glass Trick
  6. CHAPTER 4 In Living Color: Color Effects
    1. Instant Stock Photo Effect
    2. Colorizing Black-and-White Images
    3. Painting Away Color
    4. Visual Color Change
    5. Sepia Tone Effect
    6. Photo Tinting
  7. CHAPTER 5 Ad-Libbing: Advertising Effects
    1. Backlit Photo Backgrounds
    2. Quick, Elegant Product Background
    3. Quick Product Shot Background
    4. Fade-Away Reflection
    5. Classified Ad Effect
    6. Credit Card from a Photo
    7. High-Tech Transparent Info Boxes
    8. Turning a Logo into a Brush
  8. CHAPTER 6 Jealous Type: Cool Type Effects
    1. Instant 3D Type
    2. Perspective Type Logo
    3. Type on a Circle
    4. Putting an Image into Type (Clipping Group)
    5. Moving a Background Object in Front of Type
    6. Grunge Type
    7. Distressed Type
    8. Carved in Stone
    9. Transparent TV Type
  9. CHAPTER 7 Saturday Night Special: Special Effects
    1. Digital Pixel Effect
    2. Attaching a Note to a Photo
    3. Mapping a Texture to a Person
    4. Dividing a Photo into Puzzle Pieces
    5. Brushed Metal
    6. TV Scan Lines
    7. Reflective Chrome Gradient
    8. Building a Video Wall
    9. Lightning Effect
    10. Gettin’ “Gelly” with Buttons
    11. Yummy Metal Web Buttons
  10. CHAPTER 8 Shadows of the Night: Glints, Reflections, and Shadows
    1. Perspective Cast Shadow
    2. Reverse Cast Shadow
    3. Glassy Reflections
    4. The Fastest Logo Job in Town
    5. Oscar Starbrights
    6. Adding a Lens Flare
    7. Instant Star Field
  11. CHAPTER 9 Show Me the Money: 3D and Packaging Effects
    1. 3D Magazine Effect
    2. 3D Hardcover Book Effect
    3. Creating 3D Packaging
    4. Creating a DVD Effect (1/2)
    5. Creating a DVD Effect (2/2)
    6. 3D Photo Cubes (1/2)
    7. 3D Photo Cubes (2/2)
  12. CHAPTER 10 Photo Finish: Edge Effects
    1. Filmstrip Templates (1/2)
    2. Filmstrip Templates (2/2)
    3. Photo Mount Effect (1/2)
    4. Photo Mount Effect (2/2)
    5. Quick Slide Mounts
    6. Painted Edges Technique
    7. Distressed Edge Effect
    8. Ripped Edge Technique
  13. CHAPTER 11 Different Strokes: Artistic Effects
    1. Faking Hand-Drawn Silhouette Illustrations
    2. Colorizing Line Art
    3. From Photo to Oil Painting
    4. Instant Woodcut Effect
    5. Photo to Line Art Morph
  14. INDEX
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. L
    12. M
    13. N
    14. O
    15. P
    16. Q
    17. R
    18. S
    19. T
    20. U
    21. V
    22. W
    23. Z

Product information

  • Title: PHOTOSHOP® ELEMENTS 3: DOWN & Dirty TRICKS
  • Author(s): Scott Kelby
  • Release date: December 2004
  • Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
  • ISBN: 0321278356