Photoshop,Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks

Description

Photoshop(R): Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks provides adventurous Photoshop users with a visual reference on how to use the bells and whistles found in the latest version of Photoshop. Broken out in 10 chapters, with 10 tasks per chapter, Photoshop(R): Top 100 Simplified Tips & Tricks covers 100 cool and useful tips and tricks that can be performed in the newest release of Photoshop. Full-color screen shots and numbered, step-by-step instructions show you how to take their Photoshop skills to new heights. Order the latest edition today and make your pictures pop.

CONTENTS:

Customizing Photoshop for Your Projects

  
#1 Select the Color Settings for Your Projects

  
#2 Set the Preferences for the Way You Work

  
#3 Customize Your Personal Workspace

  
#4 Personalize Your View of the Bridge

  
#5 Add Your Own Keyboard Shortcut for a Favorite Filter

  
#6 Create a Custom Action to Increase Your Efficiency

  
#7 Design a Customized Brush with Your Settings

  
#8 Make a Special Gradient to Suit Your Design

  
#9 Calibrate and Profile Your Monitor for Better Editing

  
#10 Turn on the Full Power of Photoshop with a Pen Tablet

  Working with Layers, Selections, and Masks

  #11 Duplicate and Change the Background Layer to Fix Problems Such As Overexposure

  
#12 Using an Adjustment Layer to Adjust a Photo Nondestructively

  
#13 Blend Two Photos Together with a Layer Mask

  
#14 Using Custom Shape Layers to Add Designs to Photos

  
#15 Accentuate a Sky Easily with a Gradient Fill Layer

  
#16 Using the Quick Selection Tool and Refine Edge Palette for Selections

  
#17 Using a Quick Mask to Make a Detailed Selection

  
#18 Extract the Main Subject from the Background

  
#19 Open or Add Layers As Smart Objects for Nondestructive Changes

  
#20 Apply Filters As Smart Filters for Dynamic Adjustmentsvi

  Straightening, Cropping, and Resizing

  #21 Crop Your Images and Use a Rule-of-Thirds Grid to Improve Composition

  
#22 Create a Level Horizon

  
#23 Try a Reverse Crop to Expand the Canvas

  
#24 Crop and Straighten in Camera Raw

  
#25 Straighten Crooked Scans Quickly

  
#26 Crop Multiple Images from One Original to Create a Triptych

  
#27 Change Your Perspective with the Crop Tool

  
#28 Straighten Buildings with the Lens Correction Filter

  
#29 Create a Panorama from Multiple Photos

  
#30 Maximize Your Image Size with Minimal Visible Loss

  Retouching Portraits

  #31 Remove Blemishes and Improve the Skin

  
#32 Remove Red Eye to Quickly Improve Any Photo

  
#33 Change Eye Color Digitally

  
#34 Reduce Wrinkles with a Soft Touch

  
#35 Whiten Teeth to Improve a Smile

  
#36 Brighten the Eyes by Lightening the Whites

  
#37 Add Depth to Eyes to Emphasize Them

  
#38 Add a Catch Light to Make the Eyes Come Alive

  
#39 Sharpen Just the Eyes to Add Focus

  
#40 Add a Soft-Focus Effect to Make a Portrait Glow

  Changing and Enhancing Colors and Tone

  #41 Improve an Underexposed Photo in Two Steps

  
#42 Improve an Overexposed Photo in Three Steps

  
#43 Remove a Colorcast to Improve the Overall Color

  
#44 Colorize an Old Black-and-White Photograph

  
#45 Make a Quick Change to Grayscale

  
#46 Give a New Photo an Old Colorized Look

  
#47 Using Camera Raw to Recover Highlights

  
#48 Improve a Sky with HSL Values in Camera Raw

  
#49 Go from Color to Grayscale with the New Black & White Adjustment

  
#50 Create a Split Tone for a Special Effect in Camera Raw

  Making Magic with Digital Special Effects

  
#51 Apply a Smart Digital Photo Filter for Dynamic Adjustments

  
#52 Add a Quick Dark Vignette Effect to Direct the Focus on the Subject

  
#53 Add Action with a Simulated Motion Blur

  
#54 Using the New Blend Mode to Stylize an Image

  
#55 Align and Blend Separate Photos for the Best Group Shot

  
#56 Merge Multiple Raw Photos to 32-Bit HDR

  
#57 Apply a Split-Neutral Density Filter Using Smart Objects

  
#58 Adjust Depth of Field with a Lens Blur Filter

  
#59 Create a Silhouette for a Custom Design

  
#60 Become a Digital Architect with the Vanishing Point Filter

  Designing with Text Effects

  #61 Add a Double-Neon Glow to Text for a Unique Design

  
#62 Create a Custom Watermark to Protect Your Images

  
#63 Fill Any Shape with Text to Create Unique Effects

  
#64 Warp Type to Emphasize the Words

  
#65 Add Perspective to Type and Keep It Sharp

  
#66 Make Your Text Follow Any Path

  
#67 Create Eye-Catching Photo-Filled Titles

  
#68 Blend Text into a Photograph Creatively

  
#69 Create an Amazing Colored Shadow

  
#70 Weave Text and Graphics for Intriguing Designs

  Creating Digital Artwork from Photographs

  #71 Give Any Photo a Sketched Look

  
#72 Add Your Own Signature to Any Artwork

  
#73 Create a Digital Pen-and-Ink Drawing

  
#74 Give a Photograph a Woodcut Look

  
#75 Turn a Photo into a Colored-Pencil Illustration

  
#76 Posterize a Photo for a Warhol-Style Image

  
#77 Create a Pen-and-Colored-Wash Drawing from a Photograph

  
#78 Compose a Photo Collage

  
#79 Turn a Photo into a Hand-Painted Oil Painting

  
#80 Paint a Digital Watercolor

  Giving Your Images a Professional Presentation

  #81 Add Traditional Photo Corners

  
#82 Make a Frame from a Photograph

  
#83 Make a Contact Sheet of Your Photos

  
#84 Create a PDF Slideshow Presentation

  
#85 Create a Web Photo Gallery with Your Copyright

  
#86 Give a Photo an Artistic Edge

  
#87 Create a Custom Slide Template

  
#88 Create Your Own Custom Edge

  
#89 Make One Photo Look Like Many Combined Snapshots

  
#90 Make a Photo Look Like a Gallery Print

  Plugging into Photoshop CS3

  #91 Embellish a Photo Effortlessly with Graphic Authority Frames and Photo Ornaments

  
#92 Make a Digital Engraving with Andromeda’s Screens Filter

  
#93 Enlarge Images with Maximum Quality with Alien Skin BlowUp

  
#94 Change Your Photo into Art with Alien Skin Snap Art

  
#95 Colorize a Black-and-White Photo with AKVIS Coloriage

  
#96 Easily Select the Subject and Remove the Background with Vertus Fluid Mask

  
#97 Control Digital Noise with Nik Dfine 2

  
#98 Sharpen Photos with Finesse Using Nik Sharpener Pro 2

  
#99 Apply Traditional Photo Filters Such As the Sunshine Filter Using Nik Color Efex

  
#100 Travel Beyond the Bridge with Extensis Portfolio 8