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!

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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

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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

$29.99 USA / $36.99 CAN / £21.99 Net UK

Amazon.com® Reader Reviews (Ranked by Helpfulness)

Average Amazon.com® Rating:  Based on 3 Ratings

Very helpful for an amateur - 2008-09-01
Reviewer Rating:
I didn't know anything about Photoshop so I found this book very helpful for someone like me, who needed to learn step by step, slowly at my own pace. It was a book that was recommended by the photography teacher at Santa Monica City College. Since I dropped the course for lack of time, I decided to try on my own and I found that with each chapter I learned something new.
No book will be perfect, but I think if you have no background in Photoshop, or a minimal background, this book will teach what you the basics before you go on to the more advanced moves.

Very useful - 2008-08-24
Reviewer Rating:
I am a fairly serious amateur who has used Photoshop CS2 for more than a year and used Photoshop Elements for a couple of years before that. Most of this book applies to CS2 as well as CS3, but much of it does not apply to Elements. I learned a lot from this book. The information is clear and neither talks down to you nor expects you to be a Photoshop geek. No book could ever cover everthing in Photoshop, but this one covers most of the important concepts in a way that is easy to understand and very useful. My only complaint is that I wish there were more in-line color pictures. There is a section of color plates in the middle of the book, but those in the text are all black and white. I suppose that helps keep the price modest, but it is sometimes a problem. Nevertheless, I think most Photoshop CS2 or CS3 users would find a lot in this book that they don't already know. I have serveral books on Photoshop, and this is one of my favorites.

the worst book i have ever purchased - 2008-07-06
Reviewer Rating:
I owned this book for 3 short days before I returned it. The examples are unclear and the chapter lead nowhere. You don't wind up with a finished product at the end that you can apply to other photos.

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