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Photoshop 101
Mastering Photoshop CS3
Summary
There's no doubt about it, Photoshop CS3 is a deep application that takes time to learn. However, with its new interface and added features, Photoshop CS3 is now easier to use than ever before ... once you know a few workflow techniques!
Details
- Price
- $49.50 (All Prices In US Dollars)
- Trainer
- Jim Kanter
- Application
- Photoshop
- Level
- Level 1
- Platform
- Mac & PC
- Runtime
- 324 minutes
- Status
- Available
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Customer Reviews
Mar 8th, 2009 by steve Line
“ I have only just started to go through this tutorial and so far its great. Nice clear commentary and useful tips. ”
Mar 3rd, 2009 by jamie Crossley
“ Excellent tutorial presented by an eacellent tutor, this really does make things a lot easier to understand. ”
Jan 6th, 2009 by George Highsted
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Thanks to 'Mastering Photoshop CS3', it certainly makes life a lot easier, and the cost was worth every penny.
Thank you,
George Highsted
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Thanks to 'Mastering Photoshop CS3', it certainly makes life a lot easier, and the cost was worth every penny.
Thank you,
George Highsted
”
Jan 3rd, 2009 by Gary J Curby
“ This was as good as it gets, easy to follow and understand the new features in CS3. ”
Dec 15th, 2008 by Rick
“ This is a really great tutorial. Calm, patient, instruction; that's what makes a learning program fun & productive. ”
Dec 7th, 2008 by brian varney
“ brought cs3 core 101 from what time I have had to look at it , it looks good to me. Trouble is I am running an earlier version of photoshop so I have to adjust for the screen layout looking different but so far so good. ”
Description
Watch as certified Adobe trainer Jim Kanter walks you through the basics of using Adobe Photoshop CS3 in this new Level 1 tutorial video series. You'll learn important tips and tricks for working with layers, applying Photoshop's built-in effects to change and manipulate images, masking with paths, and using color channels.
More than just a basic tutorial, you'll also learn important workflow techniques for retouching photographs to improve contrast and color, while removing unwanted artifacts and visual noise. You'll even learn some clever tricks for cleaning up scanned images for photographic manipulation.
With Photoshop CS3, you can make those images in your mind a reality on your computer ... it just takes a little practice with Photoshop and an understanding of the tools available. Welcome to Photoshop 101: Mastering Photoshop CS3!
Trainer
Jim Kanter
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A certified Apple, Adobe, and Boris trainer, Jim runs the Digital Film Institute of Atlanta. ”
Table of Contents
Section 1: Interface Overview
01. Interface Overview02. Customizing Menus
03. Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts
04. Palette Locations
05. Working with Palettes
06. Customizing Docks
07. Saving Dock Configurations
08. The Document Window
09. Using the Hand Tool
10. Using the Zoom Tool
11. Showing the Entire image
12. Using the Navigator
Section 2: Instant Gratification
13. Auto correction14. Using Variations
Section 3: Using Bridge
15. Bridge Overview16. Navigating the System
17. Previewing Images
18. Using Metadata
Section 4: Creating New Documents
19. Choosing a Document Preset20. Customizing Presets
21. Choosing A Color Mode
22. Choosing A Color Depth
23. Choosing A Background
24. Advanced Document Settings
25. Saving A Document Preset
Section 5: Selection Tools
26. Selection Tool Options27. Feathering Selections
28. Constraining Selections
29. Refining Selection Edges
30. Exploring Marquee Tools
31. Filling Selections
32. Squares & Circles
33. Drawing From The Center
34. Lasso Tools
35. Quick Selection Tool *
36. Magic Wand
37. Inverting a Selection
Section 6: Crop and Straighten
38. Simple Crop39. Auto Crop and Straighten
40. Manual Crop and Straighten
41. Crop A Specific Shape or Size
42. Crop & Correct Perspective
Section 7: Moving Pixels Around
43. Cutting and Moving Pixels44. Moving Copies of Pixels
45. Copying & Pasting pixels
46. Copying Between Documents
Section 8: Layer Basics
47. Layer Palette Basics48. Background Layer
49. New Document Layers
50. Manipulating the Background Layer
51. Background Layer Constraints
52. Creating a New Text Layer
53. Manually Creating a New Layer
54. Duplicating A Layer
55. Deleting Layers
56. Grouping Layers
Section 9: Painting Tools
57. Brushes Overview58. Diameter and Hardness Controls
59. Roundness, Angle and Spacing Controls
60. Changing Preset Display
61. Replacing Or Adding Presets
62. Brush Opacity
63. Brush Flow
64. Airbrush Mode
65. Painting Modes
66. Paint Brush & Pencil
67. Paint Bucket Tool
Section 10: Erasers
68. Eraser Tool & Transparency 69. Eraser Tool Controls
70. Erase to History
71. Background Eraser Tool
72. Magic Eraser Tool
Section 11: Pattern Stamp Tool
73. Pattern Stamp Tool Basics74. Pattern Alignment
75. Impressionist Mode
Section 12: Gradient Tool
76. Gradient Overview77. Gradient Presets
78. Gradient Types
79. Gradient Painting Modes
80. Reverse, Dither & Transparency
81. Gradient Editor Overview
82. Changing Gradient Colors
83. Editing Gradient Colors
84. Editing Gradient Transparency
85. Saving New Gradients
Section 13: Tool Presets
86. Preset Manager87. Changing Presets
Section 14: More Painting Techniques
88. Filling With Color89. Filling With Pattern
90. Filling From History
Section 15: Using Stroke
91. Stroke Overview92. Stroking A Selection
93. Stroking A Path
94. Stroking A Layer
Section 16: Making Patterns
95. Painting With Patterns96. New Pattern from a Raster Selection
97. New Pattern from a Vector Shape
98. New Pattern from a Photo
99. Generating and Saving Patterns
100. Patterns from Another Image
101. Changing Tile Size and Layout
102. Smoothing Edges and Detail
103. Blending Patterns
Section 17: Creative Editing Tricks
104. Removing Red Eye 105. Spot Healing Tool Brush
106. Healing Brush
107. Layer Styles Overview
108. Filters Overview
Section 18: Advanced Selection Techniques
109. Compound Selections110. Saving Selections
111. Loading Selections
112. Expanding and Contracting Selections
113. Feathering Selections
System Requirements
- Macintosh
- Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Above
- G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor
- Quicktime 7 or above
- Windows
- Windows Vista, XP or 2000
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD processor
- Quicktime 7 or above
- .NET 2 or above
- Please note: N.E.D. is not compatible with 64 bit versions of Windows