Photoshop CS4

1 Working with Layers, Selections, and Masks. #12 Name and Color-Code Layers to Organize the Layers Panel. #13 Duplicate and Change the Background Layer for More Options. #14 Adjust a Photo with an Adjustment Layer. #15 Blend Two Photos Together with a Layer Mask. #16 Add a Design with a Custom Shape Layer. #17 Accentuate a Sky with a Gradient Fill Layer. #18 Make a Selection with the Quick Selection Tool. #19 Use Refine Edge to Make All Selections Better. #20 Paint a Quick Mask to Make a Detailed Selection. #21 Add Layers as Smart Objects for Flexible Changes. #22 Apply Filters as Smart Filters for Dynamic Adjustments. 2 Customizing Photoshop for Your Projects. #1 Select the Color Settings for Your Projects. #2 Set the Preferences for the Way You Work. #3 Move the Panels and Tools to Customize Your Workspace. #4 Personalize Your View of Bridge. #5 Add a Keyboard Shrtcut 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. #11 Change Your Window Views. 3 Straightening, Cropping, and Resizing. #23 Crop Your Images to Improve Composition with Photographers' Rules. #24 Create a Level Horizon. #25 Expand the Canvas with a Reverse Crop. #26 Crop and Straighten in Camera Raw. #27 Straighten Crooked Scans Quickly. #28 Create Multiple Images from One Original. #29 Change Your Perspective with the Crop Tool. #30 Straighten Buildings with One Filter. #31 Create a Panorama from Multiple Photos. #32 Resize Your Image with Minimal Visible Loss. 4 Retouching Photographs. #33 Remove Blemishes to Improve the Skin. #34 Reduce Wrinkles with a Soft Touch. #35 Remove Red Eye to Quickly Improve any Photo. #36 Change Eye Color Digitally. #37 Add a Gradient Layer to Lighten the Irises. #38 Brighten the Eyes by Lightening the Whites. #39 Add Depth to the Eyes to Emphasize Them. #40 Add a Catch Light to Make the Eyes Come Alive. #41 Sharpen Just the Eyes to Add Focus. #42 Whiten Teeth to Add a Youthful Look. #43 Add a Soft-Focus Effect to Make a Portrait Glow. 5 Changing and Enhancing Colors and Tone. #44 Improve an Underexposed Photo in Two Steps. #45 Improve an Overexposed Photo in Three Steps. #46 Remove a Colorcast to Improve the Overall Color. #47 Colorize a Black-and-White Photograph. #48 Change a Color Photo into a Custom Grayscale Photo. #49 Add a Creative Touch with a Little Color. #50 Dodge and Burn with a Special Layer. #51 Increase Saturation Subtly Using a Vibrance Adjustment Layer. #52 Use Camera Raw to Visually Adjust Any Photo. #53 Recover Highlights with Camera Raw. #54 Improve a Sky with the Graduated Filter in Camera Raw. #55 Create a Split Tone for a Special Effect in Camera Raw. 6 Making Magic with Digital Special Effects. #56 Apply a Photo Filter for Dynamic Adjustments. #57 Add a Quick Dark Vignette Effect to Direct the Focus on the Subject. #58 Add Action with a Simulated Motion Blur. #59 Blend Separate Photos for the Best Group Shot. #60 Merge Multiple Raw Photos to 32-Bit HDR. #61 Apply a Split-Neutral Density Filter Using Smart Objects. #62 Adjust Depth of Field with a Lens Blur Filter. #63 Use the Auto Blend Tool to Create Greater Depth of Field. #64 Create a Silhouette for a Custom Design. #65 Become a Digital Architect with the Vanishing Point Filter. #66 Erase Items in Perspective with the Vanishing Point Filter. #67 Add a Simulated Reflection to an Object with the Clone Stamp Tool. #68 Blend One Image into Another with a Displacement Map. 7 Designing with Text Effects. #69 Paint Different Colors into a Text Title. #70 Add a Double-Neon Glow to Text for a Unique Design. #71 Create a Custom Watermark to Protect Your Images. #72 Fill a Shape with Text to Create Unique Effects. #73 Warp Type for a Fun Effect. #74 Add Perspective to Type and Keep It Sharp. #75 Make Your Text Follow Any Path. #76 Create an Photo-Filled Title. #77 Blend Text into a Photograph Creatively. #78 Create an Amazing Colored Shadow. #79 Weave Text and Graphics for Intriguing Designs. 8 Creating Digital Artwork from Photographs. #80 Make Any Photo Appear Sketched on the Paper. #81 Add Your Own Signature to Any Artwork. #82 Create a Digital Pen-and-Ink Drawing. #83 Give a Photograph a Woodcut Look. #84 Convert any Photo to a High Contrast Stylized Image. #85 Turn a Photo into a Colored-Pencil Illustration. #86 Posterize a Photo for a Warhol-Style Image. #87 Change a Photograph into a Pen-and-Colored-Wash Drawing. #88 Compose a Photo Collage. #89 Turn a Photo into a Hand-Painted Oil Painting. #90 Paint a Digital Watercolor. 9 Giving Your Images a Professional Presentation. #91 Frame a Photo with Photo Corners. #92 Make a Line Frame from within a Photo. #93 Apply a Filter to Give a Photo an Artistic Edge. #94 Create Your Own Custom Edge. #95 Create a Custom Slide Template. #96 Create a Custom Color Background. #97 Make a Photo Look like a Gallery Print. #98 Make a Contact Sheet of Your Photos. #99 Create a Slide Show Presentation. #100 Create a Web Photo Gallery. 10 Plugging in to Photoshop CS4. #101 Embellish a Photo Effortlessly with Graphic Authority. #102 Enlarge Images with Maximum Quality with Alien Skin Blow Up. #103 Change Your Photos into Art with Alien Skin Snap Art. #104 Colorize a Black-and-White Photo with AKVIS Coloriage. #105 Make a Selection and Remove the Background with Vertus Fluid Mask. #106 Control Digital Noise with Nik Dfine. #107 Sharpen Photos with Finesse Using Nik Sharpener Pro. #108 Apply Photo Filters Digitally Using Nik Color Efex Pro. #109 Enhance Colors and Light Selectively with Nik Viveza. #110 Create a Dynamic Black-and-White Image with Nik Silver Efex Pro. #111 Transform an Image with an Action from Kubota Image Tools. #112 Explore Colors Visually with AutoFX Software. #113 Enhance Your Portraits with Imagenomic Portraiture. #114 Travel 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