Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks View Larger Image | Scott Kelby
New Riders Publishing, Paperback, Published April 2002, 279 pages, ISBN 0735712379 | List Price: $44.99
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Updated for the latest version of Photoshop, Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks
is packed cover to cover with step-by-step tutorials on the coolest Photoshop
7 effects. The book is not another rehash of masking, pixels, and file formats
or resolution--it's nothing but the cool stuff that will make your client's
(or boss's) jaw drop.
Table of Contents
1. Suspicious Characters (Cool Type Effects).
Instant 3D Type. Gel Type Made Easy. Type on
a Circle. Putting an Image into Type (Clipping Group). Stroke Effects on Type.
Mondo Cool Light Burst. Carved in Stone. Totally Distressed Type Effect. Type
R Us. Carved Wood Type. Semi-transparent Type.
2. Drop Zone (Drop Shadow Techniques).
Matrix Shadow Effect. Perspective Shadow. Perspective
Cast Shadow. Grouping Shadows Effect. Shadow in Motion. Mapping Your Shadow.
Transparent Glow Type.
3. Maximum Exposure (Photographic Effects).
Visual Color Change. Depth of Field Effect. Blending
Images for Instant Collages. Adding Motion Effects. Backscreening Effect. Studio
Tarp Technique. Mapping a Texture to a Person. Montage from One Image. Focusing
Attention. Soft-edged Portrait Background. Photoshop Tattoos. Faking Transparency.
From Snapshot to Car Ad. From Snapshot to Movie Poster. Colorizing Black &
White Images.
4. Full Metal Jacket (Metal and Chrome Effects).
Cover Chrome. White Chrome. Ultimate Chrome.
Chrome Double Stroke Effect. Going for the Gold. Terminator Titanium. Reflective
Chrome Gradient. Liquid Metal.
5. Dirty Dancing (Down and Dirty Tricks).
Giving Depth to a Page. Wrapping Type Around
a Globe. Halftone “Pop Dots” Effect. Glassy Reflections. TV Scan Lines Effect.
Navigation Tabs. Oscar Starbrights. Adding Flames to Anything. Raised Edge Inner
Shadow Effect. Putting an Image in a Monitor. Getting “Gelly” with Buttons.
6. Commercial Break (Advertising Effects).
Torn Out of a Photo. Popping from an Image. Creating
3D Packaging. Backlit Photo Backgrounds. Illustrator Arc Trick. Spotlight Effect.
Comment Balloons. Transparent TV Type. Painting Away Color. Sparkle Trail.
7. Face Off (Hi-tech Interface Design).
Designing the Core of Your Interface. Creating
Your Core Interface Using Shapes. Adding Textures to Your Interface. Creating
Wires. Embedding Objects into Your Interface. Navigation Bar (from Previous
Technique). Interface Pipes. Screw Heads. Hi-tech Tubes. Steel Rivets. Brushed
Metal. Hi-tech Grids. Yummy Metal Web Buttons.
8. Saturday Night Special (Special Effects).
Stretched-pixel Backgrounds. Electric Type. Ripped
Edge Technique. Multicolor Glow. Metallic Glass Effect. Credit Card from a Photo.
Colorizing Line Art. Painting Using a Photo as Your Guide. Giant Plasma Screen.
Photo to Line Art Morph. Wire Frame Effect. 3D Cubes. Blending a Logo into a
Photo. Instant Star Field. Water Drops.
Index.
About the Author
Scott Kelby is president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals
(NAPP), the trade organization for Adobe Photoshop users. NAPP has thousands
of members in the US and 63 countries around the world. Additionally, Scott
is editor-in-chief of both Photoshop User magazine, the "how-to magazine
for Adobe Photoshop Users," and Mac Design magazine. Throughout the year,
Scott serves as training director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and is
the technical chair of the largest Photoshop gathering, PhotshopWorld. Scott
is one of the leading Photoshop trainers in the country today and trains thousands
of Photoshop users across the country each year, and is featured in a series
of Photoshop training videos. In addition to Down & Dirty Tricks,
Scott is the author of Photo Retouching Secrets (New Riders). He has
also contributed to a number of books including:
- Photoshop 6 Effects Magic (New Riders)
- Adobe Web Publishing and Design Unleashed (Sams)
- Maclopedia (Hayden)
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