Adobe Photoshop Elements 3.0 Idea Kit

by Matthews, Lisa

• ISBN13: 9780321270795
• ISBN10: 0321270797
• Format: Paperback w/CD
• Copyright: 2005-01-01
• Publisher: Adobe Press

Summary

You may already know how to use Photoshop Elements to edit your digital images or to create some basic special effects. But if you want to take those skills further--using your finely crafted images to produce a variety of professional-looking projects--you need this guide! In these pages, design proLisa M. Matthewsshows you how to take advantage of all of Photoshop Elements' features--including those new to 3.0, like Photomail and an improved Review Mode--to create everything from postcards and flyers to personal Web pages, Web galleries, custom CD and DVD covers, and more. After learning the basics of image correction (including how to color images by hand and add borders), you'll find basic layout strategies for a slew of projects. As your knowledge grows, so does the complexity of the projects, so that by the end of the volume, you'll be creating slide presentations, Web pages and banners, and more. Best of all, the companion CD includes working templates of the book's projects and a trial version of the software.

Author Biography

After a stint in commercial photography and graduate studies in art, Lisa Matthews, joined Adobe Systems

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
Using the templates	p. 1
Using the projects	p. 1
New Features	p. 2
Using File Browser	p. 2
Using Organizer and Creations	p. 2
Quick Fixes: Get Your Photos Ready for Projects	p. 4
Use the correct image size	p. 5
Set the resolution	p. 6
Crop and straighten your photo	p. 7
Variation: Crop to an exact dimension and resolution	p. 7
Red Eye Removal tool	p. 8
Healing Brush tool	p. 8
Correct the lighting	p. 9
Enhance your colors	p. 9
Sharpen the photo	p. 10
Save the file	p. 10
Make Your Subject Stand Out	p. 12
Variation: Experiment with filters	p. 16
Variation: Adjust the color of background	p. 16
Variation: Use a different image for the background	p. 17
Swap and Add Colors in Your Photographs	p. 18
Variation: Replace existing image colors with new ones	p. 22
Create Multiple-Photo Pages	p. 24
Variation: Add text automatically	p. 26
Create a Contact Sheet for Your Image CD	p. 28
Variation: Create a title	p. 32
Create a Panoramic Image	p. 34
Variation: Merging other images	p. 36
Accent Your Photograph with a Border	p. 38
Variation: Change the border dimensions	p. 41
Variation: Images destined for the Web	p. 41
Variation: Change the borders	p. 42
Variation: Create your own!	p. 42
Publish Your Photographs in a Newsletter	p. 46
Variation: Add a little color	p. 48
Create Postcards and Posters	p. 52
Variation: Create textures	p. 57
Create Stickers, T-shirts, Tattoos, and More!	p. 60
Blend Multiple Images to Create Covers for CDs, Binders, and More	p. 66
Variation: Select creatively	p. 71
Variation: Change modes	p. 71
Create a Black-and-White Ad for Publication	p. 74
Create Photographic Backgrounds and Sidebars for Slide Presentations	p. 80
Variation: Soften the edges	p. 83
Variation: Change the position of the sidebar template	p. 86
Variation: Add texture to the sidebar template	p. 86
Create a PDF Slideshow	p. 88
Create a Web Photo Gallery	p. 94
Variation: Change your colors	p. 99
Create a Large, Mono-Color Background	p. 100
Variation: Optimize the image for the Web	p. 103
Create Calendars, Cards, and Scrapbooks using Creations	p. 106
Variation: Use the Editor to customize your scrapbook	p. 108
Create Custom Photo Catalogs using the Organizer	p. 110
Create a Collection in the Organizer	p. 111
Create Tags in the Organizer	p. 113
Index	p. 115
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