Photoshop 7 Down and Dirty Tricks

Scott Kelby is Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine and President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP), the trade association for Adobe Photoshop users worldwide. Scott is also President of KW Media Group, Inc., a Florida-based software training and publishing company. He is author of Photoshop Photo-Retouching Secrets, Photoshop 6 Down & Dirty Tricks, and Macintosh... The Naked Truth, all from New Riders Publishing. He is also co-author of Photoshop 6 Killer Tips, also from New Riders Publishing. In addition, Scott is a contributing author to the following books: Photoshop 6 Effects Magic from New Riders; Maclopedia (the Ultimate Reference on Everything Macintosh) from Hayden Books; and Adobe Web Design and Publishing Unleashed from Sams Publishing. Scott is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour, Technical Chair for PhotoshopWorld (the annual convention for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals), and is a frequent speaker at graphics trade shows and events. He's also featured in a series of Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Web design training videos and has been training Photoshop users around the world since 1993. Scott lives in the Tampa Bay area of Florida with his wife Kalebra and his 5-year-old son Jordan. For more background info, visit http://www.scottkelby.com.

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.



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