Fun with Photoshop Elements 3

Fun with Photoshop® Elements 3About the Author Rhoda Grossman is a cartoonist, illustrator, and painter who uses traditional and digital media in various combinations. She has co-authored several books on creative uses for Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter with Sherry London. Rhoda created CD tutorials for Painter versions 6 through 8 without Sherry London. She has taught traditional drawing as well as computer graphics techniques at several brick-and-mortar institutions of higher (and wider) learning. As "Rhoda Draws a Crowd" she creates caricature entertainment (digitally and traditionally) for events from bar mitzvahs to international conventions. Check her out at http://www.digitalpainting.com. © Copyright Pearson Education. All rights reserved.

Introduction.

1. The Old Switcheroo.

    Project 1: The Forest and the Trees

    Project 2: Replace the Face

    Project 3: Making Faces

    Project 4: Body Transplants

    Project 5: Antelope, Schmantelope

2. Now You See It, Now You Don’t.

    Project 1: Colorful Tongues

    Project 2: Gone But Not Forgotten

    Project 3: Out of Africa–Completely

    Project 4: Protective Coloration

3. Mirror, Mirror, Off the Wall.

    Project 1: A Younger You in Minutes

    Project 2: Fast Forward

    Project 3: Who’s the Tallest of Them All?

4. A Cruel Twist of Face.

    Project 1: Elastic Surgery

    Project 2: Distort Reform

    Project 3: A Hair-raising Experience

    Project 4: Oral Surgery Gone Wrong

5. From Insult to Injury.

    Project 1: Warts and All

    Project 2: Pock Marks the Spot

    Project 3: Gratuitous Violence

    Project 4: Collision Coverage

6. Location, Location, Location.

    Project 1: Where Am I? An Incredible City

    Project 2: Stonedhenge

    Project 3: Environmental Deception

7. Just Faux Fun.

    Project 1: A Room for Improvement

    Project 2: Cabinet Appointments

    Project 3: A Realtor’s Nightmare

    Project 4: Housepainter’s Fantasy

8. The Write Stuff.

    Project 1: Postcard from Somewhere

    Project 2: What Is Mona Lisa Thinking?

    Project 3: Fake Highway Signs

    Project 4: Take It and Stick It! (On Your Bumper)

9. Kid Stuff.

    Project 1: Quick Cartoons

    Project 2: Trace and Fill

    Project 3: Play with Your Food!

    Project 4: Chocolate Treats

    Project 5: Decorate Your Room

10. Fool Me Twice.

    Project 1: Not-so-soft Drink

    Project 2: Bugs for Breakfast?

11. Artsy-Craftsy.

    Project 1: Olde Tyme Photography

    Project 2: Pre-War Portraits

    Project 3: Naked Babies

12. Artsy-Phartsy.

    Project 1: Come Up and See My Filters

    Project 2: Mom and Pop Art

    Project 3: Make a Good Impressionist

Appendix A. Resources.

    Searching the Internet for Images

    Using Royalty-Free Stock Images

    Scanning Images

    Printing from the Desktop

    Outsourcing Print Jobs

    Fonts

    Contests

Appendix B. Photoshop in a Peanut Shell.

    Where Is It?

      Selection, Selection, Selection

      Rectangular or Elliptical Marquee

      Lasso Tool

      Magic Wand

      Managing Selections

    Layers

      Adjustment Layers

      Blending Modes

    Brushes

    Gradient Fills

    Clone Stamp

    Toning Tools

    Text and Effects

    Differences Between Photoshop Elements and Photoshop CS

Index.