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Photoshop CS3 Channels And Masks Bible
Add sizzle to your images with these invaluable tools
If you're using Photoshop without working with channels and masks, you're missing out on some of the most powerful and creative features Photoshop CS3 has to offer. Let this comprehensive reference teach you to use these valuable tools the way professionals
do. Create dazzling composites, speed your workflow, get awesome color--it's all here and more with step-by-step instructions, techniques, and examples. If you want to tap the full potential of Photoshop channels and masks, this striking full-color Bible is the book you need to succeed.
* Harness channels and masks for faster workflow
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Unravel the secrets of creating, mixing, and converting digital color
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Add lighting effects, 3D, and other channel pyrotechnics
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Composite layer content with advanced blending
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Reveal, conceal, and refine your images with layer masks
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Combine selections from single and multiple documents
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Learn to posterize, create textures, correct faded images, and more
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Use type masks to add an artist's sparkle to the text
Inside, find brilliant full color throughout, including hundreds of color screen shots and examples.
Learn how to work with soft-edged selections
Learn how to select and composite transparent shadows
Learn how to blend layers
CONTENTS:
About the Author.
Preface.
Acknowledgments.
Part I: Image Basics.
Chapter 1: Building Images.
Chapter 2: Exploring Tools, Palettes, and Menus.
Part II: The Zen of Color.
Chapter 3: Understanding Color Modes.
Chapter 4: Managing Color.
Chapter 5: Adjusting Color.
Part III: Color Channel Techniques.
Chapter 6: Exploring the Channels Palette.
Chapter 7: Mixing Color Channels.
Chapter 8: Creating the Perfect Monochrome.
Chapter 9: Specifying Duotones.
Chapter 10: Applying Spot Color.
Part IV: Color Channel Pyrotechnics.
Chapter 11: Working with Lab Color.
Chapter 12: Enhancing Details with Channels.
Chapter 13: Creating Light and Shadows.
Part V: Mask-Making Basics.
Chapter 14: Exploring Masks.
Chapter 15: Making Selections.
Chapter 16: Using Alpha Channels and Quick Masks.
Part VI: Masking Layer Content.
Chapter 17: Masking Ambiguous Edges.
Chapter 18: Working with Layer Masks, Clipping Masks, and Smart Objects.
Part VII: Working with Type Masks and Vector Masks.
Chapter 19: Working with Type Masks.
Chapter 20: Masking Paths and Shapes.
Part VIII: Compositing with Channels and Layers.
Chapter 21: Blending Layers.
Chapter 22: Compositing with Channels.
Index.
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