1. Customizing
Photoshop for Your Projects.
#1 Change the Color
Settings to Fit Your Projects.
#2 Set the Preferences
for the Way You Work.
#3 Customize Your
Personal Workspace.
#4 Personalize Your View
of the Bridge.
#5 Create a Keyboard
Shortcut for a Favorite Filter.
#6 Create an Action to
Increase Your Efficiency.
#7 Design a Customized
Brush with Your Settings.
#8 Make a Special
Gradient to Suit Your Design.
#9 Calibrate and Profile
Your Monitor for Better Editing.
#10 Turn On the Full
Power of Photoshop with a Digitizing
Tablet.
2. Working with
Layers, Selections, and Masks.
#11 Duplicate the
Background Layer.
#12 Quickly Fix a Faded
Photo.
#13 Adjust a Photo with
an Adjustment Layer.
#14 Blend Two Photos
Together with a Layer Mask.
#15 Jump a Selection to
Its Own Layer.
#16 Use a Vector Shape
as a Decorative Selection.
#17 Use a Quick Mask to
Make a Selection.
#18 Remove an Object
from the Background.
#19 Accentuate a Sky
Easily with a Gradient Fill Layer.
#20 Create Smart Objects
Layers to Preserve Quality.
3. Straightening,
Cropping, and Resizing Magic.
#21 Crop Your Images to
Improve Composition.
#22 Create a Level
Horizon.
#23 Try a Reverse Crop
to Expand the Canvas.
#24 Crop and Straighten
in Camera Raw.
#25 Straighten Crooked
Scans Quickly.
#26 Crop Multiple Images
from One Original.
#27 Change Your
Perspective with the Crop Tool.
#28 Straighten Buildings
with One Filter.
#29 Create a Panorama
from Multiple Photos.
#30 Maximize Your Images
with Minimal Visible Loss.
4. Retouching
Portraits.
#31 Remove Blemishes to
Improve the Skin.
#32 Remove Red Eye to
Quickly Improve any Photo.
#33 Change Eye Color
Digitally.
#34 Reduce Wrinkles with
a Soft Touch.
#35 Whiten Teeth to Add
a Youthful Look.
#36 Brighten the Eyes by
Lightening the Whites.
#37 Add Depth to the
Eyes to Emphasize Them.
#38 Sharpen Just the
Eyes to Add Focus.
#39 Apply Digital
Plastic Surgery for a Younger Look.
#40 Add a Soft Focus
Effect to Make a Portrait Glow.
5. Changing and
Enhancing Colors and Tone.
#41 Try a Better Than
Automatic Quick Color Fix.
#42 Improve an
Underexposed Photo in Two Steps.
#43 Improve an
Underexposed Photo in Three Steps.
#44 Remove a Colorcast
to Improve the Overall Color.
#45 Reduce Digital Noise
to Enhance the Image.
#46 Find the Details in
the Shadows.
#47 Add a Sepia Tone for
a Special Effect.
#48 Colorize an Old
Grayscale Photo.
#49 Turn a Color Photo
into a Grayscale Photo.
#50 Give a Color Photo
an Old Colorized Look.
6. Making Magic with
Digital Special Effects.
#51 Apply a Digital
Photo Filter for Emphasis.
#52 Create a Dreamlike
Image with a Soft Focus Effect.
#53 Add Action with a
Simulated Motion Blur.
#54 Focus On the Subject
with a Dark Edge Vignette Effect.
#55 Merge Multiple RAW
Photos to 32-Bit HDR.
#56 Apply a Split
Neutral Density Filter Using Smart
Objects.
#57 Adjust Depth of
Field with a Lens Blur Filter.
#58 Create a Silhouette
for a Custom Design.
#59 Erase Items in
Perspective with Vanishing Point.
#60 Become a Digital
Architect with Vanishing Point.
7. Designing with
Text Effects.
#61 Paint Text Titles
for a Unique Design.
#62 Create a Custom
Watermark to Protect Your Images.
#63 Warp Type for a Fun
Effect.
#64 Add Perspective to
Type and Keep It Sharp.
#65 Make Your Text
Follow Any Path.
#66 Fill Any Shape with
Text to Create Unique Effects.
#67 Create Eye-Catching
Photo-Filled Titles.
#68 Blend Text into a
Photograph Creatively.
#69 Create an Amazing
Colored Shadow.
#70 Weave Text and
Graphics for Intriguing Designs.
8. Creating Digital
Artwork from Photographs.
#71 Give Any Photo a
Sketched Look.
#72 Add a Quick Quadrant
Color Scheme.
#73 Create a Digital Pen
and Ink Drawing.
#74 Give a Photograph a
Woodcut Look.
#75 Design Your Own
Kaleidoscope.
#76 Posterize a Photo
for a Warhol-Style Image.
#77 Create an Artist’s
Sketch from a Photograph.
#78 Compose a Photo
Collage.
#79 Turn a Photo into a
Hand-Painted Oil Painting.
#80 Paint a Digital
Watercolor.
9. Giving Your Images
a Professional Presentation.
#81 Add Traditional
Photo Corners with One Click.
#82 Make the Frame from
a Photograph.
#83 Make a Contact Sheet
of Your Photos.
#84 Create a PDF Slide
Show Presentation.
#85 Give a Photo an
Artistic Edge.
#86 Create a Custom
Slide Template.
#87 Create a Custom
Parchment Background.
#88 Create Your Own
Custom Edge.
#89 Make a Photo Look
Like a Gallery Print.
#90 Use Picture Package
for an Advertising Layout.
10. Plugging In to
Photoshop CS2.
#91 Create Magical
Backgrounds with Graphicxtras Brushes.
#92 Make a Digital
Engraving with Andromeda’s Cutline
Filter.
#93 Explore Colors
Visually with AutoFX Software.
#94 Create Instant
Chrome and Glass with Alien Skin’s Eye
Candy.
#95 Add a Custom Edge
Effortlessly with Graphic Authority
Extreme Edges.
#96 Control Digital
Noise with nik Dfine.
#97 Sharpen Photos with
Finesse Using nik Sharpener Pro 2.
#98 Apply Traditional
Photo Filters to a Digital Image.
#99 Add Artistic Flair
with Stylizing Filters.
#100 Travel Beyond the
Bridge with Extensis Portfolio 7.
