How To Use Photoshop Layers
I count 45 entries in the “Keys for Using the Layers palette” keyboard shortcuts page in the Photoshop CS3 Help file (my faves above are the tip of the iceberg). But not one of the shortcuts is a mouse-free method of showing/hiding a layer. The goal of using the Photoshop CS3 Black and White command for full colour image editing is to increase tonal variation in the full colour RGB image, via a luminosity blend. If using a command designed for making black and white images on a full colour image seems unintuitive, then it may help to think of this edit as a L edit in LAB mode rather than an RGB edit. This info-packed guide lets users get right down to work by focusing on the Photoshop CS3 features they’re most likely to use and showcasing each in a stand-alone tip–complete with a relevant hint or two and a graphic example. In this fashion, readers learn just what they need to know, exploring the program in a way that makes sense to them.
Anyone who wants to create a composite will benefit from the revamped Photomerge? tool, which lets you apply automatic layer alignment and blending to your images, while the new Quick Selection tool lets you select pixels not just by color, but by texture and shape as well. And digital photographers will be pleased to know that they can now process multiple Camera Raw images in a fraction of the time it used to take. If you don?t have the benefit of professional lighting or fancy camera settings, sometimes your digital photos will come out too dark, too light or a little fuzzy. Photoshop to the rescue! And, at least for 2007, the answer is an emphatic yes, if only because of several extremely useful new enhancements that should benefit most users, as well as potential improvements in performance that would benefit all. Furthermore, if you traditionally use Photoshop for video postproduction tasks, 3D texture-map editing, or scientific image analysis, there’s a whole new — and pricier — version of Photoshop for you, dubbed Photoshop CS3 Extended .
Brightness and Contrast
Burn Dodge Sponge
Opacity and Color Selection
Posted on April 15th, 2008 by Sledge
Filed under: Self Help
