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Free Photoshop CS3 Video Tutorials - Total Training Photoshop CS3 Channels & Masks Series
Total Training has a new series available in their Online Training courses — Adobe Photoshop CS3 Channels and Masking. Knowing how to properly select an image is an essential Photoshop skill whether you're a graphic/web designer or digital photographer. Since Photoshop is equipped with so many choices of tools to isolate and select images, it's hard to know what works best for each situation.
In this series, Justin Seeley teaches techniques for working with the Channel and Masking tools to achieve optimal results regardless of how complex the image may be. To give you a taste of the training, here are 5 free video clips from the series:
Working With Photoshop CS3 Masking Tools - Video Tutorial
This tutorial shows you how to take a glass bottle and make it appear in a different photo by using Photoshop's masking tools. In this video tutorial you will learn the following:
How to cycle through Photoshop's blend modes.
How to use the blend modes to select the shadows and highlights of a glass bottle.
Working with Color Range to make an alpha channel selection mask.
Removing Color Using The 'Blend If' Option in Adobe Photoshop CS3
This tutorial shows how to blend an object into a background in Photoshop CS3. In this video tutorial you will learn the following:
Using Photoshop's blending options to extract an object in a graphic.
How to use the Blend If sliders in the Layer Style control panel.
How to split the sliders to make a more accurate attempt at removing color.
Working With Curves & Levels In Photoshop CS3 - Video Tutorial
A quick look at the image adjustment features in Photoshop CS3 and how to work with levels and curves. In this video tutorial you will learn the following:
How to create a new channel.
How to create a channel mask by using the image adjustment features.
How to work with curves and levels to mask an image.
Photoshop CS3 Quick Selection Tools - Video Tutorial
A look at the new Quick Selection Tools included in Photoshop CS3. In this video tutorial you will learn the following:
How to control the size of the tool.
How to control the harshness of the tool.
How to work with the Auto-Enhance feature.
Working With Refine Edge In Photoshop CS3 - Video Tutorial
A quick look at working with the new Refine Edge tool in Photoshop CS3. In this video tutorial you will learn the following:
How to navigate the Refine Edge dialog box.
How to work with the Refine Edge mask preview tool.
How to modify your selections by using the Contrast, Radius, and Smooth sliders.
Exclusive 20% Discount On Select Total Training Products & Bundles
To redeem our exclusive discount coupon, use promotion code save20pss in your shopping cart. You could save hundreds of dollars. Use this special link to see the full offer.
e frontier Announces Specials For Manga Studio, Anime And Poser Software
Our friends at e frontier have let us know about some specials they have going on right now. There are 3 deals: Upgrade To Poser 7 Now And Get Three Poser Scenes Free (a $69.99 Value), Manga Studio EX 50% off - now only $149.99, and Manga Studio & Anime Studio Bundle Only $69.99 (save $29.99). Details below...
Upgrade To Poser 7 Now And Get Three Poser Scenes Free (a $69.99 Value)
Poser provides the easiest way to design with the human form in 3D. Using the rich collection of content included and powerful rendering to produce any style art, creative professionals, graphic artists and hobbyists can create stunning art, fine illustration and breathtaking animation for applications that integrate the diversity and spirit of human imagery.
With Poser, you can design using the human form for art, illustration, comics, pre-viz/storyboarding, medical visualization, animation, architecture and education - essentially everywhere your creative mind may take you as you design for print, video, film, or web. All Poser 7 orders include a FREE six month Passport membership to Content Paradise, e frontier's content marketplace (US$49.99 Value), plus a FREE US$10 coupon good for any e frontier content on Content Paradise.
Upgrade To Poser 7 Now And Get Three Poser Scenes Free (a $69.99 Value)
Manga Studio EX 50% Off - Now Only $149.99
Manga Studio EX, the #1 manga software worldwide, is the all-in-one solution for creating and publishing manga and comics. With Manga Studio?fs powerful feature set and intuitive, standard interface, you will quickly create your comic projects faster than ever before. Designed specifically for illustrating manga and comic art, Manga Studio provides a complete solution for creating standard black and white manga and comics. Save 50% off the full version price for a limited time.
With Manga Studio’s powerful feature set and intuitive, standard interface, you will quickly create your comic projects faster than ever before.
- Easily apply screen tones to your artwork with one mouse click.
- Reuse your design elements as needed in other scenes.
- Turn multiple steps into one-click commands for instant results.
- Customize your favorite tools and commands for easy access.
Designed specifically for illustrating manga and comic art, Manga Studio provides a complete solution for creating standard black and white manga and comics.
- Sketch original art, scan in existing art, or import artwork or 2D or 3D graphics to get started.
- Ink your drawings with precision using hundreds of layers per page.
- Choose from over 3,000 print-ready screen tones or create your own, making possibilities endless.
- Paint and erase patterns with ease using advanced shading tools.
- Create concentration and speed line effects in seconds.
- Automatically add dialog to your characters with built-in word balloons, or design your own.
- Publish and export professional quality manga for print or web.
Manga Studio EX 50% off - now only $149.99
Manga Studio & Anime Studio Bundle Only $69.99 (save $29.99)
Manga Studio Debut combines all of the essential tools and features you need to create manga and comics from start to finish. Choose from over 80 page templates, then sketch original art, scan in existing art, or import photographs to get started. Use your pen tablet to ink your drawings with precision with Manga Studio's rich set of realistic pen and brush tools. Save time with Manga Studio's uniques features - cut panels, and add concentration and speed line effects in seconds! Add dimension to your illustrations with 1,800 included print-ready screen tones, and paint and erase patterns with ease using advanced shading tools. Manga Studio delivers amazing results with everything aspiring artists and hobbyists need to create professional looking manga and comic art for print or web.
Ideal for aspiring artists and hobbyists, Anime Studio is your complete 2D animation solution for creating movies, cartoons and cut out animation. Create your own desktop animated shorts or photo animations to publish on your favorite video sharing website.
Manga Studio & Anime Studio Bundle Only $69.99 (save $29.99)
Photoshop CS3 And Photoshop Lightroom Bundles - Save Up To $150
Adobe has posted some special bundle offers on their store site. If you purchase Lightroom along with a full or upgrade version of Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop CS3 Extended from the Adobe Store you'll receive an instant discount.
The bundle product discount is available only when Lightroom and Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop CS3 Extended are purchased simultaneously.
The bundle discount is reflected prior to checkout. Education, OEM, and licensing customers are not eligible for bundle pricing, and this offer is valid in North America only.
Here's a list of the 4 different bundle offers in order of the most you can save to the least you can save:
Save $150
Photoshop CS3 Extended Full Together With Lightroom
Get Photoshop CS3 Extended full together with Lightroom and save $150
Save $125
Photoshop CS3 Full Together With Lightroom
Get Photoshop CS3 full together with Lightroom and save $125
Save $100
Photoshop CS3 Extended Upgrade Together With Lightroom
Get Photoshop CS3 Extended upgrade together with Lightroom and save $100
Save $75
Photoshop CS3 Upgrade With Lightroom
Get Photoshop CS3 upgrade together with Lightroom and save $75
Alien Skin Software - Photoshop Plugins - Special 10% & 20% Discounts On All Alien Skin Photoshop Plugins
Our friends at Alien Skin Software have set us up with an exclusive special offer discount link that will give you some sweet savings at their online store.
Just follow this link and you'll see 10% and 20% price drops on their products when you get to the Alien Skin Online Store area (excludes the Eye Candy Bundle, which is already discounted at $199). This special offer includes a discount on Eye Candy: Textures, Eye Candy: Nature, Eye Candy: Impact, Exposure, Blow Up, and their latest release Snap Art.
Snap Art – $149 – our price $129
Blow Up – $199 – our price $179
Exposure – $199 – our price $179
Eye Candy 5: Impact – $99 – our price $79
Eye Candy 5: Nature – $99 – our price $79
Eye Candy 5: Textures – $99 – our price $79
Exclusive 20% Discount On Select Total Training Products & Bundles
To redeem our exclusive discount coupon, use promotion code save20pss in your shopping cart. You could save hundreds of dollars. Use this special link to see the full offer.
Total Training for Adobe Photoshop
Learn Adobe Photoshop with 21 hours of interactive Adobe Photoshop tutorials. This is training for real-world situations and includes additional tips and techniques used by the pros.
View Sample Photoshop, Dreamweaver and Flash Pro Video Tutorials
Free Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorials
Free Adobe Photoshop CS2 video tutorials
Free Adobe Dreamweaver video tutorials
Free Adobe Flash Pro video tutorials
SiteGrinder Photoshop Plugin - Create Websites Instantly
There often seems to be a strict division of labor within the world of web design and development. Creative professionals tend to stick to the Photoshop domain, while those well-versed in scripting are left to the task of implementing their work. Indeed, the two realms are quite different from each other, to which any of us even vaguely familiar with either can easily attest.
Essentially, Photoshop is a no-holds-barred design studio, offering the artist a seemingly endless array of creative options. On the other hand, HTML, CSS, Java and the like follow strict rules of engagement, requiring the developer to take any number of esoteric concerns into consideration in order to ensure that designs are properly displayed on the web.
Turn Photoshop Into A Complete Web Design Tool
SiteGrinder seeks to bridge this gap between design and development. Basically, this program turns Photoshop into an easy-to-use and fully functional web design tool. With SiteGrinder, designers will now have the freedom to totally let their creativity loose and then, without skipping a beat, transfer their designs to the web. Bringing esthetic concerns together with more practical considerations, this program is an amazingly powerful tool that would make a fantastic addition to any web designer's bag of tricks.
Generate Your Web Pages Directly From Photoshop
By generating web pages directly from Photoshop, you'll be able to spend much more time on the creative end of the spectrum, since you'll know right off the bat how well particular designs will translate to the web. No more going back to the Photoshop drawing board after getting a phone call from your development team, telling you that what you had envisioned doesn't have a chance of being displayed on the web. You can immediately visually and interactively test your designs, which permits you to then make changes to either esthetics or functions while it's still relatively early on in the design process.
Pricing and Availability
Mac OS X and Windows versions of the SiteGrinder unlockable demo are available now via download. SiteGrinder can be ordered from Media Lab's online store.
Photoshop CS3 Book - CS3 Essential Skills - By Mark Galer And Philip Andrews
Brimming with beautiful pictures, Photoshop CS3 Essential Skills guides you through a project-based, progressive curriculum so that you can build all the essential skills to enhance photographs creatively and professionally with Photoshop CS3. If you are an aspiring professional, enthusiastic amateur photographer, or a student learning photography, digital imaging, art and design, or design graphics, you'll be amazed at the stunning results you can achieve. A DVD is included free.
The Essential Skills Photography Series from Focal Press uniquely offers a structured learning experience for photographers of all ages, with both the underlying theory and loads of invaluable 'how to' and real-life practice projects - all from the most talented photography practitioners/educators in the world.
Read 2 free sample chapters:
Adjusting Exposure in Adobe Camera Raw CS3
Photoshop CS3 Tutorial High Dynamic Range
Special book offer - save 24%
Photoshop CS3: Essential Skills (Amazon.com - $28.08 - save 24%)
Photoshop CS2 Book - Photoshop CS2: Essential Skills - By Mark Galer And Philip Andrews
An inspirational and user-friendly guide to creative image editing, Photoshop CS2: Essential Skills provides direction for photographers and designers alike who have ventured into the realm of the 'digital darkroom.' The book offers a progressive curriculum to guide you through Photoshop with a series of clear, step-by-step projects designed to place knowledge into a practical context.
Whether you simply want to retouch an image, create a glamour makeover or create a highly sophisticated montage - this book will give you the essential skills to complete the work to a professional standard.
Read 2 free sample chapters:
How To Sharpen An Image In Photoshop — Advanced Sharpening Techniques
Working With Shadows In Photoshop - Advanced Shadow Techniques
Special book offer - save 37%
Photoshop CS2: Essential Skills (Amazon.com - $20.76 - save 37%)
