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Color Insert to get a taste of what you can accomplish with this book. If you see a finished image or idea that you really like, turn to that technique, open an image, and create your own masterpiece!

The walled city of Isengard has seven levels, and three rings of power were given to the elves, but this book needs ten parts to accomplish its task.

Get organized and get ready to be creative! The techniques in this part show you how you can customize Photoshop to tailor it to your needs. Create custom keyboard shortcuts, organize and rank your image files, set up a color management system, work with tool presets, and batch process your files. Everything that you need to save you time while performing repetitive tasks is here.

Peripheral devices such as digital cameras, scanners, tablets, and printers can make even the most savvy computer users tear their hair out at times. Take a look at the techniques in this part to avoid pitfalls when scanning images, using a digital camera, setting up a tablet, using a printer, or getting your files ready for high-end offset printing.

Part III: Using Layers to Save Time, Protect Your Work, and Create Cool Image

Layers are one of the fundamental building blocks in Photoshop. You can’t create great images without ’em. The techniques in this part show you how to manage and organize layers and create layer comps. You find out how to use all those great layer features: using blending modes; setting opacity; performing transformations; adding special effects such as drop shadows, bevels, embossing; and much more.

If you’ve ever felt daunted by painting in the real world, Photoshop can open doors to your painterly imagination that you never thought possible. The techniques in this part show you how to create custom brushes, create an oil painting by using a photograph, apply color from one image to another, recolor images by using gradients, and even paint backward in time.

Everyone loves a beautiful photograph, but few photos fall under the beautiful category. Usually, something is a bit off — perhaps the color isn’t quite right, little Susie’s eyes look like something from Fright Night, or Uncle George’s schnoz is just way too big. You can fix these problems in a flash with Photoshop. The techniques in this part deal with fixing problems, recoloring with photo filters to enhance tones, creating and colorizing black and white images, and stitching photos together to create fantastic panoramas or photomontages. With only a few clicks of the mouse, you can turn a boring daytime scene with ordinary lighting into a mysterious sunset photo with beautiful twilight tones.

When I say amazing effects, I mean it! Some of the techniques create subtle results, and other results are downright wild. Sharpen your images or blur for emphasis. Create beautiful watercolors, make images look like pressed tin, or create a lovely sketch. Be your own Andy Warhol and create photo silkscreens to rival the Campbell’s Soup series. When you’re finished creating your masterpieces, add frames or special edges to really customize your work.

Type doesn’t just have to be flat, boring, one-dimensional letters on a page. Create type by using nothing but shadows, use layer masks to create type cut-outs, melt metal, drip lava, and wiggle with jelly. The techniques in this part show you how to create super type, super fast.

Layer masks are one of the great Photoshop features that I use everyday. Find out how to make layers fade in or out, use masks to hide portions of a layer, and group layers into clipping masks.

Often ignored or just plain forgotten, channels are essential in the Photoshop artist’s arsenal of talents. Take a look at the techniques in this part to find out what really makes channels tick, how to use them, and how to get better results when recoloring and applying filters.

Web graphics are easy and fun to create. Even if your family Web site has a “mom and pop” feel, you can create great graphics with Photoshop and ImageReady, Photoshop’s sister program. You can teach your old graphics new tricks by making them roll over or run across a page. I even show you how to add hotspots for users to click. The techniques in this section help you create super Web graphics, save them, and preview them in your favorite browser.

Have you ever wondered if there’s more to Photoshop than meets the eye? (Actually, who needs to wonder? We all know it has a lot under the hood.) The techniques in this part show you how to extend Photoshop’s capabilities by installing plug-ins, loading tool and brush libraries, and using third-party software within Photoshop to make your images even more spectacular.