PSCS3-2 - Adobe PhotoShop CS3: Advanced
Fills and overlays
Filling image areas
Creating swatches
Filling selections
Creating fill layers
Gradients and patterns
Creating gradients
Creating a simple pattern
Creating an offset pattern
Saving a set of presets
Creating a tool preset
Layer overlays
Filling areas with overlay layer styles
Masks
Mask channels
Editing a Quick Mask
Editing an alpha channel as a Quick Mask
Layer masks
Creating a layer mask
Editing a layer mask
Grayscale masks
Creating soft edges with a grayscale mask
Fading a layer with a gradient mask
Clipping masks
Clipping a layer to an underlying layer
Vector paths
Creating vector paths
Discussing the uses of vector paths
Creating a freeform path
Converting a selection to a path
Creating paths with the Pen tool
Editing vector paths
Adjusting path points
Changing the number of anchor points
Combining subpaths to form a single path
Vector masks
Creating a vector mask
Creating a clipping path
Paths for creative imagery
Converting type characters to editable shapes
Wrapping type on a path
Creating a vector shape layer
Stroking a path with a brush shape
Creative image effects
Painted effects
Simulating an illustration with the Art History Brush
Blending a texture with Overlay mode
Creating a custom brush
Warping
Warping text
Warping image layers
Efficient compositing
Grouping layers
Creating and transforming Smart Objects
Working with Smart Object contents
Creating vector Smart Objects
Smart Filters
Applying Smart Filters
Masking Smart Filter effects
Layer comps
Creating layer comps
3D layers
Discussing 3D support in Photoshop CS3 Extended
Video
Images for video
Viewing an image with a non-square pixel aspect ratio
Creating an image for video
Scaling a square-pixel image for video
Video layers
Discussing video layers
Automating tasks
Actions
Recording an action
Playing an action
Editing an action
Pausing an action
Organizing actions
Making actions work as buttons
Saving actions in sets
Batch processing
Batch-processing files
Customizing Photoshop
Assigning keyboard shortcuts and menu item colors
Saving a workspace