Photoshop 7 Down and Dirty Tricks

Updated for the latest version of Photoshop, Photoshop 7 Down & Dirty Tricks is packed cover to cover with step-by-step tutorials on the coolest Photoshop 7 effects. The book is not another rehash of masking, pixels, and file formats or resolution—it's nothing but the cool stuff that will make your client's (or boss's) jaw drop.

Scott Kelby continues his wonderful tips and tricks book with Photoshop 7, Down and Dirty Tricks.

Chapter one gives you ways to do cool effects such as adding images to your type and Chapter Two explains how to do dropped shadows on fonts or add pictures inside the letters. Adding motion to photographs can be found in Chapter Three and Chapter Four talks about chrome and metal effects on your type.

There are eight chapters in all and each chapter has wonderful ideas to spruce up your web pages. Scott writes in a clear and concise manner with plenty of graphics to explain what he says so you can make sure your graphics look like his. If you use Photoshop to create your graphics for your web pages, be sure to read ”Down and Dirty Tricks” for Photoshop 7 and learn how to do it with little or no effort.

• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Standing in the Shadows of Love (Basic Drop Shadow Techniques)
• Chapter 2: Shadow Dancing (Advanced Drop Shadow Techniques)
• Chapter 3: ABC, Easy as 1-2-3 (Cool Type Effects)
• Chapter 4: Heavy Metal (Metal and Chrome Effects)
• Chapter 5: Freeze Frame (Photographic Effects)
• Chapter 6: Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap (Down & Dirty Little Tricks)
• Chapter 7: Different Strokes (Paint & Brush Effects)
• Chapter 8: How to Succeed in Photoshop without Really Trying (Advertising Effects)
• Chapter 9: Baby Get Back (Texture and Background Effects)
• Chapter 10: Dammit, Jim, I'm a Doctor, Not a Pixel Jockey (Interface Design)
• Chapter 11: Surfin' USA (Photoshop Web Effects)
• Chapter 12: Let's Get Ready to Rumble (Special Effects)