Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial about editing text; the character palette

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial about working with the text tool.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering blend modes for the brush tool and layer styles.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering some practical uses of the Overlay, Soft Light and Multiply layer blend modes.

Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering the blending of two images using a layer blend mode.

Recap of the basics of working with layers in CS3.

Continuing with layers. Tools such as the Text tool, Shape tool and pen tool automatically add a new layer to your document.

Take a look at some basic things that you can do with layers.  Add layers, duplicate layers, group layers...

Customize your CS3 workspace by collapsing menus and turning palettes into buttons.

Use The rectangular marquee tool to add graphic elements to the backgrounds of your flush mount style albums.

Spice up your album design by adding a slightly 3D, inset border, achieved by punching a whole in a layer and adding a slight drop shadow.

Add sloppy borders to the images on your flush mount album pages.

Take a look at another example of a typical two page flush mount album spread.

It's time to save your first page as a PSD and a JPEG and start a new document at 20in x 10in for the first two page spread.

After you've set up your folders and Bridge workflow, it's time to start designing your album in Photoshop. Start with a few custom presets in the new document dialog...

Use Bridge to categorize and organize your images to use in a flush mount style album.

The first step in designing a flush mount album is creating your folder template to use again and again.

Finish off your retouching with a few extra techniques. Use the multiply blend mode to add impact and add a soft focus effect.

Learn to "airbrush" for smooth, perfect skin.

Using the pucker tool inside the liquify filter.