Buy. Download. Create. Get Photoshop CS3 now at the Adobe Store.
3 Free Photoshop Actions - Plus Photo FX Actions Discount
Gavin Phillips, creator of some very popular FX Photoshop Actions, has set up a new special discount deal for all PhotoshopSupport visitors, plus he is offering 3 free Actions that you can test drive and keep. Here are the details from Gavin:
"Our creative Photoshop Actions and short Flash movies enable you to create elegant imagery in minutes. Our Actions incorporate dozens of steps in Photoshop that you can apply by simply clicking a button. In addition to the Photoshop Actions, our short Flash movies give you other creative ways to use our actions, explain a technique or finish what the Action started. Our specialized program has been published by the 'Professional Photographers of America' (PPA) twice as well as in other publications. Try my 3 Photoshop Actions for free. They produce the effects above (from left to right — Infrared, Toned and Softly).
"We offer 4 sets of Photoshop Actions and Flash movies and we are offering a special discount for a limited time. Purchase one set of Photoshop Actions and get a second set for free. Visit the special Actions discount page for details."
Gavin has also kindly written up a nice Photoshop Actions Tutorial that will give you a quick course on Photoshop Actions.
Free Photoshop Brush Set 'Batman Comic Book' From Kirsty
Kirsty sends this in: "Hello everyone, it took a little bit longer (life gets in the way!), but I finally have a new brush set up, this time with a Batman comic book theme. You can find it at the usual address of 500ml Brushes. Thanks!"
The Batman Set contains 11 brushes of different Batman (and Robin) comic book covers.
You can find all of Kirsty's super beautiful brushes on our Photoshop brushes page.
Photoshop Special Education Prices - The Adobe Education Store Offers Students And Educators Big Savings Online
You can find some sweet savings at the Adobe Education Store, where education end users can purchase Education versions of all the Adobe products at reduced prices. And who qualifies to purchase from the Adobe Education Online Store? Here's the list:
- A student enrolled in grades K-12 at an accredited public or private primary or secondary school providing full-time instruction.
- A full- or part-time student enrolled at an accredited higher education institution.
- A full- or part-time faculty or staff member employed by an accredited K-12 or accredited higher education institution.
Visit the Adobe Education Store for some big savings. Here are links to the Photoshop products available at the store:
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - Education version (full $299)
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom - Education version (full $99)
Adobe Photoshop Elements 4.0 Mac - Education version (full $69)
Adobe Photoshop Elements 5.0 Windows - Education version (full $69)
You'll also find Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium for $499, Creative Suite 3 Design Premium for $599, or you can just go completely crazy and get the whole enchilada — The Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection for $999.
5 Free Photoshop Videos From 'Adobe Photoshop CS3 Advanced'
We've got 5 free videos for you to watch (below) from a new Total Training Online series — Adobe Photoshop CS3 Advanced.
With Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert Justin Seeley as your host, you'll learn how to manage and organize images using Adobe Bridge CS3, process your photos using Camera Raw 4, create stunning compositions using Photoshop's Smart Objects and all-new non-destructive Smart Filters, edit images in perspective via the improved Vanishing Point Filter, and discover dozens of tips, tricks and workarounds to help you improve your creative workflow.
Justin Seeley is an Adobe Certified Photoshop Expert and graphic designer with nearly a decade of experience. His techniques have been featured on the Adobe Creative Suite podcast and Photoshop TV, and his tutorials have appeared in publications such as Digit magazine. Justin is also the creator and host of the Photoshop Quicktips podcast, which is consistently in the Top 10 Software How-To Podcasts on the iTunes store.
Remember to use our exclusive discount code -- save20pss -- and get an instant 20% reduction on any Total Training Online Subscription or DVD Training Package. You could save hundreds of dollars. Use this special link to see the full offer. Now here are the free videos:
Working With A Wacom Tablet To Create A Collage In Photoshop CS3
A quick look at how to use your Wacom tablet to collage images together in Photoshop CS3. You'll learn how to add a layer mask and work with the layers palette, how to blend images together using a pressure sensitive pen, and how to create nice soft transitions in the images for a better collage effect.
Photoshop CS3 Extended Frame Animation And Timeline Animation Features
A quick look at the timeline and frame animation features in Photoshop CS3 Extended. In this video you'll learn how to create a countdown clock animation by using the frame animation features and the timeline animation features of Photoshop CS3 Extended.
Working With The Vanishing Point Filter In Photoshop CS3
A quick look at how to work with the Vanishing Point filter in Photoshop CS3. You'll learn how to familiarize yourself with the Vanishing Point features, how to create a new plane in the Vanishing Point filter, and how to tweak the handles to make perfect planes in Vanishing Point.
Working With Smart Filters In Photoshop CS3
A quick look at how to work with smart filters in Photoshop CS3. You'll learn how to create a smart filters mask, how to use brushes to work with an image, and how to paint out areas of an image.
Non-Destructive vs. Destructive Editing In Photoshop CS3
A quick look at the difference between destructive and non-destructive editing in Photoshop CS3. In this free video sample you'll learn how to edit an image in a non-destructive way, how to use the adjustment layers for non-destructive editing, and how to work with the layers palette.
For more free Photoshop CS3 tutorials, see our Photoshop CS3 Tutorials Page.
Free Photoshop Brush Sets From Seishido's Janita - July Brushes
Super sweet Janita of Seishido has just sent in her latest preview package of free Photoshop brushes for you to download and explore. The July bundle features some frame brushes that have become very popular on her site. Here's Janita herself with all the brushy little details...
Brushset Vintage Frames: This is a special deluxe set made of 4 different Seishido brushsets at once. I created some grungy frames and decorated flowerish ornaments or doodles around them. The brushes in here are very large, some frames have a black inner background and others a white one to maybe add some photography inside.
Brushset For Me?: This one includes little brushes, swirly ornaments around different flower brushes. Pretty beautiful to create ornament frames or to decorate text on graphics.
Texture Design #119: This one has been made without any brushes at all, it's just a scanned fabric that was flying around inside my closet which I colored and blended with some other scanned papers.
You can download all the new brush sets and the textures below, but also make sure to visit Janita's site Seishido — and don't forget to join her newsletter!
Download Brushset Vintage Frames (zip - 905 KB)
Download Brushset For Me? (zip - 95 KB)
Download Texture Design #119 (zip - 349 KB)
For more brushes, see our Photoshop Brushes Page.
Photoshop CS3 Channels And Masks Bible - Free Sample Chapter And Free Tool Palettes Chart
We've got a great free chapter for you (Chapter One - Building Images PDF - 2.1 MB) from a new Photoshop CS3 book written by Stephen Romaniello called Photoshop CS3 Channels And Masks Bible.
The book is easy to follow and easy to understand, and the first chapter is exactly what we would recommend a beginner should study to become familiar with the program. It is a general introduction to Photoshop which walks you through all of the tools and concepts needed to get your head around this program and start creating with it.
We've also got a free graphic from Chapter 2 from the book. This is the Photoshop CS3 Default Tool Palette (with all the flyouts showing). Photoshop CS3's tool palette displays the icons for 22 different tools in a tall, vertical palette. Some of the tool icons expand to access tools that are not visible, bringing the entire number of tools to 58 plus paint swatches, Quick Mask icons, and the view modes. Click the small black arrow on the lower right of the tool icon to display the additional related tools in a flyout menu.
Thanks to our friends at Wiley for the free chapter and the free tool palette chart. Download Chapter One - Building Images (PDF - 2.1 MB). There are 22 chapters and almost 500 pages in this book, so to get a scope of what's covered download the Table of Contents (PDF - 1 MB). And here is a direct link to the graphic for the Photoshop CS3 Default Tool Palettes Chart, so you can print it out. Buy Photoshop CS3 Channels And Masks Bible at Amazon.com (33% off).
Photoshop CS3 On Demand - Free Sample Chapter
Photoshop CS3 On Demand is a real gem. Filled with everything you'll ever need to know to work in Photoshop, the book's best feature is the way the information is presented. Photoshop CS3 On Demand uses a series of examples that will give you a context in which you can perform a task, and includes workshops so you can put together individual tasks into different projects. And all of the Photoshop example files from the book are available on the web.
The book also includes ACE courseware that meets the objectives for the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Program. Upon completion of this courseware you may be prepared to take an exam for ACE qualification.
Our friends at Pearson Publishing have set us up with a free sample chapter for your downloading pleasure. This chapter will walk you through setting up Photoshop for the first time, and is a great way to see if the book's info and style connects with you. Download Chapter Three - Customizing The Way You Work In Photoshop CS3. (PDF 1.1 MB).
In this chapter you'll learn how to customize Photoshop CS3 to enable you to work faster and more comfortably. You'll start by learning how to set preferences to give you optimal control and go on to learn how to select scratch disks, allocate memory, customize the workspace, define shortcut keys, and more.
Best Photoshop Text Effects And Type Effects Tutorials - A Roundup From The Photoshop Roadmap
Enrique at The Photoshop Roadmap has gone hunting for the best text and type effects he could find. Now he's back and he's put together a page with a collection of 78 Photoshop tutorials and 2 Photoshop actions. Not too shabby.
Look through The Best 80 Photoshop Text Effects on the Web and see if there's some that tickle your fancy. Also nice is the way they are presented, with large previews of the type effects you can expect to achieve by following the tutorials.
Photoshop Plugin Fluid Mask 3 Released - Get $10 Off Instantly
Vertus has released the new version of its masking tool, Fluid Mask 3 — the most powerful version yet of this award-winning image editing software. Fluid Mask 3 has been redeveloped to include more powerful and accurate blending, increased speeds, improved ease of use, and all new intuitive help menus.
Fluid Mask 3 Special Offer
Vertus Software is offering Fluid Mask at a special 'friends and partner' discounted rate. This is an exclusive offer to visitors of PhotoshopSupport.com. Buy Fluid Mask 3 for $229. Visit the Fluid Mask 3 Special Offer Page for more info.
Fluid Mask Version 3
Fluid Mask has generated worldwide acclaim as the fastest and most accurate masking tool on the market. With improvements to the initial image processing time, Fluid Mask 3 users who are operating multiple processors will see increased speeds of up to 40% faster than the previous versions.
With a more effective edge detection system, along with the improved “Smart Blending” capability unique to Fluid Mask, Fluid Mask 3 makes separating problem images, such as human hair and tree leaves, quick and easy.
First there is a slider which allows the user to seamlessly switch between “Smart Blending” and standard feather blending.
Second, within focused areas, the user may invoke special hair blending algorithms, which for the first time automatically cuts out tricky hair such as highlights and hair with wide color differences (e.g. black hair next to white hair against a grey background).
In addition to new blending and loading capabilities, Vertus has improved the intuitive workflow of Fluid Mask 3 and added additional tools to the program. These new features include:
- A new “Save Settings” option enables users to easily recall edge detection, blending, and resolution options from previous sessions, eliminating the need to continually reprogram these options when working with batches of pictures;
- The “Color Work Space” palette now includes a “Color Sampler” which enables users to select specific colors from an image and see where else within that image the same color appears. Also available in the “Color Work Space”, the new 2-D color map enables more accurate color selection;
- Several new brush tools and the improved “Localized Edge Detection System” enable users to perform more detailed edge finding and more refined blending;
- A new “Patch” system allows users to make changes affecting a selected localized region without affecting the rest of the image.
- “Patches” can be easily selected with a highlighting brush tool rather than relying on a standard box shaped patch. Once a “Patch” has been selected, users can call up the most popular editing options with a simple right click of the mouse.
- Users are now able to launch a test rendering of the localized patch, and toggle between the working image and a rendering of the final mask;
- Improved intuitive help features such as “Best of Breed Help” offers XML help files and direct links to Fluid Mask tutorials, enabling easy access to hands-on demonstrations.
Users working on tablet style computers and peripherals, such as the Wacom Tablet, should note that Fluid Mask 3 contains a new pressure sensitivity control that can regulate brush size.
Users can download a free 30 Day Trial of Fluid Mask 3 by visiting the Vertus website.
Save $50 On Anime Studio Pro For A Limited Time
Our friends at e Frontier have an exclusive offer for PhotoshopSupport.com visitors. The full version of Anime Studio Pro is on special right now for $149.99, that's $50 off the regular price. (Also see an exclusive offer for Manga Studio 3.0 EX.)
Anime Studio Pro is perfect for professionals looking for a more efficient alternative to tedious frame-by-frame detailing when creating quality animations.
With an intuitive interface and loaded with pre-rigged characters and additional content, Anime Studio Pro delivers advanced animation tools and effects to speed up your workflow.
Anime Studio combines cutting-edge features with powerful technology to deliver the most unique animation program for digital artists.
Anime Studio will speed up your workflow so your animation projects get completed faster than ever before.
- Get Started Quickly - Tutorials direct you how to use Anime Studio's powerful features.
- Speed Up Your Production - Draw once and reuse your digital design elements as needed in other scenes.
- Customize Your Workflow - Organize multi-step operations into one-click commands for instant results.
Follow this special link to get to the discounted offer. Learn more about Anime Studio Pro at the e frontier site.
Save $50 On Manga Studio EX For A Limited Time
The full version of Manga Studio 3.0 EX is on special right now for $249.99, that's $50 off the regular price. (Also see an exclusive offer for Anime Studio PRO.)
Manga Studio EX, the #1 manga software worldwide, is the all-in-one solution for creating and publishing manga and comics. Specifically designed for professionals, Manga Studio EX delivers cutting-edge features that comic artists need.
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.
Follow this special link to get to the discounted offer. Learn more about Manga Studio 3.0 EX at the e frontier site.
Photoshop CS3 Upgrade Options And Bundles From The Adobe Store
Photoshop CS3 Extended is ideal for film, video, and multimedia pros and for graphic and web designers using 3D and motion. Get the full version for US $999, or upgrade for US $349. The standard version of Photoshop CS3 is available for US $649, or as an upgrade for US $199. See all upgrade options at the Adobe Store. See our CS3 Resource Center for free Photoshop CS3 tutorials.
Photoshop Extended is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium, which combines all-new CS3 versions of Photoshop, Flash Pro, Dreamweaver, Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat 8 Pro. Upgrade options for customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can be found at the Adobe International Store.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Available At The Adobe Store
There are tons of new features in Adobe Lightroom 1.0 that you won't find in the beta version. From Clone and Healing functionality to metadata browsing, you'll be able to free-up post-processing time like never before. Get it now at the Adobe Store. Customers in Europe, the UK, Australia, New Zealand and Asia can find special pricing and offers at the Adobe International Store. For free Lightroom tutorials see our Lightroom tutorials page.
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, and their latest release — Blow Up.
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
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