I know how it happens. Everyone tells you that to work efficiently in Photoshop you really need to get one of those Wacom tablets. It will allow you to do more, and, will let you work more naturally. So based on their advice you get one, but it doesn’t seem natural; working with your mouse seems natural, so it sits around gathering dust. What do you do?
Wacom Tablets & Photoshop CS3 will take you through everything you need to know to get the most out of your Wacom Tablet. It will take you from setup to use so that you really can become more efficient with your tablet. There is over 2 hours of training covered in 21 lessons.
Colin Smith is an award winning New Media designer, trainer, and author. He is also the founder of PhotoshopCAFE. Wes Maggio is the Regional Sales Manager for Wacom Technology.
Lessons 1-2, are brief introductions from Colin Smith and Wes Maggio who explain what this DVD is about and what you will learn. Lessons 3-5 cover the types of tables that are available, basics of working with tablets, and some fundamental exercises to get use to working with a tablet.
Lessons 6-9 focus primarily on setup. Here you will learn how to customize your tablet with user-specific functions using the control panel. You will see how to set up the pen, the mouse, and then the touch strips.
Lessons 10-12 cover the use of Express keys for access to commonly used keyboard short cuts and functions. It also explores the Brushes Palette which will become the heart of the application. You will learn how to control pressure with your pen in Photoshop. You will also learn how to use the Wacom Tablet Driver to create custom menus to increase productivity.
Lesson 13 covers how to make your own custom brushes while learning how brushes work in Photoshop. Lesson 14 works with adjustment layers. Here you will work with the enhanced Curves adjustment in Photoshop CS3.
Lesson 15 explores collaging and compositing by combining multiple images together to create creative results using master layer masks. Lesson 16 shows you how to use the new Quick Select tool, the new Smart Filters, and Refine Edge to cut sharp edges to remove objects from the background.
Article comments