Dark II; Photoshop's Layer Blend Modes
Ok, here’s the deal: There’s more than one way to do 99.9% of anything you do in Photoshop. I think there may be only one way of turning it on and off, I could be wrong. It’s my belief, [More]
June 2010
Dark II; Photoshop’s Layer Blend Modes
Ok, here’s the deal: There’s more than one way to do 99.9% of anything you do in Photoshop. I think there may be only one way of turning it on and off, I could be wrong. It’s my belief, [More]
Noise Reduction with Smart Object Stack Modes
Last week we took a look at Stack Modes in Photoshop, and found that all we needed was a layered Smart Object, and we could use the Stack Modes to great effect. This week we will continue to look at [More]
Photoshop Palette and Workspace Questions
From time to time some strange things happen in Photoshop. Here I look at a couple of the things I’ve been asked about regarding the workspace, both of which are meant to happen and can be of [More]
Photoshop or Lightroom, Which to Choose?
If you’re a photographer looking at upgrading your existing image editing software then you’ve never had so much choice, but which do you choose? The chances are you already have a favourite [More]
Get Inked with Photoshop and No Needles
I would love a tattoo…but I’m terrified of needles. That makes it impossible to get inked. So I guess the next best thing is to do it in Photoshop! 1. First we need to create a map for [More]
Book Review: A Village Lost & Found
In a bit of a break from the Photoshop related content usually found on TipSquirrel.com, but still in the realm of vintage photographs in which I’m known to dwell, I offer to you, today, a peek [More]
Book Review: A Village Lost & Found
In a bit of a break from the Photoshop related content usually found on TipSquirrel.com, but still in the realm of vintage photographs in which I’m known to dwell, I offer to you, today, a peek [More]
Max Stacks with Photoshop
Over the past few weeks, we’ve explored the world of Smart Objects, and we’ll continue that exploration here today. However, one special note for today’s lesson – the Smart Object features [More]
Layer Masks – In Elements Too!
Its a pleasure to welcome a new contributor to the Nut House! Stuart Little a well respected photographer and photoshop educator with over 18 years experience in social & commercial photography, [More]
Adobe Quick Tip Thursday
Greetings all! Just some quick tips today as I'm getting myself together for this weekend's D2W conference. As always we're talking Photoshop so let's throw out the tips:
1. Did you know you can use your keyboard's Numeric Keypad to change a Layer's opacity? Dial 0-9 to get 100% through 90% opacity. Dial two digits (54) to get 54% opacity. USEFUL TIP - If you're using a brush-based tool you'll change the brush opacity INSTEAD of the Layer opacity. [More]
Lightening A Dark Photo
Do you have any photos in your collection that are very dark? That doesn’t mean they’re a lost cause! Here’s just one way to lighten them up! For this method, we’ll employ one of my favorite [More]
Nested Smart Objects Part 2
In last week’s post on creating nested Smart Objects, we had created the image below, which was to serve as a celestial orb in our twilight desert scene. We built up this object from a basic [More]
Portrait Magic Pro Action Pack (Portrait Magic) – A Review
Today we welcome back Rich Hales. After an excellent review of Lightroom 3 last week we thought we’d throw a copy of Portrait Magic Pro Action Pack from PhotographyBB and see what he makes of [More]
Photoshop's Easy 3D
It’s a delight to welcome back digital artist Tim Shelbourne. Like many Photoshop users, Tim hasn’t dived into 3D in the past. With the new features of CS5 however, he’s taken a [More]
