Beyond Ordinary HDR
HDR has been a hot topic over the past few years, although not everyone likes it. You’ve seen the images – the typical HDR image posted to the web is an over-processed, grainy, surreal image that [More]
May 2011
Capture, Digital Photography Essentials. A Review
When I received my copy of Capture, Digital Photography Essentials I was a little confused. At first glance it wasn’t immediately apparent who the book is aimed at. A flick through revealed some [More]
Toning and Stylising a Portrait in Photoshop
In this exclusive video, author Rich Harrington uses some of the newer features and Blend Modes of Photoshop to styalise a portrait. [More]
Warhol-Style Pop-Art Effect with Photoshop Elements
In this tutorial we’ll use Photoshop Elements to create an effect similar to Andy Warhol’s iconic pictures of Marilyn Monroe, Elizabeth Taylor et al. We’ll use layers and blend modes to build up the effect, making it easy to correct mistakes or change the look at a later stage. [More]
Getting Dramatic Eyes with Photoshop
We can use the eyes to focus attention onto what we want the viewer to look at, by emphasising the eyes we encourage the focal point. In this tutorial we will be adding shadows and changing the colour of the eyes, to give it a more fantasy / mystical feel. [More]
Tangled Webs: Combine and Simplify Paths
In previous tips here on TipSquirrel, we’ve looked at various ways of creating and modifying paths in Photoshop. Today, we’ll explore methods for combining paths using the interaction modes in [More]
Rotating The Clone Stamp in Photoshop
In this video TipTorial I take a quick look at some of the parameters that can be changed when using Photoshop’s Clone Stamp Tool. In particular, how to rotate and flip the stamp.
Many thanks to Janine Smith for providing the photograph. Also a nod to Gavin Hoey for helping me realise the difference between CS5 and earlier versions. [More]
Streamlining Your Lightroom Workflow with Stacks
It’s a problem most photographers face on a regular basis: you’ve got a subject or composition you’d like to focus on, but because weather conditions or other variables change [More]
Black and White with SilverEfex Pro 2
I currently use SilverEfex Pro, although Nik have released a SilverEfex Pro 2 which I’ve downloaded a trial of for the purposes of this tutorial. I’m still undecided whether to upgrade to the new version, but hopefully by the time I’m finished writing Ii’ll have made my mind up if I need to put my money down. [More]
Silver and Gold Text in Photoshop Elements
A friend asked me, this past week, if I knew of any gold or silver fonts I could tell her of. Naturally, I explained that fonts aren’t of any particular color, but are rendered in the color you [More]
Shapes, Arrows and Hidden Options in Photoshop
Creating arrows (such as we here use in our tutorials) shouldn’t be too hard in Photoshop, and it actually isn’t. However, you may find it frustrating to find out the best way to accomplish such [More]
Simulating Long Exposure on Water Using Photoshop
A little while ago David Asch wrote Mimicking Long Exposure Cloudscapes with Photoshop Elements. This led to a question asking if there was a way to simulate long exposure on water, so here we are; [More]
Printing Commands in Photoshop
Several commands are associated with printers. Those specific to your printer are controlled by the printer driver (software you install outside of Photoshop). Each driver is unique, so be sure visit [More]
Photoshop Quick Mask
Greetings all! Hope your week has been brilliant, and you have plenty to look forward to this weekend. Today I’ve made a video on how to use Quick Mask mode in Photoshop. Quick Mask mode, [More]
Doing more with Photoshop Layer Styles
I like working with the Layer Effects in Photoshop but what really stated me using them more was when I learnt how to seperate the effects. In this ‘tiptorial’ I’m going to use put Layer Effects onto Layer Effects. [More]
