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]
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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]
Editing shapes in Photoshop
In this week’s tip, we’ll look at some fast and easy ways to start with existing shapes (vector paths) in Photoshop, apply some quick modifications, and make the shapes into your own unique [More]
Vector Masks in Photoshop
In last week’s post on TipSquirrel, we started looking at drawing with shapes and paths in Photoshop. In the interest of getting our toes wet, so to speak, we looked at the shape tools, and saw [More]
Drawing with shapes and paths in Photoshop
Today we begin an exploration of drawing in Photoshop. Not drawing as in grabbing a brush and making marks or blobs, but drawing with precision and with flexible elements that provide a multitude of [More]
Creating the One Ring in 3D
As a Tolkien fan, I’m always interested in the lore and art that accompany the Lord of the Rings literature. So, I thought, why not try to recreate the One Ring in all its fiery presence? [More]
Lightroom: Missing Files, No Longer!
Almost everyone who has used Lightroom has, at some time, encountered the dreaded question mark icon – indicating a missing file or missing folder. Sometimes it is a nuisance, but other times [More]
Troublesome Photoshop Layer Effects
With Photoshop, sometimes things don’t always go as planned. If they did, you’d never learn anything! But today, we’ll look at a common problem that has a simple, but obscure solution. It all [More]
Lightroom Organization with Smart Collections
If you’ve been following my past couple of tips on Tagging your Lightroom Images with Keywords, and Organizing and Searching in Lightroom with Keywords, you are well-prepared for this week’s tip. [More]
Organize and Search your Lightroom Catalog with Keywords
In last week’s tip, we looked at adding Keywords to tag your images in Lightroom. Now that you’ve got them tagged, how do you take advantage of it? The underlying fact is that Lightroom is, in [More]
Tag Your Images–Keywords in Lightroom
Today’s tip is one that grew in the telling. When I sat down to create today’s tutorial, I had originally intended to discuss Collections in Lightroom, as a great way to organize your images. [More]
Sending images by email from Lightroom
In the past few weeks we’ve looked at various ways to export image files from Bridge and Lightroom. In fact, in previous tips we’ve even looked at directly exporting to Social Media sites from [More]
Exporting Multiple Images from Lightroom
Over the past two weeks, I’ve presented some tips on exporting multiple images from Adobe Bridge using Image Processor and the Bridge Export Panel. However, some photographers among you might be [More]
Export multiple JPEG files with the Bridge CS5 Export Panel
Last week, we examined Bridge CS5’s capability to export multiple files with the Image Processor script. We found a powerful utility, but one that had a few shortcomings. In today’s tip, we’ll [More]
Exporting multiple files with Image Processor
Sometimes tried-and-true methods are very efficient at getting the job done, and the Image Processor script (which has been around for quite some time) is one of those old standby tools. When you [More]