Quick Tip: Photoshop Variations
NB: Variations is not available in the CS5 64bit Mac version. Variations is the Rodney Dangerfield of Photoshop; it just doesn’t get any respect! I tend to think it’s because there are so many [More]
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Smart Brush and the Quick Selection Tool in Photoshop Elements
Elements really has come of age recently and the release of Elements 9 with all its improvements and new features makes it a consideration of both amateur and professional photographers. In this video Gavin Hoey shows us one feature of Elements that makes editing images that much easier, the Smart Brush. [More]
Photoshop and The Alt / Option Key
There’s few occasions when I’m in Photoshop that I don’t have my thumb resting on the Alt key. What makes this humble little key so special? Well, let me show you just a few of the occasions where I really couldn’t do without it. [More]
Fixing Faded Historical Photos
A common problem with old black-and-white or sepia-toned photos is that they fade over time. You can use a Levels or Curves adjustment to improve contrast, but both commands often introduce color artefacts into the image. A few extra steps are needed to get the best results when you want to restore proper balance to an old photo. [More]
Tightening Photoshop’s Layer Masks : Revisited
A couple of weeks ago, fellow Photoshop Nut A.J. Wood presented an “old school” technique for tightening layer masks, a great solution for when you can’t use the newer Refine Mask feature in [More]
Tonal Adjusttments with Brushes in Photoshop CS5
In this video for TipSquirrel.com, digital artist Tim Shelbourne uses adjustment layers, masks and brushes to add some tones to his painting. [More]
Colour Separation Using LAB Colour Space in Photoshop
I would like to thank Dan Margulis for the technical expertise behind today’s article. He gives a convincing argument of LAB colour space’s hidden power. If you would like to find out [More]
Selective Edits with Photoshop Adjustment Layer Masks
Here we take a look at a simple way to limit our Photoshop Image Adjustment Layers, to affect only certain regions of the photograph. We’ll do this using the built-in layer mask and the [More]
Digital Diffusion with Photoshop
Following on from last month’s tutorial on Recreating Lith Grain, I’m going to show you how to recreate another darkroom effect in Photoshop. The effect were’re recreating, diffusing the [More]
Day into Night with Photoshop
Here’s a fun effect and a way to change perspective on reality… using Photoshop adjustments to turn day into night. The difference is mostly a matter of temperature and illumination, after [More]
Color Away Discoloration with Photoshop
Do you have any photos that have spots and splotches of color on them that was never part of the original photo? Fellow NAPP member Bob Byington had such a photo and asked me if I could help him to [More]
Ten Things
I’ve been digitally restoring photographs for a long time, using Photoshop even longer, and I’ve picked up a few things over the years; simple tips on tools or workflow which have made my life a [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]
Restoration Using Photoshop's Color Channels
The Restorationist Janine Smith continues her foray into the world of video tutorials with this brilliantly effective, yet simple to achieve, restoration using the color channels. This easy to follow [More]
Restoration Using Photoshop’s Color Channels
The Restorationist Janine Smith continues her foray into the world of video tutorials with this brilliantly effective, yet simple to achieve, restoration using the color channels. This easy to follow [More]