Lightning and Break-Up Effects in Photoshop
Let’s take the classic lightning effect and add a little scatter effect too; Step 1. Make a new 1024×768 sized documents, set the background colour to black. Next using the Text tool Type [More]
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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]
Sepia Toning with LAB
I was recently adding a sepia tone to a photo and wanted to change the tone that was being used.I fiddled about getting the tone. Once I’d done that I couldn’t help but feel that [More]
Using Parametric Curves in ACR 6 to Improve Contrast
When you need to improve the contrast in your raw photos, Parametric Curves are a great way to simplify the thought process and task of making a Curves adjustment. Instead of guessing or arbitrarily [More]
Enhancing Black and White Images with Photoshop and Lightroom
Welcome to my third tutorial on black and white photography. In this tutorial we will be looking at ways to further enhance your images once they have been converted into black & white. Contrast [More]
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]
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]
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]
HDR Toning Black and White Images
Richard Harrington, author of Understanding Adobe Photoshop, From Still to Motion and other great books demonstrates a technique for using HDR Toning on a black and white image. From Bridge, [More]
Ten Things Beginners Should Know in Photoshop
There's a few things that often trip up the new Photoshop user. In this post AJ wood points out the top 10 to bear in mind. [More]
Blending Images with Various Focal Points with Photoshop
For this video I’ve taken four photographs, all focused on a different Lego figure. Using Photoshop I’m going to blend them together so that I get one, in focus image. This technique is great for macro photography for shooting flowers, insects and other small objects. [More]
Quick Filmstrip Template in Photoshop
If you’ve already upgraded to Photoshop CS5 then you have probably already tried some of the amazing headline grabbing new features. Things like Puppet Warp, Content Aware Fill and HDR Pro are [More]
Recreating The Tilt Shift Effect in Photoshop
I was recently asked about recreating the Tilt Shift effect in Photoshop. Looking back through TipSquirrel.com I realised that we’d covered it a couple of times, but never as a video. [More]
Fun With Photoshop’s Liquify and Layer Styles
Its April 1st and I fancy a little bit of fun, so today I’m getting silly with Liquify and a couple of Layer Styles to make a grumpy chap much more friendly looking. [More]
Star Wars Text and Star Field with Photoshop
I always enjoy the beginning of star wars, the scrolling text gets me in the mood for a sci-fi fest! 😀 so I thought I’d show you a way of faking it in Photoshop 🙂 Step 1 First go to [More]
