Picking Apart Photoshop Actions
Actions are a great way to get things done quickly, but they’re also a wonderful learning tool. Knowing how to examine an action can help you find new techniques as well as discovering bases that [More]
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Using 3D Objects in Photoshop
Photoshop's 3D Engine is very flexible. It allows you to transform layers three dimensionally. More importantly, it lets you create new 3D elements including primitive shapes (such as cones or spheres). You can also make complex elements can be created using grayscale meshes. [More]
Creating a Soft Vintage Photo Effect in Adobe Lightroom 3
In this tutorial I’m taking a break from my usual Photoshop Elements techniques and instead, switching to Lightroom 3; where I’ll be demonstrating how to convert a modern colour image into a low-quality vintage photo.
We’ll be using a variety of features found in the Develop module to desaturate and soften the image, add grain and a rounded border, and finally create a preset enabling us to apply the effect on different images with the click of a mouse. [More]
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]
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]
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]
