Fixing a Bad HDR Sky in Photoshop
HDR Tools are great for creating interesting images, but they can really destroy a sky. Here's a quick tip for rescuing an over baked sky and giving a more natural feel to your images. [More]
Video Tutorial
Create an Invisible Person with A Shadow in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
In this video I use a couple of simple Photoshop techniques to make and invisible person cast a shadow.
This technique can be used in all versions of Photoshop and later versions of Photoshop Elements [More]
Photoshop Halftone Effect
Use some old-school Photoshop techniques to create a futuristic halftone effect. [More]
Image Based 3D Lights in Photoshop
Photoshop CS6 and later offers the traditional light sources for your 3D models: infinite lights, point lights, and spot lights, all fully customizable. However, there's another kind of light - an "image based light," or IBL - that has some special features. We can use any image as a light source, and in doing so, we can help our 3D model to more closely match the colors of its environment, adding an extra touch of realism. [More]
Match Color Command in Photoshop
A great, and quick, way to change the feel of your image is to match it’s tones to that of an image you already have.
Photoshop makes this incredibly easy and wonderfully flexible with the use of the Match Color command.
In this video I’ll look at two images and see how Match Colour can give some amazing results. [More]
Photoshop: Layer Styles on a Group
Did you know that you can add Layer Styles to a group of layers? As of Photoshop CS6, you can! In this video I take a look at just some of the benefits, [More]
Lightroom’s Filename Template Editor
There are various places within Lightroom where you can rename files - during import, during export, and within the Library module. But, in each case, Lightroom offers a Filename Template with a powerful editor. Understanding the capabilities of the Filename templates is the key to unlocking tremendous flexibility in renaming your image files. [More]
Single Image Collage in Photoshop
Starting with a single image in Photoshop, we can create the illusion of a casually stacked collage of smaller snapshots. It's a great look for event and vacation images! [More]
Draft Text Effect in Photoshop
Photoshop comes with a bucket full of fonts as standard but let’s be honest, on the whole they are all very worthy and extremely dull. So in this tutorial I’m going to show you a simple trick that you can apply to any font to change it from dreary to dynamic.
The effect I’m aiming for is similar to how a designer might have drafted out text in years gone by. We’ll be adding guide lines, sketch marks and wobbly lines and it’s all done using standard Photoshop filters and a few layer tricks. [More]
Camera Raw Integration in Photoshop CC
Photoshop Camera Raw as a filter? That's right, and even more besides. The Adobe Camera Raw toolset is becoming more and more integrated into our workflow in Photoshop, giving us a common set of tools and a more efficient workflow. [More]
Liquify Editable Text in Photoshop
In this video I take a look at how recent updates to Photoshop allow us to fun the Liquify Filter on text.
Because this is a Smart Object it means the text remains completely editable, but there’s more! Let me explain…. [More]
Real World Photoshop Workflow Example – Rich Harrington
In this video for TipSquirrel.com Rich demonstrates his workflow through Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop. He uses a few techniques to transform an image that he’s ‘not crazy about’ to a great image in less than 10 minutes. [More]
Line Drawing in a Photograph using Photoshop Clipping Masks
In this video I answer a reader question that was asked of me through our Facebook Page.
”How”, they wondered, “can you make it look like a drawing’s being held up in front of a photograph?”
Its actually very straight forward, and would be easier if you took a couple of photos at the same time.
Me, I head over to Fotolia and get some images to help me out!
If you recognise the tip on making the line drawing part of this tutorial it may be that you saw it when it was my entry to The Next Photoshop Evangelist competition. [More]
Lightroom History and Snapshots
History and Snapshots are two Lightroom tools that work well together. Learn how to take advantage of the History Panel, and how to avoid losing your history states and save them permanently with a snapshot. [More]
What are Photoshop Smart Objects
In this video I’ll take a whistle stop tour of Smart Objects in Photoshop, looking at how they work and why you may want to use them. [More]
