Josh Spivey | Planet Photoshop

Photoshop Vector Shapes

Last week, Alexandro Colorado emailed me asking why Photoshop creates a mask when making shapes with the shape tool. I told him that I would explain the reason why the best I could. Continue Reading »

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Using Quick Masks

Quick masks are a handy little Photoshop- feature that many people don’t even know about. Continue Reading »

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Creating A Mask Over Multiple Layers

A layer mask is great for creating masks for a single layer. Continue Reading »

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The Power of Hue and Saturation Adjustment

I have been using the Hue and Saturation Adjustment tools that Photoshop provides for a long time. Continue Reading »

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Strange Brushes

Photoshop uses pixels to display graphics. Bits of light and darkness that make a map of the image. Continue Reading »

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Your Pen Tool

If you are new to Photoshop, you hate the pen tool. If you have been using Photoshop for awhile, you love it. Why is this? Well, let me show you a few tips that might help you fall in love with your pen tool. Continue Reading »

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Cloning Stamp Magic

If you do any Photoshop work at all, you’ll know how often clients ask you to do the impossible. Can you get rid of those leaves in the background? Continue Reading »

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Colorizing Photographs

You know sometimes you just don’t want that photo you took to be a plain, old snapshot. Continue Reading »

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Color Theory 101, Part 4

So we have been talking about color right? Big deal, who cares? Well you do, if you want to present effective graphics. Continue Reading »

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Color Theory 101, Part 3

Ok, so we have now talked about colors that are similar. Now let’s talk about colors that are disimilar. Continue Reading »

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Viewing and Basking in your Image

When I’m done working with an image, I like to sit and admire it (hey, I spent six hours working on it, I should). To do that, I hit the Tab key, then hit the F key three times. This hides all of the panels and toolbars and lets you see the image by itself surrounded by black. To get back to regular mode, press the F key and the Tab key one more time.