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Step-and-Repeat in Photoshop
“Step-and-repeat” is the term used for the process of duplicating an object and spacing. Continue Reading »
Portrait Toning Adjustments
Sometimes the lighting for an image is just a little bit off. Perhaps it’s unbalanced, or there’s a shadow Continue Reading »
Bleeds and Crop Marks from Photoshop
Page layout programs, such as InDesign, and illustration programs, like Illustrator, can easily handle “bleeds” Continue Reading »
Printing Separations in Color
It’s easy to see individual channels in color in Photoshop’s Channels palette Continue Reading »
Select Hair by Using Channels
Selecting fly-away hair can be one of the toughest assignments in Photoshop. The Extract command can be helpful. Continue Reading »
Compound Paths: Creating a Gear
Photoshop’s Pen and Shape tools are incredibly powerful tools, especially when creating complex compound paths by intersecting paths. To see how this works, let’s create a gear in Photoshop. Continue Reading »
Color Picker Versatility
The vast majority of the time, the vast majority of us use Photoshop’s Color Picker in the default configuration. Continue Reading »
Eliminate Noise with the Color Replacement Tool
Although it’s not the purpose for which it was designed, the new Color Replacement tool in Photoshop CS is an incredibly efficient way to remove digital noise from photos. Continue Reading »
Dashed Lines in Photoshop
While Photoshop doesn’t offer a dashed line option, such as that found in Illustrator’s Stroke palette, you can easily simulate them by editing a brush in the Brushes palette. Continue Reading »
Working with Spot Color Channels
Spot colors can be used with CMYK or Multichannel documents intended for print to add additional colors, create “bump plates,” and to control varnishes. Continue Reading »
Duotone vs. Multichannel, Part 2
In the first installment of this series, we looked at duotone color mode, how it works, and how you can control it. Continue Reading »
Duotone vs. Multichannel, Part 1
A great way to save on your printing costs is to use two inks instead of four. Continue Reading »
Focus on Sharpening, Part 3
In the first two parts of this series, we looked at the theory of sharpening and the commands and tool available in Photoshop. Continue Reading »
Focus on Sharpening, Part 2
In the first installment of this series, we looked at the theory of sharpening and how it works. Continue Reading »
Focus On Sharpening, Part 1
It’s generally understood in the Photoshop world that almost every image can benefit from judicious sharpening. Continue Reading »
Photoshop Tutorials
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Crumpled Paper
This crumpled paper effect starts with designing a piece of notebook paper and then applying a displacement map
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Pirate Text
The steps for creating this pirate text effect start with converting a text layer into paths in order to reshape
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Background Animation
In this tutorial, Corey creates an animated background using Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended.
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Logo Design
Corey recreates a video game logo by building a grid background and circular target using the define pattern
Text Shape Layers
Converting text into shapes allows you to distort the text as you like while retaining straight, clean edges.
Borders Under a Minute
Create really cool borders in under a minute to use on virtually any one of your photos or even video for that matter.
Custom Coins
In this tutorial Corey creates a realistic-looking coin effect using the channels palette and the lighting effects filter.
Design Effects
Corey shows how to use the luminosity of an image to create a cool design effect and spice up your simple photos.
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Animate Rain Shadows in After Effects
Changing the look, feel, atmosphere, temperature, and mood in an After Effects 3D scene can make all the difference to your animation. -
Create Stunning Black-and-White Images in Lightroom
There are many reasons why I thoroughly enjoy using Lightroom, and near the top of my list is creating black-and-white images. -
Flash Buttons with Action Script 3
In this tutorial, RC covers how to create buttons that call to urls using Action Script 3. -
Mastering Keyboard Shortcuts
Nothing makes you look and feel more like a pro than mastering keyboard shortcuts.
RGB Flesh Tones: Getting The “Red” Out
If you’re working on an RGB image and you’ve done your basic color correction but the flesh tone in your image still seems too red (a common problem), here’s a tip to fix it fast. First, select the flesh tone areas in your image (using the Lasso tool, etc.). Add a slight feather by going under the Select menu and choosing Feather. Enter a 1-pixel feather for low-res images; 3-5 pixels for high-res images. Go under the Image menu, under Adjustments, and choose Hue/Saturation. From the Edit pop-up menu, choose Reds. Now lower the Saturation slider until your skin tones look more natural and click OK.
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