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Fun With 3D

Having some fun with the 3D tools in Photoshop CS4 Extended. Continue Reading »

Compositing Inside Silhouettes

Corey creates a dramatic movie poster effect using composite images inside a silhouette. Continue Reading »

Pin-up Effect

Using a mixture of filters and blending modes, Corey takes a stock photo and transforms it into an old, classic 1950’s pin-up poster. Continue Reading »

Design Effects

Corey shows how to use the luminosity of an image to create a cool design effect and spice up your simple photos. Continue Reading »

Wild West Grunge

Corey shows you how to recreate this rugged, weathered look using a couple of filters, blending modes, and layer masks. Continue Reading »

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. Continue Reading »

Dramatic Color Effects

How to jazz up your photos with dramatic color effects. Continue Reading »

Photo to Drawing

Corey shows you how to create a drawing from a photo and blend the two. Continue Reading »

Remove Noise

Corey shows a quick and easy way to remove noise from your photographs. Continue Reading »

5 Second Eye Enhancement

Here’s a super-simple technique for enhancing the most important bits of any portrait: the eyes. Continue Reading »

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Invert to Alpha

When working with vector - created art and the source art is unavailable, modifying the art to create a logo can be a pain, to say the least—particularly when it’s flattened and the background needs to be knocked out.  A careful combination of Invert (Command - I [PC: Ctrl - I]), Color Balance (Command - B [PC: Ctrl - B]), and layer Blending Options (Control-click [PC: Right-click] the layer name) can yield simple background knockouts of one- or two-color logos without making a mess.

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