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Image Masking Effects
This week Corey shows you how to take advantage of layer masks in your design work.
Spot Healing Brush with Content Aware
Larry Becker goes over the abilities of the new content aware option when using the spot healing brush. Continue Reading »
Masking with Channels
This week’s tutorial deals with creating masks for complicated images by using channels. Continue Reading »
More Fun with 3D
Continue exploring the possibilities with Photoshop’s new 3D tools. Continue Reading »
3D Streaks
In this tutorial, Corey explores the possibilities when using Photoshop CS4 Extended’s 3D tools by creating 3D streaks that wrap around each other. Continue Reading »
Scale Effects
Now this is something that still seems to stump people in Photoshop when it come to Layer Styles. Continue Reading »
Vector Mask
Corey shows you how to use a vector mask to pull objects from their background. Continue Reading »
Fire Brushes
After creating a brush pattern from a stock image of a horse, Corey applies a layer style consisting of outer and inner glows Continue Reading »
Background Animation
In this tutorial, Corey creates an animated background using Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. Continue Reading »
Photoshop Tutorials
Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
Styles & Text
This week Corey has a tutorial using layer styles and text shapes to create energetic effects.
3D Light Beams
This effect was discovered by a 'happy accident' and uses the 3D features inside of Photoshop CS4 Extended.
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Flare Effects
Corey has a cool trick for creating a flare brush and see how one effect can lead to another.
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Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
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3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
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3D Distortions
This week Corey has a cool new trick for using 3D reflections in a rather creative way!
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Smart Object Masking Trick
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Light Painting
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Create A Composite Layer
If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don’t flatten the layers–use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.
Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith
