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Manipulating Style Elements
There is a way, however, to pull a Style effect, such as a drop shadow or such, from the layer it was applied to and give it its’ own layer, on which it may be manipulated, edited, or set on fire. Continue Reading »
Using Quick Masks
Quick masks are a handy little Photoshop- feature that many people don’t even know about. Continue Reading »
An Exercise Using The Patch Tool
The patch tool operates on a premise similar to the clone tool, but with patch you can actually make a selection of an area to use as your patch, and drag it to the area to be corrected. Continue Reading »
Actions: How did they do that? Revisited
Ok, for those of you who are familiar with my weekly column or my website, you are by now familiar with this topic somewhat. Continue Reading »
Using Masks for Seamless Backgrounds
Ever wonder where all those seamless backgrounds come from? How does the creator get them to blend so…well, seamlessly? 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 »
Creating A Mask Over Multiple Layers
A layer mask is great for creating masks for a single layer. Continue Reading »
These Photoshop Plug-In’s ROC and SHO
If you own a newer slide scanner, you’ve probably heard of Applied Science Fiction, developers of Digital ICE, the fantastic scratch- and dust-removing software. 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 »
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 »
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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The Bourne Effect
Corey shows you how to re-create the graphic effect from the new Bourne Legacy movie poster. With an extra twist!
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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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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
