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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 »
Aligning Layers
A lot of designers I know hate math, they are right brained and cannot stand those pesky little numbers cramping their creative style. Continue Reading »
Photoshop Elements: Slimmed Down But Powerful
I’m a Photoshop guy in a Photoshop world. Pretty narrow minded outlook, but that is how I’ve operated for quite some time, and quite contentedly. Continue Reading »
Splat: Alien Skin’s Newest Incarnation- Part 1
For those of you who, like me, enjoy a good romp through the Filters menu on occasion, you should be pleased to hear Alien Skin Continue Reading »
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 »
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 »
Stroking A Path with A Custom Brush
Lately I have had a few people asking me if it is possible to create dotted lines in the shape of an oval. I thought, “why not go the extra mile”, and show you how to apply a custom brush to any shape! Why not add a few stars for Christmas. Continue Reading »
Moving Custom Bits & Pieces to Photoshop CS
You’ve recorded a lot of custom Actions in Photoshop 7. You’re a fiend for a good layer style and have collected dozens and dozens of them. Continue Reading »
Photoshop CS – Should you upgrade?
Adobe’s recent announcement of Photoshop CS (not “8″) was welcomed by many. There are lots of powerful new features and capabilities. But let’s take a look to see if this upgrade is right for you.
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Photoshop 7′s Brushes Palette: Dynamics
The heart of Photoshop 7′s powerful new paint engine is the Brushes palette. 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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Smart Object Masking Trick
Dave Cross shares a trick he discovered that will help you remove white from around your subject when using smart objects.
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Light Painting
Dave Cross takes a popular trend - light painting - and shows you how you can paint text recreating this cool trend.
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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
