‘Photoshop Basics’ Category

Helpful Tips for Beginners

Helpful Tips for Beginners

Helpful Tips for Beginners In this tutorial we’ll list 10 really useful techniques and shortcuts for Photoshop beginners. Th …

Viewing Image Information in Photoshop

Viewing Image Information in Photoshop

Viewing Image Information In this tutorial we’re going to show you some quick and easy ways to find out information about your im …

Using the Photoshop Type Tool

Using the Photoshop Type Tool

Using the Photoshop 5 Type Tool This tutorial explores the features and uses of Photoshop 5.5’s type tool. Photoshop 6 uses a dif …

Introduction to Layers

Introduction to Layers

Introduction to Layers This beginner’s tutorial explains the concept of layers in Photoshop. Layers are a very powerful tool for …

Easy Multicoloring

Easy Multicoloring

All you need is a picture you want to multi-color already made (usually I’d have a full sig done before multicoloring, but for no …

Creating Path-Based Objects in Photoshop

Creating Path-Based Objects in Photoshop

For this example, we’re going to create a simple window frame–just six rectangles–and we’re going to start by u …

Shadow/Highlight inside Photoshop CS part 1

Shadow/Highlight inside Photoshop CS part 1

The Shadow/Highlight function, I’m told, comes to use via the same engineering team that developed the Healing Bush tool that deb …

Shadow/Highlight inside Photoshop CS part 2

Shadow/Highlight inside Photoshop CS part 2

 With the Highlight value, the same rules apply, so there’s no need to go into those. The next parameter down, Color Correct …

Automating Image Mergers in Photoshop CS2

Automating Image Mergers in Photoshop CS2

Creating the actionIn order to create our action, we’re simply going to do everything we did in the previous installment in this …

Create Photoshop Montage

Create Photoshop Montage

Using Photomerge to create photo montages If you are using Photoshop CS2, chances are you didn’t realize there was a handy featur …

Basic Pattern Usage

Basic Pattern Usage

 Create a new transparent document…With these settings:You should have something like this:Maximize the small window, and put th …

Text tools in Adobe Photoshop

Text tools in Adobe Photoshop

If you’re anything like me, you don’t like the default text of Adobe Photoshop. You like a lot of space between your text a …

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop part 1

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop par ...

The Magic Eraser Technique The Magic Eraser tool (hold down the Eraser icon in the toolbar to access it) allows you to erase pixels th …

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop part 2

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop par ...

The Background Eraser Technique The Background Eraser Tool (again, hold down the Eraser tool to access this option) is meant to be use …

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop part 3

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop par ...

The Extract Technique As with the Background Eraser technique, it’s a smart idea to set the source for the History Brush early in …

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop part 4

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop par ...

The Quick Mask Technique If you’ve never used Quick Mask mode in Photoshop, you’re missing out on a huge time-saver! Quick …

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop part 5

Background Masking Techniques in Photoshop par ...

Pen Tool Technique My final technique will be to use the Pen Tool to create a path that outlines the object, then use the path to creat …

Photoshop’s Linear Burn

Photoshop’s Linear Burn

Photoshop’s Linear Burn blending mode results in an effect similar to Multiply Mode, where lighter areas in the blend layer allow …

Blending Modes: Dissolve

Blending Modes: Dissolve

Photoshop has what it calls “Blending Modes.” In the Layers palette, these options show up in the drop-down that is usually set to …

Darken and Lighten Blending Modes

Darken and Lighten Blending Modes

Here are two images that I’m going to blend together. I purposefully made them two different colors, and also made sure that the …

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