Photoshop Elements 2 Layer Styles

Photoshop Elements 2 Layer Styles

Adds special effects a selected layerDefault location is open, a …

Photoshop Elements 2 Filters

Photoshop Elements 2 Filters

Shows thumbnail samples of all filtersDefault location is second from left in the we …

Photoshop Elements 2 Effects

Photoshop Elements 2 Effects

Selection of preset actionsDefault location is third from the left in the well

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Photoshop Elements 2 Search Results

Photoshop Elements 2 Search Results

Shows search results in How To and HelpDefault location is closed u …

Why Layers?

     [The Ctrl-J shortcut for duplicating a layer or selection contents to a new layer is disabled in Elements 2. U …

Why Layers (page 2)?

 After stepping back in History, and with the rectangular selection active once again, I clicked the New Layer button at the botto …

Why Layers (page 3)?

     For the next part of this lesson, I used the photograph of a rose, shown below. You may use this if you like, …

Why Layers (page 4)?

     Since I was happy with the Levels adjustment I had, and the clone corrections looked good, I wanted to merge t …

Why Layers (page 5)?

     To sharpen images, the Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask should always be your first choice. The sharpen t …

Holes

I get email all the time asking how to make one photo show through a hole or shape in another image. You should be able to figure this …

Photoshop Elements Fade In

     This is a continuation of the Holes tutorial. Though both use the same editing technique, that probably isn …

Playing With Styles – Part 1

     [The Ctrl-J shortcut for duplicating a layer or selection contents to a new layer is disabled in Elements 2. U …

Playing With Styles – Part 2

Click the Layer Style palette tab to bring it to the front. If you can’t find the palette, choose Window Show Layer Styles. If th …

Playing With Styles – Part 3

Clear the last style, by clicking on the Default Style button, and try the Molten Gold style followed by the Brushed Metal style. Again …

Playing With Styles – Part 4

Clear the last style by clicking the Default Style button, and apply the Copper Tube and Negative styles to get the result shown below. …

Playing With Styles – Part 5

     Now, let’s try something a little more complicated. We’ll combine some of the Glass Button styles …

Playing With Styles – Part 6

Last, we’ll go ahead and combine Glass Buttons, with Complex styles and then add a Bevel on top of it all. Shown below is the the …

Learning Effects – Part 1

Learning Effects
[Please note: you can not use this tutorial for Elements 2. History states for all effects are concealed.]Before I ge …

Learning Effects – Part 2

Learning Effects
      Before you start, look at your History palette, and make a mental note of what the last …

Learning Effects – Part 3

Learning Effects
Before we apply another effect, click on the first state in the History palette before the Asphalt effect, and then c …