Artistic Filtering – Page 3

Artistic Filtering
The following examples use the same method as has already been described. (Draw your black outline on its own l …

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 …

Photoshop Elements 2 Redeye Brush

Photoshop Elements 2 Redeye Brush

Used to remove red eye caused by camera flashFound at #21 in the Toolbar di …

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 …

Photoshop Elements 2 Hints

Photoshop Elements 2 Hints

Provides brief helpful hints on features, and toolsDefault location is open in th …

Artistic Filtering – Page 4

Artistic Filtering
The next filter I used was Underpainting (Filter > Artistic > Underpainting). Remember to select the back …

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, …

Artistic Filtering – Page 2

Artistic Filtering
Use the History palette to undo the Poster Edges filter and the Blend Mode change. Then, with the background co …

Photoshop Elements 2 Sharpen Tool

Photoshop Elements 2 Sharpen Tool

Used for applying sharpening with a brushFound at #22 in the Toolbar diagr …

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 …

Photoshop Elements 2 How To Palette

Photoshop Elements 2 How To Palette

Instruction for commonly performed tasksDefault location is in the palette we …

Artistic Filtering – Page 5

Artistic Filtering
Here are two possible methods for altering a male portrait to “depersonalize” it, or make it into a generic …

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 …

Simulated Alpha Channels – Part IV

Simulated Alpha Channels
Grab the gradient mask layer, and drag it below the original image copy. For this effect to show properly, we …

Photoshop Elements 2 Smudge Tool

Photoshop Elements 2 Smudge Tool

 
Used for smudging pixelsFound at #23 in the Toolbar diagram at left
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Learning Effects – Part 2

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

Photoshop Elements 2 Undo History

Photoshop Elements 2 Undo History

Records most editing steps for multiple undoDefault location is fifth from the …

Symmetrical Flowers – Part I

Symmetrical Flowers
[Written for Elements 1. Users of version 2, please note that the command to flip a layer is now found at Image &g …

Why Layers (page 5)?

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

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 Pre-Beginner II.I

The first Pre-Beginner tutorial walked you through a very simple image edit sequence and skimmed over other important features. This le …