Photoshop Tips and Tricks
The Design Center, DT&G, Photoshop Department: image editing tutorials  

In 1990, I had the great pleasure of introducing Russell Brown and a new software package from Adobe to several hundred attendees of my Great Graphics Tips session at Macworld. Photoshop Tips & Tricks has been part of DT&G ever since.

August Photoshop Madness

This month we visit the wonderful Photoshop Chops site for some superb visuals and tutorials of an automotive nature. Then we see some cool frames from the Cool Frames Script site and visit this month's tutorial: Water Reflections. From there we dip into the world of Photoshop Blogger sites including one where "Ask The Experts" isn't exactly what you expect. For a bit of eye-candy, we take a look at some "Photoshop Contest" sites including the granddaddy of them all Fark.com. Finally, Richard Schneider tutorials is back to help us round out this month's Photoshop Madness

Eye Candy 5: Nature & IMPACT

alien_skin New Photoshop plug-in. Eye Candy 5: IMPACT includes 10 filters that give you seriously the IMPACT you need... chrome, bevels, glass buttons, extruded objects, Zoomed & Backlighting, perspective shadows and more. You really should check this out... Eye Candy 5: IMPACT

Upgrading to Adobe Photoshop CS2?

George EngelMacintosh computer authority and writer George Engel takes a look at the latest Photoshop upgrade from Adobe... after a bit of trouble, sez: "What a great adventure this is, and an affordable and very worthwhile upgrade." Photoshop CS2

July Photoshop Madness

Since so much is going on in the Photoshop world we're going to start a potpourri column that will cover a broad array of "stuff" we know you'll like -- including our Photoshop Pro of the month Jarvis Grant from the Washington, DC area, along with free filters, brushes, layer styles, tutorials and a lot more... it's simply Photoshop Madness

Guest Tutorial for Photoshop

Our guest tutorial this month features an easy Photoshop step-by-step for converting color images to good black and white images, called: "Making Black/White in Photoshop" sent in by Richard Schneider.

Adobe CS2: Sharing Palettes

if you're wondering "How can I use colors in a stock photo as a shared palette across Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications?" here's good news -- the Adobe Expert Support staff shows you how to Share Color Palettes Between CS2 Programs

Carving and Debossing in Photoshop & Elements

debossing In this Photoshop 911 seminar we answer a reader's question on how to carve images out of a background. It's called "debossing" -- but we'll show you some other valuable layers and filters tricks too, as we... Carve an Image into the Background using Photoshop

Photoshop Cut-Outs

CutoutsThis reader requested a tutorial on cutting a logo out of a piece of fabric using Photoshop version 6 under OS 9.1 on a Mac. The screens may look different, but the technique is virtually exactly the same no matter what version or system you use to ... Cut a logo out of the Background

Photoshop & Elements for Sepia Prints

PSESepia In this Photoshop Elements seminar we answer a reader's question on how to achieve the warm sepia tone look of old-time photos. We'll dispel a few rumors about sepia tones, and provide some tips for Photoshop and Photoshop CS users as well. See: Sepia Tone Photographs

Adobe & Orange County Choppers

OCCOrange County Choppers (OCC), a motorcycle shop that builds custom choppers and is also the focus of the popular television show, American Chopper on the Discovery channel. Take a look at how graphic designer Jason Pohl utilizes Adobe software for Orange County Choppers

Ten things to do with Photoshop

Shaun Pearce There are literally hundreds of things the professionals do with Adobe Photoshop. But for most people many of those things aren't needed... however everyone needs to know these Ten things you can do with Photoshop, but probably aren't!

Beauty Retouching

Beauty Retouching How to remove blemishes from photos, and giving skin the fashion magazine look are some of our most frequent questions. Now we invite you to see some spectacular retouching from the incredibly talented photographer and photo retoucher from Vinica, Croatia --- Marija Matijasec, as she shares some tricks on Beauty Retouching

Interview: Cher Threinen-Pendarvis

CherHelping us all celebrate Designing Women Month, artist, designer, author and educator, Cher Threinen-Pendarvis visits to chat about Photoshop, Painter and using a graphics tablet to expand our creative digital painting techniques... we think you'll enjoy getting to meet The Master Painter

Photoshop: Fill Type with an Image

PSEPhotoshopThere are many ways to achieve results in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Here, we answer several readers' frequently asked questions -- in the process you'll learn a number of essential Photoshop tricks with selections and layers for Filling Type with an Image

Photoshop: Paint in Grayscale

PSEPhotoshopThere are many ways to achieve results in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. Here, we demonstrate how to utilize brush coloring modes to actually paint color to grayscale! You'll see both Photoshop and Elements examples in this tutorial Painting Color to Grayscale

Changing Colors in Photoshop Elements

PSEelementsPeople write in wanting to know how to change the color of everything from their cloths to their cars to their houses. Here, we'll show you how to change the color of any object you find, simply by using the Photoshop Elements "Replace Color" command

Eye Candy 5: Nature & Texture

alien_skinNew Photoshop plug-in. Eye Candy 5: Nature includes 10 filters that beautifully render organic phenomena. The second of a three-part upgrade to Eye Candy 4000, Nature simulates fire, smoke, rust, and more. Nature includes four new filters, six totally revamped Eye Candy classics, and hundreds of one-click special effects presets. Eye Candy 5: Nature and Eye Candy 5: Textures

DigiEffects Web Euphoria

euphoriaHere's one of the BEST for 2004 - plug-ins from DigiEffects ... that easily and effectively create the most sought-after effects in the business... Web Euphoria

Type in your face

Al WardAl Ward, author of "Photoshop for Right Brainers" walks you through an extensive tutorial using layers and layer masks for a rather striking image. More than 30 illustrations and Al's competent guidance will show you how to put type in your face!

Editors Choice: Photoshop for Right Brainers

photoshopWant to expand beyond typical tips and techniques? Tired of those "hot" tricks without a reason or purpose? Al Ward's technical expertise gives you precision training and a creative jolt in the arm that won't quit... Photoshop for Right Brainers

Making Rusty Type

Joyce Evans How do you make rusty type? Joyce shows you how! While this is best suited for Fireworks and Photoshop 6, it works just as easily in Photoshop 7 or CS. Now you can make rusty type...

Photoshop Displacement Maps

GlaserDale Glaser -- a skilled Photoshop image-crafter, and a collector of practical Photoshop sites shows us some of his personal visions, and shares tutorials for making displacement maps in Photoshop ... The Photoshop Collector

Beauty Retouching

suzetteHow do you remove blemishes from photos, give skin the fashion magazine look, or just get that certain glamorous fashion look? Well so many people ask that question, we went straight to the source Suzette Troche -- The Glitter Guru, on "Beauty Retouching"

The Gentle Art of Feathering

featheringQuite often we get calls to the Photoshop 911 hot line wanting to know how to make those nice gradual gradient edges to photos. Most of the time people call them "fogged" edges. Whatever name you give them, it's done by Feathering

Photoshop vs. Elements

elementsWe simply got tired of answering the frequent question of Photoshop vs. Photoshop Elements, so we enlisted the help of Richard Lynch in sorting it out and putting the long-run debate to rest: Photoshop or Elements? Which is best?

Pixels to Pencil Drawings

photoshopAnswering a distress call from a number of Photoshop 911 readers, we harness the "secrets" of Mark Clarkson, author of "Photoshop Secrets of the Pros" to use blending modes and adjustment layers to convert this photo into a nice Colored Pencil Drawing

montagePhotoshop Assemblage Made Easy

There's no magic in building a good montage when you have these tips. Answering lots of calls about putting images together we thought we would just knock out this quick tutorial on Quick, Easy Photo Montage

Adobe Creative: Photoshop/Illustrator

The Adobe Photoshop CS book explosion:

Bert Monroy shares tips & tricks

Bert MonroyWe had the pleasure of visiting with Bert Monroy recently. Let's peek into his studio, get a look at his set-up, and even pick up on some tips for
scanning and merging oversized pictures!

Which is BEST: Photoshop or Illustrator?

When a reader asked this question, we thought some explanation was in order! Photoshop vs. Illustrator

Simulating "Beyond Borders" poster

A reader sent in the movie poster for the upcoming movie "Beyond Borders" asking how did they do that?? We call it Photoshop Whiteout

Photoshop Optimizes Web Gifs

Again and again people ask why their GIF files don't look so good. Here, a surfboard site gets the lowdown on Pixelsmithing by hand

Photoshop Actions remove backgrounds

This reader needs to remove the backgrounds from 36 digital photographs of a rotating sculpture. Actions to the rescue

Projecting a shadow with type

Many readers quite often write to ask about various text effects. This reader wanted to know how to make a projected shadow from typography fall off, blurred and shaded. Shadowing Type

Creating a Grid Mask in Photoshop 7

"is there an easier way to make a grid like this?" -- a reader has a good idea, but using a pattern and a channel can make the effect more streamlined! Make a photo grid

Text across layers in Photoshop 7

How do you make global text changes, across multiple layers? Just ask Anne-Marie "HerGeekness" Concepcion. This piece is from Anne's DesignGeek Newsletter: "Tips and techniques for the digital designer"

Putting Photos into Perspective

How do you insert a photo into a computer screen, building window, or billboard? A reader wrote Photoshop 911 -- about making perspective insets -- so we show how to create crafty insets using Transformation and layers for Perspective Insets in Photoshop

Can you analyze x-rays with Photoshop?

This reader's question really got our attention -- and curosity. We dug in and discovered some rather interesting insights into using Histograms for X-Rays in Photoshop

Making Rings in Photoshop

Proof that sometimes questions that sound easy don't always have an easy answer. This reader asks "How do you make rings in Photoshop"

Compositing in Photoshop

Photoshop doesn't have to be a pre press program. Follow along in this superb tutorial as Sharon Steuer ("WOW" author) shows you a little Creative Thinking with Photoshop

How do you colorize grayscale images?

One of our most frequent questions -- and one of the basics all Photoshopers need to know: (by popular demand) Colorizing B&Wimages

Duotones: low cost good looks

Printing jobs on a tight budget can look like high-dollar design when you mix a little color with black to make Duotones!

The Doctor will see you now

You won't be disappointed in this capable new filter set from Alien Skin! What ever ales your images, you need the Image Doctor

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