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Photoshop (Upgrade) Madness
YES, it's time again for Adobe to relieve you of some more money -- of course, you have lots left over after the holidays, right? It's "YAP" (Yet Another Photoshop upgrade) time ... and all the links that are fit to see are in this month's Photoshop Madness
Photoshop Photo Collage
Who can resist a photo of Santa and the kids? Well, to answer some Photoshop 911 questions about photo collage, Fred makes up a nice gag-gift holiday card putting grown kids on Santa's lap. Follow along as we use Photoshop for the Holidays
Watermarking in Photoshop Elements
Many readers ask questions about automating various functions in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. This short tutorial answers the frequent question about watermarking. It's easy, and we also provide a semi-automated trick for those who want added control over watermarking your files in Elements
Photoshop Holiday Madness
Okay... so it's the holiday season and you're not really sure what to give the folks... or your friends... or the Pizza guy -- but if you've got Photoshop... mugshots, Caricatures, the Cucoloris ("Cookie") Effect, Mask Tutorial, Scaling Photos in Elements -- plus: Stupid Question of the Month, Pro of the Month, and Stupid Photoshop Web Pages all in Photoshop Holiday Madness
Feature: How would Andy Warhol do it
In this 9-page, 50-image seminar tutorial, investigate the style of Andy Warhol and how to utilize art methodology and Adobe Photoshop CS2 to simulate Warhol's famouse portrait style for your own projects... the perfect gift is a portrait using Photoshop in the Andy Warhol style
Deke McClelland shows how to fix color cast in Photoshop
Using photos in promotions? Taking photos at events and gatherings over the coming weeks? Chances are, you'll encounter the dreaded "color cast" problem. Thanks to Deke, now you'll know how to Fix Color Cast in Photoshop
Old-time Engraving Effect
You asked for it -- a plug-in filter for Photoshop that turns your picture into an ancient engraving, lithograph, pencil sketch, etc. Reader Svetlana Chernousova reviews this wonderful new plug-in from Alpha Plug-ins -- possibly one of the more useful filters you'll find, the Photoshop Engraver plugin
Creating textures and backgrounds
In this tips piece, the gurus at Spiral Graphics share their secrets at generating seamless textures. Even if you don't use Spiral's Genetica software, this information will prove important for anyone who makes textures... 5 Texture Tips: the key ingredients to great textures
Alien fixes photo faux pas
Can you really enlarge digital photographs in Photoshop? As we've all been taught, you can always reduce a digital image with excellent results -- but what about enlarging one! Follow along and see the proof that you can save a low resolution photo for high-end printing as the Alien fixes this photo faux pas
Photoshop Patterns How-To
Artlandia experts share tips and tricks for creating patterns using Symmetry-Works -- it's easy to generate spectacular patterns for web or print use as native Photoshop files. Pattern Tiles in Photoshop!
August Photoshop Madness
Stupid Photoshop Web Pages * Photoshop Pro of the Month: Nicolas Noben * Post processing * Another Missing Photoshop Guru * Photo Journalism Ethics * COOL STUFF: Vertus Fluid Mask * VIDEO tutorial: Saving Color Swatches * QUESTION OF THE MONTH: Torn Paper Edge Effects * Free Stuff and much more... in Photoshop Madness
Ink Outlines Filter in Photoshop
Some Photoshop users just never get around to trying out the array of filters provided with the program. That's a shame. But follow along as Photoshop expert Roger Pring offers an interesting "drawn" line effect in combination with a background mottling that recalls the Sponge filter using Photoshop's Ink Outlines Filter
Realistic, complicated shadows in Photoshop
20-year photo retouching veteran Glenn Honiball returns with another tutorial for building shadows -- creating a shadow for a more intricate object, then placing it into a landscape! Realistic, complicated shadows in Photoshop
July Photoshop (PHOTO) Madness
Jerry Jividen is our "Guru" of the month, but we also have a Missing Photoshop Guru... also: Edit Photos on the FLY * VIDEO: Ancient Map Effect * What Film Photographers Already Know, with Ben Long * LightMachine Fixes NASTY * QUESTION OF THE MONTH * Free Stuff and much more... in Photoshop Madness
JULY Feature: Selective Coloring & Tonal Color Effects
Mr. Tim Shelbourne is back, to once again share his Photoshop expertise with this wonderful colorizing tutorial -- just in time for the 4th of JULY! So many readers write to Photoshop 911 asking for a Selective Coloring tutorial
Using Photoshop to Whiten Teeth and Eyes
Follow along in this tutorial as Barry Huggins shows you not one, but three methods for whitening teeth... * use the Dodge tool; * method 2, the Screen method; and method 3, using Levels! Perk up those photos with Photoshop for whiter teeth and eyes!
Awesome Patterns in Photoshop
Time was that if you wanted to generate spectacular patterns for web or print use, you needed to go through the tedious process in Adobe Illustrator, then import into Photoshop. Artlandia now brings all that horse-power to your fingertips for generating quick, easy professional patterns in Photoshop!
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