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CS6 Blur Tools

Use Photoshop CS6 to create selective softening effects using the new on-screen Blur Filters. Mix and match among the three filters for a variety of depth-of-field and tilt-shift effects. Continue reading

High Roller 3D

This week Corey shows you how to take simple vector shapes and gives them life with 3D in Photoshop CS6. Using simple extrusions and lighting effects you can achieve a level of hyper-realism you never could before. Continue reading

Dark Edge Vignette

Make your subject of your photograph stand out using dark edge vignettes. Continue reading

Content Aware Move Tool in CS6

Lesa explores the new Content Aware Move tool in Photoshop CS6. Continue reading

Scripted Patterns

Using Photoshop CS6 Public beta preview create an array of art décor patterns from a pattern swatch (or image patch) into a user defined area (selection) or onto the bounds of the active Layer. Continue reading

Partial Color Effect

Create eye-catching images using this technique. It involves transforming a color image to black and white and then revealing portions of the image using layer masks. Continue reading

CS6 Vector Tools

Photoshop CS6 public beta preview introduced some great new vector design workflows. This walkthrough will cater to some of those designer and graphic workflow and improvements. Continue reading

Create Stunning Black and Whites

Lesa Snider demonstrates two ways to create a black and white image from a color photo. Continue reading

Water Color Mixer

Craft your own water color Brush Presets and along the way I’ll show you how to preserve the color scheme used during its creation. Continue reading

Retro 3D Logo

This week Corey demonstrates some cool 3D techniques and shows how he incorporates 3D into the design of a retro-style logo. Continue reading

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Create A Composite Layer

If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don't flatten the layers--use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.

Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith

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