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Stroking A Path with A Custom Brush
Lately I have had a few people asking me if it is possible to create dotted lines in the shape of an oval. I thought, “why not go the extra … Continue reading
Moving Custom Bits & Pieces to Photoshop CS
You’ve recorded a lot of custom Actions in Photoshop 7. You’re a fiend for a good layer style and have collected dozens and dozens of them. You make a custom … Continue reading
Photoshop CS – Should you upgrade?
Adobe’s recent announcement of Photoshop CS (not “8″) was welcomed by many. There are lots of powerful new features and capabilities. But let’s take a look to see if this … Continue reading
Photoshop 7′s Brushes Palette: Dynamics
The heart of Photoshop 7′s powerful new paint engine is the Brushes palette. In this column, we’ll take a look at the Color Dynamics and Other Dynamics panes, as well … Continue reading
Photoshop 7: Shape Dynamics and Scattering
Photoshop 7′s new Brushes palette is far more than simply a place to pick a brush. You have incredible control over the size, shape, and behavior of the brush. In … Continue reading
Unlocking the Hidden Power of the Crop Tool in Photoshop 7
I was working on a magazine this weekend and after scanning and cropping about 50 pictures I stumbled across something I never noticed before, if I doubled clicked inside an … Continue reading
Photoshop 7 Natural Brushes
Along with a bunch of new features, which we will be discussing over the next few weeks, Photoshop 7 has created a more powerful brushes system. I have given you … Continue reading
Photoshop 7′s Saved Workspaces
Photoshop 7 is filled with advancements, large and small, to improve productivity. For some, Saved Workspaces will fall into the “small” category, but for most of us, this capability has … Continue reading
Photoshop 7 Alchemy: Apply Image
Photoshop 7 has a few new commands and blending modes that I’ve been playing with, and as I already told my buddy Colin Smith about it, I thought I’d better … Continue reading
My First look at Photoshop 7 and “must have” features
I cant believe that its time for a new release of Photoshop already. After playing around with 7 for a couple of weeks, I can say there is a lot … Continue reading
Photoshop Tutorials
Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
Flare Effects
Corey has a cool trick for creating a flare brush and see how one effect can lead to another.
3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
Styles & Text
This week Corey has a tutorial using layer styles and text shapes to create energetic effects.
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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
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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
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Dark Edge Vignette
Make your subject of your photograph stand out using dark edge vignettes. Continue reading
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Content Aware Move Tool in CS6
Lesa explores the new Content Aware Move tool in Photoshop CS6. 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
