Cast Shadows vs. Drop Shadows
Shadows are a part of everyday life and, it sometimes seems, a part of most images we see in print or on the Web.
“Hand-drawn” Circle
When preparing a tutorial, a screenshot for a book or magazine article, or an illustration for a technical document, it’s not uncommon to identify a ...
Editing a Drop Shadow
Sometimes a drop shadow needs to fall on only part of the layer or layers below.
Creating and Duplicating a Layer Mask
It sounds easy, doesn’t it? Duplicate one layer’s layer mask on another layer. It is easy but only if you know the technique. A layer ...
Red Eye Reduction with Photoshop CS2
There are almost as many ways to minimize red eye using Photoshop as there are people using Photoshop.
Layer “Interlacing” – Weaving Layer Content
Sometimes you need to make it appear that the content of one layer appears both in front of and behind another layer.
A New Painterly Effect
There are lots of ways to make a photograph look like a painting. Here’s another one that simulates painted strokes by blurring dark areas of ...
Extending the Sky
More often than not, a digital photograph isn’t shaped to fit your picture frame. Most digital images have an aspect ratio of 3:2, while common ...