I’ve got some seriously cool tricks for you today. Adobe Photoshop is known for some really neat tools that not too many folks know about. Usually, it’s not until you toy around with one tool long enough that you discover a golden nugget of beauty. And in what I’ve covered below, there are a few […]
Graphic & Photo Design Tips, Tutorials & Techniques
The design section includes posts and articles that cover tips, tutorials and best practices for various areas of web design on the internet today. Also discussed is print design for offline media. Discussion includes fundamental and moderately advanced topics in the worlds of brand identity, graphic design, photo manipulation, typography and more. Additional topics include how to effectively manage website layout, e.g. mobile and tablet interface, responsive website design as well as coverage of online communities that assist with the design profession.
How to Add Clouds to a Dull Sky in Adobe Photoshop
Have you ever taken a photo at the beach or of a landscape and found yourself looking at a dull sky? If you’ve ever taken either of these types of photos, I’m betting you have had sky issues. Good sky shots are terribly challenging to capture. They’re usually washed out or overcast. Nothing is worse […]
How to Add a Grain Effect to a Photo in Adobe Camera Raw
During the usual course of editing photographs, one of the tasks more often than not ends up as an attempt to reduce noise and clarify whatever it is that’s making the photo less than perfect. I know this. I’ve done it a thousand times. Either the photo wasn’t taken properly and I look for a […]
How to Select & Mask Hair in Adobe Photoshop
When working on portraits and various other types of photos where people come into play, hair is always tough to deal with. Problems especially arise when you have the intention of selecting and/or masking parts of a photo that include hair. Hair can be extremely detailed and most of the time, you’d rather bypass parts […]
How to Blend Photos by Painting Masks in Adobe Photoshop
A few posts back, I mentioned that I was going to soon write about some of the more intricate details of how masking and the Brush Tool work together. Well, today’s the day. I know that I’ve already covered some topics related to masking, so I won’t bore you with all of them again. What […]
Creating an Awesome Black & White Photo in Adobe Lightroom
When it comes to transforming a color photo into a black and white photo, Adobe Lightroom and Camera Raw are virtually one and the same. As I’ve mentioned in quite a few previous posts, Camera Raw’s processing engine is built into Lightroom. This may be why the two application’s Basic panels look almost identical. So, […]
Working Faster with the Quick Mask Tool in Adobe Photoshop
I’ve been writing a lot of posts that cover masking and adjustments in Adobe Photoshop lately. I love these kinds of topics because they’re so popular and useful. The thing is, I’ve been approaching the way I go about things in one general direction. As is the case in many other areas of Photoshop, there’s […]
Colorizing Objects in a Photo with Adobe Camera Raw
Recently, I wrote a post that covered how to colorize specific areas or objects inside of Adobe Photoshop. That was a fun one to write. I love the mixture between black and white and color, especially when it comes to vibrancy. In my previous post, the object I colored was an orange. If you’d like […]
How to Add Glow & Color with Masks in Adobe Photoshop
The tips I’m about to share in the post below would work perfectly for anyone who wants to add some pizazz to portrait, wedding, couple, engagement or sports photography. Actually, they would work well for anything you’d like to place the focus on. With the use of masks and some simple tweaks to the built-in […]
Blending Photos with Masks & Gradients in Adobe Photoshop
I can’t even count the number of times I’ve blended multiple photos together in Adobe Photoshop. Posters, newspaper ads, portraits…you name it. This is actually one of the most popular activities editors and photographers undertake with this application. When combining photos, there are a few things to watch out for. First, of course, is the […]
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