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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 Erase & Delete Adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw

I want to share a few quick tips today that are often overlooked when editing photos in Adobe Camera Raw using the Adjustment Brush Tool. The tips have to do with how to go about deleting adjustments in their entirety as well as how to erase only part of an adjustment. When erasing, there are […]

How to Launch Camera Raw from Adobe Bridge Preview Mode

My lady and I made a quick visit to our town lake a few evenings ago. We don’t do this much, but when we do, I’ll tell you – it’s beautiful. We are very fortunate that we only have to travel about four miles to see something so striking. While we were there, she snapped […]

How to Open Images as Layers From Adobe Lightroom to Photoshop

In previous posts, I wrote about how you can open multiple images into Photoshop and then drag some layers around to create a collection of photos in one file. I’ll give the links to those posts here: How To Arrange the Tabs in Your Photoshop Workspace Tips For Tabs & Guides in Adobe Photoshop While […]

How to Duplicate Masks Between Layers in Adobe Photoshop

Instances frequently arise when you make a selection in Adobe Photoshop and apply an adjustment layer to it. After that, you’d like to make another adjustment layer and have that apply to the same selection as before. The thing is, making selections in Photoshop sometimes isn’t the easiest thing to do. They take time and […]

How to Whiten Eyes & Teeth in Adobe Camera Raw

Have you ever seen a photo of a model in a glamour magazine with yellow teeth? Me neither. What about a high end wedding photograph? Nope, not there. How about someone who’s showing off the latest clothing in a fashion shoot? Didn’t think so. The fact is, whether we’re aware of it or not, not […]

How to Add a Lens Flare to an Image in Adobe Photoshop

When it comes to photography, I love lens flares. Well, that is, if they’re properly placed. If they are, they add a really cool effect that makes a photo look ultra realistic and sort of nostalgic. They can add mood, if that makes any sense. In today’s post, I’ll be demonstrating how to go about […]

How to Combine & Trim Selections in Adobe Photoshop

There are many reasons you might want to combine selections in Adobe Photoshop. I’ve already covered a few of them on this blog. Perhaps you would like to select an irregular shape and apply an adjustment layer to it or maybe you’d like to select an object in a photography to copy and paste it […]

How to Create a Freehand Vignette in Adobe Photoshop

Among the next few posts, I’ll be writing about how to work on portraits in Adobe Photoshop. It’s important to realize that very few (if any at all) portrait photos are released into the wild without being touched. Oftentimes, they’re edited in Photoshop in such a way that accentuates specific areas of the image. In […]

How To Create Custom Brushes in Adobe Photoshop

If you’re anything like me, you probably didn’t even know you could make custom brushes in Adobe Photoshop. Unless you’re an artist or graphic designer, brushes most likely haven’t played a large role in your use of the application. Every now and then, though, we all need to reach for that Brush Tool. Whether it […]

How to Stretch an Image Using Content-Aware Scale in Adobe Photoshop

Take a look at the above photo. Do you see anything strange about it? Anything wrong that jumps out at you? Don’t worry if you don’t. I don’t either. That’s the power of a pretty awesome feature in Adobe Photoshop that’s called Content-Aware Scale. Content-Aware Scale is a tool that allows you to scale a […]