When it comes to selecting nice solid areas of a photograph, nothing beats the Magic Wand Tool. It’s fast, accurate and customizable. In reality, there aren’t many alternative tools in Adobe Photoshop that are as intuitive and flexible as this one is. In today’s post, I’m going to introduce you to the Magic Wand Tool. […]
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Quick Keyboard Shortcut Guide For Blending Modes in Adobe Photoshop
After working with blending modes in Adobe Photoshop for a while, you’ll come to realize that navigating between the different modes can become quite cumbersome. Don’t get me wrong – it’s not like getting from one to the next with your mouse is tragically difficult or anything, but I think most designers, editors and photographers […]
Using Snapshots to Save Versions in Adobe Camera Raw
The Snapshots panel in Adobe Camera Raw controls one of those hidden features that you’ll use over and over again, once you discover it’s there. It’s tucked away, sort of as an afterthought, over at the right side of the right column. I’m not sure why it’s all the way over there because, plainly put, […]
What are Layer Masks in Adobe Photoshop?
There are a few core pillars of what makes Adobe Photoshop great. Layer masks are one of those pillars. Using these types of masks allows for all sorts of creativity and like many other areas of Photoshop, their limit is completely up to the user. The problem many folks have, however, is that they oftentimes […]
Using Smart Objects as Placeholders in Adobe Photoshop
If you’ve ever put multiple images together in a layout of some sort, this post may be of great help to you. What I’m talking about here are, perhaps, layouts for postcards, magazines, newspapers, etc…the types of things that you’ve well specified, but haven’t yet obtained the final images for. In cases like this, it’s […]
How to Change the Canvas Checkerboard in Adobe Photoshop
Through the years, there have been a good number of instances when I’ve wanted to change, or customize, the color or size of the checkerboard transparency background of my canvas in Adobe Photoshop. Most of the times, it’s been because of conflicting colors. And by conflicting, I mean far too close to one another. If […]
Adjusting White Balance in Adobe Lightroom
When it comes to adjusting white balance in Adobe Lightroom, many of the sliders and controls look remarkably similar to how they look in Camera Raw. I’d even go so far as to say that if you read or watch a tutorial that covers this topic specifically for Camera Raw, you’d be pretty much set […]
Selecting Text with the Magnetic Lasso Tool in Adobe Photoshop
The reason I chose to select text today, is because, in general, text has nice defined edges. The colors between the letters and their backgrounds are likely contrasted, which offers a perfect environment for selecting them with the Magnetic Lasso Tool. As you may have guessed by reading the previous paragraph, the Magnetic Lasso Tool […]
Creating Vintage Photos Using Smart Filters in Adobe Photoshop
If you do a quick Google search for “Vintage Photo,” you’ll find an endless supply of pictures that look like they were taken 50 years ago. I just did this a few moments ago and after I did, I attempted to differentiate vintage, or older looking, photos with new, or modern looking, ones. Here’s what […]
How to Save Tool Presets in Adobe Camera Raw
If you work with the Adjustment Brush, the Graduated Filter or the Radial Filter a lot in Adobe Camera Raw, you’ll want to read this post. And if you find yourself using any of these tools with the same or similar settings time and time again, you’ll really want to read this post. What I’m […]
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