Photoshop

One of the most common Photoshop questions I see floating around out there on the internet looks something like, “How do get an image you show through text?” Or maybe it’s something like, “How do I turn text into an image?” Either way, whoever is asking these questions basically wants to know the same thing; […]

This wasn’t the easiest title to come up with. Basically, I’m talking about how to keep layer effects in line with (scaling with) the size of objects in a layer inside of Adobe Photoshop. If you’ve ever double-clicked on a layer before to add different effects to it via the Layer Style palette, you know […]

I’ve discussed quite a few different types of blurs on this blog so far, but I’m not sure I ever touched upon the Spin Blur filter in Adobe Photoshop. This particular blur is extraordinarily helpful when attempting to add motion to something that rotates. It could be anything; an engine pulley, wind fluttering through the […]

I know I write a lot about various techniques and tips when it come to photography and working in Photoshop. Some of them are really easy, but some of them are complex. I try to keep things as simple as possible in here because I know that, as I’m learning things, I get lost easily. […]

Let’s suppose you want to create a silhouette of something and place that something in a file that you’re working on. Let’s also suppose that the item you’d like to create the silhouette of is in a completely different file inside of Photoshop. What would you do? What if there were a way to select […]

Selecting objects in Adobe Photoshop is one of the most common tasks you’ll face as an editor. Luckily, the folks at Adobe have created a very robust workspace for you to adjust and perfect the edges of those selections. While the Select & Mask workspace isn’t difficult or challenging to use by any means, it […]

Every so often, I come across a tip that is so awesome that I can’t wait to share it with you. I recently discovered one of these tips and today is the day you’ll learn about it. That is, of course, if you aren’t already aware of its existence. In previous posts, I wrote about […]

I know I’ve covered selections in Adobe Photoshop about a hundred times on this blog, but it really is an endless topic. I bet someone could create an entire website and limit their content to just selections. It’d be a fairly large site too. The whole thing is almost infinite and since it revolves around […]

I’m going to let you in on a little secret about Adobe Photoshop. I’ve been working in this application for a long time and I’ll tell you that there really aren’t many people on the planet who truly know how to use it. Sure, many folks can launch a photo and edit that photo in […]

When editing video inside of Adobe Photoshop, there are a few tasks that you’ll find yourself repeating over and over again. None of these tasks are mind blowing or anything like that, but they are important to learn at the beginning of your training because you’ll find yourself needed them quite frequently. Basically, they allow […]