Archive for PS Tutorials

Using Content-Aware Fill to remove unwanted objects from photographs.

Content-Aware Fill lets you repair or replace large, complex areas from photographs by firstly drawing selections around them and then letting Photoshop work its magic. It is incredibly fast and easy, and SitePoint shows you how it’s done.

CS5: The new Blend Modes explained.

In this video tutorial, PxlEyes show you the new blending modes in Photoshop CS5. They’ll explain both ‘substract’ and ‘divide’ blending modes in detail. Although Adobe explained tons of new features about the new CS5 release, they kept the new blending modes a bit of a mystery.

Photoshop Layer Styles: A Comprehensive Guide.

Photoshop’s layer styles — effects that alter the appearance of a layer — are just fantastic. Photoshop pros use them quite frequently as an absolutely vital component of their workflow. This guide at DesignInstruct delves into the topic of layer styles, discussing the various effects you can achieve with this handy utility.

How to use Smart Objects.

Smart objects gives you the power to scale and distort images without the loss of quality associated with repeated transformations. Also the content of a smart object can be replaced with a different artwork at any stage applying all the transformations you have done previously to this new artwork. DesignerFreelance explains how to use Smart Objects.

Clipping Masks and Layer Masks in Photoshop.

EchoEnduring looks at two of Photoshop’s primary masking techniques – layer masks and clipping masks. We’ll be comparing the two by looking at how they work on a practical level, the basic similarities and the much more significant differences.

Create Sin City style wallpaper with Photoshop.

I love everything about Sin City, from the original comics to the knockout movie. If you share this passion, DzineBlog has a useful tutorial for you to recreate the graphic style. Frank Miller is a genius.

Creating a Pop Art Poster in Photoshop.

All you Photoshop fanatics, PhotoshopSociety has got a special treat for you. If you ever wanted to try your hands at Pop-art, they are going to help you with it. Their in- house experts came up with this great 31- step tutorial to create pop-art posters.

Unraveling the science behind the Photoshop Blend Modes.

Whether you are a beginner trying to unravel the mysteries of Photoshop or an established digital artist/photographer, you will soon discover the blending modes in your layers palette and wonder what you could have done without them. Blend modes in digital image editing are used to determine how two Layers are blended into each other, and Richworks have an excellent tutorial to explain the science.

Adjusting skin tones in Photoshop.

Adjusting skin tones in a photo can be anything from someone coming out looking a bit overly red to hiding a rash that isn’t normally there. There are many ways to fix these things but the method DigiDiversity shows you is simple and fast. A few adjustment layers with some masking can fix all sorts of issues in no time at all.

Simple Image Blending technique in Photoshop.

There are many ways to blend images together in Photoshop. But as a start, let’s find out the easiest way to do this for all the beginners out there who just discovered Photoshop. Of course, as you move forward, you’ll figure out how to use brushes for extra impact on your blended image or add textures for interesting result. But Layer Mask and Gradient Tool are two basic techniques to get you started with image blending. BPT has the goods.