One of the great new improvements of Auto-Blend Layers in Photoshop CS4 is that you can now take a range of shots with different points of focus and Photoshop will composite them together with amazingly precise layer masks to give you a singl ...

In this tutorial you will learn how to use a variety of filters and techniques to produce an image in an experimental style. It’s a flowing work technique, and things will always change and blend into the image in different ways, so don’t exp ...

This tutorial will show you how to transform a standard color photo into a mix of colors, black and white and sepia in a fast and easy process. Start with your original and add an adjustment layer of channel mixer. Layer ---> New ad ...

Firstly, we need to adjust the levels; So Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Levels. Rather than manipulating the layers together as RGB, we'll do them one at a time to create the desired effect. Here are the settings I've used for each a ...

When Photoshop guru Matt Kloskowski was asked why he wrote this book, he replied, “It’s simple: I wanted to write the Photoshop book that I wished was around when I was learning Photoshop”. You’ve always known that layers were the key to unde ...

In this tutorial, we're going to take this image : And make it look like the following one thanks to a texture, blending modes and layer masks : This process works best for images with a grayish neutral background, so I took one sho ...

This photoshop tutorial will show you a fast technique to enhance eyes and make them stand out. Let's start with a typical flat image.This technique works best for light-colored eyes. first off go to the DODGE tool and choose MIDTON ...

In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, we're going to learn how to take a single photograph and turn it into a collage of polaroids, with each polaroid containing a small section of the overall image. You can use this effect with lots of different ...

Learn how to sharpen an image on the edges only with this Photoshop tutorial. Ordinary sharpening methods sharpen the entire image including the areas that you don't want sharpened such as the skin, clouds, etc. But with this tutorial, you'll ...

Here's a tutorial in order to be in control of a lens flare and be able to make adjustments at will after the implementation of it : Get an image you wish to add a lens flare to, click on 'new layer' or go to Layer --> New ---> Layer ...

How to draw an 'Asian sun' with photoshop tutorial by SweetBeat : -open a new document 5cmx10cm 72dpi -select the rectangular marquee tool and draw a rectangular of 4cm width and 5cm height. -go to paint bucket tool and fill in the selected ...

Bram from SweetBeat shows you how he drew the arrows on this image : - Open a new document at for example 20x20 cm - Create a 'new layer' by going to LAYER ---> NEW LAYER or clicking the 'new layer' icon in the layers palette - ...

One of my favorite techniques for removing (i.e. make transparent) dark or light areas of an image is to use the blending sliders available inside the Layer Style dialog box within Photoshop. These blending sliders are easily overlooked in pu ...

This Photoshop tutorial by SweetBeat will show you how to design and use your own background brush Making the brush -Make a new document 60x37cm and make sure that the foreground and background colours are set to black and white. ...

In this masterclass, Craig Shields shows you how to turn these little outbursts of creativity into artworks. You’ll learn how to spirit your doodles off the Post-It note and into a digital illustration, using them to add a very personal touch ...