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 ...

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 ...

"Light ratios are confusing because there is more than one way to describe the difference in intensity between lights and because incident readings used to infer reflected highlight-to-shadow ratios. So first let's start by defining terms:" ...

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 ...

Enhance your photos with Highlights, midtones and shadows photoshop video

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 ...

"Photoshop and Elements allow for layer blend modes that change the way layers react with each other. Some of them you will use in every day work. If you have a photo that is too dark, for example, many times a q ...

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 - ...

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 ...

Using the Shadows/Highlights adjustment in Photoshop CS4. This adjustment is available in earlier versions as well.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 tutorial we’re going to recover detail from the skin area and have it on a separate layer for full control