Photoshop

Basic Shape Manipulation Techniques in Photoshop
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Basic Shape Manipulation Techniques in Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop has come a long way since it was originally released in 1990. While Adobe has put out their latest “monthly subscription” suite of Creative Cloud, many designers choose to stick with the last iteration of CS6. The CS6 pack is still incredibly powerful and there’s not much of a difference from CS6 to…

How To Level the Horizon Line using Photoshop
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How To Level the Horizon Line using Photoshop

Great photography is hard to locate and even harder to capture yourself. So whenever you can obtain a beautiful photo it’s often better to fix problems with the shot digitally instead of trying to capture another one. A common problem with landscape photography is a slanted horizon line. Landscapes can be useful for any number…

Trace Existing Icons to Create New Shapes in Photoshop
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Trace Existing Icons to Create New Shapes in Photoshop

Icon design is one of the most tricky fields of digital design. It often requires some understanding of composition and other art fundamentals like symmetry, lighting, and color. The best way to learn icon design is by studying under the best of the best. Unfortunately they probably don’t have time to teach you so it’s…

How to Create Non-Destructive Filters using Smart Objects in Photoshop
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How to Create Non-Destructive Filters using Smart Objects in Photoshop

We all know about the tremendous benefits of Photoshop. It offers a solution for editing photos, designing logos, mocking up websites, and refining vector graphics all in one location. But while Photoshop can handle a number of different tasks it is most well-renowned for photography editing. Every graphic designer or photographer can find dozens of…

The Basics of Photoshop Quick Masking
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The Basics of Photoshop Quick Masking

Selecting and rendering objects from their background can be a difficult skill to master. Nobody is inherently born with an understanding of Photoshop – it takes years of practice and lots of screw-ups to become even remotely good. Yet it seems that rendering and selecting an object always remains one of the most difficult tasks…

Tips for Learning the Pen Tool in Adobe Photoshop
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Tips for Learning the Pen Tool in Adobe Photoshop

Everyone who’s tried their hand at Photoshop knows about the pen tool. At first it’s agonizingly difficult and practically mocks every newcomer. But there is a rhyme & reason to the madness. I do hope this post offers enough useful tips for anyone interested in learning this tool. I’ll preface by saying that to get…

How To Create A Set Of Photoshop Brushes From A Single Texture Photo
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How To Create A Set Of Photoshop Brushes From A Single Texture Photo

Creating Photoshop brushes is rather easy. But, I often find that brush sets lack consistency and are often created form various textures or sources. I like consistency. I think a great set of brushes isn’t just a matter of throwing a bunch of brushes that kinda look similar together in a set, but rather create…

Create a Surreal Portrait in Photoshop
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Create a Surreal Portrait in Photoshop

Today we have a guest tutorial by Dustin from Valleys In The Vinyl, a brand new texture blog where he’s releasing some of the best freebies around. He’ll be showing you how to create a surrealist portrait in Photoshop using photo manipulation and textures. Enjoy! Preview: Resources used: Texture 1 Texture 2 Texture 3 Portrait…