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 The
pen tool can be a little tricky to use, and until you get
used to it, you might not always know where your next anchor
point is going to leave you. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs
will show you how to use the Rubber Band option with your
pen tool, which will allow you to see hints of what your shape
will look like.
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In this video tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs illustrates a
few different tips for setting document size in Photoshop,
including a shortcut on how to create a new document that's
the same size as your current document.
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 The
magic wand tool can be very handy in making complex selections
in Photoshop, but it has its limitations. In this video, trainer
Geoff Riggs will show you another more effective way of creating
magic selections.
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 A
cucoloris (or "cookie") is a metal sheet with patterns cut
out of it, intended to cast patterned shadows on the background
(and often the subject) of a photograph. In this tutorial,
trainer Geoff Riggs will show you how to achieve the same
effect in Photoshop.
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 There
are many ways to warp text in Photoshop, but most of them
have their limitations. Some methods allow you to edit your
text after warping, but don't provide full customization of
HOW you warp the text. Other methods allow full customization
but don't allow you to edit the text afterwards. In this tutorial,
Geoff Riggs will show you a method for warping text that will
give you the best of both worlds.
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 Ever
have one of those photographs where the sky is too bright
and harsh? In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you an
amazingly effective trick for toning down and recoloring an
overly bright sky.
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 In
this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will teach you how to take
an image of a light bulb that's turned off and add a glow
to it to make it look like it's illuminated.
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 Many
black and white images can be made much more interesting simply
by adding a little color. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will
show you how to paint color onto a black and white photo.
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 Understanding
what masks are and how they work in Photoshop can open up
many doors for creative design. In this video excerpt from
the upcoming video series, "Getting Started in Photoshop CS
2", Geoff Riggs explains the basics of what masks are and
how to use them
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 In
this tutorial, Photoshop guru Geoff Riggs will show you the
ins and outs of using the Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop.
This plug-in allows you to import images from your camera
and make changes to it without actually altering the raw image
itself.
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 Working
with layers is one of the most important aspects of working
in Photoshop. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will walk you
through the basics of getting around in the layers palette.
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 This
tip is an excerpt from the upcoming video series, "Introduction
to Photoshop CS 2" by trainer Geoff Riggs. In this video clip,
you'll learn some of the basic options available to you when
creating a new document in Photoshop.
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 You
may already know the basics of the levels adjustment tool,
but in this video, Geoff Riggs will show you a neat little
trick you may not have known. Using this method you'll be
able to very quickly and effectively adjust the brightness
and contrast of your image in a very intuitive manner.
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 It
seems like it would be quite a task to straighten up a picture
of an object that was taken at a severe angle. However, Photoshop's
Perspective Cropping feature allows you to do this in one
simple step. In this video, you'll learn how to use this amazing
tool in Photoshop.
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 The
great thing about text effects is that they're usually very
easy to reproduce. In this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will
show you how to make a steel text effect, and then he'll show
you how to save this effect so that it can easily be applied
to other layers in the future.
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 In
this video tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create
a quick and easy frame for your photographs simply using the
eraser tool.
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 The
Dodge and Burn tools in Photoshop are great tools for lightening
and darkening areas of your images. However, these tools are
destructive to your original photograph and can only be reversed
using your History panel. In this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will
show you a more creative and effective way of achieving the
same effects without affecting the image layer itself.
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 In
this video tutorial, Geoff Riggs will teach you how to create
an elongated shadow cast in front of a block of backlit text.
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 Sometimes
the camera does TOO good a job of capturing all the details,
especially when it comes to skin. A close-up portrait can
sometimes reveal tiny bumps and roughness that we might not
want to see. In this video, you'll learn a very effective
technique for smoothing out your skin in Photoshop.
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 In
this video tip, you will learn how to take a photo and transform
it into an old-fashioned Polaroid photograph.
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 In
this Photoshop tutorial, Geoff will teach you how to create
a very easy, but very effective, white grunge border around
your photographs.
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 In
this video tutorial, Geoff will show you how to create and
define a custom pattern in Photoshop and then use that pattern
to create a grid background for your Photoshop file.
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 You've
all seen postcards or advertisements with a picture of something
inside a block of bold text. In this tutorial, you'll learn
just how easy it can be to achieve this effect.
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 In
this tutorial, Photoshop trainer Geoff Riggs shows you how
to add embellishments and alter the appearance of specific
letter pairings for open type fonts.
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 It's
not always easy to make complex selections in your Photoshop
images, but in this tutorial, trainer Geoff Riggs will show
you one very effective way to use the highlights in an image
to make a selection in order to alter an image.
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 Photoshop
doesn't provide any quick means of creating dotted lines,
but in this tutorial, Geoff Riggs will show you how to create
your own customized dotted line quickly and easily, using
the paintbrush tool.
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 In
this video tutorial, trainer Craig Campbell will show you
how to create a wood grain texture from scratch in Photoshop.
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In a previous tip, we talked about how to make a simple reflection
effect for a logo. But it gets a little more complicated if
you're trying to create a reflection for a 3-dimenisional
object, such as a box. In this tutorial, you'll learn how
to perform the transformations necessary in order to make
a very effective 3D reflection effect.
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 Ever
wanted to resize a group of images or add a watermark to a
group of images, but you just didn't have the time to do it?
Well, with Photoshop's Batch processing capabilities, you
can make changes to multiple images all at once. In this video,
you'll learn how to add a watermark to a collection of images
all at once.
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If you've ever tried to take a flash photograph of a framed
picture straight-on, you've probably noticed that it's impossible
to do so without planting a large reflection of the flash
right in the center of the picture. In this tutorial, you'll
learn how to avoid that unwanted reflection by taking the
picture from an angle and then adjusting the picture using
perspective cropping.
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Ever wanted to link two objects together in Photoshop so that
they seem to weave in and out of each other, kind of like
the Olympic rings? Well, it's easier than you might think!
In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create this linking
effect in just a couple very easy steps.
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Today's tip is a two-for-one for those of you who want to
know how to extract a person from an image. After learning
how to do this, you'll also learn how to turn that person
into a statue in just a few simple steps.
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Turning your images into illustrations isn't as difficult
as you might think. In this video tutorial, you'll learn how
to make your images look cartoonish in just one simple step.
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Want to make your motorcycle photo gallery a little more exciting
by adding a little smoke to your pictures? In this video tutorial,
you'll learn how to create smoke in Photoshop using filters
and blending modes.
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 Today's
video is a relatively simple tip on two different ways to
create a vignette for your photographs. A vignette is basically
a soft-edged border around a photograph. Enjoy! |
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When designing a web layout or some other type of design layout,
you will often need to use some of the same colors over and
over again. In this video, you'll learn how to add color swatches
to your Swatches palette, save your current set of color swatches,
and load a set that you've already saved.
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Creating text that follows a path in Photoshop is an extremely
simple process. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create
a circle of text using selections, paths, and, of course,
the text tool.
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 I'll
give you three guesses as to what you'll be learning in this
tutorial! If you guessed that you're going to learn how to
create your own photo realistic tennis ball in Photoshop,
then you're absolutely right!
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A layer mask in Photoshop is basically a way of hiding and
revealing certain parts of a layer. In this video tutorial,
you'll learn how to create, edit, delete, and modify layer
masks in Photoshop.
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 Ever
wanted to take a panorama but couldn't find your wide angle
lens? In this video tutorial, you'll learn how to make a panoramic
image out of a few separate images using a little re-coloring,
retouching and blending.
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How many of you just convert your images from RGB to grayscale
when you want to create a black and white image? How many
of you turn to your Hue/Saturation adjustments and completely
de-saturate the image? Well, in this video, you'll learn how
to take control of your black and white images in a much more
effective way.
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All across the internet, you'll find flashy logos and text
effects with a glossy white reflection across the top of the
graphic. There are many ways to achieve an effect like this
in Photoshop, and in this tutorial, LearnFlash.com trainer
Craig Campbell shows you his preferred method of creating
just such a reflection.
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 One
of the most under appreciated tools for beginners in Photoshop
is the brush tool. Most beginners think that this tool is
simply used to paint round or square strokes onto the canvas.
These same beginners would be shocked to learn that you can
very easily create an entire field of grass using only the
brush tool. In this tutorial, Craig Campbell from LearnFlash.com
will show you how to use brush shapes and brush dynamics to
create your own grassy meadow in Photoshop.
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Realistic lightning seems like it would be difficult and time-consuming
to create in Photoshop. But it is much simpler than you might
think. In this tutorial, LearnFlash.com trainer Craig Campbell
shows you how to use a few filters and tonal adjustments in
order to achieve a very realistic lightning effect that will
look a little bit different every time you attempt it.
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One of the most widely used text effects in Photoshop design
is the plastic text effect. There are hundreds of different
plastic effects you could come with, and in this tutorial,
Craig Campbell from LearnFlash.com will show you just one
of many ways to add some plasticky depth to your text.
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Sometimes it is necessary to make an image a little brighter.
Sometimes it is necessary to make it a little darker. But
what if you need to do both? Or what if you only need to brighten
up a small portion of an image, perhaps where there are some
dark shadows? In this tutorial, LearnFlash.com trainer Craig
Campbell will show you how to use Photoshop's Shadow/Highlight
tool to bring out the shadows and calm down the highlights
all in one simple step.
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Photoshop is an amazing graphics program, and with it, you
can create some very photo realistic graphics. In this tutorial,
for example, you will learn how to create an antique map with
holes and burned edges. This tutorial would also be great
for creating antique hand-written letters.
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In this tutorial, you'll learn how to take an ordinary piece
of script text and transform it into a 3-dimensional, semi-transparent
ribbon in just two simple steps. This tutorial would also
work for a very simple shape that you might want to turn into
a logo or something like that.
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Sometimes it takes a creative mixture of ideas to put together
a good effect in Photoshop. In this tutorial, you'll learn
how to tweak a photograph for use inside your text in order
to make a really cool grunge text effect.
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Want to blot out your ex-boyfriend or ex-girlfriend's face
from an otherwise perfectly good picture? In today's tutorial,
you'll learn how to censor parts of an image in just a couple
of very simple steps in Photoshop.
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