Photoshop is only limited by the boundaries of your own creativity. This tutorial is a great example of that. Follow along as we create a colour twirl effect using a few filters and the rectangular marquee tool. Once you know the basics you'll be playing around for hours!
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colour, eraser tool, free, free transform, gradient tool, layer mask, photoshop cs3, rainbow, screen blending mode, Special Effects, video tutorial
Learn how to create a rainbow in Photoshop and blend it into a photograph to give the impression the rainbow was there when the image was captured. This technique uses the gradient tool to add the actual rainbow, and then demonstrates use of the eraser and masks to conceal the rainbow from the foreground elements, before blending the effect into the photograph with some basic, yet always reliable blend modes.
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The colour sampler tool allows a user to exactly measure pixel information and compare it to another instance of the same pixel. Ideal for ensuring the colour adjustment you're applying, for example, isn't secretly flattening out the colours of your best photographs.
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The eyedropper tool in Photoshop allows a user to record and reuse colour values. If you want, for example, to recolour part of an image sky-blue, then simple find an image that has an appropriately coloured sky, sample it with the eyedropper, and reuse the recorded colour values whereever and whenever you need them. In this tutorial I'll show you how it works and provide a few tips and tricks that will make the eyedropper invalueable to your colour matching workflow.
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add noise filter, christmas, Creative, cutout filter, free, free transform, layer group, levels command, motion blur filter, photoshop cs3, screen blending mode, smart filter, smart object, snow, video tutorial
Take a cold, wintery photograph and add the illusion of falling snow. This effect is sure to help you build the perfect on-line Christmas card. In part 2 of this video tutorial we'll blend the Photoshop-manufactured snow into the scene, and fix the edges of the snow effect by transforming the layer outwards. The result will be realistic, editable snowflakes!
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add noise filter, christmas, Creative, cutout filter, free, motion blur filter, photoshop cs3, screen blending mode, smart filter, smart object, snow, video tutorial
Take a cold, wintery photograph and add the illusion of falling snow. This effect is sure to help you build the perfect on-line Christmas card. In part one of this video, I'll show you how to use smart objects and smart filters to build snow that's realistic and forever editable!
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Making clouds is fun but there's also a lot of practical reasons you may wish to do so. Replacing blown out skies and adding a more dramatic backdrop to a photograph are just a few. Add this trick to your Photoshop skills and one day it may save your life!
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The standard and Polygonal lassos are amongst the most basic tools in all of Photoshop. Despite this, they carry a lot of respect with not only basic tasks but some of the more challenging selections you're no doubt on your way to creating.
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Commands / Tools, contrast, free, frequency, magnetic lasso tool, photoshop cs3, points, segments, selection, width, video tutorial
Using the Magnetic Lasso Tool straight out of the box can deliver some impressive results. Know how to adjust the frequency, width and contrast controls and you'll have a selection tool that sticks to edges like glue.
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The Magnetic Lasso is a capable selection tool. Available in both Elements and CS, it's options and controls allow for creating a relatively fast and well-defined outline. All you need to do is understand the essentials and get dragging away!
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