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Making Clouds
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! |
Version - CS3
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The Lasso Tools
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. |
Version - CS3
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Magnetic Lasso Tool - Taking Control (Part 2)
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. |
Version - CS3
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Magnetic Lasso Tool - The Essentials (Part 1)
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! |
Version - CS3
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A Beginner's Guide to Photoshop Elements
In this free 10 part video series, we’ll look at the things you need to know to get off the ground. Starting with the organizer, and moving through photographic colour and tonal adjustments, layers, selection basics, transformations, manipulations, text, effects, resizing, retouching, blending and sharpening to name but a few. We'll explore the different workspaces and pay particular attention to the quick-fix and full edit modes. I'm sure even seasoned Photoshoppers will pick up on things they didn't know! |
Version - Elements 6
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The Move Tool
If you want an element or object moved in your composition then it's possible you still don't even select the Move Tool from the Toolbox. Accessible via keyboard shortcuts, it a tool you perhaps see in short but regular bursts. If that's the case, then shame on you, because the Move Tool has so much more to offer. Here's a taste of what you're missing!
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Version - CS3
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The Portrait Effect
Learn a quick and easy way to increase the impact of a portrait shot using the Gaussian Blur filter, blending modes and levels. |
Version - CS3
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3photoshop's Guide to the Levels Command
This 25 part series takes an in-depth look at how the levels command can assist you in adjusting the brightness, contrast and colours of an image. Starting with the basics we'll begin with a tour of the auto commands, we'll make sense of the histogram and look at some fundermental concepts of colour. As the series progesses - so does the complexity - but everything's explained along the way. By the time we explore non-destructive editing,how to track down shadows and highlights as well as splitting colour and luminance information you'll have all the knowledge you'll ever need to handle levels like a true pro! |
Version - CS3
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Blurring Live Text
Here's a technique for blurring live editable text inside Photoshop CS2 or earlier by applying precise layer effects to the type. Users of CS3 and beyond can just apply a blur as a smart filter, users of elements unfortunately can not benefit from this trick. |
Version - CS3
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Rulers & Guides
If you're looking at measuring, inserting and aligning elements of your image to the page, or to another object on the same document, then look no further than Photoshop's rulers and guides. When used correctly, these features can be all the support you need to produce images that align professionally and look perfect! |
Version - CS3
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Camouflage
A sure fire way to create a custom camouflage look inside Photoshop. |
Version - CS3
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Basic Actions
If you've ever spent a whole evening applying the same operations to a batch of images then this tutorial's for you! The actions palette is Photoshop's oldest and wisest automation tool, giving any user complete access to fast, efficient and flexible multi-step operations that can be recorded from scratch and played back over and over again. Once you learn the basics of actions you'll wonder how you ever lived without them! |
Version - CS3
Runtime - (18:32) |
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Point Text Vs Area Text
When creating text using Photoshop it's important to start off on the right foot - getting it wrong will cost you time and frustration in the long run! Here we'll look at the key differences between point and area text, as well as best practices for using them. |
Version - CS3
Runtime - (05:20) |
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Ice Text
Learn how to use multiple filters to transform text into a snow-swept, f-f-freezing-cold block of sculptured ice letters! |
Version - CS3
Runtime - (09:39) |
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Photo Sketch
Imagine being able to create a sharp detailed sketch without any artistic talent whatsoever. Using this technique you'll be able to take a digital photograph, add a few filters, throw in a couple of obscure commands - and let Photoshop do the rest! |
Version - CS3
Runtime - (06:49) |
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Batch Rename
Renaming one or two files isn't a problem, but if you have hundreds or even thousands of holiday photographs to rename then you'd need to invest some serious time into the process. Thankfully Photoshop can be fine-tuned to automate many repetitive and time-consuming tasks, batch renaming multiple files being one of them. Here we'll switch our attention to the Bridge, a free application that ships along with Photoshop, and rename photographs the quick and easy way. |
Version - CS3
Runtime - (06:20) |
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The Sponge Tool
There are many ways to add or subtract saturation from images using Adobe Photoshop, here we'll look at how the Sponge Tool works, and how to get the best results when using it. |
Version - CS3
Runtime - (08:21) |
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Sepia Tone
Creating a sepia tone for your photographs is easy in Photoshop. Here we'll look at 3 quick ways to create the effect. |
Version - CS2
Runtime - (05:46) |
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Creating a Panorama
Ever taken multiple photographs and wanted to 'stitch' them together to create one seamless Panorama? If you have then Photoshop can prove to be a real helping hand. Here we'll skip the automated Photomerge command and combine 2 photographs the manual way. |
Version - CS2
Runtime - (13:19) |
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Vignette Effect
In this tutorial we'll fade out the edges of a photograph to match the background colour of the page. This method works regardless of the background colour. |
Version - CS2
Runtime - (05:32) |
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Version - CS2
Runtime - (02:50) |
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Resample Vs Resize
If you're scaling a photograph to send by email, or wanting to add more pixels to your image, working out the best method to keep the job practical, and the results effective, is essential.
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Version - CS2
Runtime - (15:02) |
