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Oct29
Creating custom spatter brushes in Photoshop is fun and adds an element of unpredictability to your designs. We show you how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. First source an image of ink splats via an internet image search. Then select the standard Lasso tool and select around the splat you wish to use. Now go to the Image drop-down... Read more...
Sep27
Creating a crack effect in Photoshop is a simple matter of creating a custom brush. We show you how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. First source an image of lightning from the internet, and open it up in Photoshop. Go the the Channels panel and click on each channel to find out which one defines the lightening effect best... Read more...
Sep14
There are several methods of creating seamless patterns in Photoshop, which we explore in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. Firstly, open Photoshop and create a new file, 500 by 500 pixels at a resolution of 150 ppi, which is a good print resolution. And the colour mode of RGB. Next go to the shape tools and select the Ellipse tool.... Read more...
Aug25
Creating custom brushes in Photoshop is easy and allows you to add dynamic effects to your artwork. We explain how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. Firstly source some calligraphic brush stroke image on the internet, and copy it to your Desktop. Then reduce the colours to pure black and white (if necessary) through the Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation... Read more...
Aug11
Creating a flare effect in Photoshop involves working with the Brush options – we show you how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. Firstly create a new document specifying the size and resolution of the image – this will vary according to the end result. Next select the Brush tool and in the top Control panel click on the drop-down... Read more...
Jul26
Creating the blurred, out-of-focus Bokeh effect in Photoshop is easy – we show you how in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. This simple effect is often seen in the photograph around a light source and allows us to focus on the main part of the image. Bokeh is a Japanese word for the blur or the aesthetic effect of a... Read more...
Jul15
Creating flyers in Photoshop is a straight-forward workflow which we demonstrate in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. For example, to put together the flyer shown here we first create a new A5 document. We then copy the image of the flamenco dancer into the blank canvas. The hardest part of the process is to then select the dancer in order... Read more...
Jun30
It’s always worth reviewing popular tools from time to time. The Quick Mask tool is one of these. In addition we explore its full potential in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. In the image shown here we want to select the cute kitten in order to paste him into another photo. We first need to use one of Photoshop’s several... Read more...
Jun15
Many of our clients use Photoshop to create web banners like the one illustrated here. This is one of the many processes we demonstrate in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. This banner was put together for the local history section of a public library. The first step is always to create a blank canvas since you don’t want to risk... Read more...
May31
The CS6 version of Photoshop introduced several new features, one of which was modifications to the Crop tool. This is one of the many functions we look at in our Adobe Photoshop training courses. CS6 also introduced the capacity to control the look of the User Interface. You can make it darker or lighter, etc, via the Edit > Preferences... Read more...
