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Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Easily replace images in your album pages using smart objects. No need to resize or redo all the effects and layer styles you used. Simply double click the smart object ...
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Use the Direct Selection Tool to refine your workpath and get the best selection possible.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Using the Pen Tool to draw a precise selection around an object.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Introduction to the pen tool. Anchor points, control handles and curves.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Clean up the edges of your selection with Refine Edge.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial about the effects of anti-aliasing on type and the different methods; sharp, crisp, strong and smooth.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering blend modes for the brush tool and layer styles.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial covering some practical uses of the Overlay, Soft Light and Multiply layer blend modes.
Finish off your retouching with a few extra techniques. Use the multiply blend mode to add impact and add a soft focus effect.
Learn to "airbrush" for smooth, perfect skin.
Using the pucker tool inside the liquify filter.
Retouch like a pro with the patch tool, liquify filter and other tricks and techniques.
Use non-destructive adjustment layers to make adjustments to your images. If you change your mind you can always drag the adjustment layer to the trash leaving your image untouched!
Blending two objects together using the gradient tool and a layer mask.
Continuing with layer masks. Changing the color of one element in an image using Color Range and a layer mask.
One of the most important concepts to learn in Photoshop is how to use the Layer Mask. Layer masks create seemless transitions between multiple layers and can be used to blend objects together or to hide and reveal certain objects.
Adobe Photoshop CS3 video tutorial. Create a cool soft focus effect that also has that slightly desaturated look that's so popular today. Contrast is also boosted somewhat.
So now that you've made an action (see here for the creation of an action) or discovered one that is really useful, you'll undoubtedly want to run it on a whole folder of images. Batch processing files can be done a few different ways. You can use the Image Processor or Dr. Brown's 1-2-3 Process which have been covered in previous articles, or you can use the Automate function in Photoshop.
Do you have a cool formula for black and white conversions, or maybe sepia? The real question is, are you sick of going through the steps to make your favorite black and whites or sepias every time you open a new image? How about making it into an action that will perform all those steps with the push of a button?
As per request, here is a quick vignette tutorial. Step 1: Duplicate your background layer. A quick and easy way of doing this is by pressing CTRL + J (Command + J on a Mac).Step 2: Set the Blend Mode...