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Create Custom Photo Brushes

Create Custom Photo Brushes

By Chad Neuman Sep 10, 2008

When you think of creating custom brushes in Adobe Photoshop, you usually think of creating basic shapes and paths with the pen tool and then creating a brush from those shapes. But we can also use photos and convert them into brushes as well for unique designs in web sites and print designs. They also can make aesthetically-pleasing backgrounds.

Automating Actions to Save Time

Automating Actions to Save Time

By Chad Neuman Aug 24, 2008

Want to save some time so you’re not doing repetitive things in Adobe Photoshop? Look no further than the Actions palette. Let’s say you to need to adjust settings, add a filter, resize, or any of the other many options in Photoshop to a large number of photos. Instead of having to go through each photo one at a time, applying effects, resizing, or adjusting levels for example, it’s much easier to edit one photo and record the actions. Then, we can apply that action to an entire folder of images.

Combining Two Photos for New Effect

Combining Two Photos for New Effect

By Chad Neuman Aug 24, 2008

Combining two photos to create a new look is a fun way to learn various techniques. We’ll learn how to use the Circular Marquee tool from the center, adjusting the opacity of a layer, creating a path from a selection and adding text along it in the process. Let’s get started.

Using Photomerge for Stunning Panoramic Photos (and some tips for shooting panoramics)

Using Photomerge for Stunning Panoramic Photos (and some tips for shooting panoramics)

By Chad Neuman Apr 11, 2008

Photoshop features a powerful stitching tool to create panoramas from a series of photographs. In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to use the Photomerge tool in Photoshop CS3 to stitch a series of photos into a panorama.

HDR Photos and Photoshop

HDR Photos and Photoshop

By Denny Tang Apr 06, 2008

Explore high dynamic range imaging in Photoshop. This Photoshop guide will show you how to photograph for HDR, view 32-bits/channel HDR images, and compress them into 8- or 16-bpc images. More about HDR and Photoshop after the click.

The Photoshop Computer

The Photoshop Computer

By Denny Tang Oct 05, 2006

Learn how to choose the right hardware to build your own computer optimized for Adobe Photoshop CS2 and learn how to tweak Photoshop to take advantage of the new hardware.

GIF, JPEG, or PNG

GIF, JPEG, or PNG

By Scott Frangos Aug 24, 2006

Discover the differences between the three main web graphic formats and learn the pros and cons of each format.