How to remove orange colour casts from vintage images in Photoshop
Before After Step 1 – Auto Color Duplicate your background layer with Ctrl/Cmd+J. In the Image menu use Auto Color to create a general adjustment and colour balance. Look closely at the results and...
View ArticleHow to create silhouettes in Photoshop
Step 1 – Make selection and feather Open an image of a person and make a selection around them using either the Magic Wand tool (to select the background) or the Quick Selection tool (to select the...
View ArticlePhotoshop Tip: Using Levels in Photoshop Elements 10
Before After The Levels adjustment can be tweaked manually to create changes to lighting, but by using the eyedroppers you can create various effects depending on where you click. Take for example this...
View ArticleHow to create star trails in Photoshop
Step 1 – Fill canvas On a blank canvas, fill the entire space with black. This is our night sky backdrop, which can be transported on to a photo later on. Step 2 – Apply Noise filter How to add stars?...
View ArticleHow to create an atmospheric landscape effect in Photoshop
Before After Step 1 – Dim the lighting Start by adding a new Levels adjustment layer from the Layers palette. To dim down the light, shift the midtones marker to the right towards the highlights. A...
View ArticlePhotoshop Elements 11: New Quick mode
First of all, we can’t continue without mentioning the new interface. It’s very different from version 10, almost unrecognisable as Photoshop. But this aside, the changes made hope to speed up edits...
View ArticleHow to apply the Holga effect in Photoshop
Before After Step 1 – Apply filter With an image open in Photoshop, press Cmd/Ctrl+J to duplicate the Background layer, and then go to the Filter menu. Find Blur>Radial Blur and set the Radius...
View ArticlePhotoshop Tip: Channels for selections
Drag this channel on to the Create New Channel button to duplicate, and use Levels (Cmd/Ctrl+L) to increase contrast. Paint with the Brush tool using black and white to add or remove parts of this...
View ArticleFree Tutorial: Create the Hipstamatic effect
Before After Download the start image for this tutorial for free. Step 1 – Crop to square The first step to take is with the Crop tool (C). Holding Shift, drag a perfectly square cropping outline...
View ArticleFree Photoshop Tutorial: Correct colour and brighten low-light images
Before After Step 1 – Duplicate and blend Open up an image taken in low light, and duplicate the Background layer (Cmd/Ctrl+J). Change the blend mode of this duplicate layer to Screen. This will make...
View ArticleHow to create a silhouette effect in Photoshop
Before After Start photo from Sxc.hu Step 1 We can afford to be rough with the initial selection. Use the Quick Selection tool to draw over each subject one by one to select them. If any areas need...
View ArticlePhotoshop Tip: Enrich lighting in 3 steps
Step 1 Duplicate the image’s Background layer by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+J. The first change to make is to the layer’s blend mode. Apply the Soft Light mode to the duplicate layer to boost contrast....
View ArticlePhotoshop Tip: Use Levels like a pro
Channel selection In the Levels adjustment you can make adjustments to the image’s individual Channels, to target certain areas. Eyedroppers These icons are used to interactively set the black, grey...
View ArticlePhotoshop Tutorial: How to create an atmospheric city composition
All the tutorials are available here under ‘Steam effect’, so you can follow along with the steps below. Step 1 Because the sky was too bright, the only way of creating a realistic night effect was to...
View Article5 practical Photoshop tutorials and tricks in our latest issue
Learn to paint artistic splatter portraits Add stunning effects to your images with expert brush work and layering techniques, to make this! Edit photos for creative effects using Warp Discover why...
View ArticleRestore old photos with our ten top tips!
1. Fix large areas The Patch tool is fantastic for copying detail from one area of an image to another, and is perfect for repairing any backgrounds that have deteriorated. Simply select it from the...
View ArticleCreate a wooden rose in Elements!
1. Ready the file Open up the rose image. Desaturate and increase contrast using Enhance>Adjust Lighting. Soften the edges with Filter>Noise>Median set at 10-20px. Then go to...
View ArticleCreate the perfect light leak in 12 steps
1. Set up basic contrast Open up your image. The contrast on this one looks a little weak, so the first thing we’re going to do is ensure there’s a full range of tones from black to white. Duplicate...
View ArticleFree Tutorial: Create the Hipstamatic effect
Before After Download the start image for this tutorial for free. Step 1 – Crop to square The first step to take is with the Crop tool (C). Holding Shift, drag a perfectly square cropping outline...
View ArticleFree Photoshop Tutorial: Correct colour and brighten low-light images
Before After Step 1 – Duplicate and blend Open up an image taken in low light, and duplicate the Background layer (Cmd/Ctrl+J). Change the blend mode of this duplicate layer to Screen. This will make...
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