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Fake a Photo Matte

Pete Collins — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:58:22 +0000

Pete shows viewers how to create a quick photo matte to use around their images before framing them.

3D Design Fun

Corey Barker — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 20:10:26 +0000

Learn some 3D tricks by following along with this design which uses 3D postcards in Photoshop CS5 Extended.

Ask Dave Podcast: Change the Color of an Area without Making a Selection

Dave Cross — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:31:40 +0000

Ask Dave is a weekly podcast from Photoshop Guy, Dave Cross. In his videos, Dave answers viewer questions about Photoshop tools, actions, settings, etc. Check out the entire series on KelbyTV or subscribe to the feed.

In this episode Dave shows users how to change the color of an area using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer.

Ask Dave Podcast: Have You Made a Good Selection?

Dave Cross — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:46:03 +0000

In this episode Dave shows users how to tell if they have made a good selection.

Getting Creative with Photoshop’s Mixer Brush

Pete Collins — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 15:40:43 +0000

The mixer brush is a powerful tool in Photoshop. By smearing colors, you can take a regular photo and create an image with a dreamy, magic feel to it. Pete runs through the mixer brush tool options and shows users how to add an artistic finish to their images.

Using Photoshop and Illustrator Together, Part 3 of 3

Dave Cross — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:14:09 +0000

In this video series, Dave Cross shows off some creative ways to use Photoshop and Illustrator together. In the third video, Dave talks about Illustrator’s vast collection of shapes, symbols, textures, etc. that can be copied into Photoshop. Dave also explain how these symbols and textures can be used to create brushes in Photoshop.

Using Photoshop and Illustrator Together, Part 2 of 3

Dave Cross — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:14:00 +0000

In this video series, Dave Cross shows off some creative ways to use Photoshop and Illustrator together. In the second video, Dave talks about taking basic shapes from Photoshop’s shape tool bibrary of presets and copying them over to Illustrator to use as starting points for vector illustrations.

Using Photoshop and Illustrator Together, Part 1 of 3

Dave Cross — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 17:13:53 +0000

In this video series, Dave Cross shows off some creative ways to use Photoshop and Illustrator together. In the first tutorial, Dave creates a dashed line around an image by turning a basic selection into a path in Photoshop, then taking the path into Illustrator to create the dashed line, and finally bringing it all back to Photoshop as a smart object that can be edited quickly and easily.

Planet Photoshop: Animated Snow

Corey Barker — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:36:59 +0000

Corey Barker is a Photoshop instructor and graphic designer who maintains a blog at PlanetPhotoshop.com. Visit his site for more tutorials and tips.

Corey shows viewers how to use Photoshop to create falling snow over your favorite holiday image.

Ask Dave Podcast: All About Tool Presets

Dave Cross — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:50:38 +0000

In this episode Dave explains what Tool Presets are and how to use them.