photoshop tutorial Archive

  • How to create a photo negative in photoshop

    How to create a photo negative in Photoshop

    TweetFor this tutorial I am going to work at actual size. If you want to create a larger than life photo negative, follow steps 1 to 14 which create the frame. Then re-size the frame to the size you want and drop in the photo...

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  • How to Airbrush out spots in Photoshop

    How to Airbrush out spots in Photoshop

    This tutorial shows you how to use the clone tool in Photoshop to successfully airbrush out spots from a ladybird. This photo manipulation technique is widely used and can be copied to remove blemishes and wrinkles through to removing whole items from a photo or extending an image. The clone tool is the only tool required in this photoshop tutorial, see below for details on how to use it to the best effect for airbrushing.

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  • How to create a Gold Plaque in Photoshop using vector shapes

    How to create a Gold Plaque in Photoshop using vector shapes

    This tutorial will show the process for creating a gold plaque in photoshop. This tutorial can be followed when making any metallic plaque be it gold, silver, brass etc, just change the colours used. This tutorial shows how to make a gold plaque using a combination of vector shapes and layer styles.

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  • How to add a drop shadow to text in Photoshop

    How to add a drop shadow to text in Photoshop

    Follow these easy steps to learn how to add a drop shadow to text in Photoshop. This can be applied to any raster or vector object in Photoshop as well as type.

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  • How to create an animated gif in Photoshop

    How to create an animated gif in Photoshop

    In this tutorial you will learn how to create a basic animation for the web with photoshop. Follow these simple steps to create a circular animation. This tutorial can be used with any graphics you like, I've used simple circular graphics to create a circle which changes into a half circle and back just for the purposes of this animation.

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  • How to create buttons for a webite in photoshop

    How to create buttons for a webite in photoshop

    This tutorial shows a quick and easy way of creating a button for a web site. This button style contains a gradient background, a inner white border with a darker outer border and drop shadow. These buttons are very easy to recreate using layer styles and shapes and will suit any website as they can be coloured to match the design.

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  • Transforming a solid shape into a transparent gradient in Photoshop

    Transforming a solid shape into a transparent gradient in Photoshop

    This tutorial will cover the basics of making a solid shape into a transparent gradient, using the layer style options in Photoshop. For this example, I'm going to create a black to transparent gradient over an image, to create the effect of the image fading out to black. This effect is often used with a dark photograph fading to black on the background of a website, the reverse of this a lighter image fading to white is often used on the top of invitations and flyers.

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  • How to create a diagonal patterned background in photoshop.

    How to create a diagonal patterned background in photoshop.

    In this example I will create a diagonal line pattern, but this method can be used for any tessellating background pattern in Photoshop.

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