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  • Free Photoshop Action - turn a photo into a line drawing

    Free Photoshop Action – Turn a photo into a line drawing

    TweetDownload the file below to turn your photographs into line drawings. Click here to Download – Photoshop Buzz – Line Drawing Action File Save time by installing pre-defined action files. Repeat the effect simply by pressing play on the file which will appear in your...

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  • world map header

    Free World Map – Photoshop Vector Shape

    Free world map vector shape available for use as a base for your designs. Map elements all in one vector layer.

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  • heart frame

    How to create a vector heart border in Photoshop

    This style of border could be used to frame a photograph, as a border for an image gallery online or as the background to a quirky illustration. See the tutorial below for how to recreate this heart border with vector shapes in Photoshop.

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  • vector snowflakes

    How to create a vector snowflake in photoshop

    This tutorial will show you how to create a snowflake vector shape in photoshop. You will be able to scale up and down the final shape without rastoration, so whatever size you need the final snowflake at, you will be able to follow the measurements given in this tutorial. If you do work at a different size you will need to keep the measurements in proportion although the angles used will remain the same.

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  • keyboard shortcuts

    How to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Photoshop

    Keyboard shortcuts are fantastic tools to speed up processes and work at speed in Photoshop. You may find that some processes that you regulary use do not have a keyboard shortcut associated with them. One simple process that I use several times a day is to use the 'flatten image' option within the layers menu. There isn't a shortcut programmed for this in Photoshop. But if you follow the process below you can set a keyboard shortcut to flatten images or use this method to setup or modify a keyboard shortcut for any other Photoshop menu option.

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  • Photoshop Layers

    Photoshop Beginners guide to Layers Part 1

    In this tutorial you will find a basic description of how to use the layers palette and layers in Photoshop. When I was first learning photoshop it was the layers palette that took me the longest to understand! Part 1 covers the basics of new layer properties, the effect different tools have on individual layers and layer order and how these are displayed on the canvas.

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  • coke can line drawing created from a photograph

    How to change a photo into a pencil line drawing in Photoshop

    TweetIt is a relatively easy process to turn a photo into a line drawing with photoshop. Follow the steps below which uses layers, image desauration, layer modes and a guassian blur to change a photo into a pencil sketch. This effect will work on almost...

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  • How to batch re-name photos in Photoshop

    How to batch re-name photos in Photoshop

    There is a really quick and simple way to batch re-name files in Photoshop using Adobe Bridge. Follow this tutorial to learn how easy it is! The Photoshop batch re-naming tool uses various different methods to re-name the files, you can use a naming method, sequencial numbering and more. 6 easy steps...

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  • Photoshop Design Tools – Gridulator

    Photoshop Design Tools – Gridulator

    Using grids in web design is a must. The process of using a design grid helps to give a strong visual but also a solid structual balance to the design. The design grid is used at the initial Photoshop design stage but should also be used throughout front end development to ensure that elements are consistantly aligned.

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  • 6 ways to duplicate a layer in Photoshop

    6 ways to duplicate a layer in Photoshop

    As always there are several different methods of duplicating a layer in Photoshop. You will normally have a preferred way of working in photoshop, so choose whichever way fits in with your current processes the best. There is no right and wrong way, there are in fact 6 ways!

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