Hacking Preferences and Documents

Photoshop, ImageReady, and Bridge all use preference files to store application settings. For example, the Adobe Photoshop CS2 Prefs file contains all the options for general display; history logs; file saving; cursor; transparency and gamut; units and rulers; guides, grids, and...

Text Reflection Effect

Today I am going to make a tutorial for the text reflection. Actually I think you may also use this technique in other design for the reflection purposes. Let's start then. Open the PS for sure then open a document and we need it in 400px X 200px with white background.1. Create a...

Photo Retouch Using Unsharp Mask

Unsharp Mask For Scanned Slides and printsDue to the nature of how a scanner 'reads' and interprets information from a slide, we are often required to adjust things somewhat in various image editing software to compensate for how the scanner delivers us the file. So I introduce to...

What are Adjustment Layers?

Adjustment layers are special layers in Photoshop that will apply an "adjustment" onto its own layer. There are many adjustments you can make to a layer, such as: color balance, levels, hue/saturation, etc. You create an adjustment when you feel an image needs a deliberate change...

Water Spirit - Drawing Fire

This tutorial will show You how to place a fire on someone's hands.First, we have to chose a photo for our future work. I've picked this one. When You open Your photo in Photoshop make first step: Image -> Adjustments -> Desaturate (Shift + Ctrl + U). That will be our base...

Make Picture More Sharpening With High Pass

While debates continue over which of Photoshop's two main sharpening filters is better, "Unsharp Mask" or the new (as of CS2) "Smart Sharpen", one method of sharpening images remains not only highly effective but also much easier to use than either of those sharpening filters, and...

Quick Photo Touch-up Technique : Painting with Light

Step One: Image to Touch-UpObviously we need to start with something. I'll be using the photo below.Step Two: Set Color & Start PaintingMore often than anything else, this technique will be used when you have a photograph of someone inside a house - there isn't a lot "wrong"...