Archive for July 8th, 2010

How To Create and Use Clipping Masks

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Material Image A clipping mask is a quick way to create masked effects that show and hide parts of images or photos. In this tutorial we will create a clipping mask with text and an image.
Type: Photoshop Tutorials
Level: Beginner

Wasted – A Trashy Photoshop Tutorial

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Material Image In this tutorial I’ll show you how to take a trashy picture (of garbage) with Photoshop and turn it into a piece of thought provoking artwork by incorporating some 3D text created in Adobe Illustrator.
Type: Illustrator Tutorial
Level: Beginner

Selecting and Isolating Image With Shadows (Video Tutorial)

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Material Image Tutorial showing one simple method of isolating subject, cleaning background, and transferring shadows.
Type: Photoshop Tutorials
Level: Beginner

The Lomo Effect in Photoshop (Video Tutorial)

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Material Image Using Photoshop we will create a very editable Lomography effect also known as the "Lomo Effect". Using Blend Modes and Adjustments Layers we achieve a pretty cool effect that can be used on all kinds of Photography.
Type: Photoshop Tutorials
Level: Beginner

Clockworks–No Parking This Side of Street

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GlenBledsoe has added a photo to the pool:

Clockworks--No Parking This Side of Street

A new steampunk-inspired coffee house opened in Salem. It’s actually a nice place. This is an isolated wall to the rear where the light was nice and murky–perfect for my long exposure HDR technique.


Detailed Guide on how to use Photoshop Brushes

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We’ve received several requests recently for instruction on how to use Photoshop Brushes. Brushes are an amazingly powerful tool and one of the best features of Photoshop. This guide written by Alvaro Guzman over at psdtuts+ is very well laid out and will not only assist beginners but will also show more advanced users some tricks along the way too!

Link to Photoshop Brushes Guide