Photoshop How-To: Five Ways to Reduce Red-Eye

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on February 22, 2006

Photoshop CS2 has a dedicated tool to reduce red eye, but it may not fit with the way you work, or you may use an earlier version of the application. That's why Pete Bauer gives you many techniques for removing red (and green!) eye from your photos.

Photoshop How-To: Easy Page Curl in Photoshop CS2

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on September 30, 2005

One of the "classic" Photoshop effects got easy in Photoshop CS2. Using the new Warp feature, the Page Curl effect takes seconds instead of minutes!

Photoshop How-To: Camera Raw Versus Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on March 1, 2005

Camera raw experts tell you to open images first in Camera Raw. While that's usually good advice, some tasks are just as easy in Photoshop. Planet Photoshop's Pete Bauer gives one example.

Photoshop How-To: Lens Blur with Alpha Channels

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on January 18, 2005

It's an effect every photographer appreciates from time to time: showing a sharply focused subject against a blurry, out-of-focus background. Instead of playing with aperture settings, you can achieve similar results using Photoshop CS's Lens Blur filter. Here's how.

Photoshop How-To: Editing a Drop Shadow

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on December 22, 2004

Just as shadows in real life appear and disappear depending on object placement and lighting, so should drop shadows in Photoshop. In this tutorial, learn how to selectively edit drop shadows using layers.

Photoshop How-To: Weaving Layer Contents

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on August 18, 2004

Artwork that's on separate layers doesn't have to appear as a simple stack. Here's how to weave layered elements together.

Photoshop How-To: Adding Bleeds and Crop Marks

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on July 22, 2004

If you regularly use a page-layout program you know all about using crop marks and bleeds. But what if you want to add them in Photoshop? Here are two ways to add these essential print marks to your Photoshop file.

Photoshop How-To: Printing Separations in Color

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on June 9, 2004

Making color separations in Adobe Photoshop is easy, printing them in color on your desktop printer isn't. You can preview your separations in their CMYK representations by following this handy how-to.

Photoshop How-To: Going from Brunette to Blond

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on April 9, 2004

Changing hair color doesn't mean dunking your head into a vat of chemicals. Lighten up locks using adjustment layers in Photoshop. That's one way to get rid of gray hair.

Photoshop How-To: Super-Smooth Skin

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on March 16, 2004

Looking for that perfectly flawless skin? Don't pick up the Oil of Olay just yet. Let Photoshop give you the dewy complexion you've always wanted.

Photoshop CS How-To: Placing Type on a Path

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on February 5, 2004

Illustrator's ability to place type along a path has long been coveted by Photoshop users. No more, thanks to the new type-on-a-path feature in Photoshop CS.

Photoshop How-To: Copying Between Images of Different Size

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on October 10, 2003

One of Photoshop's most powerful features is that it lets you combine images from different sources into a single image. But invariably the sizes of the two images do not match up, and you're left with not a seamless whole but a fractured mess. Here's what to do instead.

Photoshop How-To: Combining Shapes

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on August 5, 2003

Using Photoshop's Custom Shape tool is a lot of fun, but the default shapes can get tired, fast. Here's how to combine two or more symbols into a new object.

Photoshop Tips: Duotone vs. Multichannel Images

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on July 10, 2003

Two-color printing is an attractive way to not only produce interesting-looking images but also to trim print costs. Photoshop lets you create both duotone and multichannel images. Which technique is best?

Photoshop Tips: Make Your Own Document Presets

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on March 26, 2003

This little tip could save you hours of production time. If you regularly create Photoshop documents at custom sizes and resolutions, you may be tired of re-entering those values every time you start a new file. You can add your custom settings to Photoshop's new document Presets pop-up menu. Here's how.

Photoshop Tips: Trashing the Preferences File

How-Tos: Written by Pete Bauer on August 27, 2002

Few things can be as big a headache as a misbehaving Photoshop. Thankfully, replacing Photoshop's Preferences file can do wonders when the program is acting up. Think of it as "Photoshop Aspirin." Here's how to do it, and a tip that makes it easy to do regularly.

Photoshop 7: Using Brush Shapes and Textures

Features: Written by Pete Bauer on June 24, 2002

Photoshop 7's new Brushes palette is far more than simply a place to pick a brush. You have incredible control over the size, shape, and behavior of the brush. In this follow-up to "Understanding the Brushes Palette," we'll look at the Shape Dynamics and the Scatter panes of the Brushes palette. Then we'll consider the palette's Texture and Dual Brush panes.

Photoshop 7: Understanding the Brushes Palette

Features: Written by Pete Bauer on June 18, 2002

The key to using Photoshop 7's new painting engine is the new, high-powered Brushes palette. Let's take a look at the basic workings of the palette.

Creating Basic Reflections

Features: Written by Pete Bauer on February 14, 2002

Adding a reflection can change the appearance of a surface dramatically. Rather than a flat, boring surface, you can give the illusion of shine or polish. And it can be as easy as one-two-three.

Photoshop's Shear Mastery

Features: Written by Pete Bauer on January 24, 2002