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Russell Brown

Russell Brown is the Senior Creative Director at Adobe Systems Incorporated as well as an Emmy Award-winning instructor. His ability to bring together the world of design and software development is a perfect match for Adobe products. In Russell’s decades of creative experience at Adobe, he has contributed to the evolution of Adobe Photoshop with feature enhancements, advanced scripts, and most recently Flash panel development.

With complete mastery and breath taking style, Russell has shown users how to work – and play – with Adobe software.   He has helped the world's leading photographers, publishers, art directors, and artists to master the software tools that have made Adobe's applications the standard by which all others are measured.  He shares his delight in testing the creative limits of his tools as a prolific creator of an entertaining collection of Photoshop tips and tricks. Many of these tips have been published in Design Graphics Magazine, and the Photoshop User Magazine. You can also find many of these tutorials on the web at http://www.tv.adobe.com.

His in-depth design knowledge and zany presentation style has won him a regular following among beginning, intermediate, and advanced users alike. A live performance of the Russell Brown Show is not to be missed.

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Get Rid of Red Eye

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on January 18, 2012

In this one-minute video, you'll learn how to remove red eye from any photo using a hidden tool in Adobe Photoshop.

Turn a Brown Lawn Green with Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on March 17, 2011

With this trick, you can change the color of grass (or anything else). Not only is it fast and easy, but you can modify the color at any time without destroying pixel information.

Sharpen Focus with Photoshop's Auto-Blend

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on February 17, 2011

Learn how to easily merge the areas of sharpest focus from several stacked images into one final composite using Photoshop CS4 or CS5.

Get Your Portfolio on the iPad

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on January 17, 2011

The iPad's crisp, vivid screen is wonderful for showing off a creative pro's portfolio. Here's how to move the portfolio's contents from your main computer to the tablet.

Photoshop How-To: When You Can't Cut It Out, Cover It Up

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on December 13, 2010

You could call these Photoshop techniques "masking without masking". They're great for those times when it's impossible to mask out unwanted objects in your photos.

Create Amazing Digital Paintings with This Free Photoshop Filter

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on September 27, 2010

Download Pixel Bender, a free collection of filters for Adobe Photoshop CS5, and then watch this tutorial for Pixel Bender painting tips and techniques.

Mask Flyaway Hair in Moments Using Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on September 1, 2010

Get up to speed with new masking tools in Photoshop CS5. While easy to use, the results are pro-level in quality.

Create Content-Aware Patterns to Fill Out Photos

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on June 24, 2010

Photoshop CS5's Content-Aware Fill can be almost magical in its ability to supply missing areas of a photo. But like any magic, some complicated tricks are underneath the illusion. Here's how to make sure the tricks go well and your audience is none the wiser.

Replace Missing Parts of a Photo in Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on May 5, 2010

How often have you straightened an image in Photoshop, only to end up with empty pixels in the corners? With the new Content Aware Fill, you can magically fill in the missing parts of the rotated image's background. (Don't have Photoshop CS5? Don't worry -- this article also includes a link to a free trial download.)

Advanced HDR Editing Techniques

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on March 25, 2010

When you're ready for sophisticated HDR image editing, try these 32-bit editing tools in Photoshop.

Easily Enhance Photos

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on February 4, 2010

Using the free Camera Raw Photoshop plug-in, you can get the power to improve photos beyond your wildest dreams without giving up the flexibility of the original file format.

Mask a Glass & Blend It with a New Background

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on December 23, 2009

Follow these advanced Photoshop CS4 techniques for removing the background from a photo of a glass half-full of red wine. Then blend the masked glass into a photo of a Tuscan vineyard. Thirsty yet?

Give Portrait Photos the Spa Treatment

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on November 9, 2009

Discover the secrets of beautiful young skin, bright white teeth, and a great complexion. Of course, it's all done with advanced layering techniques in Photoshop CS4.

Combine Images Quickly in Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on August 26, 2009

In one easy-to-swallow video, you'll learn how to use Photoshop's simple yet powerful Paste Into Command to merge two images.

Create an Artificial HDR Effect in Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on July 16, 2009

True high-dynamic-range photography requires multiple shots of the same image with different exposures. But with this technique, you can create HDR-like effects even if you had time to take only photo!

Easy Yet Advanced Masking Selections in Photoshop

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on May 7, 2009

Learn how to use Photoshop CS4's Color Range tools to get more subtle, refined, and targeted selections when creating masks.

Create Nondestructive Text Effects with Photoshop's Smart Filters

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on August 25, 2008

Apply Photoshop's Smart Filters to text to get special effects you'll love and still keep the text live.

Create a Reflection Effect in Photoshop CS3

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on May 23, 2008

Mirror, mirror, how do you get a realistic reflection of your image? In Photoshop CS3, it's easy to mirror images using the Clone Source feature with the Clone Stamp Tool and Healing Brush.

A Monstrous Photoshop Technique

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on March 31, 2008

Learn how to take images to the creative edge, and break all the rules in the process!

Improve Photos with One Powerful Tool

How-Tos: Written by Russell Brown on January 28, 2008

These Camera Raw luminosity techniques yield sophisticated results yet are simple to use. And there's no need to buy anything -- it comes with Photoshop!

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