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Get the Best Web Images Out of Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on February 7, 2010
Sure, you can turn almost any image into a GIF, JPG, or PNG with a simple Save As in Photoshop. But if you instead use Save for Web & Devices, you'll get smaller, better-looking images that are perfect for the Web.
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.
Get the Wet Look with Photoshop's Layer Effects
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on January 27, 2010
When you combine Photoshop layer effects and take them beyond their defaults, you can end up with amazing results -- in this case, a photo that looks as if it's been covered in water droplets.
Recreate a Beatles Rock Band Ad in Illustrator
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on January 25, 2010
Promotional materials for the Beatles Rock Band game make heavy use of gradient shapes. Here's how to reproduce the look in Adobe Illustrator.
Create a Rugged "Old West" Design
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on January 4, 2010
Using nothing more than a so-so snapshot, a free vintage photo in the public domain, and Adobe Photoshop, you can whip up a powerful layout suitable for print or the Web. Source files are included in this tutorial.
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?
Better HDR in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on December 21, 2009
If you're not a fan of high-dynamic range images pushed to unrealistic extremes, try this two-part video series on the softer side of HDR.
Create InDesign Effects that Wow!
How-Tos: Written by David Blatner Diane Burns Mike McHugh Mike Rankin Rufus Deuchler Ted LoCascio on December 17, 2009
These quick tutorials will add seven tricks to your toolbox: everything from a ripped-paper look to the reflection effect so popular right now. And you can do them all in InDesign, not Photoshop or Illustrator!
Make Smooth Selections in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on December 16, 2009
Don't like the jagged edges in your Photoshop selection? The Refine Edge feature can take care of that.
Create a Gift-Worthy Calendar in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on December 3, 2009
Are you looking for a personal yet low-cost gift for clients, friends, or family? Download this free calendar template, insert your own photos or illustrations, et voila!
Photoshop How-To: Divide to Conquer
How-Tos: Written by Chad Neuman on December 2, 2009
With a little Photoshop trickery, you can make one photo look like a whole pile of prints.
Control Light in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on December 2, 2009
In this tutorial on the Photoshop Curves command, you'll learn how to put highlights and shadows in all the right places.
Manage iPhone Photos
How-Tos: Written by Jeff Carlson on November 19, 2009
It doesn't take long to figure out how to snap a picture with your iPhone's camera. This article goes beyond the basics to cover sharing those photos, deleting several at once, and syncing select photos on your computer with your iPhone. Read to the end for the best iPhone camera tip ever.
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.
Safely Export Pictures from QuarkXPress
How-Tos: Written by Jay J. Nelson on November 5, 2009
This process is ideal when you want to give a Web developer pictures that you cropped, rotated, or altered in QuarkXPress. It's also useful for converting a picture from one file format or color space to another.
Combine Image Creatively in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Lesa Snider on November 4, 2009
Learn how to collage images in Photoshop CS2, CS3, and CS4.
Photoshop Crop Tool Tutorial
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on October 29, 2009
Since the first daguerreotype, photographers have cropped their images to hone in on the details that matter most. The crop tool does that, as well as straighten and more.
Prep and Color Scanned Drawings in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Terri Stone on October 29, 2009
Matthew Richmond of The Chopping Block shares his expertise -- and a Photoshop Action -- in this free tutorial.
Composite Unique Landscapes in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Dan Moughamian on October 14, 2009
Learn how to create a surreal landscape scene by blending or merging multiple stock photos in Adobe Photoshop CS4.
Edit Colors Independently in Photoshop
How-Tos: Written by Deke McClelland on October 13, 2009
Shift one range of colors without affecting other colors. You may not even need a selection or mask!