Photoshop Magazine

Un weblog / magazine avec les techniques de conception graphique avec le logiciel Adobe Photoshop.

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Photoshop Tips: 7 Basics

This is a broad overview of the Photoshop 7 window, its main features, and a few of the more important menus.

Arraich, Jay. Arraich.com (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop: Layer Styles

Photoshop 7 can apply many effects to a layer by applying a layer style. A layer style is a combination of settings that are applied to a layer. These settings can be saved as a preset style and can then be applied to other layers as well.

Berg, Debbie. WebDeb (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Quick Mask Mode Using Adobe Photoshop

Quick mask mode is a powerful means of selection in Photoshop. It is a selection based on the masking of the desired portion of an image. It is used for minute and accurate selections.

DevShed (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Quickly Change a Color

Use an Adjustment Layer to easily change a color in your photo, and then quickly change it back if things don’t work out.

Cross, Dave. Planet Photoshop (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Reflections in Water

Here's one way to create reflections in water. (The basic steps can be adapted to work with any image.)

Duggan, Sean. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Removing Things in Perspective

Before Photoshop CS2's introduction of the Vanishing Point filter, cloning away things in perspective was one of the hardest removal tasks of all. Luckily, this incredibly cool filter not only simplifies removing things in perspective, it actually makes it fun. In fact, this is one of those filters that's so amazing, you can wind up spending hours cloning away things that have no business being cloned away.

Kelby, Scott. Layers Magazine (2005). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Rough Stuff  

Is your Illustrator artwork too smooth-looking? Try adding patterns and textures to your work.

Alspach, Ted and Jennifer Alspach. Adobe Magazine (1996). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Illustrator

Screen Capture Software: Better than Print Screen  

Everyone knows that detailed pictures are a necessary supplement for technical documentation. For those who create software manuals, this means screen captures—images of what users see as they look at the monitor.

Wardin, Carla. Intercom (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Screen Captures

Secrets to Creating Compelling Photo Collages

Although collage is an old art form, tools such as Photoshop CS2 give it a new twist. You don't need to get out paint, brushes, scissors, and glue to make art. Instead, everything you need is on your computer. With a handful of photos, Photoshop, and the desire to experiment, you're well on your way to creating collage art. Helen Bradley gives the how-to's for creating a collage in Photoshop by using photos and other techniques, and how to use some design and Photoshop tricks to make sure the result is balanced and pleasing to the eye.

Bradley, Helen. PeachPit Press (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Selecting Stuff

This tutorial will show you some ways to select areas of your images using the variety of selection tools available in Photoshop. First we'll talk about why selecting part of an image is so useful, and then we'll examine the various selection methods in Photoshop: the Marquee tools; the Lasso tools; the Magic Wand tool; the Color Range tool; and the Quick Mask mode. Finally, we'll look at ways to modify and fine-tune your selections.

Elated (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Sizing Images for Print in Elements

This reader wants help sizing images to gang print onto single photo paper sheets...

Photoshop 911 (2004). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Step-and-Repeat in Photoshop

'Step-and-repeat' is the term used for the process of duplicating an object and spacing or transforming the duplicates sequentially.

Bauer, Peter. Planet Photoshop (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

A Stitch in Time  

Twelve Photoshop tips for the Web that'll make you a speed demon.

Peck, Wendy. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Superemir

Jedan kratki tutorial na bosanskom jeziku, a moze i hrvatskom jebiga.

Emir, Isovic. Superemir (2000). (Bosnian-Croatian) Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Sweeping Views (Some Assembly Required)  

Capture the majesty of that mountain range by creating a panorama in Photoshop.

Chavez, Conrad. Adobe Magazine (2000). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Ten Useful Tips for Beginners

In this tutorial we'll list 10 really useful techniques and shortcuts for Photoshop beginners. These tips will hopefully do wonders for your Photoshop skills, and speed up your work.

Elated (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Text on a Path

A very frequently asked question in Photoshop 911 is putting text into a circle or a shape. A number of readers have asked how to put text into a shape so it runs around pictures. This is all doable so long as you remember the rules of putting text on a path.

Photoshop Tips and Tricks (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Texture and Type Treatments

Photoshop is useful at generating interesting textures and patterns, and version 7 even has a nifty Pattern Maker filter to help you craft patterns that tile seamlessly. To create a more custom look, I like to create patterns and texture using different combinations of the built-in filters along with Blend Modes and Adjustment Layers. It's fun to spend time experimenting in the Photoshop laboratory to see what you can come up with.

Duggan, Sean. Mac Design Magazine (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Thinking Outside the Box-Shaped Photo: How to Create Cool Photo Edges in Photoshop CS2

Don't be satisfied with boring rectangular photos! Thanks to Photoshop, you can use simple techniques to create amazing edge effects and cool artistic borders that can add the ultimate finishing touch to your photos. Dave Cross shows you how easy it is to create many different variations from three key techniques.

Cross, Dave. InformIT (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Turning Portrait Into Stone Statue with Photoshop

This is a simple tutorial on how you can make a statue from a portrait with Photoshop. It is highly recommended if you're using a close up portrait of a woman/man.

ReviewZine.com (2006). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Use Actions in Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop's Actions utility is a great way to speed up repetitive image-editing jobs or quickly perform commonly used edits. This tool lets you assign a sequence of commands to a single key. Rather than going through a number of steps, the program records a set of actions and allows you to recall those same actions with a single keystroke the F12 function key, for example.

Regenold, Stephen. Presentations (2003). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Using Color to Bring Harmony to Photographs

What do you do if the photographer is on assignment -- hundreds of miles away -- shooting an event that happens only once, and all the elements in the setting seem to work against each other? After getting the images via email the next morning I couldn't hardly call the photographer to say 'shoot it again.'       In this scenario the photographer had but one chance to create the images for a web page with an important, compelling story. In situations like this the only thing you've got to work with are the camera and your senses.       The serious nature of the message dictated that the audience play an important role in the overall impact of the story. However, the lights were mixed incandescent and fluorescent, giving a greenish tint to the audience when the stage lights rendered flesh tones fairly well.

Photoshop Tips and Tricks (2002). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Photoshop

Using Streamline with Adobe Illustrator

I've been doing pen and ink illustration for years. It's part of my comic book roots I guess. It's taken a while but I've figured out how to combine pen and ink skills along with Adobe Illustrator to create a completely digital illustration, with a little help from Adobe Streamline and a dash of Photoshop.

Sellers, Mike. Illustrator World (2005). Design>Graphic Design>Software>Adobe Illustrator