StepByStep Index
Cut a Picture into a Shape with Photoshop or Elements
A clipping mask is an easy, nondestructive way to cut a picture into any shape in both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. This tutorial shows you how to use a clipping mask in either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
How to Convert a Regular Plaid Pattern to a Tartan Plaid (and Keep it Seamless!)
A regular plaid is an intersecting pattern of stripes running horizontally and vertically. A tartan plaid is an intersecting pattern of stripes running diagonally. If you've ever had a regular plaid that you wanted to turn into a tartan plaid, you may have had trouble trying to get the rotated pattern to stay seamless. This tutorial will show you how it's done.
How to Adjust Layer Styles for Any Size Image
Use the Scale Effects command to adjust your layer styles for any size image or typeface.
Exploring the Preset Manager in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements
If you've collected or created a lot of custom Photoshop content and presets such as brushes, custom shapes, layer styles, tool presets, gradients, patterns, and such, you'll want to get to know the Preset Manager. The Preset Manager in Photoshop and Photoshop Elements can be used to load, organize, and save all your custom content and presets.
Create a Magnified Cutaway Detail View in Photoshop
How to create a magnified detail cutaway view in Photoshop. Use this technique when you want to show more detail in a specific area of an image.
What's New in Photoshop CS4
Is Photoshop CS4 worth your upgrade dollars? Review this summary of the new features to help you decide.
Creating an Action for Batch Processing in Photoshop
In this tutorial, I will show you how to record a simple action for resizing a set of images and then I'll show you how to use it with the batch automate command for processing multiple images. Although we'll be creating a simple action in this tutorial, once you know the process, you can create actions as complex as you like.
Create a Rainbow in Photoshop
Use a gradient fill and the polar coordinates filter to create a rainbow in Photoshop.
Greeting Card Template and Instructions for Adobe Photoshop
This tutorial will walk you through how to create a create a greeting card with Photoshop. I have created a template to minimize the number of steps required. The template creates a landscape or portrait oriented "half-fold" card that is approximately 8 by 5 inches and will fit into an A-8 Announcement envelope.
The Photoshop History Palette
The History palette in Photoshop is the command center for keeping track of changes to your images, undoing editing steps, and correcting mistakes. Not only can the history palette undo and redo changes to your images, it can save snapshots of your work in progress so you can go back to an earlier state or compare multiple revisions of an image.
How to Make a Photo Suitable for Faxing - Photo to B&W Dot Pattern
A reader wrote to me looking for software that he could use to convert photos into a black & white image suitable for faxing. This tutorial explains how I used Photoshop to achieve a black and white version of his head shot using Indexed Color mode and diffusion dithering.
Understanding Print Preview in Photoshop
This is a quick rundown of the Print with Preview function of Photoshop. While it is not a complete guide, it will satisfy the most common needs for the non-designer or the in-house designer. While this article is not meant to explain the Print Preview in all of its details, it will shed light on the most important ones.
Add Speech Balloons and Text Bubbles to Your Photos in Photoshop or Elements
Download my kit and follow these instructions for a fun way to enhance your digital photos with cartoon-style text balloons and speech bubbles. Includes custom shapes and layer styles for Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Vanishing Point Tool in Photoshop CS2
The new Vanishing Point tool in Photoshop CS2 automatically adjusts for the perspective planes in an image as you work.
More New Features in Photoshop CS2
See screen shots of some of the new features in Photoshop CS2 including the red eye tool, font previews, lens correction, camera raw, customizable menus, and the animation palette.
Spot Healing Tool in Photoshop CS2
The spot healing brush made its debut in Photoshop Elements 3, but now an enhanced version of it is available in Photoshop CS2. With the spot healing tool, you simply click on or drag across the flaw you want to remove and it disappears.
Noise Reduction Filter in Photoshop CS2
The noise reduction filter is another tool carried over from Photoshop Elements 3 and enhanced for Photoshop CS2. This tool helps to reduce the grainy appearance of images shot in low light or at high ISO speeds. It can also help to remove compression artifacts from JPEG images.
Warp Transformations in Photoshop CS2
With the new Warp command in Photoshop CS2 you can transform layers into a variety of predefined shapes, or use the custom option to push and pull your image around according to an invisible grid.
Smart Sharpen Filter in Photoshop CS2
Photoshop CS2 brings a new advanced sharpening filter called Smart Sharpen. Smart Sharpen was developed to improve sharpening of edge details, shadows, and highlights, compared to the standard Unsharp Mask filter. See examples and screen shots of the new Smart Sharpen filter in action.
Adobe Bridge File Browser in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and Creative Suite 2
Photoshop's File Browser has been completely rebuilt and renamed Adobe Bridge. The Bridge is an entirely separate application that can be launched independently and becomes the new hub for the Creative Suite. Adobe Bridge is included with Adobe Photoshop CS2, Adobe Illustrator CS2, Adobe InDesign CS2, and Adobe GoLive CS2. Adobe Bridge offers additional functionality when installed as a part of Adobe Creative Suite 2.
Smart Objects, Smart Guides, Layer Enhancements in Photoshop CS2
The new Smart Objects, Smart Guides, and Layer enhancements in Photoshop CS2 let you be more productive and perform more editing tasks non-destructively.
How To Preserve Spot Colors in Photoshop (version 6 and higher)
Learn how to preserve spot colors in Photoshop version 6 and higher. Tutorial by Elisabetta Bruno.