Blending Modes Overview So just what are the blending modes? 2 Words: Really Cool. Blending Modes are one of my favorite Photoshop tools and I use them all of the time in graphic design. I would say that I use them much more than the average Photoshop user; they are just so exc...

Pixellated Blur This week let us learn a little technique I like to call the pixellated blur. I don't really call it that, but I had to call it something for the purposes of this tutorial. Really, I don't call it anythin...

Blend an Image How to blend one image into another.The layer mask my friend. Click here for the article on layer masking. Often throughout many great designs you will see perfect fades where an image (layer) fades into the color or rest of the background. How can you create ...

What is an Action? An action is a programmed set of commands that you can use, create and apply within Photoshop. Photoshop comes with some preprogrammed actions. Go to the Actions Palette and you can view what actions are already there. Simply open the folders and ta...

Adjustment layers are special layers in Photoshop that will apply an "adjustment" onto its own layer. There are many adjustments you can make to a layer, such as: color balance, levels, hue/saturation, etc. You create an adjustment when you feel a...

Adobe Photoshop is the perfect 2-D image editing program; however, though limited, you can do some 3-D effects or actions in Photoshop. First there is the Filter: Render: 3-D Transform (in Photoshop 7). This will allow you to create simple 3 dimensional shapes or wrap an image in a 3D ...

How often have you faced the daunting task of trying to make all your illustrations retain the same color values, when imported from one Adobe® software into another? Well, with all the newer Adobe® software packages, you can do just that. All these applications use the same interface and color sett...