Design with Fonts

1. Add a Dingbat/ Font to a ‘Layer’, and make that type Layer the active Layer in the Layers Panel. Go Big, (with Fonts) … say, 500 pt in size. 2. Go to the ‘Layers’ Menu Option, and choose ‘Type’, Then ‘Convert to...

Smooth out Jaggies: Channels

You have a shape or font graphic but doesn’t quite appear smooth around the edges, here is a simple way to correct this. 1. Ctrl + Click the layer in question to Select it. 2. Go the Channels Palette and create a new Channel, as i have created one and call it...

Depth of Field

Open your choice image. 1. Start with the Lasso Tool and draw a continuous line around the Dentist figure. 2. Then go to Select, menu option and choose Inverse.  (Select > Inverse) 3. Then Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and play with the setting that best...

Extract Tool

Open image of choice in Photoshop, particularly one with a fine/wavy hair line. Choose Filter/Extract or Ctrl + Alt + X to load the Extract Window. Click Here to see image. Select the Highlighter Tool and paint around the edge of the hair line. Choose the Red Color...