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...

Path’s Made Easy

Here is a simple way to get comfortable using Path Tool. Start a new document. Your preset choice. Then hit the Ctrl+’ (Mac:Command+’) to turn on the Grid, as I have captured below. Alternatively, ‘View/Show/Grid’. Next, enable ‘Snap...

Wireframe Cube

Here’s a few simple steps to create a Wireframe Cube effect. The main trick here is to achieve the effect without having Photoshop close multiple Paths during the Stroke process. Follow along to see how. First and foremost lets select the ‘Brush Tool...