Apr 24, 2005 | Knockout Tricks, Photoshop Tutorials
First select the ‘Pen Tool (P)’ from the ‘Toolbar’. Then up on the ‘Options Bar’ choose the ‘Paths’ option. Then with the ‘Pen Tool’ still selected trace the area that you want to mask (ie. protect), in this...
Apr 24, 2005 | Color Manipulation, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s simple ‘Adjustment Layer’ technique on how to alter a particular color within a photo. Below is the original photo I took of a mini car from my neighborhood. In this lesson I will use the adjustment layer ‘Hue/Saturation’ to do...
Apr 24, 2005 | Knockout Tricks, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a few simple steps to achieve another method of eliminating the background of an image when exporting the image to a page layout, vector-editing application, or printing purposes. We will create a ‘Clipping Path’ to isolate the nontransparent...
Apr 24, 2005 | Color Manipulation, Photoshop Tutorials
The image below will be the target of this tutorial and I will show you how to enhance the sky colors. With the target layer active, go to ‘Select/Color Range’ menu command. You will be prompted with the below dialog. Drag your mouse over onto the main...
Apr 23, 2005 | Bridge, Photoshop Tutorials
For those who use Photoshop CS2 or the Creative Suite CS2, the Bridge has proved a remarkable improvement from the previous File Browser. Captivate your clients or for streamlining your workflow, here are a few useful nuggets to get aquatinted with while using the...
Apr 23, 2005 | Knockout Tricks, Photoshop Tutorials
[message type=”info”]Note: The Extract Tool is not available for Photoshop CS5[/message] Select the target layer in the Layers Palette and choose’ Alt+Ctrl+X’ (Mac: Option+Command+X)(‘Filter/Extract’) to open the ‘Extract...
Apr 23, 2005 | Knockout Tricks, Photoshop Tutorials
[message type=”info”]Note: The Extract Tool is not available for Photoshop CS5[/message] Select the target layer in the Layers Palette and choose’ Alt+Ctrl+X’ (Mac: Option+Command+X)(‘Filter/Extract’) to open the ‘Extract...
Apr 23, 2005 | Knockout Tricks, Photoshop Tutorials
This tool finds pixels of similar value and automatically erases them to transparency on the active layer . This tool also works best when theres a solid color in the background to be removed. Experimentation with the ‘Tolerance’ level will ensure best...
Apr 23, 2005 | Knockout Tricks, Photoshop Tutorials
There’s a variety of ways of applying a ‘Layer Mask’ to achieve the knockout effect. (I’ll just show the most flexible example) The most flexible option is the combination of applying the ‘Pen Tool (P)’ to add anchors points and in...
Apr 23, 2005 | Color Manipulation, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s simple ‘Adjustment Layer’ technique on how to alter a particular color within a photo. Below is the original photo I took of a car lot ticket booth. In this lesson I will use the adjustment layer ‘Selective Color’ to do this. So...
