Tag: adjustment layers
Posted by davro - May 6, 2012 - Photoshop members, Photoshop videos
I think there are all times when we are influenced by pictures, paintings or posters that we have seen. For me the area around Tenby harbour is one of those places, every time I see it I think of the style of paintings by Lowry. In this 2 part video we take a look at transform a photograph into a [...]
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Posted by davro - April 30, 2012 - Photoshop Elements
This picture was taken in Tenby West Wales, one of my favourite places. In this video we take a look at how we can get the best out of the picture using selective adjustments in Photoshop Elements 10. Some of the tools used include: Crop tool Shadows and Highlights Selection Adjustment layers Easy to follow in all [...]
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Posted by davro - April 13, 2012 - Photoshop videos
One of the new filters to be found in CS6 is Oil Paint which is a brilliant way to give an image a painterly look. In this video we take a look at an image that was soft in the wrong place but rather than rejecting it we can give the picture a new lease [...]
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Posted by davro - February 24, 2012 - Photoshop Elements
A bit of a grab shot taken by a very good friend of ours whilst on a short break in Prague. It was -10c , dull and overcast and when the image was downloaded from the camera it looked very ‘flat’. But using Adjustment Layers and a few other tricks in Photoshop Elements it’s amazing the detail, colours [...]
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Posted by davro - February 16, 2012 - Photoshop videos
In this video we look at transforming a snapshot into a Drawing effect with a touch of colour. Using Photoshop’s layers, blend modes and filters we first look at producing a sketch effect before exploring other effects that can be achieved using this technique. Can be followed in Photoshop Elements Click images to view larger [...]
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Posted by davro - December 13, 2011 - Photoshop Elements
In this video we take a look at how we can create a falling snow effect in Photoshop Elements. We will be using two different methods, the first makes for distant falling snow while the second works best for closer snow. Every layer is completely adjustable when saved as a .psd file [...]
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