Step 1. Convert to Grayscale Mode.
One of the BellaOnline editors emailed me a few days ago and asked how to apply a monochromatic effect to a photograph using Photoshop CS. She had seen this effect used on a website and liked it so much she wanted to use the technique on images ... [... more]
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Method One
Filling an entire layer or a selected section of a layer with a pattern is an easy and fast way to create backgrounds for scrapbooking pages, greeting cards and other projects. Photoshop CS makes it as easy as a couple of clicks. There are two ... [... more]
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Foreground/Background Color Box
As you work on a project, you will use certain colors frequently. Photoshop has a great feature that allows you to add your favorite custom colors to the Swatches palette. There are two ways to do this. Below are the steps for both. NOTE: If the ... [... more]
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Step 1. Open and prepare your image.
It is easy to bend and reshape an image using the PhotoshopR CS Shear Filter. Recently a friend asked me how to bend an image using Photoshop CS. He had a long, thin border image that he wanted to bend into a curve. There are many ways to do this ... [... more]
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Step 1. Start a new image.
Its fall and it will soon be Halloween. If your project is about Halloween or just an autumn theme you might want a harvest moon in the sky. Here is a simple and fast method to create a harvest moon in PhotoshopR CS. The moon will be on a ... [... more]
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Pattern Pop-up Palette
Patterns are used with several tools in Photoshop CS and the program comes with many preset patterns. But there will be times when you want to create your own pattern for a special project. In Photoshop CS it is easy to "define" a new pattern [... more]
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Layer Basics In Photoshop CS - Digital Art and Design
In this tutorial we will learn the basics of working with layers in Photoshop. We will learn how to select, move, delete, duplicate, rename and create a new layer. Much of the magic of Photoshop is in the layers. The layers in a Photoshop image ... [... more]
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Step 1. Open the Save for Web dialog box.
Once you have your image ready to debut on the web you will want to save the image in a format that can be used on the web. This is easily done in Photoshop CS. With the Save for Web optimizing feature you can save your image in five formats ... [... more]
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Step 1. Draw the work path.
One of the new and improved features in AdobeR PhotoshopR CS is the editable type on a path feature which is an easy method of placing horizontal or vertical text on a path. The text remains editable throughout the process, allowing for unlimited ... [... more]
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Step 1. Open the original image.
One of the most common reasons for resizing an image is to reduce an image to a smaller size for the web. In this tutorial I will show you how to reduce an image using the Crop tool in Adobe Photoshop CS. I will reduce a large image to the much ... [... more]
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Save Your Customized Workspace - Photoshop CS - Digital ...
Photoshop CS is a very versatile program that you can use for such a variety of projects from digital art which is distended for print to graphics meant for the web. As you work on such differing projects, you will want to customize the Photoshop ... [... more]
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Gradient Tool - Options Bar
Painting a gradient in Photoshop CS is as easy as using the Gradient tool and drawing a line with your mouse. You can paint a gradient on an entire layer or just part of a layer. If you want to paint a gradient on only a section of a layer, you ... [... more]
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