Photoshop Elements 9 Reviewed
It can be tempting for a lot of designers to consider buying Photoshop Elements rather than regular Photoshop CS5. After…
Editing Opacity With Layer Masks
On screen, the colors of pixels are a mix of red, green and blue values. A fourth value, opacity, controls…
7 Reasons Why I Choose Fireworks Over Photoshop
My name is Russell McGovern and I use Fireworks to design websites. There, I said it. I could be wrong,…
Exploring Photoshop’s Angle Gradient Tool
The angle gradient tool is an overlooked gem tucked away in Photoshop’s toolbar. Often passed over for its more popular…
Taking Photoshop’s Curves Beyond Highlights and Shadows
Photoshop’s Curves is a flexible control that can brighten or darken parts of a layer based on the layer’s luminosity….
Opacity + Photoshop Blend Modes = Pattern Magic
Forget the clone stamp, paint bucket and pattern presets. When it comes to creating patterns, the ability to duplicate a…
How To Create A Vintage Camera in Photoshop
In this Photoshop tutorial, we’ll reproduce a fairly old camera: a Halina Super 35X. We’ll use various tools and techniques…
20 Years of Adobe Photoshop
Photoshop has been a part of every web designer’s life since they picked up their first mouse. On February 10th,…
Drop-Shadows and Gradients: Be Consistent in Your Visual Metaphors
Drop-shadows and gradients are two of the most common design elements on the web. You’ll find them accompanying many different…
Do’s and Don’ts of Photoshop Retouching
A photograph of a stunning model is sitting before you that has serious potential but several flaws. The shade of…
How to Effectively Organize your Photoshop Layers
We designers tend to get frustrated with developers when they take liberties with our work. But we have to understand…
Massive Giveaway of Designious Goodies
I don’t know about you, but if you’re anything like me, you probably can never have too many design goodies…