In this tutorial we’ll cover how we can begin with a simple Threshold Adjustment Layer and end up using layers, brushes, stock images, blend modes, and straight lines to create a space styled double exposure effect in Photoshop. Check it out and enjoy! The stars image I used in this video: https://unsplash.com/photos/8FwiZcXiX_g 1. Threshold Good,...
There are scores of ways to change colors and affect the colors/tones in your photos in Photoshop. The technique that I’m using in this video is using Gradient Map Adjustment Layers to quickly adjust the colors of our highlights and shadows and fade the amount of color in between. There are some very, very cool...
The Photo Filter adjustment is a really fun little adjustment that will allow you to create all kinds of effects, but I think it is best for creating a ton of different retro effects. We’ll create an old school lomo effect, a grainy “VSCO” style toned image, and a late 19th century style sepia image...
Black and white is classic so let’s learn to make the best black and white images that money can buy. There are a thousand different tutorials out there on black and white images, but this is the best one. We’re going to build a black and white image and compare it to three different types...
Color Balance is fast becoming a photographer’s best friend in Photoshop because of how quickly and easily you can change the entire mood and feel of an image. In this tutorial, we’ll add spice to a sunset with beautiful and rich colors, but we’ll also add grit and mystery to a portrait photo as well....
Hue & Saturation is usually one of the first adjustments that you would have opened and used when you first started learning how to use Photoshop. In this tutorial we’re going to do a bit more of a deep dive into what this adjustment tool can do. We’ll take solid black or white color and...
Did you know that there is a difference between the Vibrance and Saturation adjustments in Photoshop? In this tutorial we’re going to cover how to find and use both the Saturation and Vibrance adjustments, but we’ll talk about when you should use either on and what the differences are. You’re going to love it! Graphicstock.com...
Well, it’s here, another Curves tutorial that I’ve done. This is the biggest and baddest one yet. I’ll take you from absolutely no knowledge about Curves and by the end of this video you will understand how to control the contrast, tone, and color of specific areas of your image without a mask and increase...
Learn how to master and control Levels to your advantage in Photoshop. Not only can you add contrast with Levels, but you can create a faded effect, you can reduce contrast, you can color correct, you can control individual color channels, and more! Check out this tutorial and see what you’ve been missing in Levels!...
The Brightness/Contrast adjustment is one of the more simple adjustments that you can perform in Photoshop, but most people who I’ve seen using it don’t use it to its fullest effect. In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to increase contrast by “decreasing” contrast and building a deeper and more cinematic based look with the...
Using the Transform command has never been easier and with the tricks and hotkeys we’ll look at in this tutorial, it will have never been this faster either! If you need to adjust perspective in an image, scale something, skew something, warp something, or generally move and tweak virtually anything in Photoshop, Transform is for...
Photoshop makes it very easy to change the perspective of a photo with the Perspective Warp feature. This tool is particularly useful when you are creating composites, working with architectural photography, or have any kind of flat or straight lines in a photo that needs adjusting. We’ll cover it all in this tutorial and you’ll...