In this Photoshop CC tutorial we’re going to create an intense Photoshop action that will edit the color and tone of any image and give you some really cool, epic, moody color and tone for your images and tends to make them look like they’re almost right out of a video game. This is such...
In this tutorial we’ll talk about expanding your canvas outside of where your PSD began. By using Canvas Size we can crop without deleting parts of our image (we can do this with the newer Crop tool too,) we can expand our image and add transparency or a color to any or all sides of...
In the list of non-sexy Photoshop features, resizing might be right up near the top, but there are lots of cool things you can do and should definitely know about with regard to resizing images. This quick tutorial will take you from zero knowledge about resizing images and documents in Photoshop and walk through cropping,...
In this tutorial I’ll cover my current favorite way to create grain for my photographs. Many retouchers will create layers of grain to sit up on top of all of their layers as a sort of finishing layer that helps blend all the colors together below the grain and create a smoother, more finished look....
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...