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Creating a speeding bullet
1. In a new Photoshop file, make the background black by pressing Command and the letter I (Control + I in Windows).
2. In a layer on the left, make a thin rectangular selection and fill it with a gray gradient to serve as the gun barrel. It should bleed off the page [...]

When i started to adjust my scanned slides with image processing software some years ago, the first thing i always tried was the auto−adjustment function. In some cases the photo improved a lot and in others it was looking ridiculous. Things didn’t turn better when i bought a digital camera and moved on to Photoshop. [...]

We’re importing a vector-based image (the lettering),which was designed in an illustration program (i.e.Illustrator, Freehand,Corel or some sign application),into Photoshop® where it will be rasterized into a bitmap image.We’re then beveling that image,adding some simple airbrushed “hot spots”and then exporting it out of Photoshop as an RGB JPG file.Back in our original illustration program,we’ll import [...]

People often forget that Photoshop was developed in part by an engineer doing motion picture work at Industrial Light and Magic. In fact these roots were lost for many years and forced video professionals to develop their own coping strategies and workarounds.
Tough issues like image size and pixel-aspect ratio have plagued video professionals. Open up [...]

Some men have commitment problems—or so the cliché goes. Well, I’ve met quite a few Photoshop users with deep-rooted commitment problems, and yes, I count myself among them. We fear the commitment of making an irrevocable image-editing decision that we’ll regret in the morning. In fact, if it wasn’t for one essential feature in Photoshop—layer [...]

After using the Define Pattern command in Photoshop, you can then fill a selected area with that pattern. However, if the area to be filled is larger than the pattern itself, Photoshop “tiles” that area with repeated copies of the pattern. If the pattern doesn’t match up perfectly, the resulting seams between the tiles are [...]

Using the technique described below, you will be able to produce special edges on your scanned photographs (such as the examples shown on page 3). The secret to quick and easy success is using Photoshop’s Quick Mask feature in conjunction with certain Filters.

Imagine you’re an oil painter. You fill your entire canvas with a wonderful landscape. But when you’re done you decide there’s something missing: your favorite tree was off to the right somewhere and you didn’t have room to fit it into your painting. You decide to start over with a larger canvas.

The linocut effect can be used on various subjects, but especially comes in handy when the original source is of low quality. If you want color from the original subject image to appear in the linocut effect image, make a layer copy of the subject image and apply the linocut effects to the layer copy. [...]

Whether you have digital photographs or photographs that you have scanned electronically, you may find that there are times that you would like to manipulate them. This manipulation may include cropping the photo, getting rid of red eye, erasing dust spots or repairing scratches. This seminar will walk you through the process of correcting “not [...]