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Photoshop Elements Tip: Instant sepia
It has an instant sepia effect available on the main page inside Expert mode if you’re using Elements 11. Click on Effects and set the drop-down to Show All. Scroll down and you should see Tint Sepia...
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Photoshop Elements Tip: Instant rain effect
Go to Expert mode in Photoshop Elements 11 and click on the Effects button at the foot the interface. Click on the Style tab and filter the options by Image Effects. Locate the Rain effect from the...
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How to use Smart Filters to apply motion effects in your images
Before After Step 1 – Convert layer Open your image up and duplicate its Background layer by pressing Cmd/Ctrl+J. Go to the Filter menu and click on Convert for Smart Filters. The duplicate layer...
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Photoshop Tip: Additional Gradient Overlays
Not only does Gradient Overlay come with blend modes, but also additional preset gradients such as Photographic Toning. To find these, click on the gradient’s preview in the Layer Style menu, and then...
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How to set up Actions in Photoshop for a Spirograph effect
Step 1 Once you have your path stroked, make sure your stroke layer is selected. Now, open the Actions palette and click the New Action icon. Name it Spirograph and press Record. (Photoshop will now...
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Tutorial: How to create glow effects in Photoshop
Before/After Tutorial original created by Dani Dixon Download start image. Step 1 – Set up canvas Create a new Document of 24 x 29cm, then drag and drop your cat into it. Press Cmd/Ctrl+T to activate...
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Free Tutorial: Create a colour infrared effect in Photoshop
Before/After Download the start image from www.sxc.hu, taken by Tomislav Alajbeg. Step 1 – Duplicate Open this image from the link above. Duplicate the Background layer by heading to...
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Project Tip: Saving Bokeh layer styles
Save your layer styles whenever you need to apply bokeh blurring to an image, using the New Style button in the Layer Style menu. Then, whenever you next use the Brush tool, open the Styles palette...
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Tool Tip: Guided Edits in Elements
Original artwork by Daniel Sinoca In Photoshop Elements 11, the Tilt-Shift effect is a Guided Edit, which will help add impact to compositions and photos. Tilt-Shift is blurring applied above and...
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Photoshop Edit: Quick cyanotype effect
Before After Convert your image to monochrome using Image>Adjustments>Desaturate. Add a new layer and fill with a solid blue (4e8aef) by going to Edit>Fill and choosing Color. Finally, change...
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Free Photoshop tutorial: Create macro blur
Before After Download the image for this tutorial. This is done using Elements 11, but can be easily performed in Photoshop CS versions. Step 1 Before we begin, this image needs to be cropped to look...
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Photoshop Tip: Instant Infrared effect
This is a great way to see what your image will like if shot with the traditional Infrared-style film. Locate the Black & White adjustment layer from the Layer menu and cycle through the presets...
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How to enhance metal in Photoshop with filters
Duplicate the Background layer (Cmd/Ctrl+J) and then head to the Sketch filters and find Chrome. Set Detail to 10 and Smoothness to 2 for something similar to this. Hit OK and...
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How to create selective monochrome effects in Photoshop
Step 1 Open an image that has a subject with striking colour. We’ll keep this colour and turn everything else black and white. The Magic Wand tool is ideal to select colour. Choose the tool, and then...
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Photoshop tutorial: Enhance movement with blur
Step 1 When using this filter, we need to create a duplicate of the Background layer. You’ll notice that this layer is locked (indicated with a padlock symbol on its layer), which stops it from being...
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How to create an authentic lith print effect
The original processes were extremely difficult to control and duplicate, but to this day the lith print effect has refused to go out of fashion. This is because of its distinctive artistic appeal, and...
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How to create a dotted mosaic effect in Photoshop
Step 1 Start by going to Filter>Pixelate>Mosaic. Choose a suitable Cell Size, depending on how bold you want the spots, and make a note of the cell size. Step 2 Create a new document,...
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Photo tip: Shoot light trails for Photoshop
Find yourself a dark area to shoot in, this can be a dark room, or even the great outdoors, to capture light To get the best results you’ll need a tripod to keep your camera steady and a shutter...
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How to create a silhouette effect in Photoshop
Before After Start photo from Sxc.hu Step 1 We can afford to be rough with the initial selection. Use the Quick Selection tool to draw over each subject one by one to select them. If any areas need...
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How to create a classic-looking Sixties-style photograph effect
Step 1 Start off by creating a duplicate of the layer (Cmd/Ctrl+J) and going to Filter>Render>Fibers. Set Variance to 6 and Strength to 4 and hit OK. Step 2 Invert the texture...
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