Hot Photoshop How-Tos

How To: Create a name plaque in Photoshop

Your name may not be forever minted in stone or gold for all of posterity to gaze at, but you can certainly bling up your family name by making your own name plaque using Photoshop. This Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to put your name - or whatever word you want - in a shiny golden/wooden plaque with a brass plate. You'll be using filters as well as several other tools.

How To: Use perspective in Photoshop

A very important thing to keep in mind when you're creating images from scratch or even putting things into existing images is the concept of perspective. Bert goes back to basics to teach this concept, starting with a horizon line and adherence to the rules of mother nature.

How To: Create banners in Photoshop

Banners are beautiful advertising and decor pieces that you can use on your website, blog, or even on printed materials (because those still do exist). Check out this Photoshop tutorial to learn how to create a lovely golden banner that flows back on itself and has believable lighting. Ripples add to the realistic nature of this banner.

How To: Use displacement in Photoshop

It might take Einstein to help explain the complex physics of bending light, but when it comes to bending pixels, it is an art commonly referred to in Photoshop as displacement. Displacement can let you use the lumonosity values of one image to bend the pixels of another; a "relativity" of sorts. Bert explains how this all works in this episode.

How To: Smooth out a face in Photoshop

Learn to smooth someone's face out in Photoshop. Remove blemishes, freckles and more from a still image! This is a very common use for Photoshop but it's usually important in film and photography to make your subject look their best. Smooth out a face in Photoshop.

How To: Clone using Vanishing Point in Photoshop

The Clone Stamp Tool has been a long time favorite for most Photoshop users. However, trying to remove something that is on an angle or a different perspective is often challenging. In this video, Terry White will show you that by using the Vanishing Point feature you can remove images and add images with ease.

How To: Use photomerge for stitching large photos in Photoshop

We all know how great Photoshop CS2’s Photomerge feature can be for creating large panoramic scenes. However, in this video you’ll learn how you can take advantage of this feature to scan photos larger than what your scanner can handle. In this tutorial Terry White will put together an old 16"x20" high school class composite with my 8.5"x11" scanner!

How To: Make 5x7, 8x10 or DV sized image in Photoshop

Sometimes you need to print a perfect 5x7" or 8x10" photo that will go into a frame with correct aspect ratios. Or maybe you need to make an image for a video that will be just the right size for DV. Photoshop has a variety of ways to accomplish this task, and in this video Terry White will show you some of the easiest ways.

How To: Make a crosshair in Adobe Photoshop CS3

This is a tutorial on how to make a crosshair in Adobe Photoshop CS3. It's a great video that explains every step and even shows you how to get make sure you have them saved in the right space to access for your next computer game session. It will help if you have some basic knowledge of Photoshop. Make a crosshair in Adobe Photoshop CS3.

How To: Work with image sequences in Photoshop CS3 Extended

This video shows you two different ways to create an image sequence from multiple images in Photoshop CS3 Extended. You learn how to import images onto layers, create frames from layers, and open images as a sequence on a video layer. Check out this cool video created by Russell Brown now! Work with image sequences in Photoshop CS3 Extended.

How To: Use the 3D Object tool in Photoshop CS3 Extended

This video shows you how to use the 3D Object tool in Photoshop CS3 Extended. You'll learn how to import a 3D model, use the 3D tool to transform it, manage appearance settings such as render mode, and manage cross-section settings. Check out this video created by Photoshop expert, Ashley Manning Still now! Use the 3D Object tool in Photoshop CS3 Extended.

How To: Use the 3D camera tools in Photoshop CS3

This video shows you how to use the 3D camera tools in Photoshop CS3 to navigate a 3D scene. You learn how to orbit, roll, pan, or walk the camera around an object, and how to manage camera settings. This video also contrasts 3D camera tools with the 3D object editing tools. Use the 3D camera tools in Photoshop CS3.

How To: Use measurement features in Photoshop CS3 Extended

This video shows you how to use the new measurement features in Photoshop CS3 Extended. You learn how to set a measurement scale, save it as a preset, measure items, manage the measurement log, and export measurement data to a spreadsheet program. Check out this video created by Ashley Manning Still now! Use measurement features in Photoshop CS3 Extended.

How To: Open and edit DICOM files in Photoshop CS3 Extended

This video shows you how to import frames from a DICOM file into Photoshop CS3 Extended, and manage import options. You also learn how to remove personal data, export the frames as JPEG files, and display time series data as an animation that can be exported as an AVI, MPEG, or FLV file. Open and edit DICOM files in Photoshop CS3 Extended.

How To: Use the Animation palette in Photoshop CS3

This video shows you how to create a simple animated GIF in Photoshop: first as a frame-based animation, then as a timeline-based animation. You'll also learn how to manage animation options and settings. Check out this video created by Russell Brown now! Use the Animation palette in Photoshop CS3.

How To: Align layers by content in Photoshop CS3

This video shows you how to use new Photoshop commands to merge multiple images. You learn how to use Auto-Align Layers to align similar images on multiple layers, and how to use Auto-Blend Layers to correct misalignments in a panoramic display of images on multiple layers. You'll be amazed by what Photoshop can do! Align layers by content in Photoshop CS3.

How To: Retouch and repair photographs in Photoshop CS3

This video shows you how to restore old photographs and retouch any photograph using the new Clone Source palette in Photoshop CS3. You learn how to sample multiple clone sources, including the ability to clone from one image to another. Check out this video created by Katrin Eismann now! Retouch and repair photographs in Photoshop CS3.

How To: Make and refine selections in Photoshop CS3

This video shows you how to use the new Quick Selection tool in Photoshop. You also learn how to use the new Refine Edge option to preview a selection and modify properties of the selection edge. Check out how to use this cool tool now, it's going to make your Photoshop life a whole lot easier. Make and refine selections in Photoshop CS3.

How To: Use non-destructive editing with Camera Raw

This video shows you how to non-destructively edit camera raw, JPEG, or TIFF files using Camera Raw in Photoshop. You learn how to manage basic settings, as well as manage settings for curves, sharpening, HSL, grayscale, and split toning. Check out this video created by Katrin Eismann now! Use non-destructive editing with Camera Raw.

How To: Use vanishing points in Photoshop CS3

This video shows you how to use the latest version of Vanishing Point in Photoshop. You learn how to edit perspective, define a linked plane at an arbitrary angle, wrap images around multiple planes, and measure in a perspective view. Check out this video created by John Nack now! Use vanishing points in Photoshop CS3.