You are here: Home In December of 2023, we saw the very last issue of Photoshop User, Scott Kelby’s long-running membership magazine. I first wrote a Hot Tips entry over ten years ago, and that lead to a few feature articles before finally landing my own monthly column. Even with that span, I was a…
For amateur photographers, finding online tools for creativity can be a challenge. Many require a lengthy subscription to use, or they come with exorbitant fees. This can limit the time you have to play around with the tools and learn how to use them, which stifles creativity. If you’ve been looking for a way to…
Photoshop Proving Ground Photoshop really does a great job leveraging Sensei AI to recognize subjects and features in photographs. And it saves amazing amounts of time when you use that power to create selections and masks. But it’s not perfect, is it? Many times we need just a little extra oomph to really dial in selections,…
AI generated art is beautiful, but what if you need to add something hot? Learn about creating mystical flames in Photoshop!
Speed up your work flow and create consistency with easy Photoshop templates you create yourself!
Photoshop Proving Ground In statistical terms, there are approximately one bajillion ways to convert a color photograph to black and white. In the June issue of Photoshop Proving Ground, I show you my favorite technique. It relies on a specific layer stack that allows surgical precision over the translation from color to gray. On the…
Get squared up with this challenging but fun distortion technique that makes your subjects into blockheads.
Photoshop Proving Ground Not everything we do in Photoshop has to be a photo effect or correction. There are some great graphics and illustration tools as well! For the May column I have chosen the Pen tool (or specifically, the Curvature Pen tool) to take for a test drive with some custom brushes. Most photographers…
Learn how to create and use persistent overlays as guides to strengthen your photographic composition.
Make your settings glow with this speedy Photoshop trick!
