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Jun12022

Cubism Portraits with Liquify

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2022-06-01Leave a comment

Get squared up with this challenging but fun distortion technique that makes your subjects into blockheads.

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May12022

Building Illustrations with Paths in Photoshop

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2022-05-01

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…

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Apr12022

Creating Custom Crop Overlays in Photoshop

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2022-04-01

Learn how to create and use persistent overlays as guides to strengthen your photographic composition.

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Mar12022

Blend Modes for Environmental Lighting

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2022-03-01

Make your settings glow with this speedy Photoshop trick!

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Feb12022

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Cutout Filter Tricks

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2022-02-01

Use this almost unknown Photoshop filter to help create trendy, colorful graphics.

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Jan12022

Stock portrait of woman with retouched hair

Tricks for Taming Hair in Photoshop (Part 2 of 2)

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2022-01-01

Use these techniques to deal with messy hair in Adobe Photoshop.

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Dec12021

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Tricks for Taming Hair in Photoshop (Part 1 of 2)

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2021-12-01

Brute force methods for dealing with fly-away hair don’t have to be inelegant!

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Nov12021

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Symmetry Painting for Holiday Graphics

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2021-11-01

Photoshop Proving Ground Symmetry painting is a lot of fun, but it can sometimes be a challenge to keep under control. The November issue of Photoshop Proving Ground shows you how to create custom brushes from text, and how to lay out a unique set of guides to keep your text flowing as a smooth…

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Sep12021

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Frequency Separation with Color and Luminosity Splits

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2021-09-01

Photoshop Proving Ground Frequency separation (FS) is still one of the most important, powerful techniques for retouching currently available to photographers. The basic concept is to split high and low detail elements to more easily address things like blemishes and discoloration. In the September issue of Photoshop Proving Ground I add another layer of control.…

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Aug12021

High Contrast Blend Modes

PSPGBy Scott Valentine2021-08-01

Photoshop blend modes are great for effects, but have some practical uses, as well! Learn to increase contrast in this moth’s Photoshop Proving Ground in Photoshop User Magazine.

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