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Cool Photoshop Tricks Tutorials

Adobe Photoshop is considered by many web developers and graphic designers to be the be-all-end-all tool when it comes to creating and editing graphics and photos. If you're new to Photoshop, don't be fooled by its name - it's capable of far more than simply editing or repairing photographs. With practice and a bit of imagination, there's no limit to the imagery you can create with Photoshop.

When it comes to entering the graphic design world, creating interesting pieces for a job or sharing artwork with family and friends, there are plenty of cool Photoshop tips and tricks to consider. Whether you are just experimenting with the tools or already know how to layout a magazine spread, there will always be a new shortcut or trick to make life much easier.

When one is able to master advanced Photoshop techniques, the creative possibilities seem never-ending, including 3D glass balls, planet and star-studded skies, matte paintings, and airbrushed illustrations.

Nice Kelp-like pattern
Beveled Text
A nice grid
Rainbow String-tangle thingy
Chrome!
Burning Text
Ghost effects
Fireball technique
How to create organic rock
How to carve an object
Easy 3-d text!
Nice Aurora effect
A new section: fun stuff to play around with.
How to smooth jaggies and noise
A nice paint effect
Funky Text

CNET

Adobe gives Photoshop CS6 a new graphics-chip boost CNET by Stephen Shankland February 2, 2012 4:45 PM PST Follow @stshank Adobe Systems has released a second sneak peak of Photoshop CS6 that shows new work to give a hardware boost to the image-editing software. The graphics processing unit (GPU) speeds the ... and more »

Photoshop Disasters: When Layers Go Wrong Gizmodo Australia This is one of the best posts I've seen over at Photoshop Disasters. Who knows, maybe this woman does have white and grey hair that's so neatly patterned. Somehow I doubt it, though. Sadly the image has been removed from US store J.Crew's website, ... Designers at J.Crew Obviously Can't Use Layers in PhotoshopGizmodo all 2 news articles »

Photoshop: Extreme Makeover Newsday Explore LI > Events Fri10 Photoshop: Extreme Makeover Sag Harbor, NY 631-725-0049, ext. 230 Event overview More events at this venue Be the first to rate: 0 Click to rate When: Fri. 2/10 9-10 am. Where: John Jermain Library 34 West Water St. Sag Harbor ... and more »

The Consumerist (blog)

Blame Photoshop, Not Diabetes, for This Amputation New York Times New York City's health watchdogs warn that drinking too much sugary soda could cost you a leg. But you also might lose a limb if you appear in one of their ads. A blunt new poster from the Bloomberg administration shows an overweight man on a stool, ... Diabetes Didn't Cost That Man His Leg, Photoshop Did The Dirty WorkThe Consumerist (blog) This Diabetes Amputation Was PhotoshoppedThe Atlantic Wire all 193 news articles »

International Business Times

Kim Jong Il Retweet: Young South Korean Jailed For Photoshop "Joke" International Business Times By Dave Smith: Subscribe to Dave's RSS feed South Korean authorities have arrested and detained a young man for retweeting a message about Kim Jong Il, the late North Korean dictator. He now faces up to seven years in prison. and more »

DAZ Makes Photoshop Bridge and 3D Creation Apps Available for Free Download Graphics.com The firm's daz3d.com site provides more than 10000 add-on products to use in popular 3D software applications, such as Poser, Blender, Maya and even Photoshop Extended. This collection includes such items as 3D human models, 3D anatomy, clothing, ... and more »

New York Times (blog)

Photo Apps Move to the Desktop New York Times (blog) By ROY FURCHGOTT Photoshop may be the most powerful photo touch-up software, but it isn't the simplest to use. And the simplest ones? They're not so powerful. But photo-software makers are releasing products that fall between the two. CameraBag 2 Photo Software for Mac and Windows Released for Under $25Digital Camera Review all 5 news articles »

CNET

Photoshop CS6 Turns to The Dark Side Mashable Attention, Photoshop lovers: Adobe is treating us all to a sneak preview of Photoshop CS6, and from what we can see, it looks amazing. Adobe posted a YouTube video named “Sneak Peek #1″ on Photoshop's official channel last week. Adobe shows the raw, dark side of Photoshop CS6CNET Photoshop CS6 teaser demonstrates darkened UIThe Verge Adobe shows off dark new look of Photoshop CS6CNET Asia DeviceMAG -Stuff Middle East all 9 news articles »

Vintage View: 1920s Pacific Northwest In Color North Country Public Radio Back in the day, the closest thing to Photoshop involved paint and a negative. These colorful lantern slides show Washington State like you've never seen it. In Syria, the death toll is rising after what activists and opposition leaders are calling a ... and more »

Popular Photography Magazine

College offers course in iPhone photography ZDNet (blog) Apps available don't yet match the complexity and nature of programs like Adobe Photoshop, but they do contain a variety of quick and useful effects for the amateur photographer. I'm yet to be convinced that these types of courses can teach the skills ... London College Plans to Offer a Course in iPhone PhotographyPopular Photography Magazine all 6 news articles »

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Cool Photoshop Tricks Tutorials

Adobe Photoshop is considered by many web developers and graphic designers to be the be-all-end-all tool when it comes to creating and editing graphics and photos. If you're new to Photoshop, don't be fooled by its name - it's capable of far more than simply editing or repairing photographs. With practice and a bit of imagination, there's no limit to the imagery you can create with Photoshop.

When it comes to entering the graphic design world, creating interesting pieces for a job or sharing artwork with family and friends, there are plenty of cool Photoshop tips and tricks to consider. Whether you are just experimenting with the tools or already know how to layout a magazine spread, there will always be a new shortcut or trick to make life much easier.

When one is able to master advanced Photoshop techniques, the creative possibilities seem never-ending, including 3D glass balls, planet and star-studded skies, matte paintings, and airbrushed illustrations.

Nice Kelp-like pattern
Beveled Text
A nice grid
Rainbow String-tangle thingy
Chrome!
Burning Text
Ghost effects
Fireball technique
How to create organic rock
How to carve an object
Easy 3-d text!
Nice Aurora effect
A new section: fun stuff to play around with.
How to smooth jaggies and noise
A nice paint effect
Funky Text

Gwyneth Paltrow For Harper's Bazaar March 2012: Photoshop Fail? (PHOTOS, POLL) Huffington Post Check out the second shot from the right -- is that some sort of Photoshop Fail? Either Gwynnie is pulling the back hem of her dress around the front of her leg or the entire lower half of her body has been digitally modified. It's a toss-up. and more »

Mobile Photoshop? Getting closer with updated Photogene for iPad Appolicious It has features generally limited to desktop programs like Photoshop and Aperture, including the ability to add metadata and sophisticated tools. Intuitive controls make Photogene special for all users. They allow amateurs to use pro tools without any ...

MiamiHerald.com

Blame Photoshop, Not Diabetes, for This Amputation New York Times New York City's health watchdogs warn that drinking too much sugary soda could cost you a leg. But you also might lose a limb if you appear in one of their ads. A blunt new poster from the Bloomberg administration shows an overweight man on a stool, ... This Diabetes Amputation Was PhotoshoppedThe Atlantic Wire all 193 news articles »

Cuomo Urges Counties: “I Need You” Politics on the Hudson (blog) Andrew Cuomo went the Photoshop route today to drive home his point that reform in Albany starts outside the walls of the state Capitol. Cuomo's use of the slide show and Photoshop images have been a big part of his major addresses, such as the State ... and more »

Dad got to the wedding via Photoshop San Francisco Chronicle (blog) Photoshop him in. In this imgur.com gallery titled simply, “Dad missed brother's wedding, photoshopped him in,” a woman inserted edited snapshots of their dad into the ceremony with hilarious and touching results. This gallery's had more than 4 million ... Hospitalized Dad Hilariously Included in Wedding Celebration Via PhotoshopJezebel all 6 news articles »

Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog)

Dad got to the wedding via Photoshop Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Photoshop him in. In this imgur.com gallery titled simply, “Dad missed brother's wedding, photoshopped him in,” a woman inserted edited snapshots of their dad into the ceremony with hilarious and touching results. This gallery's had more than 4 million ... and more »

Daily Mail

Photoshop amputation: 'Diabetic' in grim new ad linking soda to limb loss ... Daily Mail because the 'amputee victim' on the poster is actual a victim of photoshop rather than type 2 diabetes. The grim and hard-hitting poster from the Bloomberg administration shows an overweight man on a stool with his right leg missing below his knee ... New York Health Department Uses Photo Manipulation to Amputate Leg in Diabetes AdPopular Photography Magazine NYC 'food police' caught in an ad lieDaily Caller all 13 news articles »

Editorial Review of Safari Books Online PCWorld Books span the gamut of programming, Web development, computer graphics (Photoshop and friends), and more. Not all books are computer-related: There are plenty of books about photography, for example. No fiction, though. The search feature is well ... and more »

CNET

Photoshop CS6 Turns to The Dark Side Mashable Attention, Photoshop lovers: Adobe is treating us all to a sneak preview of Photoshop CS6, and from what we can see, it looks amazing. Adobe posted a YouTube video named “Sneak Peek #1″ on Photoshop's official channel last week. Adobe shows the raw, dark side of Photoshop CS6CNET Adobe shows off dark new look of Photoshop CS6CNET Asia Photoshop CS6 teaser demonstrates darkened UIThe Verge DeviceMAG -Stuff Middle East all 9 news articles »

A Victoria's Secret Model With and Without Photoshop Jezebel Is anyone even slightly surprised that Swanepoel looks great without the help of Photoshop? The changes Victoria's Secret does make — erasing the crease that occurs when a human body bends sharply at the waist, for example — mostly just serve to make ... and more »

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