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Understanding the basics of Photoshop Smart Objects

Smart Objects in Photoshop offer a non-destructive approach to image editing, a concept every designer should understand. This method allows you to alter layers, be it scaling, rotating, or applying filters, without permanently affecting the…

Fix Underexposed Photos Easily in Photoshop

Fixing underexposed photos in Photoshop is easier than you might think. This guide provides a straightforward approach to brightening dark images using the Camera Raw filter. The process is simple to follow, making it suitable…

Create Realistic Reflections in Photoshop: Boxes and Cylinders

This Photoshop guide provides a straightforward method for adding realistic reflections to your projects. You'll learn how to create these effects for both boxy and curved objects, enhancing your digital artwork or product visuals. The…

Creating a Bitmap Diffusion Dither Effect in Photoshop

Ever wanted to give your images a unique, retro pixelated feel? Photoshop offers a powerful, yet often overlooked, method: the Bitmap Diffusion Dither effect. It's a process that converts your photos into striking black and…

Applying Content Credentials on Export

As part of the Adobe MAX release of Lightroom Classic and Lightroom we gained the ability to apply what Adobe is calling Content Credentials to copies on export. This is an Early Access feature, so…

How to use Updated Frame Tool in Photoshop

Using the Frame Tool with Custom shapes in Photoshop The shape tool is a box you create, where you can drag in images and have them clip to the shape. I previously made this in…

Print Competition Results for January 2025

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Print Night competition. Judge: Fred NeudoerfferAssigned Topic: Harvest General Monochrome Assigned Topic

Digital Competition Results for January 2025

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition for the General and Monochrome categories. ** Judge: Johanna Siegmann **** Assigned Topic: Out of Place ** COMPETITION REPLAY