Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition. ** Judge: Chris Murray **** Assigned Topic: Patterns ** COMPETITION REPLAY
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Digital Competition Results for December 2025
Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition. ** Judge: Butch Mazzuca **** Assigned Topic: Fall Colors ** COMPETITION REPLAY
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Rainy Day Photoshop Action: Realistic Rain on Glass Effect
Rainy Day is a Photoshop action that adds a realistic rain-on-window effect to your photos in just one click. It gives your images a moody, cinematic feel, as if they were shot through wet glass…
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How to Use the New Color, Clarity, Dehaze, and Grain Adjustment Layers in Photoshop
Three powerful new adjustment layers bring Camera Raw's most popular tools directly into your layers panel. Color and Vibrance, Clarity and Dehaze, and Grain adjustments now work as standard adjustment layers with full masking capabilities…
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How to Apply Patterns and Tattoos to Skin in Photoshop
Creating realistic skin patterns and tattoos requires more than simply overlaying images onto photographs. The key lies in using proper blending techniques and layer settings to make decorative elements appear naturally integrated with skin texture.…
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How to Transform Photos into Digital Paintings Using Photoshop Brushes
Busy backgrounds and photographic detail can overwhelm your artistic vision. This technique shows how to prepare photos for digital painting by strategically overpainting backgrounds and replacing photographic elements with painterly textures. The approach combines subject…
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The Art of Shaping Light & Color with Gilmar Smith
Strong images don’t just happen—they’re shaped through intentional lighting, thoughtful color choices, and a willingness to experiment. In her latest class, Gilmar Smith takes you behind the scenes of a series of creative studio shoots…
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How to Use Textures for Color Grading in Photoshop
Textures offer a powerful way to color grade images beyond traditional adjustment layers. By layering colored textures with specific blend modes, you can create unique tonal shifts, add visual depth, and achieve artistic looks that…
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