Photoshop News and Updates
This week’s roundup brings together a new selection of Photoshop tutorials and creative assets recently featured on Photoshop Roadmap. From quick portrait effects to better control over how Photoshop behaves, the focus is on working…
View More New This Week in Photoshop Roadmap — Jan 28, 2026
Playful Abstracts is a collection of 10 colorful abstract background papers created with a lively, hand-made feel. Each design combines bold, rounded shapes with rich layered textures, paint-like marks, speckles, and subtle imperfections that give…
View More Playful Abstracts : Expressive Colorful Background Papers
Professional mockups require more than simply placing a design onto an object. Complex surfaces like crushed aluminum cans demand advanced techniques to achieve realistic wrapping that follows every contour and deformation. This process combines displacement…
View More How to Wrap Designs Around Complex Objects Using Displacement Maps in Photoshop
Sometimes Photoshop's default settings can make beginners think their software or hardware is broken. Images that fly around uncontrollably when panning, scroll bars appearing on full-size images, and zoom tools that seem to have a…
View More How to Fix Three Confusing Default Settings in Photoshop
The basic drop shadow effect often looks flat and artificial compared to how shadows actually behave in real environments. Professional designers know that convincing shadows require understanding light direction, surface interaction, and atmospheric perspective. This…
View More How to Create Better Shadows Than Drop Shadow in Photoshop
A cluttered toolbar can slow down your workflow when you can't find the tools you need. Meanwhile, dozens of useful tools remain hidden in groups or completely out of sight. Learning to customize your toolbar…
View More How to Customize Your Photoshop Toolbar and Find Hidden Tools
Creating seamless background replacements requires more than just cutting out your subject. The real challenge lies in making the new composition look natural through proper lighting, color matching, and depth of field consistency. Modern Photoshop…
View More How to Change Backgrounds and Match Lighting in Photoshop
Portrait photography becomes truly captivating when enhanced with atmospheric effects that draw the viewer's eye. The colorful aura effect transforms ordinary portraits into striking visual statements by surrounding the subject with ethereal, glowing light that…
View More How to Create a Colorful Aura Effect for Portraits in Photoshop