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Tag: Layer Masks

Auto Selections in Photoshop with difficult backgrounds

New ai Selection Tools in Photoshop with Difficult edges. Last week, I made a tutorial showing the quality of the edges in the updated ai selection tools in Photoshop. The results are very good.  See…

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How to Fade an image in Photoshop

Seamlessly blending layers in Photoshop This is one of those fundamental skills in Photoshop. I’m making this tutorial because some things have changed in photoshop and I want to show the newest and best way…

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How to Seamlessly Blend faces into background in Photoshop using new radial gradients

How to easily create the floating heads effect used on movie posters We have all seen the floating heads effect on posters, magazine and album covers, you name it. We combine different pictures and seamlessly…

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How to make re-usable graffiti in Photoshop tutorial

How to make a realistic graffiti effect in Photoshop I originally wrote this graffiti tutorial a decade ago. While the style still looks good, the usability sucks. Total update time, let’s make the graffiti on…

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How to combine pictures in Photoshop with Layer Masks

Combining photos in Photoshop with Layer Masks I’m going to show you how to combine different photos to make a creative piece of digital art in Photoshop. The piece we will create here is very…

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How to Make a realistic cast shadow in Photoshop, new way.

    A drop Shadow is when the shadow is on a surface, parallel with the object, such as a person standing in front of a wall. A Cast Shadow is when the surface is…

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How to add a rim light to a photo in Photoshop

  This tutorial will really make your photos pop from their background and a add a ton of drama. No more boring photos. I’m sure there are other ways of making rim lights in Photoshop,…

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How to combine and blend photos in Photoshop: night sky

How to combine photos, seamlessly blend and match the colors in Photoshop. A very important skill to have in photoshop is the ability to combine photos and blend them together seamlessly while matching the color…

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