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Why are there tools missing in Camera RAW sometimes?

Where are the missing tools in ACR, and why do they only show sometimes? You may notice sometimes when you open Camera RAW, some tools are showing and other times they are gone. This can…

Photoshop on iPhone

Using Photoshop on iPhone Tutorial Photoshop has been released on the iPhone. Its not the full featured Photoshop, but it is a great tool for making composites and combining different photos together. Watch the video…

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…

How to quickly select any object in Photoshop

How to select an object within an object in Photoshop In this Photoshop tutorial, I’ll show you how to quickly select an object in photoshop. You might already know about the object selection tool in…

Basic Color Management in Photoshop for beginners

How to keep consistent colors in Photoshop Sometime, you go to output an image and suddenly, the color changes. Or you are trying to combine 2 images and the colors change. What gives? This tutorial…

5 Tips to fix mask edges in Photoshop

There are a number of powerful tools in Photoshop to make masks. The masks extract images from the background, and isolate them so that you can do compositing or other things. Sometimes the edges aren’t…

How to use Selection brush in Photoshop and Quick mask in Photoshop

Photoshop Selection Brush vs Quick mask, when to use each. The selection brush tool, is a tool that makes selections. Unlike the other selection tools, you just brush this on like a paintbrush, it’s very…

Photoshop tip. Change Adjustment Layer type in Photoshop

There used to be a feature in Photoshop where you could change the type of adjustment layer by right-clicking and choosing change Adjustment type. This feature has been missing from Photoshop since before CS6. But…