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How to use Repeat transform in Photoshop, for repetitive transformations

I’m going to show you a feature in Photoshop that makes it easy to repeat transformations over and over again to create some really cool art. We will use a picture of a woman and…

How to create a neon glow in Photoshop, layer style and font included.

I’m going to show you how to create neon text in Photoshop using Layer Styles. There are a couple of cool Layer styles tips you will pick up in this tutorial. Download assets You…

Change day to night in Camera Raw, lighting photos in Photoshop.

I am showing you the steps here, because this is a hands on style of edit, you should really watch the video above first. Begin with this photo that I grabbed from Adobe Stock. 1.…

How to make good night shadows in Photoshop. Light a product in Photoshop

Turning a picture of a book into a night scene with spotlight and light shadows (Gobo in Photoshop). In this Photoshop tutorial, we are going to do a few things, but the big one is…

How to make a sunset or sunrise in Photoshop with lighting effects

You can apply this technique to any photo. You can use an overcast day, to add a sunrise or sunset, or you can use a photos where the sunrise didn’t quite hit and really make…

How to Create a realistic beam of sunlight in Photoshop

In this tutorial we are going to create a beam of sunlight falling into a forest. We will even add some pollen to make it look a little more magical. The original is an…

How to Emboss a logo or icon in Photoshop

When I first discovered this technique over 20 years ago, I decided to see how far I could push it. That experimentation led to me creating a series of Photorealistic illustrations entirely made in Photoshop…

How to Light a Portrait Photo in Photoshop

This will work on any version of Photoshop, although Lighting effects looks a little different before CS6, it still works the same. Note: When I add keyboard shortcuts for both Mac and Windows I…