Free Brushes for Photoshop or Gimp. Masking with The Photoshop Pen Tool. Creating a good mask is one of the essential skills in compositing images within Photoshop.
Recognizing the right tool for the masking job is an art in itself. Today, we’ll look at an often overlooked, but highly effective way of creating a very good mask – using the Pen Tool in Photoshop. Let’s consider this image: We want to extract the lizard from a seemingly simple background. So, why not go to the “go-to” tool for starting a mask – the Quick-Select tool (W). After dragging out a selection in the inside of the lizard’s body, we have the beginnings of a selection that can become a mask. Looking closely, we can see that the edge isn’t as smooth as we’d hoped.
Again, not bad, but not real good either. Enter the Pen Tool. Now, don’t be scared off – the pen tool takes some getting used to, but it really isn’t all that difficult (you can find many excellent tips on using the Pen Tool right here on TipSquirrel). As you draw, try not to create too many points. Michael Hoffman (205 Posts) 40 Tutorials to Master New Features of Photoshop CS6. Photoshop CS6 boasts many impressive and exciting features, like the introduction of vector layers, Content Aware Patch/Move tool, Adaptive Wide Angle filter, Crop tool, and so on.
Adobe has not tried to replace Illustrator, but if you need creative, simple shapes for use in design projects, then Vector Layers of Photoshop CS6 can do a superb job without making you switch to other applications. Today, we will take you through some of the exciting Photoshop CS6 tutorials that illustrate how to use these brand new tools, enhanced features as well as a few secret tips to put some of CS6′s great new additions to work. So, enjoy the tour! 1. Discover Photoshop CS6’s New 3D Tools Photoshop CS6 includes a freshly introduced 3D tools engine that draws on the capabilities of graphics card to perform robustly. 2.
The Crop tool hasn’t really improved since Photoshop CS, but in Photoshop CS6, it comes with major changes. 3. 4. 5. Awesome Keyboard Shortcuts for Photoshop. This is a list of the most useful default Photoshop keyboard shortcuts that you can use them to speed up your workflow.
Some of them are rarely mentioned, some are more common and some are only available in Photoshop CS5. I hope everyone will find some new and useful shortcuts in this article. So let"s get started! 1. Drag-Zoom Command/Ctrl + Space + Click and Drag Left or Right. 2. Alt + Shift + Right Click (Win) or Control + Option + Cmd + Click (Mac). 3. Hold Down H + Click, Reposition View and Let Go of the Mouse to Zoom Back). 4. Ctrl + Alt + Right Click (Win) or Control + Option + Click (Mac). Hidden Features of the Pen Tool. 35+ Stunning Photo Manipulation Photoshop Tutorials. Learning Photoshop is not limited to take a Photoshop course or read a Photoshop book. It is an extended application with flexible to create amazing effects on photos. So, you need to update your knowledge frequently with the new tips and tricks. Although, Photoshop has been developed alot to create many graphic tasks such as web design, printing, video and 3D, it is known as a powerful tool that let you create photo effects and manipulation based on your skills and the tricks you learn.
Articles are one of the great resources that you can use to update your skills with new tips and tricks that are published everyday. Here are some Photoshop tutorials that focus on the photo manipulation and creating digital art effects on the photos. If you like the tutorials below, you may like to check the these as well: In this Adobe Photoshop tutorial, we’re going to look at how to add colorful streaks of light to a photo. 60+ Killer Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator Tutorials. Tutorials can often be your greatest source of inspiration when trying to design that project you have been putting off.
In this post, I have rounded up a collection of very useful Illustrator cs5 and Photoshop tutorials from around the web from the month of October 2010. You’ll find everything from Create a Mummy Text Effect, to Designing a Vintage Style Zombie Movie Poster. So what are you waiting for…why not try one out? Want more articles on useful tutorials? Check out some of my previous post: