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Getting Started with Photoshop CS6 - 4 Free Videos, plus 20% Discount On Full Course
May 16, 2012
Award-winning video trainer and Adobe Certified Instructor Chad Perkins will show you the basics of Photoshop. You’ll learn about the components of visual images, making selections, color correcting, fixing images, outputting images, and much more. This course uses Photoshop CS6 (download a free trial), but the information presented is applicable to all versions of the application. Use code PSS20 to get 20% off this course until end of May.
Photoshop Basics - Working with Layers
Layers are at the heart of any good workflow in Photoshop. In this lesson you'll learn you way around the Layers panel and why layers are so crucial to the work you'll do in this course.
Image Basics - Understanding Resolution
Resolution is a fundamental concept in Photoshop. This lesson will help you avoid getting thrown for a loop when you go to print your image or save it for the web.
Color Correction - Fixing Problems Automatically
If you are looking for a quick fix to improve your image quality, this lesson is for you. You'll learn about the automatic color correction functions in Photoshop.
Working with Text- Using Layer Styles
Layer styles are a quick and easy way to apply special effects to your text in a non-destructive way. Learn how to use them in this lesson.
About This Course
Photoshop is more than just an image editing application — it is a foundational staple in all the visual arts, from print design, to photography, to web design, to motion graphics and 3D graphics. In Getting Started with Photoshop CS6 Learn the World´s Number One Image Editing Software, you’ll learn about the components of visual images, making selections, color correcting, fixing images, outputting images, and much more.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 & Photoshop CS6 Extended
Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, and features advanced tools for 3D design, image and video editing.
Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended can be purchased as stand-alone applications, as components of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 family, or as part of Adobe's new Creative Cloud offering.
Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, Adobe Creative Suite 6 editions and Adobe Creative Cloud can be ordered now. Upgrade pricing is also available to eligible customers.
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5 Free Vintage Paper Textures From Bittbox
May 16, 2012
Here are 5 free vintage paper textures you can use in Photoshop
(download a free trial of Photoshop CS6 Extended). All textures or downloadable files on Bittbox.com are free for personal use. For commercial use they require a usage fee.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 & Photoshop CS6 Extended
Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, and features advanced tools for 3D design, image and video editing.
Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended can be purchased as stand-alone applications, as components of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 family, or as part of Adobe's new Creative Cloud offering.
Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, Adobe Creative Suite 6 editions and Adobe Creative Cloud can be ordered now. Upgrade pricing is also available to eligible customers.
Download
the 30-day Photoshop CS6 free trial.
See our Photoshop CS6 Tutorials Page for a collection of free Photoshop CS6 tutorials and Photoshop CS6 videos.
Adobe Deals & Special Coupon Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupons & Special Offers Page to see the latest deals from Adobe. Find upgrade options at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store. You can also download a free 30 day trial of any Adobe product.
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Use Levels In Photoshop To Improve Contrast And Color Balance
May 15, 2012
Here's a tip from Simon Skellon at Photoshop Daily: The Levels adjustment layer in Photoshop (download a free trial of Photoshop Extended) is a versatile one. It can not only be used to improve the lighting in an image but also perform colour balancing.
Before
After
Inside Levels, change the Channel option from RGB to Red. Align the black point on the left so that it lines up with start of the graph.
Align the white point on the right to align with the end of graph. The third adjustment needs to be made to the middle point on the graph. Bring this more towards the centre between the other two points, and around areas where the graph peaks.
Repeat this process for both the Green and Blue Channels and you should see a dramatic improvement to the colour balance of your image.
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Working with Shape Layers in Photoshop CS6 - Video Tutorial
May 15, 2012
Take a tour of the new features and improved vector workflow in Photoshop CS6 (try a 30-day trial of Photoshop Extended). In this video tutorial (Working with Shape Layers in Photoshop CS6), Julieanne demonstrates how to quickly add custom strokes and fills to Shape layers, combine shapes without rasterizing layers, and use new alignment options and Pixel Grid for better rendering.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 & Photoshop CS6 Extended
Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, and features advanced tools for 3D design, image and video editing.
Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended can be purchased as stand-alone applications, as components of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 family, or as part of Adobe's new Creative Cloud offering.
Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, Adobe Creative Suite 6 editions and Adobe Creative Cloud can be ordered now. Upgrade pricing is also available to eligible customers.
Download
the 30-day Photoshop CS6 free trial.
See our Photoshop CS6 Tutorials Page for a collection of free Photoshop CS6 tutorials and Photoshop CS6 videos.
Adobe Deals & Special Coupon Offers
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Composite True 3D Text Into A Scene With Photoshop CS6 - Plus New eBook On Design Dos And Don'ts
May 14, 2012
The 3D tools in previous versions of Photoshop had never been the best. They were clumsy, didn't look very good, and were not very flexible. In turn, 3D editing with Photoshop never really caught on to become part of anybody's regular workflow. With Photoshop CS6 (try a 30-day trial of Photoshop CS6), the team at Adobe has completely redeemed themselves. The new rendering engine allows you create realistic 3D shapes and text quickly and easily.
This tutorial, Composite True 3D Text Into A Scene With Photoshop CS6, will show you how to composite real 3D text into a photograph without ever leaving the Photoshop CS6 interface.
Design Panoply has just released their first eBook, chronicling not only the "what not to dos", but what you should do to become a successful graphic designer. This isn't just a quick list of graphic design and business tips. It contains over 110 pages of dos and don'ts, including real life examples and practical advice for each one.
Consider it like a handbook containing every successful designer's best kept secrets.
Things You Will Learn
· The pitfalls of working for free to gain clients and exposure
· Whether to charge hourly or per project for your services
· How to balance work and play to avoid burning out
· Strategies to find new work
· What to do when you have an unhealthy client relationship
· Plus over 95 more dos and don'ts to help you become successful
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How To Import Photos In Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 - Martin Evening Tutorial
May 14, 2012
There's a good, long article at creativepro.com about importing images into Lightroom 4: There are several ways to import images into Lightroom 4 (try a 30-day trial of Lightroom 4), and here Martin Evening describes all of them. Whether you want to import directly from your camera or from your desktop, if you work differently each time or want to create presets, there's an imp
Martin Evening shows how the Adobe Photoshop Lightroom import procedure provides an adaptable import workflow, one that can be streamlined through the use of Import presets, as well as offering the ability to import files directly from the camera using a tethered shooting setup.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 & Photoshop CS6 Extended
Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, and features advanced tools for 3D design, image and video editing.
Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended can be purchased as stand-alone applications, as components of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 family, or as part of Adobe's new Creative Cloud offering.
Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, Adobe Creative Suite 6 editions and Adobe Creative Cloud can be ordered now. Upgrade pricing is also available to eligible customers.
Download
the 30-day Photoshop CS6 free trial.
See our Photoshop CS6 Tutorials Page for a collection of free Photoshop CS6 tutorials and Photoshop CS6 videos.
Adobe Deals & Special Coupon Offers
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How To Place A Circular Path In Illustrator CS6 - Video Tutorial
May 13, 2012
This week's free Deke's Techniques is the first recorded in Illustrator CS6 (try a 30-day trial), but aside from the new dark interface atmosphere, there’s nothing in this technique that can’t be done in earlier versions of Illustrator. Which is to say, placing type on the top and bottom of what appears to be the same circle still requires some finesse, even in this era of Illustrator CS6. In today’s tutorial, Deke will show you exactly how it works.
This technique is ultimately a matter of understanding how to stack two different circles, using the alignment setting and Smart Guides to your advantage, and then adjusting the scale and tracking of the text to finish the effect. The result is type placed on a circular path, with the center of each letter aligned, like you see in this fiercely aligned logo:
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New Color Lookup Adjustment Layers - Photoshop CS6
May 13, 2012
From Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost's blog: The new Color Lookup Adjustment Layer in Photoshop CS 6 (try a 30-day trial of Photoshop CS6 Extended) has several options (3DLUT File, Abstract, and Device Link) that are used to load different “looks”. These looks are achieved by remapping every color in the image to a different one using a lookup table (LUT). I think that many photographers and designers will find their resulting color shifts quite interesting.
Note: historically, LUTs have been used primarily by the film industry as they’re an excellent way to apply color adjustments from one application in another application that may not share the same math.
Here are some examples of the LUTs that Chris Cox included in Photoshop CS6. You can think of these tables as a sort of meta-adjustment, a way to apply pre-packaged adjustments (sometimes lots of adjustments together) in one step.
Read full article at Julieanne Kost's blog.
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Free Script Handwriting Brushes - Free Photoshop Brushes
May 12, 2012
A nice new set of free brushes from Bittbox: These brushes are each 2500px and will be a versatile addition to your toolbox, allowing you to add subtle antique writing effects to your work. All textures or downloadable files on Bittbox.com are free for personal use. For commercial use they require a usage fee.
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5 Free Beach Stone Textures From Bittbox
May 11, 2012
Nice rusty and brownish hues in these free beach stone textures. All textures or downloadable files on Bittbox.com are free for personal use. For commercial use they require a usage fee.
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Photoshop Plugins Bundle Perfect Photo Suite On Sale - $100 Off
May 10, 2012
onOne Software currently has a sale available on Perfect Photo Suite 6.1. You will be able to purchase the software during this limited time offer for
$199.95 (normally $299.95).
Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 includes seven integrated products for your photography workflow:
- Perfect Effects: Create images with impact
- Perfect Portrait: Simply powerful retouching
- Perfect Resize: Enlarge your images for print
- Perfect Layers: The power of layers without Photoshop
- Perfect Mask: The essential cut-out tool
- FocalPoint: Put the focus where you want
- PhotoFrame: Borders, backgrounds, textures and adornments
- Works as a plug-in for Lightroom, Aperture, and Photoshop! The program also
works as a stand alone application.
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Selectively Blurring Images In Photoshop CS6 - Video Tutorial
May 10, 2012
In this Photoshop CS6 video tutorial from Julieanne Kost, you’ll discover how to create photographic blur effects in a few clicks using intuitive, on-canvas controls in Photoshop CS6. Julieanne demonstrates how to soften select areas using the Tilt-Shift blur, uniformly blur your entire image and then sharpen a single focal point with Iris blur, or select multiple focal points and then let Field blur vary the blurriness between them. (Don't have Photoshop CS6? You can download a 30-day free trial of Photoshop CS6 Extended.)
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Tips For Installing Photoshop CS6 From Purchase Or Beta
May 09, 2012
Jeffrey Tranberry has posted some tips for installing Photoshop CS6, including how to transition from an installed version of Photoshop CS6 beta. From the intro: Now that Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended are available for purchase and as a free 30-day trial, here are some important tips to help you quickly dive in and explore all the new features packed in this release.
TIP #1: Uninstall the Photoshop CS6 beta
Directions and Help for uninstalling the Photoshop CS6 beta for Mac and Windows
TIP #2: Install and Activate Photoshop CS6
Learn how...
TIP #3: Get the Latest Camera Support for Photoshop CS6 with Adobe Camera Raw 7.1
Learn how...
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DigiPlate - Laptop Mount For Tethered Shooting
May 07, 2012
Look at this offering at Kickstarter. Dana Neibert is an accomplished commercial photographer and in his 'spare' time, likes to create new products that help him shoot.
The Challenge
The laptop has become just as much as a part of photography as the camera. The problem with the laptop is we never have a good place to put it when we shoot "tethered". Sometimes a table is handy. Sometimes a table gets in the way. Sometimes the laptop ends up balanced on the edge of a chair. Sometimes it ends up sitting on some dewey grass at six in the morning. Then someone steps on it.
The Idea
We've come up with a solution that allows the laptop to be mounted with the use of many existing accessories in many creative and convenient places. For the past couple years, we've been using just a slab of aluminum for a mounting platform:
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Photoshop CS6 New Features - Details
May 08, 2012
You can find details on new Photoshop CS6 features at the Adobe site. Here are the top new features, plus links to more info on some of them. Also look at the new Photoshop CS6 features videos at Adobe TV.
Content-Aware Patch
Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, which allows you to choose the area that Content-Aware will use to create your patch.
More about Content-Aware Patch
Mercury Graphics Engine
See near-instant results when editing with key tools such as Liquify and Puppet Warp. The new Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine delivers unprecedented responsiveness for a fluid feel as you work.
More about Mercury Graphics Engine
Adobe Camera Raw 7
Bring out the best in your JPEG and raw files with improved processing and an enhanced control set; reveal every detail in the highlights of an image while still retaining rich detail in the shadows; and much more.
See more user-inspired timesavers
New Blur Gallery
Quickly create photographic blur effects using a simple new interface with on-image controls. Create tilt-shift effects, blur everything and then sharpen one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points. The Mercury Graphics Engine delivers immediate results.
New and reengineered design tools
Create superior designs faster. Get consistent formatting with type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, easily create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly search layers, and more.
Content-Aware Move
Move or extend a selected object to another area of your image, and then watch as Content-Aware Move magically recomposes and blends the object for a stunning visual result.
Intuitive video creation
Bring Photoshop editing power to your video footage. Easily enhance any clip using the full range of familiar Photoshop tools, and then create movies using an intuitive set of video tools.
All-new Crop tool
Crop images faster and with greater precision using the all-new, nondestructive Crop tool. Rapidly manipulate your images on canvas and see your adjustments happen live thanks to the Mercury Graphics Engine.*
Adaptive Wide Angle
Easily straighten objects that appear curved in panoramas or photos shot with fisheye or wide-angle lenses. New on-canvas tools use the physical characteristics of individual lenses to automatically correct curvatures, and the Mercury Graphics Engine gives you near-instant results.
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Lightroom 4 - Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process - Free Sample Chapter PDF
May 08, 2012
Feel free to download Chapter 1 from Lightroom 4: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process (PDF - 12MB). Excerpted with permission from John Wiley and Sons, Inc. The book is available in stores and through online retailers nationwide. (Try a 30-day trial of Lightroom 4.)
Here's what's covered in Chapter 1:
Example Lightroom Workflow
Configuring Your Computer for Lightroom 4
Installing Lightroom 4
Lightroom Fundamentals
Saving and Backing Up Your Work
Lightroom Workspace
How to Ensure Accurate Color for Your Photos
About the book
"Nat Coalson is passionate about sharing his experience and knowledge on Lightroom 4 to help you professionally organize, process, and present your images. This book has been completely revised and updated to include the newest Lightroom features to make your images look their very best!" — Katrin Eismann, Chair, Masters in Digital Photography, School of Visual Arts, New York, New York
Most photographers want to make their photos look good, find them easily, and protect them from loss. And they'd rather be out in the field than learning a new software program. If this is you, you'll love Nat Coalson's step-by-step, task-focused approach to Lightroom 4. Designed for new users and those upgrading from an earlier version, Lightroom 4: Streamlining Your Digital Photography Process leads you on a straightforward path to great results.
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5 Free Cardboard Brushes - Photoshop Brush Set
May 07, 2012
From Bittbox, a set of 5 cardboard brushes: These varied brushes are the maximum resolution of 2500×2500. Each one has different characteristics, so this set will suit many different needs. All textures or downloadable files on Bittbox.com are free for personal use. For commercial use they require a usage fee.
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Photoshop CS6 And CS6 Suites Now Shipping
May 07, 2012
Adobe today announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Suite 6 software. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions -- Creative Suite 6 Design and Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection.
Here's a Photoshop CS6 Buying Guide Product Comparison Chart that will help you see the various options available with this new release.
And below are all four of the charts you can find:
— Photoshop CS6 Buying Guide - Product Comparison Chart
— Photoshop CS6 Buying Guide - Version Comparison Chart
— Photoshop CS6 Buying Guide - Upgrades Chart
— Photoshop CS6 Buying Guide - Subscriptions Chart
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Skin Retouching Tips From Mark Galer - Photoshop CS4 Tutorial
May 04, 2012
A fellow photographer was showing me some images the other day that he had captured with a camera that uses a plastic lens. The images had a certain attraction.
Although the images had some pretty shocking vignetting and heavy distortion he was drawn to the beautiful liquid smooth tones that the plastic lens was offering up. Most women who look at photographs of themselves would agree that crunchy detail is just not a good look.
A digital camera can be a very cruel tool that can capture way too much information. Most people would prefer their skin to appear smooth, but not featureless, and will thank the photographer when they can reveal a skin texture that does not shout its detail to the viewer.
The craft of professional skin retouching is the ability to render perfect skin without giving your model the appearance of a plastic-fantastic shop window mannequin. READ FULL TUTORIAL.
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Create A Realistic Patterned Vintage Card And Ribbon In Photoshop
May 04, 2012
Vintage designs convey a sense of great character and nostalgia and are perfect when you are in need of a warm, inviting feeling. This tutorial is going to show you how to create a textured vintage card and ribbon graphic using vectors, textures, and layer styles.
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Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Photoshop - 3 Book Excerpts
May 03, 2012
Here are three book exceprts from Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop.
General Techniques
This excerpt familiarizes you with the basics of blend modes. A main goal of this book is to become so familiar with blend modes that you no longer need to “try it and see,” even though that is a valid approach, especially when you are not sure exactly which look or effect you want. To get started, however, you need to know some general methods for working with blend modes, along with some basic facts.
Removing Vignetting
In this excerpt Scott Valentine shares a handy method to realize some basic recovery using the Divide blend mode. It also leaves you some creative latitude for additional effects, but it does have some limitations.
Photographic Effects and Compositing
In this excerpt from The Hidden Power of Photoshop Blend Modes, Scott Valentine shows how to synthesize gentle rain and customize a halftone effect.
About The Book
This definitive resource on using Adobe Photoshop blend modes, Hidden Power of Blend Modes in Adobe Photoshop features dozens of hands-on examples to give you an edge in technical, personal, and commercial projects. Blend modes are an essential, if somewhat mysterious, tool for photographers and digital artists. They can be used to for a wide range of imaging effects and challenges, such as noise reduction, working with high dynamic range (HDR) images, compositing, graphic design, and digital painting. Although blend modes can be easy to use, they aren’t always easy to understand. Scott Valentine translates the technical elements into every day language and demonstrates techniques using real-world examples.
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Photoshop CS6 Selections and Layer Masking Workshop - 5 Free Videos
May 03, 2012
Below are 5 free videos from the just released Photoshop CS6 course Photoshop CS6 Selections and Layer Masking Workshop — Make Precise but Powerful Adjustments. (Lern more about Photoshop CS6, see more Photoshop CS6 tutorials.)
Basic Concepts — The Case for NOT Feathering Selections
Feathering selections can improve the quality of work you perform based on selections, but in this lesson you'll see why you're probably better off not feathering your selections.
Selection Tools — The Quick Selection Tool
The Quick Selection tool often lives up to its name, enabling you to create even challenging selections quickly and easily.
Advanced Selection Techniques — Selecting from a Channel
The individual color channels for an image contain color information, but that information can also be used to create a selection with surprising power, as you'll see in this lesson.
Creating Composite Images — Unlinking Image and Mask
When you want to be able to move an image around within the confines of a layer mask, you'll need to unlink the image and layer mask, as you'll see in this lesson.
Applying Targeted Adjustments — Using a Layer Group
A layer group enables you to use a single layer mask to specify which portion of an image should be affected by multiple adjustments, as you'll see in this lesson.
About This Course
Once you’ve learned the basics of Photoshop, you’ll probably start looking for ways to exercise really precise control over the adjustments you make to your images. In Photoshop CS6 Selections and Layer Masking Workshop — Make Precise but Powerful Adjustments, Tim Grey takes an in-depth look at working with selections and layer masks to create targeted adjustments.
After covering the key concepts behind selections and exploring Photoshop’s selection tools, Tim delves into a variety of advanced techniques that will help you make accurate selections, create seamless composite images, and apply adjustments that do exactly what you want them to do. (If you choose to purchase this product, make sure to use our exclusive discount coupon code PSSV2B for an instant 20% discount until end of June, 2012.)
This workshop places a special emphasis on mixing and matching different tools and techniques to unleash the full power of what Photoshop can do for you.
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Camera Raw 6.7 And DNG Convertor 6.7 Released
May 02, 2012
Camera Raw 6.7 and DNG Convertor 6.7 for MAC and Camera Raw 6.7 and DNG Convertor 6.7 for WINDOWS are now available as final releases. This release includes bug fixes, new lens profiles, and new camera support. Read more....
Adobe Photoshop CS6 & Photoshop CS6 Extended
Photoshop CS6 Extended integrates the state-of-the-art editing, compositing, and graphic design capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, and features advanced tools for 3D design, image and video editing.
Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended can be purchased as stand-alone applications, as components of the Adobe Creative Suite 6 family, or as part of Adobe's new Creative Cloud offering.
Adobe Photoshop CS6, Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, Adobe Creative Suite 6 editions and Adobe Creative Cloud can be ordered now. Upgrade pricing is also available to eligible customers.
Download
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Change The Opacity of Masks Using The Levels Adjustment - Tip
May 02, 2012
Here's a good tip from Photoshop Daily for fading layer masks in Photoshop: Layer masks help us hide parts of an image from an adjustment, but here’s a little trick that means you can lower the opacity of a mask rather than reducing what’s on the layer.
Select the mask’s thumbnail and head to Image>Adjustments>Levels (or simply press Ctrl/Cmd+L). In here, the Output Levels can be shift inwards to affect the blacks and whites of a mask. To lower the Opacity of the black areas of a mask, push the black marker inwards. The opposite effect will happen if the white marker is pushed inwards. The mask in the Layers palette should fade to bring through more or less of the content from the layer.
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How To Create A Reflecting Type In Water Effect - Photoshop HD Video Tutorial
May 02, 2012
In this week’s free Deke’s Techniques movie, Deke shows you how to make a text reflection appear in rippled water. You’ll start with this miraculously floating text set on top of a photo of gently moving water:
Next, Deke shows you how to create a base reflection by turning the text layer into a Smart Object, copying it, then using the Free Transform command to stretch the copy out and invert it. Then the real magic of this technique happens when Deke shows you how to create a displacement map from the water’s ripples, and how that map can be applied to the reflected letters.
In order to ensure that the effect edges are smooth and believable, and that the letters get aligned correctly with the feet of the original text, you’ll need to pay close attention to the fairly sophisticated way Deke goes about building the displacement map in the free video. The end result is this study in serenity:
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Upgrade Options To CS6 All The Way Back From CS2
May 01, 2012
On his blog, Product Manager Jeffrey Tranberry answers questions about the various upgrade options to CS6:
Can I upgrade to CS6?
Yes. Owners of a CS5 or CS5.5 qualify for upgrade pricing to CS6. There is a special offer – good through the end of the year- which allows CS3 & CS4 owners an opportunity to upgrade to CS6. Owners of CS2 have one last chance if they purchase CS5 from a reseller in the next 30 days (to receive a free upgrade to CS6).
I just bought CS5 (CS5.5) – Do I qualify for a free upgrade?
If you purchased through Adobe.com on or after March 26, 2012, you are qualified to receive an upgrade to the equivalent Creative Suite 6 version of your product at no additional cost when CS6 ships. A one-time coupon will be sent to the email address associated with your order approximately 10 days after CS6 becomes publicly available.
If you purchased an eligible Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 or a Creative Suite 5.5 component through an Adobe authorized reseller on or after March 26, 2012, you are qualified to receive an upgrade to an equivalent Creative Suite 6 version of your product at no additional cost when CS6 ships. Details and instructions for submitting your claim.
Additional Info: Upgrade policy after product announcement
Please Note: This upgrade policy is in line with our 30-day return policy - which is in line or better than most retailers in terms of returns, refunds and price matching guarantees.
Get Photoshop CS6 Beta For Free At Adobe Labs
Adobe has announced that Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta, a preview of what's to come in the next release of Photoshop, is available as a free download from Adobe Labs.
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Adobe Deals & Special Coupon Offers
Visit the Adobe Coupons & Special Offers Page to see the latest deals from Adobe. Find upgrade options at the Adobe Store. Get up to 80% off at the Adobe Education Store. Find out about monthly or annual subscriptions. You can also download a free 30 day trial of any Adobe CS5 product.
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Photoshop CS6 Image Cleanup Workshop - 4 Free Videos
April 30, 2012
Below are 4 free videos from the just released Photoshop CS6 course Photoshop CS6 Image Cleanup Workshop — Eliminate Distractions from Your Photos. (Lern more about Photoshop CS6, see more Photoshop CS6 tutorials.)
Cleanup Concepts — Reviewing the Image
This lesson will show you several techniques for taking a close and careful look at your digital photos as you evaluate what work needs to be done, as well as the quality of the work you've already performed.
Cleanup Tools — Straightening a Crooked Image
When a photo includes lines that should be perfectly horizontal or vertical, it is important that those lines be true. This lesson will demonstrate how to quickly and easily straighten a crooked photo.
Cleanup Techniques — Correcting Color Contamination
In situations where the color of one area of a photo is inaccurate but the texture is fine, you can use the powerful technique explained in this lesson to perform the correction.
Advanced Cleanup Techniques — Adjusting Brush Shape
Changing the shape of the brush used for image cleanup work can greatly improve your efficiency, as you'll see in this lesson.
About This Course
No matter how careful you are when capturing your photographic images, there are going to be issues that you find later — whether it’s little spots or blemishes, or bigger problems like color casts or chromatic aberration.
In Photoshop CS6 Image Cleanup Workshop — Eliminate Distractions from Your Photos, Tim Grey shares his techniques for cleaning up your images with Photoshop. After getting an overview of image-cleanup concepts and tools, you’ll learn how to remove spots, correct color problems, eliminate noise, fix red eye, and much more. (If you choose to purchase this product, make sure to use our exclusive discount coupon code PSSV2B for an instant 20% discount until end of June, 2012.)
Tim also shares advanced techniques like making gradient adjustments, extending the frame, and using multiple exposures to remove people from an image. After completing this workshop, you’ll know how to remove distractions in an image that keep your genius from shining through.
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NIK Plugins Training Videos Portal
April 30, 2012
If you want to find out if NIK plugins are a good fit for you, check their Learning Center. You'll find a nice collection of free training videos. Whether you're just getting started or wanting to hone your foundations in photo editing, these NIK training videos will guide you to create polished and compelling photo edits with Nik Software.
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The Photoshop Blog - Earlier Posts
The Photoshop Blog offers the latest Photoshop news and software updates, Photoshop tips and tutorials, and random thoughts from graphic artist and Photoshop expert Jennifer Apple.
PHOTOSHOP NEWS — APRIL 2012
44- Photoshop CS6 Image Cleanup Workshop - 4 Free Videos
43- NIK Plugins Training Videos Portal
42- Photoshop CS6 Free Course - Photoshop CS6 For Photographers - Over 3 Hours Of Free Training Videos
41- Free Photoshop Brushes - Specks And Dust Brushes
40- Photoshop CS6 Blur Filters Video Tutorial
39- Photoshop CS6 Quick Start for Photographers - 5 Free Videos
38- Get $100 Off Of Photoshop Plugins Bundle Perfect Photo Suite 6
37- Photoshop CS6 Buying Guide Product Comparison Charts
36- How To Render Type In Brushed Metal In Photoshop
35- 5 Peeling Surface Textures From Bittbox
34- Learning Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 - 13 Free Videos
33- PhotoRescue Updated - Photo Recovery Software For Mac And PC
32- Quick Reflective Glowing 3D Text Effect Tutorial
31- Optimal Output with Photoshop CS6 - 5 Free Videos
30- Seven Free Tire Tread Photoshop Brushes
29- Top New Features Of Photoshop CS6
28- Adobe Unveils Fast, Feature-Packed Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended
27- Topaz Photoshop Plugins 35% Off Sale - Use Coupon Code psstwp
26- Nik Software Complete Collection Workshops - 12 Free Videos
25- Five Free Abstract Blue Textures From Bittbox
24- Creating A Smoke Text Effect In Photoshop - HD Video Tutorial
23- From Web Design to Website - 5 Free Videos
22- 11 Tricks for Faster Photo Processing with Bridge and Photoshop
21- Photoshop Sharpening Power Workshop - 4 Free Videos
20- Save 50% On Adobe Elements 10 In Adobe Store - EMENTS50
19- Free Photoshop Brushes - 6 Classic Vintage Paper Brushes
18- Photography 101 - Get Past Automatic Mode - 7 Free Videos
17- Photoshop CS5 Smart Objects Workshop
16- Photoshop CS6 Beta: New Interface Shortcut Tip
15- 5 Wrinkled Tissue Paper Textures
14- How To Create A Grass Text Effect In Photoshop - HD Video
13- Create A Brushed Metal Nameplate Background - Tutorial
12- Photoshop Curves Workshop - Optimize Tone, Color, and Contrast - 4 Free Videos
11- Getting Started with Dreamweaver and CS5 - Five Free Videos
10- onOne Releases Perfect Effects 3 Free Edition - Offers 25 Pro Photo Effects
09- How To Create Quick Arrows In Photoshop
08- onOne Releases Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 - Plus 10% Discount
07- 6 Free Photoshop Brushes - Tortured Film Brushes
06- Quick Overview Of Some New Palette Features In Photoshop CS6
05- Fluid Grid Layouts in Dreamweaver CS6
04- Photoshop CS6 Oil Paint Filter Tutorial
03- 5 Free Textures From Bittbox - Rust, Wood, Abstracts
02- Photoshop HD Video Tutorial - How To Create Leafy Letters In Photoshop
01- April Special Offers For Adobe North America And Euro Stores
See Earlier Posts From The Photoshop Blog - APRIL 2011.
Exclusive 15% Discount On All Topaz Plugins - Use Coupon Code PHOTOSHOPSUPPORT - Includes Bundles And Upgrades
Enter our exclusive discount coupon code PHOTOSHOPSUPPORT during the checkout process at Topaz Labs for an instant 15% discount on any Topaz product, including bundle deals and upgrades.
Topaz Labs Photoshop plug-ins are specifically designed to expand a photographer's creative toolbox by harnessing powerful image technology developments.
Photographers everywhere are now taking advantage of the creative exposure effects, artistic simplification, unique edge manipulation, and top-of-the-line noise reduction offered in Topaz products. The Topaz Photoshop Bundle includes the following Topaz plugins:
Topaz Adjust optimizes image exposure, color, and detail strength for stunning image results.
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Topaz Simplify provides creative simplification, art effects, and line accentuation for easy one-of-a-kind art.
Topaz Clean integrates unique smoothing capabilities with stylized detail manipulation to add refreshing flair to photos.
Topaz ReMask quickly creates detailed masks and extractions from even the most difficult images.
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Enter our exclusive discount coupon code - PSSPPT06 - during the checkout process at onOne Software for an instant 10% discount on any onOne product. This includes Genuine Fractals and their amazing Photoshop Plug-In Suite.
onOne Software's Plug-In Suite combines full versions of six essential software tools — Genuine Fractals Print Pro, PhotoTools Pro, PhotoFrame Pro, Mask Pro, PhotoTune and FocalPoint — an affordable combination that includes everything a photographer needs to make their images look their best.
Why do you need plugins? Photoshop is an amazing image editing application that has forever changed graphic design and digital photographic editing, but like any tool, if you don't have time to fully learn it, you can't get the most out of it.
Plugins for Photoshop allow you to either do something that you cannot do with the features included in Photoshop or they allow you to do something easier, faster or better than you could do in Photoshop without the plug-in. Whether it is color correction, resizing, masking or creating an effect, you can find a Photoshop plug-in that can help you be more efficient with your time.
Photoshop Masking Plugin Fluid Mask 3 - Price Drop And Exclusive $20 Instant Discount - Now Only $129
The 4 1/2 out of 5 star review of Fluid Mask 3 at MacWorld begins by saying that this "Photoshop plug-in takes the pain out of extracting backgrounds," and goes on to recommend the latest version, stating that "Fluid Mask 3.0.2 is a very effective tool for separating objects from their backgrounds. It offers a variety of useful features for tackling almost any difficult image, from wispy hair to complex foliage. Online video tutorials and live training sessions help ease the learning curve."
Our friends at Vertus, the makers of Fluid Mask 3 Photoshop Plugin, have set up a special exclusive discount for PhotoshopSupport.com. Buy now for only $129. Just follow this discount link and instantly get $20 off your purchase of Fluid Mask 3.
Fluid Mask 3 is designed for photographers, image editors, graphic designers and all those who take digital image editing seriously. In a streamlined interface and workflow, Fluid Mask 3 instantly shows key edges in the image and provides comprehensive easy to use tools that work with difficult-to-see edges and tricky areas like trees & lattices. Fluid Mask will also preserve all-important edge information for a professional quality cut out. Simply follow this discount link and pay only $129 for Fluid Mask 3.
Special Deals On Nik Software Photoshop Plugins - Viveza, Complete Collection - 15% DISCOUNT COUPONS
Follow the links below and the 15% discount will be AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED to any purchase you make, or use our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for the instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, and The Complete Collection (big savings).
Nik Software The Complete Collection (Plugins Bundle)
The Complete Collection includes all of Nik Software's latest award-winning plug-in software titles for Photoshop, Lightroom and Aperture including: Dfine, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Silver Efex Pro, and Sharpener Pro.
The Complete Collection features products with Nik Software's patented U Point® technology, giving photographers the most powerful tools for precise and natural photographic enhancements and corrections without the need for complicated selections or layer masks.
The Complete Collection is offered in two editions: (1) the Complete Collection Ultimate Edition includes support for every plug-in to work in Photoshop, Lightroom, and Aperture, and offers Color Efex Pro 3.0 to work in Capture NX 2 as well. (2) the Complete Collection for Lightroom and Aperture includes support for each plug-in to only work in Lightroom and Aperture. Click here to compare both editions
Color Efex Pro 3.0
52 photographic filters with over 250 effects for professional quality images.
Completely Original. Completely Indispensable.
Nik Software Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are the leading photographic filters for digital photography. The award-winning Color Efex Pro 3.0 filters are widely used by many of today's professional photographers around the world to save time and get professional level results. Whether you choose the Complete Edition, Select Edition, or Standard Edition, you’ll get traditional and stylizing filters that offer virtually endless possibilities to enhance and transform images quickly and easily.
Patented U Point technology provides the ultimate control to selectively apply enhancements without the need for any complicated masks, layers or selections. Control color, light and tonality in your images and create unique enhancements with professional results. With 52 filters and over 250 effects found in Color Efex Pro 3.0, you can perform high quality retouching, color correction, and endless creative enhancements to your photographs. Download a free Trial version.
Viveza
The most powerful tool to selectively control color and light in photographic images without the need for complicated selections or layer masks.
Two of the most important factors in creating great photography are color and light. Mastering the art of selectively correcting or enhancing each of these is now possible for every photographer without the need for complicated masks or selections, or expert-level knowledge of Photoshop. Integrating award-winning U Point technology, Viveza is the most powerful and precise tool available to control light and color in photographic images.
U Point powered Color Control Points, placed directly on colors or objects in an image (such as sky, skin, grass, etc.), reveal easy-to-use controls that photographers can use to quickly adjust brightness, contrast or color in a fraction of the time needed by other tools. With Viveza you’ll spend more time shooting photographs and save hours of image editing. Download a free Trial version.
Silver Efex Pro
Complete power and control to create professional quality black and white images in one convenient tool.
Silver Efex Pro from Nik Software is the most powerful tool for creating professional quality black and white images from your photographs. For the first time, all the advanced power and control required for professional results have been brought together in one convenient tool.
Featuring Nik Software’s patented U Point technology to selectively control the tonality and contrast of the image, Silver Efex Pro includes advanced imaging algorithms to protect against unwanted artifacts, a comprehensive collection of emulated black and white film types, a variable toning selector for adding traditional toning techniques, over 20 one-click preset styles, and a state-of-the-art grain reproduction engine that help produce the highest quality black and white images possible from your color images while providing more freedom to experiment. Download a free Trial version to use Silver Efex Pro.
HDR Efex Pro
Experience the power, control, and creative expression of HDR. This all in one toolkit lets you achieve your best HDR images ever, ranging from the realistic to artistic.
HDR Efex Pro is the essential new standard for creating amazingly high quality realistic to artistic HDR images with a revolutionary new all-in-one workflow. HDR Efex Pro includes a vast selection of one-click visual presets for incredibly fast results, advanced tone mapping algorithms, powerful and detailed HDR controls, and patented U Point® technology
Follow our discount coupon links, or enter our exclusive discount coupon code - NIKPSS - during the checkout process at Nik Software for the instant 15% discount. This exclusive discount coupon code can be applied to all the latest Nik Software Photoshop plugins, including Silver Efex Pro, Color Efex Pro, Viveza, HDR Efex Pro, and The Complete Collection (big savings).
