Photoshop

Cutting out images in Adobe Photoshop Elements

Posted on April 5, 2018October 14, 2021 by Mark

We are going to have a quick run through step by step how to cut out an image in Adobe Photoshop Elements using the magnetic lasso tool then copying the image in to a new document and placing in a coloured background. The first step is to open the image you want to cut out by going to File>Open and navigating to the correct file. With the image open in Adobe Photoshop Elements we can now choose the lasso tool from the 'Select' section in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. With the Lasso Tool selected from your Adobe Photoshop Elements toolbar you will no...

Placing Adobe Illustrator files in to Adobe Photoshop

Posted on March 23, 2018January 12, 2023 by Mark

using Photoshop and Illustrator Together

jQuery(window).bind("load", function(){ setTimeout(function(){ jQuery("#placing-adobe-illustrator-files-in-to-adobe-photoshop-iframe").attr("src", "https://www.youtube.com/embed/RLsKNERw9L8"); },8000); }); Placing Adobe Illustrator files in to Adobe Photoshop Following on from my blog post a few weeks back on using Adobe Photoshop with Adobe InDesign today I'm going to have a look at using Adobe Illustrator with Adobe Photoshop effectively. There are two ways these file types can be integrated with each other, we can convert the vector Adobe Illustrator file in to a p...

Using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign together

Posted on February 21, 2018October 10, 2018 by Mark

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Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 Whats new?

Posted on November 21, 2017July 26, 2018 by Mark

Over the last week I have already written a lot about the new features in Adobe CC 2018 upgrade for Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign, this week I’m going to have a look at what I think are the best features of the Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 upgrade. As with all the other CC 2018 upgrades Adobe have promised us an overall performance upgrade to Adobe Photoshop, file opening times and general programme opening times have all noticeably improved. var uri = 'https://impgb.tradedoubler.com/imp?type(img)g(22838624)a(3049974)' + new String (Math.random()).substring (2, 11); document.write('...

What are Adobe Photoshop Layer and Vector Masks?

Posted on October 13, 2017January 12, 2023 by Mark

Adobe Potoshop layer mask with selections

What are Adobe Photoshop Layer and Vector Masks? Using Adobe Photoshop Layer and Vector Masks we are able to temporarily hide and show parts of a layer without permanently deleting any of the pixels, essentially an Adobe Photoshop layer mask is an attachment to a layer that defines the visible elements of the layer. Each layer in a multi layered Adobe Photoshop document can have its own layer mask, the mask only influences the the image on the layer that it is attached too. There are two types of Adobe Photoshop layer masks, layer and vector. A layer mask also known as a pixel mask is a...

Photoshop Healing Brush and Patch Tools

Posted on October 5, 2017October 13, 2017 by Mark

Adobe Photoshop has an array of magical tools, in my opinion though for the ease of use and the amazing results the Healing Brush and Patch Tools are the most impressive tools Adobe Photoshop has to offer. Using Adobe Photoshop's Healing brush tool still amazes me how it does it, minor blemishes and imperfections just disappear before your eyes! Its difficult to explain how these tools work in Adobe Photoshop but essentially they help to correct problems and imperfections in images by merging them in to the original image and sampling the texture around the area. That probably doesn't...

How to create a reflection effect in Adobe Photoshop

Posted on September 29, 2017October 9, 2018 by Mark

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Using the Start screen in Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign

Posted on July 19, 2017August 8, 2018 by Mark

Why getting the correct 'Design intent' in the Start screen of Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator or InDesign is so important... When usint the Start screen in Adobe programs its really important to get the Design intent correct, essentially it comes down to one of two intents, we have a 'Print' intent or a 'Web' intent, also it can be referred to as 'Hi res' and 'Lo res'. Essentially the 'Design intent' is dictated by how and where we are going to be publishing the document, if we are using Adobe Photoshop and we choose a Print intent (see screen grab below) the presets change to being all ou...

How to create an animated GIFF in Adobe Photoshop

Posted on June 16, 2017June 23, 2017 by Mark

Tutorial: How to create an animated GIFF in Adobe Photoshop First of all we are going to create a new document in Adobe Photoshop, for this animated GIFF we are going to optimise it for Facebook so the size of the document is going to be 450 pixels by 450 pixels. You can adjust the size accordingly depending on where you will be publishing your animated GIFF. Next we are going to start adding the content to our animated GIFF, for this GIFF I am going to want to have this picture of a Parrot on every frame so in Adobe Photoshop im going to go File>Place and place the image in to crea...

5 Reasons Why Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) Is Becoming Essential For Marketers

Posted on April 26, 2017August 8, 2018 by Mark

These days, online content rules - and Adobe Creative Cloud (CC) is becoming the go-to tool, for marketers. In the digital world, communicating information in a manner that captures the attention of the viewer is paramount to your online marketing success. The ability to edit, manipulate, create and shape memorable images puts your brand on the radar and creates valuable lead opportunities. Imagine being able to churn out promotional images, brochures, logos, social media images and other graphics yourself, instead of hiring a designer and awkwardly trying to communicate your vision to t...