2019-05-01 Practical Photoshop

Issue 98 May 2019 SKILLS MUST-KNOW LEARN PHOTOSHOP CC & LIGHTROOM THE EASY WAY! ANALOG EFFECTS | CHANNEL TRICKS | LIGHTROOM ...

James Paterson, Editor t [email protected] HIGHLIGHTS: WHAT’S INSIDE... http://www.digitalcameraworld.com MUST-KNOW T ...

DOWNLOAD THE PROJECT FILES HERE http://bit.ly/pho98_files ON YOUR PC OR MAC This issue, we explore some of the most fundamental ...

REMOVE DISTRACTIONS The Healing tools are the go-to tools for removing small distractions and imperfections within an image. Sta ...

01 SPOT HEAL FOR SMALL ISSUES In the Layers Panel (Window > Layers), click the Create New Layer icon. Grab the Spot Healing B ...

There are several ways to convert to black and white in Photoshop, and there are no right or wrong ways. But our favorite is the ...

This technique is all about getting to grips with the Select And Mask command, which is a one-stop shop for all your background- ...

01 DRAG AND DROP Open the two images you want to use in Photoshop. Grab the Move Tool and drag the image you’d like to cut out o ...

04 SHOW THE RADIUS Go to the options on the right and check Show Edge at the top. Gradually drag the Radius slider upwards and y ...

Printing photos is a joy that – all too often – we don’t take advantage of. There are a few key stages in preparing a print that ...

01 BOOST COLORS AND CONTRAST Often prints will look dull and flat unless you boost the contrast of the image before printing. A ...

04 APPLY AN ICC PROFILE Once you’re happy with the cropping, sharpening and colors, you can set up your print. For this, you can ...

If you can blend photos together in a convincing way, you can create all kinds of imaginative scenes with Photoshop – like our ‘ ...

01 CUT OUT THE CUP Open teacup.jpg, then grab the Pen Tool. Use it to trace around the front edge of the teacup as shown. (Alter ...

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04 POSITION THE TREES Click the Add Layer Mask icon in the Layers Panel to convert the selection to a mask. Copy in the trees th ...

As far as cutouts go, it doesn’t get much more daunting than this. The Eiffel Tower is about as complex a shape as you can imagi ...

02 INCREASE THE CONTRAST Next, go to Image > Adjustment > Levels (or press Cmd/Ctrl+L). In the Levels box, drag in the bla ...

05 DROP IN A SKY Open the start image eiffel_sky into Photoshop. Grab the Move Tool, and drag the image up to the tab of the cut ...