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A view of the Layer Style window. At the bottom of the dialog box for the first gradient, move the white slider to the left whil ...
Subtle sepia Precise Positioning I’m sure you’ve often been irritated by Photoshop’s tendency to position elements on its own, b ...
between. You can temporarily deactivate the automatic snapping by holding the Control/Command key as you position. A banner, clo ...
Actually, it is possible! It just requires a little detour. Create the first drop shadow as you normally would. Then right-click ...
Photo Retouching Tips and Tricks in Photoshop Dirk Metzmacher We have had articles on various tools in Adobe Photoshop but this ...
Defining Colors If you want to redefine the foreground and background colors, use the Eyedropper tool to select the foreground c ...
Controlling Folders Folders give structure to layers, which is especially important if you’re working on demanding compositions. ...
Split-Toning Effect Create two new gradient maps via Layer → New Adjustment Layer → Gradient Map. You could, for example, create ...
Confirm with “OK,” double-click the layer with the second gradient map and, under “This Layer,” move the right slider to the lef ...
Flexible Vignette To create a non-destructive vignette, go to New Adjustment Layer → Levels. Darken the image completely by, for ...
You can use the Move tool to adjust the vignette’s position any time, or blur it using the “Gaussian Blur.” You can also increas ...
Here, layers are smart objects. Right-click on the layer and choose “New Smart Object via Copy,” and then open the Camera Raw di ...
Here is optimized skin with the help of Camera Raw. Setting Lights If you want to do some virtual re-positioning of your strobes ...
Control/Command + J. Activate the background layer again, and select the “Shadows” this time. Bring those to their own layer, to ...
set its blending mode to “Soft Light” or “Overlay” and, with a low opacity brush, paint black and white on this layer. The light ...
Here’s the layer after creating the mask. The effect will cover the entire image unless you click on the “Create Layer Mask” but ...
Distinguished paleness. Dodge And Burn Look Copy the reduced layers to a new layer with Shift + Control/Command Alt/Option + E, ...
Dodge and Burn Look Photo Retouching Tips And Tricks In Photoshop (2) Bright Eyes To make eyes appear brilliant, click on New Ad ...
Create beautiful eyes with exposure. ...
The Orton Effect With the Orton effect, sharp and blurred versions of a photo are mixed together. Copy the background layer with ...
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