Ultimate Guide To Colors Part 02 Colors Intro To Lights Shadows

This series of video tutorials covers what masks are, why they're the center of all good selections, and how to use them like a pro. Specifically: the mask palette; FG/BG swapping; Brush controls; varying edge blur; how to pipe a channel into a mask; and selecting via color correction tools.

Discover the way to the finest color mixes by understanding the natural color-scheme selection and get introduced to the basics of the lights & shadows.

This tutorial explains how to use Photoshop layer styles, filters, and brushes to create an awesome sparkly text effect.

Blending is the essential skill for every photo manipulator and it´s one of the first things to learn. Without proper blending your images won't look believable. There are several ways how to blend images together. In this article I'd like to cover basic techniques which are essential for every manipulation.

Matte painting is a technique that filmmakers use to create backgrounds for scenes that can't or don't exist in real life.

Learn how to enhance shadows and highlights in photoshop!

How to create party balloons in Photoshop, nothing fancy, I just find balloons handy from time to time. You can use it to take up an empty space in your scene, create desktop wallpapers etc.

A complete study around the different ways of working with shadows in Photoshop, Illustrator and Adobe Fireworks, includes the opinion from many well-know designers around the world and some good examples.