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Photoshop Basics Overview
on March 24th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsFor those who are not technologically savvy or inclined, it almost seems a drag to have to make use of a software as intimidating and complicated as Photoshop. It would be all too easy to justify why one should not have to use Photoshop, least of all need Photoshop: not…
Continue reading...Some Wonderful Advantages of Photoshop
on March 19th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsPhotoshop has truly changed the way images and/or pictures are treated, ultimately affecting even the way we perceive ourselves in reality and the way we want others to perceive us. It’s not just our images that have been drastically affected by the advantages of Photoshop; even our projects, be it…
Continue reading...Photoshop Mishaps – Bloopers and Disasters
on March 16th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsPhotoshop mishaps are, believe it or not, more common than one would care to think or believe. You would think that with Photoshop, each and every treated and tricked-up image would be perfectly enhanced and perfectly presented and perfectly treated; but the thing is, the person using Photoshop is just…
Continue reading...The Photoshop Universe – Taking You Where Few Have Ever Gone
on March 16th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsWhen it comes to cosmic events and landscapes of galactic proportions, the Photoshop universe pretty much let you in on that great and vast open space outside of earth that holds so much mystery, dramatic events, and beauty. It’s a pretty incredible place, the universe with the innumerable myriads of…
Continue reading...Photoshop Conversions for Colored Pictures
on March 14th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsTurning colored photographs into vintage-looking images are now possible through Photoshop conversions. An abundance of Photoshop applications and tutorials provide tools, instructions, and techniques that help one achieve an antique-like twist to their pictures; the finished products come out having been added with a bit of a dramatic, more interesting,…
Continue reading...Photoshop Artists And What They Can Do
on March 13th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsOne can tell much about the kind of Photoshop artists there are that proliferate the web. Just by the first look at the tutorials you can immediately get an idea of the tastes and preferences of the artist/tutor, what they are into and what types of art appeal to them,…
Continue reading...Hope for the Hopeless in Photoshop
on March 11th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsPhotoshop can be very intimidating because of its complicated and non user-friendly presentation. You open the program, put a picture in, then what? I confess there have been times in the past I would decide to finally figure it out but then I would just end up staring at my…
Continue reading...The Possibilities of Photoshop
on March 10th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsSize and shape manipulation. Shading, coloring, and blending. Stretching, pulling and dragging. Shifting. Rotating. Glazing. Blurring and/or de-blurring. Balancing. Proportioning of angles and objects to the most accurate degree. Outlining of expressions in the most realistic way possible. Outlining of forms. Curing out of unwanted details. Matching and bonding together…
Continue reading...Brushing Up With Photoshop Brushes
on March 10th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsPhotoshop brushes are Photoshop applications that help create a realistic, brush-like touch to an image, making it appear as though a real paintbrush stroke across the page. Perhaps artists who are able to truly produce masterpieces with paint and brush might not be too fond of this application for obvious…
Continue reading...Fun With Photoshop Fonts
on March 9th, 2012 in Guides and Tutorials, Photoshop by Joe Starks | No CommentsWhen you go on-line and search for information on various Photoshop texts, you will find hundreds upon hundreds of tutorials that provide a lot of options of texts and effects that help make the written language appear more interesting, classy, glamorous, eye-catching, and impressive. One must have a keen sense…
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