2009
November

	Creating an Impressionist Watercolor Look with Photoshop Filters This detailed tutorial employs Photoshop's filters to build a watercolor look that includes texture and pencil sketch details.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Changing an Image’s Resolution and Size Not knowing how to change an image’s size or resolution correctly usually stems from a lack of understanding about image resolution and how it affects image size.

October

	Using Safe Dodge and Burn Layers in Photoshop This tutorial uses one layer for dodging and another for burning, and takes advantage of layer masks and layer blending modes.

	Lightening Images with Levels in Photoshop Using Levels to lighten images provides less control than when using Curves but can serve as a handy alternative.

September

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Image Cleanup with the Healing Brush and Patch Tool The Healing Brush tool is ideal for fixing many problems in your images, thanks to its automatic blending capabilities.

	Reveal Image Detail with Shadow/Highlight Adjustments in Photoshop Shadow/Highlight adjustment is an excellent way to reveal subtle detail in the shadow and/or highlight areas of your images.

	Controlling Contrast and Detail with Curves and Levels in Photoshop Increasing contrast is one of the best ways to improve images, often dramatically. Images with good contrast can seem to “pop” off the page and appear to have more detail.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Image Cleanup with Clone Stamp Tim Grey provides first steps in the use of this essential tool for photo improvement.

	Create Rounded Interior and Exterior Corners in Photoshop David Macdonald provides three techniques for creating rounded corners in Photoshop and other image-editing applications.

August

	Create a Natural Media Brush in Photoshop Learn how to build a brush in Photoshop, with a natural media-type tip that simulates watercolor, complete with “wet” edges.

	Targeting Adjustments in Photoshop Using a Layer Mask Ellen Anon and Josh Anon demonstrate how to use layer masks to target adjustments to a particular area of an image.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Blend Images with a Displacement Map Lynette Kent shows how to get by the unintuitive interface of Displace to open up a world of new effects.

	Creative Print Styles with Photoshop Digital coloring in Photoshop means you can have infinite control over the toning process of your images. Tim Daly shows us how.

	Create a High-Tech Sports-Look Bio Page in Photoshop In this detailed tutorial, Scott Kelby shows how to build a flexible layout that can be used for everything from websites to presentations.

July

	Masking Translucent Objects in Photoshop As Deke McClelland demonstrates, unlike masking hair and most details, masking glass is a matter not of selecting edges but of balancing highlights and shadows.

June

	Create a Simple Water Reflection in Photoshop There's the hard way and then there's the simple way. Scott Kelby shows how to create a convincing reflection effect in just a few clicks.

	Breaking Out Image Components in Photoshop Separating images into components provides an understanding of how images are composed, stored and viewed.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Layers The mastery of Layers is a critical step on the way to Photoshop mastery. Philip Andrews provides a brief overview.

May

	Advanced Black and White Conversion Techniques Leslie Alsheimer and Bryan O'Neil Hughes provide a range of techniques for creating quality black and white imagery.

April

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Smart Objects Philip Andrews provides an overview of one of the more compelling features in recent versions of Photoshop.

	Enhancing Microcontrast Using DOP Detail Extractor Juergen Gulbins and Rainer Gulbins take a look at the image enhancing capabilities of the DOP Detail Extractor plugin.

	Printing with Photoshop: Best Practices To ensure quality prints, Steve Laskevitch explains the three key steps of color management.

	Creating Web Page Mockups and Image Maps in Photoshop Lesa Snider King shows how to slice your Photoshop design into Web-friendly pieces, complete with the proper code.

	Creating Retro Art Effects in Photoshop In this tutorial, Derek Lea provides a series of advanced Photoshop techniques for evoking the golden age of vintage commercial artwork.

	Improving Midtone Contrast with Photoshop Normal contrast adjustments affect the image globally. Martin Evening provides two alternative techniques to add presence to your images.

March

	Blurring and Sharpening in Photoshop Martin Evening shows how to bring out the shape and volume of your photographs using Photoshop.

	Sculpting Photos in Photoshop Martin Evening shows how to bring out the shape and volume of your photographs using Photoshop.

February

	Lighting Enhancement in Photoshop Dan Moughamian and Scott Valentine provide techniques to control visual focus and balance, and add drama to photographs.

	Really Smart Objects in Photoshop Mixing Camera Raw’s newfound local image corrections with Smart Objects adds another dimension to using raw files.

	Photoshop Sharpening Essentials Scott Kelby hasn't met a digital camera (or scanned) photo that he didn’t think needed a little sharpening, and accordingly shares his techniques.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Creating Virtual Bling Times are tough, so while flashing real bling seems inappropriate at best, there's always the more discrete virtual kind.

January

	Avoiding White Outlines in Photoshop Steve Caplin shows how to quickly save objects with clean-edged selections.

	Replacing a Sky in Photoshop Mark Galer and Philip Andrews show how a sky can be adapted to fit the landscape so the montage is not immediately obvious.

	Creating Tricky Ground Shadows in Photoshop Steve Caplin provides two simple but effective techniques for creating realistic shadows.

	Refining Images with Levels in Photoshop CS4 Derrick Story shows how to master the Levels adjustment, a favorite among photographers for adjusting tone in an image.

	Color Matching Images: Optimization in Numbers Shelley Powers provides techniques for harmonizing the look of disparate images that appear together on a web page.

	Creating Digital Grids in Photoshop Steve Caplin walks readers through the process of creating a classic digital grid effect.

December

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Hand-tinted Photo Effect with Apply Image This simple tutorial shows how to quickly create a tinted effect in Photoshop.

	Creating Monogram Letters in Photoshop Steve Caplin provides some pointers for the subtle process of intertwining letters.

	Content-Aware Scaling in Photoshop CS4 Martin Evening shows how to tap the power of the star feature of Photoshop CS4, which is also the most controversial.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Make Accurate Selections with Quick Mask Use Adobe Photoshop CS3 to make temporary masks, called quick masks, to isolate and protect parts of an image.

November

	Optimizing Images in Photoshop with Curves and Levels Tim Grey provides some practical tips and techniques for making a range of adjustments to your images in Photoshop.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Cast Light Effect This straightforward tutorial shows how to create an effect replicating the shadow cast by window blinds.

October

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Motion Light Effect This tutorial demonstrates how to create a versatile motion effect using Photoshop's own filters.

	Targeted Sharpening with Photoshop Photoshop master Jack Davis shows us how to sharpen just part of an image by using nondestructive Smart Filters.

September

	Camera Raw as a Smart Object in Photoshop Perform local tone or color corrections while preserving the Camera Raw editing capability in a Photoshop file.

August

	Photoshop Toning Techniques Leslie Alsheimer shows how to emulate the toning of traditional processes as well as utilize a new spectrum of toning possibilities.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Blueprint Effect Give your images an interesting blueprint effect with the aid of this clearly-iilustrated tutorial.

	Photoshop Plugin Essentials Veteran plugin developer Harald Heim shares his tips and tricks on plugin use and management.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Adding a Scanline Effect This tutorial shows one of many ways of adding the classic TV or monitor scanline effect to your images.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create an Intricate Beading Effect Creating an intricate bead effect on an image might sound complicated but it’s quite easy using paths.

July

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Rough Image Border This quick tutorial shows one of many ways of adding a border to an image, in this case by using the Distort filter.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Rust Effect This tutorial employs a variety of Layer Styles to create a classic rust effect.

June

	Creating a Magical Lightning Effect in Photoshop Bert Monroy leads readers through the steps to create a dramatic lightning effect.

	Mastering Photoshop's Background Eraser Tool Hiding under the normal Eraser tool is a special version known as the Background Eraser. Ben Willmore reveals its secrets.

	Create a Grunge Effect in Photoshop and Illustrator Photoshop and Illustrator team up to add some character to a sports photo.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create an Embossed Leather Effect In this tutorial you’ll use Blending Options, Bevel and Emboss, Contour, and Inner Shadow to create a classic effect.

May

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Carved Stone Effect Create a classic effect with this quick tutorial, which employs Texturizer, Bevel and Emboss.

April

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Rainbow Effect Feel like there just aren't enough rainbows anymore? Luckily you can create your own in a few clicks.

	Dodging and Burning Done Right Matt Kloskowski advises us to avoid the destructive effects of Photoshop's Dodge and Burn tools.

March

	Professional Profile: Christopher Peabody, Creative Retoucher Mike Crawford talks to Christopher Peabody, a creative retoucher with British post-production studio Saddington & Baynes.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Using the Color Halftone Filter This simple tutorial shows how to get started with the classic halftone effect.

	Creating Cross-processing Effects in Photoshop Katrin Eismann and Sean Duggan lead the reader through an exploration of the creative possibilities of using cross-processing effects in Photoshop.

February

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Using the Pattern Stamp Tool This provides a quick tutorial on how to paint on an image using pre-defined patterns.

	Lighting Without Lights: Creating HDR Images in Photoshop Kevin Ames provides a detailed tutorial on creating HDR images with Photoshop.

January

	Softening Nighttime Shots With Gaussian Blur If the harshness of night illumination shows too many blemishes, create a soft mask for improving facial appearance.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Scrolled Photo Edge Photo edges can help create the right mood and some images become more expressive and refined with an artistic edge design.

December

	Optimizing a Silhouette Image in Photoshop Scott Kelby leads readers through an image optimization process using his 7-Point System.

	Converting Black & White to Color in Photoshop The new Black & White converter is a truly wonderful tool that makes the conversion process much more intuitive and user friendly.

	Illustrating from Sketches in Photoshop Using Photoshop to create artwork from sketches allows you to create finished art that is true to your original idea.

November

	Photoshop Fundamentals: The Clone Stamp Tool Clone Stamp takes a little getting used to, but as your confidence grows so too will the quality of your repairs and changes.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Portrait Effect With Color Range This tutorial shows how to make selections based on a color or hue using Color Range.

	Find and Replace Colors in Photoshop In this extract from How to Cheat in Photoshop CS3, Steve Caplin shows how to change object colors without selection or painting tools.

	Creating Selections With Photoshop's Pen Tool Often feared, rarely mastered, the Pen tool is one of the most precise ways to make selections in Photoshop.

	Locking Transparency and Loading Selection Areas in Photoshop Locking transparency is an essential capability to learn, as it allows you to paint on a layer without affecting transparent areas. Learn how in this tutorial.

October

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Use Brush Strokes for a Hand-drawn Effect Give your photos an illustrated look using Photoshop's own filters and brushes.

	Photoshop's Blend If: An Overview Richard Lynch walks readers through this powerful tool, which is a mystery to most Photoshop users.

	Adobe Creative Suite 3 Smart Object Techniques Adobe's Smart Objects feature is something that could significantly change the way you use Photoshop. Keith Martin shows us how to make that happen.

September

	Photoshop Healing Brush Strategies Martin Evening shares his techniques for using a Pattern preset as the source for the Healing Brush in CS3.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create Custom Brushes for a Unique Texture Custom brushes in Photoshop are easy to create. This quick tutorial shows you how.

August

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Liquid Effect With Layer Styles This tip provides an easy introduction to the use of Photoshop's layer styles.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Comic Book Effect This quick tutorial shows how to give a color photo a comic book effect.

July

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Using the Glowing Edges Effect A few clicks is all it takes to add a warm glow.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Stylized Pop Art Effect It's enough to make Andy Warhol spin in his grave.

June

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Wet Type Effect Give your type that "just-painted" look with this quick tutorial.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create Hi-tech Dimension The Direct Selection tool and the Stroke command combine to provide a quick way to create a depth effect.

May

	Creating Toned Black and White Images Mike Crawford shows how to extend the versatility of monochrome by replicating conventional toning processes.

	Photoshop Layer Tips One of the most important features of Photoshop is the ability to work on images using Layers.

	Making Photoshop Selections With the Keyboard William McBee shows how to speed your Photoshop production via the keyboard.

April

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Warm Glow Using Lighting Effects Lighting flat on a portrait photo? This shows how to quickly bring such photos to life.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Van Gogh Effect Replicate Van Gogh's thick swirls of solid color through the use of Photoshop's filters.

March

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Give an Illustration a Halftone Glow This illustration provides a quick technique for adding a halftone glow border effect.

	Creating a Carved Bark Effect in Photoshop Vincent Smith shows how to create a realistic carved effect using any version of Photoshop from 5.5 onwards.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Misty Border This tutorial shows how to create a classic border effect with the Ocean Ripple filter.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Add a Painterly Tint to Images This tutorial provides a quick way to generate monochromatic tint effects.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Blend Images With Uneven Surfaces Tap Photoshop's Displacement filter to create depth effects.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Enhance the Illusion of Motion Create this classic motion effect with just a few clicks.

	Traditional Photographic Techniques: Creative Desaturation Christopher Grey provides tips for improving image quality via Desaturation in Photoshop.

February

	Softening the Edges of Photo Object Images Barbara McGunigal shows how to blend photo object images seamlessly into the background.

	Emotional Portrait Art Techniques With Photoshop Al Ward shows how to create striking effects by using brushes created from selections.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Fiery Dragon Using Levels Alter an image's color balance and tonal range.

January

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Sun Ray Effect Shows how to quickly create a range of sunlight effects.

	Using Targets and Charts in Digital Photography Douglas Rea emphasizes the importance of shooting better photos to save time later in Photoshop.

	Image Compositing Light & Shadow Techniques: Part 2 Thomas Kryton concludes with a look at how to create convincing shadows.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Type in Motion Effect This tutorial shows how to create a flexible text effect using the Motion Blur, Stylize and Wind filters.

December

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Color One Image With Another To create a unified look, you can use Match Color to coordinate colors between a series of images for a single project

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Recursive Pattern Create this classic graphical effect in eight steps with Photoshop.

	Image Compositing Light and Shadow Techniques: Part 1 Creating convincing composites means paying close attention to light sources.

November

	Two Quick Photoshop Edge Effects Colin Smith serves up quick techniques for creating a vignette and an edge effect.

	Creating an Animated Paintbrush in Photoshop Stephen Burns provides some quick tips to harness Photoshop's Paintbrush engine.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Create a Steamy Shower Door Effect Channels, filters and your own keen eye for detail can make this steamy effect very realistic.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Add a Soft Touch to an Image This tutorial shows how to quickly take the rough edges off a portrait photo.

October

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Add Perspective With Vanishing Point This tutorial provides two downloadable files to quickly get you up to speed on this technique.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Give An Image Emphasis Grab audience attention by quickly exaggerating part of an image in Photoshop.

	Duotones and Photographic Reproduction Stephen Johnson reveals the secrets of Photoshop duotone creation.

September

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Creating A Glow Effect Use Layer Styles and create this classic effect with a few clicks in Photoshop.

	Free Photoshop Plugins, Part 5: Mehdi Plugins Harald Heim continues his look at free plugins that are worth the download.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Creating An Embroidery Effect Simulate a stitched look by using Photoshop's Line tool, paths and some clever copying.

	Getting the Most Out Of Photo Object Masks Thomas Kryton shows how to master the use of photo object clipping paths.

	Setting Up An Efficient Photoshop Workspace Set up your Photoshop workspace for more efficient production.

August

	Free Photoshop Plugins, Part 4: Xero Plugins Harald Heim's latest look at free Photoshop plugins that are worth the download.

	Three Quick Ways to Enhance Images in Photoshop Rick Sammons shows that complex techniques aren't always required to improve image quality.

	Simulating Camera Accidents in Photoshop Tim Ashton digitally simulates traditional camera accidents to achieve a surreal mood for a self-promotion.

	Paint With Filters Using the History Brush in Photoshop Karen L. Wheeler provides a technique that rewards close attention to the History palette.

	Creating Flame Effects in Photoshop Jonathan Barkat uses masks and Curves adjustment layers to create a firey book cover illustration.

July

	Enhance Stock Images With Depth Achieving a sense of perspective can be a challenge when you need to composite a variety of stock images.

	Using Photoshop's Reduce Noise Filter Mikkel Aaland finds this filter often produces better results than those achievable with Photoshop's Camera Raw controls.

	Creating Type Effects With Clipping Masks in Photoshop Karen Wheeler combines clipping masks with the Displace filter to create a classic text effect.

	Reducing Image Noise Three Ways in Photoshop Shan Canfield shows that there are alternatives to third-party plugins when reducing noise.

	Enhancing a Photo With Photoshop's Solarize Filter Teresa Lunt enhances the color and intensifies the reflections of an architectural photo.

	Boost and Blend With the Same Tools in Photoshop Derek Lea uses the same masks and blending modes to enhance images separately, then unify them.

	Creating Carved and Sandblasted Text Effects in Photoshop Carl West provides a simple way to create this classic text effect.

June

	Add Vibrancy to an Image With Photoshop's Liquify Filter Teresa Lunt brings a photo of a shack to life with multiple warp effects.

	Creating an Illustration With Photoshop's Displace Filter Illustrator Pascal Yelle pieces together pixelated trees using Photoshop’s Displace filter.

	Boosting An Illustration's Hue and Saturation in Photoshop Barry Downard adds drama to his illustration of a flying cow with Hue and Saturation.

	Restoring a Vintage Photograph With Photoshop Jeff Comella preserves a photo’s vintage look, while fixing damage and visualizing absent colors.

	Sharpening Images With the High Pass Filter in Photoshop Doug Nelson finds the High Pass filter offers a more controllable alternative to unsharp masking.

	Stitching Images Together With Photoshop's Difference Blending Mode There are times when you simply have to stitch images together to get the full picture.

	Blend Color Channels With Apply Image in Photoshop Rich Harris shows how to use Apply Image to blend a color channel into an image.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Three Simple Photo Manipulations Big Al Gruswitz pulls three handy techniques out of his Photoshop bag of tricks.

May

	Optimizing Underexposed Images With Photoshop Jay Kinghorn uses Levels and Curves adjustments in each RGB channel.

	Create An Overall Color Scheme Using Grayscale in Photoshop Simon Tuckett suggest connecting a group of disparate images together with an overall color scheme.

	Eliminating Image Banding in Photoshop Doug Nelson suggests using the Add Noise filter to add pixel variation to adjacent tones.

	Create Patterns With the Distort Filters in Photoshop Dale Glaser shows how to create abstract pattens using Photoshop.

	Making Accurate Color Adjustments in Photoshop Simon Tuckett shows how to achieve accurate color adjustments by using the Color Sampler tool.

	Give a Photo a Rain Effect in Photoshop Doug Nelson employs a few filters to create a convincing rainy day effect.

	Enhancing Illustration Textures in Photoshop Katelan Foisy spot-enhances areas of her illustration to communicate the sensory detail of her work.

April

	Advanced Blending Techniques in Photoshop Jason Cranford Teague provides techniques for simulating double-exposure photography.

	Creating the Jail Bird Illustration in Photoshop Michael Slack mixes a sense of humor with painting techniques that mimic gradients.

	Creating an Illustration With Textures in Photoshop James O’Brien manipulates textures for an illustration for Angels on Earth magazine.

	Creating Illustrations for Vietnam Journal with Photoshop Dorothy Simpson Krause conjures up a visually rich travelogue.

	Give a Photo a Worn Effect in Photoshop Tom Collicott enhances the mood of a photo in a poster for the Seattle Children's Theater.

	Give An Image a Colorful Line Style Effect in Photoshop Combine halftone patterns and gradients to dramatic effect.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Mastering the Art History Brush Roger Hunsicker shows how well the art history brush takes to vibrant color.

	Adding Textures to Shapes in Photoshop Warren Heise creates a silkscreen effect for his Postmodern War Fear illustration.

March

	Free Photoshop Plugins, Part 3: Rosenman Filters Harald Heim continues his exploration of truly useful free Photoshop plugins.

	Creating a Photocollage With Transform and Levels Adjustments in Photoshop Illustrator Mark McKie transforms scanned retro imagery and found objects into an illustration.

	Boosting An Illustration's Hue and Saturation in Photoshop South Africa-based illustrator Barry Downard gives his cow image increased impact by tweaking the colors.

	Identify Problem Image Areas With the Magic Wand in Photoshop Think the Magic Wand tool is just for newbies? Simon Tuckett begs to differ.

	Controlling Depth of Field With Lens Blur in Photoshop This provides a realistic way to simulate depth-of-field after a picture is taken.

	Reproducing Traditional Collage Techniques in Photoshop Jonny Mendelsson leaves scalpels and spray mount behind to composite photos in Photoshop.

	Texture and Pattern Use in Photoshop Keith Dixon lets textures and patterns resurface in his mock book cover through layering effects.

	Magnetic Lasso Tool Selection Techniques in Photoshop Roger Hunsicker demonstrates that adding an anchor point or varying the tool size can keep the Magnetic Lasso on track.

	Using Color Balance and Color Burn in Photoshop to Create an Illustration Ben Fishman intensifies a photo montage using retro imagery.

February

	Creating a Collage With Stock Photos in Photoshop Capitalizing on the versatility of stock images is an effective way to take a simple photo and transform it into an attention-grabbing image.

	Add Focus to a Portrait Photo in Photoshop Give your images focus and depth using Photoshop’s Color Halftone filter.

	Choosing the Right Colorspace For Your Digital Workflow To work efficiently, you need a way to accurately preserve color information from capture through output.

	Free Photoshop Plugins, Part 2: Cybia Plugins Harald Heim continues his exploration of useful free Photoshop plugins.

	Making Complex Selections in Photoshop With Color Range Forget the Pen tool. Colin Smith provides a more precise way to make image selections.

	Vintage-inspired Illustration Effects in Photoshop John Kachik uses Photoshop as an electronic silkscreen press.

	Creating a Screen Print Effect in Photoshop Marina Caruso creates an editorial illustration using Sketch filters.

	Add Color and Depth to a Line Drawing in Photoshop Alex Murawski brings out the color of a wine label.

January

	Essential Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts Julieanne Kost provides a potent collection of shortcuts for boosting Photoshop productivity.

	Compositing and Masking Techniques in Photoshop Teresa Lunt uses a variety of techniques to create a vision of a woman dreaming of tropical paradise.

	Use Levels to Create Smoother Photoshop Selections Gary Young provides techniques for eliminating selection fringe and controlling edge softness.

	Exploring Image Edge Fundamentals in Photoshop Janee Aronoff shows how to explore your creative side while using these tips to build a library of edge options.

	Add Realistic Fog with Photoshop David Diotaveli suggests using the Dissolve brush mode and the Gradient tool to vary density.

	Create Vibrant Background Patterns with Photoshop’s Gradient Editor Shan Canfield cranks up the noise in Photoshop’s Gradient Editor to generate colorful patterns.

December 2005

	Create Dramatic Skies in Photoshop with a Split Neutral Density Effect Colin Smith shows how to use Photoshop to improve on a traditional landscape photography technique.

	Put Photoshop's Crosshatch Filter to Work Improve on traditional cross-hatching by creating strokes of different colors.

	Mastering Photoshop's Trace Contour Filter Roger Pring shows how to put this sometimes confusing Photoshop filter to work in LAB mode.

	Adding Light and Energy to a Model Shot in Photoshop Syndrome Studio weaves strands of light and energy to create an illustration.

	Naughty or Nice? Creating an Illustration with Personality in Photoshop London-based illustrator Matt Herring uses Photoshop to create an illustration with a split personality.

	Give an Image a Weathered Look in Photoshop A few simple steps can transform a too-pristine image into one with a distressed treatment.

	Using Step-and-Repeat Creatively in Photoshop Follow along in this tutorial to put this overlooked keyboard shortcut to use.

	Adding Texture with the Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop Add realism to illustrations with photo textures.

	Designing a Leaf-based Graphic Identity for a Biotechnology Corporation Sebastián Guerrini taps the natural world for his illustration.

November

	Creating a Financial Planning Ad Illustration in Photoshop Mick Coulas references photos of kids fighting over a teddy bear for his hyperrealistic financial illustration.

	Transforming a Color Photo Into a Black-and-White Fine Art Print Photographer Howard Pyle mixes layers, blends channels and simulates film types.

	Combining Traditional Outdoor Photos with Digital Studio Images Natasha Vasiljevic simulates the wide-screen perspective of an opening film sequence in Photoshop.

	Add a Tattoo with Photoshop Create a tattoo in Photoshop by using the Free Transform command, Gaussian Blur filter and the Desaturate function.

	Using Custom Photoshop Brushes to Create Traditional Painting Effects Illustrator Damian Fagan alters brush dynamics for his interpretation of Pescadora, a mythical fisherwoman.

	Creating a Track-and-Field Illustration in Photoshop Commercial photographer Keate resorts to some Photoshop wizardry to create an unsettling sports image.

	Create a Moody Atmosphere with Faux Finish Brushes in Photoshop French illustrator Grégory Szucs goes beyond the 'plain, Hard Round brush' Photoshop look by adding texture.

	Using Patterns with the Healing Brush in Photoshop If your image doesn’t have a good area to clone from, set the Healing Brush to use a pattern as its source.

	Create a Patinated Effect by Controlling Pixel Residue in Photoshop Rebecca Lysen uses Photoshop’s Color Range as a better way to control pixel residue.

October

	Revive the Past with Soft, Faded Photos in Photoshop The trick to this instant nostalgia effect is the use of Photoshop’s Clouds filter in the Layer Mask.

	Exploring High Bit Depths in Photoshop Deke McClelland explains the advantages of Photoshop's 16 bits per channel mode when adjusting images.

	Creating a College Course Catalog Cover in Photoshop Marty Blake relies on tried-and-true selection and layer mask techniques to create a composite catalog cover.

September

	Use Photoshop to Create a Classic Comic Book Style Illustration James Jean captures the essence of classic comic book style illustration using Photoshop’s Color Halftone filter.

	Creating Image Composites in Photoshop with Smart Objects When creating composites in Photoshop CS2, use Smart Objects to maintain image quality.

	Add Glow with Layering and Gaussian Blurs in Photoshop London-based illustrator Jason Cook achieved a luminous glow by using intense layering and Gaussian Blurs.

	Creating a Screen Print Effect in Photoshop Australia-based designer Bjarni Wark distressed an image with Photoshop to create a modern screen print effect.

	Retouching an Image Using Vanishing Point in Photoshop Need to clone or patch an image? The Vanishing Point filter can make a tedious task fun.

	Use Airbrushed Highlights and Shadow Detail in Photoshop London-based illustrator Myles Talbot gives his vitamin label an extra dose of realism in Photoshop.

	Blend Text into an Image with Photoshop's Liquify Filter Use the Liquify filter and a layer blending trick to smoothly blend text into an image without obscuring its appearance.

August

	Using Curves Adjustment Layers with Layer Masks in Photoshop Three tips show how to use Curves adjustment layers with layer masks in Photoshop.

	Match Colors Between Images in Photoshop Photoshop's Match Color adjustment is a powerful tool for matching colors between two images.

	Correct Exposures with Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop The Shadow/Highlight feature, first introduced in Photoshop CS, can reveal shadow detail and enhance highlights.

	Add Color to Images with Levels and Variations in Photoshop A black-and-white photo becomes a hot conceptual image through the application of a little Photoshop wizardry.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Making Selections with the Magic Wand Tool Need to add a little visual zip to your images? In this tutorial Denny Tang shows how.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Making Selections with the Magic Wand Tool Always wondered how to use the Magic Wand tool to make a selection? Orion Williams shows how in this tutorial.

	Give an Image a Cloudy Day Effect Need to add a little gloom and doom to a far-too-cheerful image? This tutorial shows one approach using Photoshop.

July

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Discover Gradient Layer Masks One of the most popular techniques used by graphic design pros, this can be quickly mastered by beginners.

	Add a Sepia Effect to Image Shadow Areas Add a sepia effect to just the shadow areas in an image using layers and the Variations filter in Photoshop.

	Photoshop Fundamentals: Using the Background Eraser Orion Williams demonstrates how to make selections using Photoshop's Background Eraser tool.

	Changing Hair Color in Photoshop Denny Tang provides a technique for changing hair of any color to a different one in this Photoshop tutorial.

June

	Adding Reflections to Water in Photoshop Denny Tang shows how to add sparkle to your images of water in this Photoshop tutorial.

	Using Photoshop to Create a Photorealistic Image Vinny Chirayil shows how to use Photoshop as a previsualization tool to fast-forward the creation process.

	Image Editing with Photoshop CS2's Spot Healing Brush The Spot Healing Brush in Photoshop CS2 replaces foreground elements with interpolated background data, with just a few swipes of the brush.

	Synchronizing Color Across Adobe CS2 Applications with Bridge Chris Murphy demonstrates how to choose the right color settings and synchronize across Adobe Creative Suite 2 applications.

May

	Creating Stubble and Beards in Photoshop What if the client loves the layout but wants the model to have a trendy touch of stubble?

	Sharpening Image Edges in Photoshop Sharpening is one of the most common photo correction techniques. Denny Tang shows the value of applying selective sharpening using layers.

	Making Aged Photographs in Photoshop Illustrator Steve Caplin provides some tips for quickly giving photos an aged look using layers in Photoshop.

	Photoshop Secrets: Special FX We kick off a new series looking at training products for the Adobe Creative Suite applications, with a review of a training CD from Colin Smith.

	Transition Environments in Photoshop Robert Carter shows how to use a gradient and the Lighting Effects filter to move smoothly between two images.

	Create High-Contrast Clouds in Photoshop You can create spectacular cloud scenes in Photoshop and similar image-editing applications by increasing contrast.

April

	Creating Silhouette Illustrations in Photoshop Silhouette illustration is a trend in today’s design community that has become very popular. Matt Kloskowski shows how to create these in Photoshop.

	Add Fog to a Landscape with Photoshop Dave Diotalevi demonstrates how to add fog to your landscape photos using the Dissolve brush mode and the Gradient tool.

	Using the Lens Correction Filter in Photoshop CS2 Photoshop expert Colin Smith demonstrates some of the capabilities of one of the powerful new features in Photoshop CS2.

March

	Add Scanlines to an Image with Photoshop In this beginner-level tutorial, Denny Tang provides a quick way to create this popular effect using a pattern overlay layer style.

	Create an Underwater Scene in Photoshop Photoshop guru Bert Monroy takes us behind the scenes in this detailed tutorial based on a popular TechTV The Screen Savers show episode.

	Create a Radar Screen Animation with Photoshop and ImageReady Jan Kabili and Colin Smith provide a detailed tutorial for creating a nifty radar screen animation.

	Achieving Texture in a Photoshop Image Cher Threinen-Pendarvis demonstrates how to master natural media painting techniques in Photoshop.

	Mastering Layer Style Realism in Photoshop Photoshop actions guru Al Ward dispels the Layer Styles Mystery in this detailed tutorial.

	Using Photoshop to Create a 3D Look Vinny Chirayil demonstrates that there's more to Photoshop than just image editing.

	From Woman to Angel with Photoshop Odile Pascal shows step by step how the original photo was transformed in Photoshop.

February

	Creating Movie Matte Paintings with Photoshop Thibaut Granier combines retouching and photomontage techniques to create a matte for the film Bloody Mallory.

	Using Photoshop To Make an Image Jump Out of Frame Daryl Moistener uses the Magnetic Lasso tool and the Distort transformation feature to make images jump off the page.

	Creating a Watercolor Effect in Photoshop Just a few steps in Photoshop is all it takes to give images an effect similar to a watercolor painting with pen outlines.

January

	Color Correcting Underwater Photos in Photoshop Denny Tang provides techniques on how to make those watery shots look their best.

	Combining Diffuse Glow and Linear Burn in Photoshop Photoshop's Diffuse Glow and Linear Burn can be used to quickly reduce haze and add contrast to the highlights of landcape photos. Denny Tang shows us how.

	Retouching Faces with Photoshop's Liquify Tool Orion Williams provides some real-world techniques for facial tuning in this detailed tutorial.

	Increasing Image Saturation and Contrast in Photoshop Denny Tang demonstrates how to enhance the color of sky and other light image areas.

	Creating a "Dawn of the Dead" Effect in Photoshop Emerging from Al Ward's recent book, Photoshop for Right-Brainers, is this dark tutorial. They're coming to get you, Al!

2004
December

	Creating a Planet in Photoshop Denny Tang shows us how to create a planet that can be easily customized with layer styles.

	Creating a Movie Poster in Photoshop Using Wedding Photos Orion Williams packs a ton of useful techniques into this tutorial on photo collage.

	Creating a Water Product Ad in Photoshop with Clipping Masks Orion Williams demonstrates how to create a commercial illustration effect using clipping masks.

	Creating Realistic Sky with Photoshop Denny Tang shows us yet again how important it is to master the user of layers.

November

	Creating Rusted Metal Textures in Photoshop Denny Tang demonstrates how to quickly create this handy effect.

	Brightening Outdoor Images in Photoshop Danny Teng demonstrates how to give your images, particularly those with a sunny vacation theme, a bit of extra zip.

	Two Photoshop Edge Techniques Orion Williams has served up a richly-illustrated tutorial that should prove a useful addition to your bag of visual tricks.

October

	Textures, Tattoos and Blemishes: Body Art in Photoshop Al Ward leads us through the creation of a project involving his favorite materials, stone and human skin.

	Mastering Clipping Groups in Photoshop Colin Smith shows us how to stop worrying and learn to love this powerful image editing feature.

	The Big Picture: Digital Image Enlargement Tools Can you resize digital photos without an attack of the jaggies? Harald Heim puts nine plugins and standalone apps through their paces to find out.

	Drawing a New Course in a 3D World Dan Gray shows the creative connection between Photoshop and Maya in this extract from Creating Striking Graphics with Maya and Photoshop.