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How to make re-usable graffiti in Photoshop tutorial

How to make a realistic graffiti effect in Photoshop I originally wrote this graffiti tutorial a decade ago. While the style still looks good, the usability sucks. Total update time, let’s make the graffiti on…

It’s “Back Up Your Photos” Monday (and How To Make a Back Up Of Your Backup)

It’s been a while since we’ve done a “Back up your Photos” Monday, and if you’re a Lightroom Classic user, this day is for you. However, beyond that, if you’ve watched my SLIM System online…

7 Really Useful Lightroom Masking Tips

It’s Friday – perfect day for some handy masking tips. Let’s go! If you’ve created a mask, let’s say it’s a Linear Gradient mask, and you want to create another Linear Gradient mask, just press…

Best way to make displacement maps in Photoshop, wrap anything around any surface

How to make a displacement map in photoshop Here I have a flag and some text on a different layer, We will warp the text to the flag with the displacement map, In the…

Five Tips for Lightroom Classic

Here are five tips to help you become more proficient with Lightroom Classic (LrC): [These tips first appeared in the October issue of Photoshop User Magazine – Rob] Set a custom Mask overlay color With…

Digital Competition Results for December 2022 – Assigned Topics

Congratulations to our winners from this month’s Digital Image Night competition for the Assigned Topic categories. ** Judge: My Phuong Nguyen | Assigned Topic #1: Isolated Objects | Assigned Topic #2: The Color Purple **…

A Simple Lightroom Masking Technique I’m Using A Lot These Days

It’s a really simple, handy technique when you’ve got an image like the one you see below where the light isn’t balanced – you’ve got areas that dark up top, bottom, and in the corners, and…

Here’s my Holiday Photo Gear Guide (from Photoshop User magazine)

We just released the December issue of Photoshop User magazine, which includes my “17th Annual Gonzo Holiday Photo Gear Guide”, and I have the entire issue of the magazine here for you to download completely…