Photoshop | Texture Trickster

3 Nov

Photoshop Tip: Change Color of Matte

When working in Photoshop, it’s nice to be able to customize the interface to fit your needs. Depending on your project, it may help to change the color of Photoshop’s matte area (the area around the canvas) to better visualize...
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20 Oct

Halloween Giveaway: Themed Photoshop Brush set

For Halloween, I’m giving away six Photoshop brushes from my latest brush set. The link to download these is at the bottom of this page. You can also check out the entire set of Halloween Brushes over at Graphic River,...
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13 Oct

Speed Art: Custom Lego Text

Not to long ago, I developed a new technique for creating a lego-style text effect as seen in the image above. I recorded my process and, until now, never released it. Here is the speed art video: For the...
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22 Sep

Photoshop Tip: Using the Modifier Keys

When working in Photoshop, it helps to know some basic key commands. In the video below, I’ll demonstrate the different modifier keys and how they can be used to make your work flow more efficient. For more tips like this,...
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15 Sep

Behind the Scenes: Creating the Sharpie Markers

One of my favorite pens to draw with is the Sharpie®—and what better way to commemorate my appreciation for this drawing tool than to recreate the marker in Photoshop. I’ll take you behind the scenes of this image which I...
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8 Sep

Use Smart Filters to Create an Animated Globe in Photoshop

Photoshop allows you to create custom animations. It also allows you to create Smart Objects and Smart Filters. Better yet, it even allows you to combine Smart Filters with animation. In this tutorial, I’ll demonstrate a few tricks and techniques...
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