How to Make Skin Matte in Photoshop

Skin too oily? Learn how to mattify skin in Photoshop with this tutorial. This technique can be done in a couple minutes and is suitable for beginners. You'll learn how to color in the oily spots and blend it in with luminosity masking.

Quick-Tip: Select All Layers in Photoshop With This Hotkey Combo

There is no official hotkey to select all layers in Photoshop. You also cannot set one in the Keyboard Shortcuts menu. But it's still possible! Here's a tip on how to select all layers in Photoshop.

How to Create Duotones in Photoshop

Duotone is one of the most universal effects you can add to your photos. It works with almost any photo and looks great as backgrounds, headers, etc. It's also incredibly easy to achieve in Photoshop. You can create the duotone effect by adding one Gradient Map adjustment layer. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to […]

Create a Winter Scene with Fire Particle Lights in Photoshop

Learn how to create this photo manipulation that mixes a winter scene with fire. Find out how to create particle lights using Photoshop’s brush tool and some layer styles then complete the image with an old-style paper texture.

Create a Grungy 3D Text Poster in Photoshop

Learn how to create real 3D text all inside Photoshop CS5 Extended! This tutorial will show you how to create a grungy poster out of the modern 3D text effect that you will learn how to make. You will also learn some tricks such as how to randomize brush settings to avoid “clone-stamp patterns”.

This Frequency Separation Photoshop Action Makes Skin Silky Smooth

Need a quick and easy tool to airbrush skin? Here is it. Download this free Photoshop action to retouch skin. It uses the frequency separation technique to make skin look smooth yet natural.

How to Use Lightroom Presets in Photoshop

Do you have a Lightroom preset that you want to use in Photoshop? In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use any Lightroom preset in Photoshop. The technique is fully nondestructive meaning that you can edit the settings anytime you like.

How to Create a Magical Underwater Scene with Photoshop

Find out how to turn any landscape image into an underwater scene! This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to apply color adjustments to make your land photos look submerged and create a magical glow with some light rays.

Intense Skin Effect

Sometimes people airbrush and beautify skin. But what if you want to do the opposite? This tutorial will show you how to use the yellow channel to create an intense skin effect that reveals skin flaws instead of hiding them. Although this effect is already available in the popular Skin actions, learning to do it […]

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