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Creating A GIF animation in Photoshop

A 13 minute video on how to make a frame timeline video Photoshop and turn it into an animated GIF. This is just one way to use the timeline panel.

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Shaping with Light and Shadows (2016)

This 20-minute tutorial will show you two ways to shape a masked image into a composite  with shadows and highlights. It will help you make your composites more believable to the viewers.

Make a wooden Frame (2013). 

An oldie but goodie. Learn how to make a frame that looks like wood for your finishing touch. The basic steps can produce infinite possibilities, depending on your imagination. 34 minutes

Making a Skeletal Pumpkin Demo:    use transform warp  & liquify to change a cheery round pumpkin into something scary    2017 - 3 minutes

use selections and fx to put real-looking mats on a digital photo 2015 - 12 minutes

Make a Digital Mat;    use selections and fx to put real-looking mats on a digital photo    2015 - 12 minutes

Detailed directions on how to draw an apple in Photoshop. The same techniques can be used to make other dawings to look 3D

Draw an Apple that looks like 3D: use shapes, textures, fx and contouring to make a flat drawing look round  2016 - 54 minutes

Composite a greeting card from 3 stock images.

Peace on Earth Card Demo; Composite a holiday card  2015 - 27 minutes

Use various textures to blend images with different color casts into one harmonious image

Add Textures to Blend Composites: use various textures to blend images with different color casts into one harmonious image  2016 - 30 minutes

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shows you how to use the tools in the healing group

Photoshop Toolbox Series #8 Healing Tools; shows you how to use the tools in the healing group. Tips on how to get the spot heal to work the way you want; how to sample for healing, patching, moving objects around in your photo and fixing red eyes. As always, you'll learn keyboard shortcuts to save time and mousing as well as non-destructive editing ideas.

2015 - 37 minutes

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shows you how to use the tools in the eyedropper group

Photoshop Toolbox Series #7, Eyedropper Tools; Learn how to use the eyedropper tool and it's associated tools to help your workflow. Straighten horizons quickly; leave notes to yourself; find and save the exact color of any pixel(s) in your image. Learn shortcuts to switch between tools and how to add colors to your swatch panel.

2015 - 29 minutes

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Learn the options, presets and best usage of Photoshop's crop tool. Use it effectively and non-destructively.

Photoshop Toolbox Series #6, Crop Tools; Learn the options, presets and best usage of Photoshop's crop tool. Use it effectively and non-destructively.

2015 - 35 minutes

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Learn many ways to spice up your text in Photoshop

Photoshop Toolbox Series #5, Text Tools; Learn many ways to spice up your text in Photoshop. See things like using the brush option bar; text in a re-adjustable shape; text on a path; text filled with an image and other cool ways to make text.

2015 - 36 minutes

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Learn how to use the wand tools easily and effectively.

Photoshop Toolbox Series #4, Wand Tools; Learn how to use the wand tools easily and effectively.

2015 - 34 minutes

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Figure out all the options and uses for the rectangular, elliptical, and single row and column marquee tools.

Photoshop Toolbox Series #3, Marquee Tools; Figure out all the options and uses for the rectangular, elliptical, and single row and column marquee tools. Learn when they're the best tool for the job, and when they're not.

2015 - 34 minutes

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tips and tricks on using the different lasso tools.

Photoshop Toolbox Series #2, Lasso Tools; tips and tricks on using the different lasso tools. 

2015 - 40 minutes

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using the move tool to align and space items on multiple layers

Photoshop Toolbox Series #1, Move Tool; using the move tool to align and space items on multiple layers 

2015 - 40 minutes

Presentation on how to shoot images for the best black and white photography. What makes a good BW image and quick review of photographic "rules" of composition
Demonstration of several techniques to convert color images to black and white or monochrome

Seeing in Black & White; Presentation on how to shoot images for the best black and white photography. What makes a good BW image and quick review of photographic "rules" of composition  2015 - 17 minutes

Convert to Black & White; Demonstration of several techniques to convert color images to black and white or monochrome. Toning images for artistic presentation  2015 - 40 minutes

Making One Image Look Like Several;   Making a grid over an image to make it look like several images.

2015 - 19 minutes

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Using selection tools to select the subject of an image that needs a new background.

Making Easy Selections 1; Using selection tools (magic wand & quick select)to select the subject of an image that needs a new background. Easy images have strong contrast between the subject and  clean simple background.

2014 - 26 minutes

Using selection tools to select the subject of an image that needs a new background.

Making Easy Selections 2; Using selection tools (color range & refine edge) to select the subject of an image that needs a new background. Easy images have strong contrast between the subject and  clean simple background.

2014 - 26 minutes

Using selection tools to select the subject of an image that needs a new background.

Making Not-so-easy Selections; Using selection tools (channels) to select the subject of an image that needs a new background. Not-so easy images don’t have much contrast between the subject and its background.

2014 - 26 minutes

Using selection tools to select the subject of an image that needs a new background.

Making Difficult Selections; Using selection tools (magnetic lasso & pen tool) to select the subject of an image that needs a new background. Difficult images have very little contrast between the subject and its often busy background.

2014 - 39 minutes

Different ways to add canvas to an image to give enough room to wrap around strectcher bars after printing on canvas
ways to find the exact middle of a document file in Photoshop

Finding the Middle; Easy ways to find the exact middle of a document file in Photoshop. Learn how to slice up an image to make a collage. Take things a step farther and make edges around the smaller images and then put each at a new angle. Get that published book feel from any image using Photoshop.

2014 - 20 minutes

Three quick ways to make your photos look like they have a gloss finish

Glossy Image Look; Three quick ways to make your photos look like they have a gloss finish. You'll use bevel & emboss, plastic wrap filter and translucent shapes on a soft light layer -- variations included. This 10-minute tutorial video will show you an easy way to make your images stand out from the crowd.

2014 - 11 minutes

Use paths to determine where your brush strokes will go

Brushing on Paths; Use paths to determine where your brush strokes will go. Learn to make a spiral path.

2014 - 21 minutes

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