"A" Is For . . . Art History Brush
To use the Art History brush successfully, there are a few rules you need to follow. Rosie Tanner shares a brief tutorial on Photoshop Daily that will have you quickly nad easily painting from History.
10 Things Scott Kelby Would Tell New Lightroom Users
Scott Kelby has posted a set of tips for new users of Lightroom. Even experienced Lightroom users are likely to learn a thing or two.
5 Tips for Mastering Layer Masks
Creating layer masks is a critical skill to learn for making local adjustments to photographs. Experienced retouchers use layer masks to restrict sharpening effects, apply dodge and burn effects, etc. If you're still tentative about working with layer masks, Jay Kinghorn has a handful of tips to help you master them.
8 Things Your Mother Should Have Told You About Lightroom
INSPIRE is a site from the Adobe Experience team. It's written in Felx and is without question one of the funkiest, quirkiest experiences for reading a tutorial. That said, they did a focus study of 75 new home users of Lightroom and listened in as they tried to work with their photos. This tutorial distills the top eight things that can help you get set up and working more quickly with Lightroom.
A Bridge Just Far Enough
Adobe Bridge has some great features. It also has a big footprint when it comes to system resources. Bob Johnson describes the features of the new Photoshop CS5 Mini Bridge.
A Quick Lightroom tip for B/W Photographers
Have you ever tried to use the "Treatment" criterion in LR? It works, but only if you do the B&W conversion in LR. What if you do the conversion outside of LR? Well, you have to fool LR. This quick tutorial from More Than Words explains how.
A Tale of Two Views
Lightroom's Library module is a great tool for organizing your photo collection. But it can get confusing because operations can work differently, depending on whether you're working in Grid View or Loupe View. Gene McCullough explains.
Achromatic Colors
There are many effective ways to convert color photos into B&W. Dirk Metzmacher demonstrates how to make an achromatic B&W conversion.
Add Copyright Watermark to Your Images in Photoshop
David Saffir has posted a very nice tutorial on adding a copyright watermark to youy photos in Photoshop. As a bonus, readers can also download a layered .PSD to implement the technique.
Add Drama to Photos with Lightroom’s Graduated Filter
One of the powerful new features in Lightroom 2.0 is the Graduated Filter tool. Combine it with the Adjustment Brush and you hve a powerful retouching combination for adding dramatic punch to your photograph. Jay Kinghorn's tutorial for CreativePro.com will help you add some striking results.














