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How to: Create Polaroids from your photos

There’s something special about Polaroid photos that make them still attractive these days – even after having been discontinued for more than a year now. Maybe this is why there are a few websites and software tools that let you create Polaroids from your digital photos, and keep that endearing look from last century alive. […]

Photoshop tutorial: How to clone yourself

A couple of days ago I checked my niece’s website and was surprised to see a really funny photo in which she appeared twice, as if she had a secret twin sister I didn’t know about. Later on she told me that it was a Photoshop effect thanks to which you can clone yourself in […]

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Windows: If you know how to use Photoshop you surely can follow this tutorial to create a tilt-shift effect. But if you don’t, there’s an easier option for you. It’s called TiltShift Generator and enables you apply an attractive tilt-shift effect to your images in a snap and obtain really eye-catching results. Why don’t you […]

10 Photoshop actions for easy photo editing

This is not the first time we’ve covered with Photoshop actions on the blog. We’ve already showed you how to create them, and also how to install and use them. But with thousands of actions available on the web, how can you find the most suitable ones for your photo editing needs? Worry not: we’ve […]

How to: Get a piercing done in Photoshop

Last year I wrote a Photoshop tutorial about how to get a virtual tattoo which seems to be quite successful amongst our readers. This is why I thought about the perfect complement: a tutorial on how to get a piercing done in Photoshop. In fact, this might come in handy if you’re considering the possibility […]

How to: Repair old photos with Photoshop

Last week my aunt sent me some old photos of me as a kid. She had found them in an old box and kindly scanned them for me, though the truth is that they arrived to my email inbox in a pretty bad shape. I’m not sure if it was due to the conditions the […]

How to: Apply a tilt-shift effect to your photos

Tilt-shift is the name of a visual effect for both videos and photos that has recently become quite popular. The tilt-shift effect uses blurring and color saturation to make a real life scene look like a miniature model diorama. While creating tilt-shift videos like this one can take a while, applying this same effect to […]

How to: Create a Da Vinci drawing in Photoshop

Last week I went on a short holiday trip to Rome. I enjoyed it a lot and I had the chance to see some of the most beautiful works of art in the world, such as the Sistine Chapel, Michelangelo’s Pietà or the School of Athens by Rafael . I guess some of that art […]

Aviary: Full featured online graphic suite for free

When looking for a decent suite for photo editing and designing, one usually considers the most popular choices such as Photoshop or GIMP. But in the Web 2.0 era, desktop software is not the only alternative. In fact, you can find excellent online graphic tools with which to edit, optimize and share your images – […]

How to: create a vintage photo album in Photoshop

Digital photography is now a standard worldwide, which means that fewer and fewer people spend time creating those classic photo albums with paper photos, stickers, text scraps and other goodies. If you’re a fan of handicrafts and miss those nice hand-made albums, here’s your chance to go back to them, at least in a digital […]

How to: Apply a puzzle effect to your photos

Some Photoshop effects are easier than others to apply simply because Photoshop already includes the exact template you need for it. In this tutorial we’ll use a default texture included in Adobe’s tool to create a jigsaw puzzle effect with your favorite picture.
1. Open the photo you want to work with and duplicate the background […]

How to: Add a snow effect to text in Photoshop

I’ve always preferred to give handmade presents, a piece of handicraft made by myself that makes the gift more personal. Following this idea, and as the holiday season approaches, I like to prepare special Photoshop tutorials to create your own greeting cards. In case you missed them, here’s the 2007 tutorial and here’s the 2008 […]

How to: add a water reflection effect to your photos

Water is usually an attractive element in pictures, creating beautiful effects and reflections. But if the water area in your photos doesn’t look that great, don’t worry: you still have an ace up your sleeve. Simply launch Photoshop and follow this tutorial to create a nice water reflection effect on any image you have – […]

How to: Turn someone into a ghost in Photoshop

Halloween is here again! Many people will celebrate this day with special Halloween parties at their local pub, but if you’re one of those who prefer to stay home and play trick or treat with the kids who come up to your door, we’ve got a nice plan for you. Switch on your computer, open […]

How to: Create Photoshop actions

Since we launched this blog I’ve written quite a few Photoshop tutorials, and I intend to continue doing so because I simply love this program and the fact that you can always learn something new about it, no matter how long you’ve been using it. This is why I though that today, instead of writing […]