Do you ever use Mood Boards? They are storyboards where you can gather a set of textures/photos that inspire you. I am personally a huge fan of them, especially to pick out complimentary colors for my designs. I wanted to design a new set of square mood boards for Photoshop/PSE that have built-in color palettes. […]
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What You’ll Be Creating Learn how to create a chalkboard sign with chalk text effect in Photoshop using textures and layer styles. This chalk photo effect is a part of the Chalk and Chalkboard Photoshop Actions from my portfolio on Envato Market. You can also the check the new Chalk Photo Effect Photoshop Action. You can create realistic […]
I hope everyone on the East Coast is safe, you are in our thoughts this week. I am so ready for fall and the end of hurricane season… Today I have something different for those of you who love Instagram! I designed a set of fall-inspired instagram stories templates for Photoshop/PSE. They have clipping masks […]
What You’ll Be Creating Take just a minute and learn how to use product mock-ups to present your designs with professionalism and sophistication. Product Mock-Ups What’s the best way to display your design work? You could just send a plain exported jpg, but consider how much more effective your work looks with a product mock-up. […]
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an amazing pastel photo effect in Adobe Photoshop. I will explain everything in so much detail that anyone can create it, even those who have just opened Photoshop for the first time. The effect shown above is the one I will show […]
What You’ll Be Creating In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a very beautiful, natural-looking text effect, which we are going to record with a Photoshop action, so you will be able to apply the same effect to any font very quickly. Then, to make it look even better, we will add some […]
Today it is rainy and gloomy, the perfect day to edit with my newest fall-inspired texture I call “Good Earth”. This texture looks lovely on so many images! I usually use it in Soft Light, Overlay, Multiply or a combo of those blending modes. Feel free to make it B&W, or even change its color. […]
What You’ll Be Creating Today, I will be walking you through how to create a bumblebee themed photo composite with a surrealistic edge. We will be taking a more in-depth look at high-end editing techniques such as color grading, hair extraction, and how to incorporate both painted and photo elements into one cohesive photo. Along with the […]
As a child and young adult September was my favorite month. It was the start of fall and cooler temperatures and the excitement of new classes and friends. It was my birth month and the beginning of the countdown to my favorite holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. But on September 11, 2001 everything changed. And […]