What do you do when a drop shadow isn't realistic enough? Create a cast shadow. When you see an object in a spotlight or a setting sun, you will notice the long shadows that are created behind them, this technique will teach you how to add realism to your images and anchor them to their backgrounds.

We will use Channels to help mask out a complex objects with clean edges. This technique will also save you a lot of time and enable you to make precise cutouts.

Frequency Separation allows retouchers to separate the high frequency pixel information from the low frequency pixel information in images and make edits to them separately, in other words you can work on texture and detail independently from colour and tone and vice versa making most day to day retouching so much easier

Time-lapse photography is enjoying a spike in popularity. In this tutorial, you will learn what time-lapse is, how to shoot it and how to build a time-lapse video in Photoshop. In this video, Colin Smith shows you how to create a time lapse sequence in Photoshop. How to shoot, arrange and export time-lapse video from […]

It's a bird, it's a plane, no it's block letter Extrude in Photoshop. This was a request from the forum: "How do you do the 3d looking text like on the Superman logo?" Ask and you shall receive, here it is folks. note: the technical name for "3D looking thing" is extrude.

Here is a photoshop tutorial that will show you how to roll your own dynamic photo edges in Photoshop

I am on the vault and it won’t let me download, I click the button and nothing happens. Because browsers are all different and security settings are always changing, this can happen occasionally. Almost every time this happens, using a different browser fixes it. In the rare instance it happens on more than one browser, […]

Photoshop has never been known for its 3D abilities. It is really better known as Adobe’s primary-pixel-pusher. The inclusion of 3D objects and Repousse in previous versions marked interesting forays into the realm of raytraced three dimensions. But the cumbersome workflow

Learn how this mermaid composite was made. By combining photographs, 3D and Photoshop, you can create CG composites that defy reality. Also find out how the photograph was lit and shot. I love making fantasy scenes and combining photographs of models with digital elements. Step-by-step breakdown.

In photoshop composites, models are shot in a different environment to the background plate used. A challenge is matching the light and color between the photographs. This tutorial shows you how to make a composite believable by matching the light and color.

In this tutorial we will share some techniques how to shoot and retouch for a high-key effect in architectural photography. The complete retouching will be in Lightroom, or Camera Raw.so it is easy to follow and to apply to your own photos.

This tutorial will show you how to create a realistic wooden texture from scratch in the photoshop, we will even add some knots for extra realism

This is a look that I have been using in one way or another for a number of years. I have noticed that it's becoming more popular lately on webpages and movie posters. I decided to write it up into a tutorial for your enjoyment!

You can pull the viewers eye into a portion of a photograph by simulating an in-camera zoom effect. This zoom effect is almost hypnotizing in its power of attraction. It's easy to make this photo zoom blur effect in Photoshop.

This tutorial will walk you through all the steps to create a realistic-looking water reflection to add a splash of life to your photographs. The creative drought is over!