Category Archives: Photoshop tips

How to use calculations in Photoshop to help mask from channels

Posted on June 19, 2009 by Phil   3 comments

When using channels to mask an object from a fairly simple background but one that is too complex for the wand or color range tools there is a technique that can be used to cut down the amount of time you spend brushing into the areas you want to mask and the calculations command is the key to this, here’s how it works.

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Retouching the eyes – part 4

Posted on January 11, 2009 by Phil   2 comments

In this tutorial we will address the eyes before moving onto the body to do a minor structural change.

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Retouching the face – part 3

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Phil   1 comment

In this tutorial we will concentrate on the face with a little more cleaning up and some tricks to add some depth and appeal to the eyes and mouth.

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Removing wrinkles and shadows – Part 2

Posted on November 16, 2008 by Phil   no comments yet

In this tutorial we are going to focus on the face and neck to remove those dark wrinkles and to even out some of the shadows around the eyes. Open your file from the previous tutorial and we will make a start.

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Photo retouching clean up – Part one

Posted on November 12, 2008 by Phil   1 comment

This tutorial is going to cover the first part of our retouch, the clean up. We are going to start with the skin removing any blemishes and move onto tackling those ever annoying fly away hairs.

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