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Generate Amazing Text FX
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Create AMAZING Text FX Online!

Generate your own amazing, photoshop quality text effects online! textfx.co

Using Adjustment Layers and Masking
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Using Adjustment Layers and Masking

This tutorial will teach you how to take advantage of adjustment layers in recent versions of Photoshop to enhance your photos with more precise control.

Contrast Boosting
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Contrast Boosting

Finished touching up and image, but it still looks kind of dull? Boost the contrast and increase the vividness by brightening the highlights of your image to give it visual pop!

Combine Illustrator Patterns with Photoshop Masking
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Combine Illustrator Patterns with Photoshop Masking

Using both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop together can produce some original designs. I’ll go over a technique of creating a shape in Illustrator and then using it as a clipping mask in Photoshop, which is then partially hidden for a nice background effect.

Lighting Contrast Effect
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Lighting Contrast Effect

This tutorial will show you how to make a nice lighting contrast effect for a picture

Working With Photoshop CS3 Masking Tools
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Working With Photoshop CS3 Masking Tools

Shows you how to take a glass bottle and make it appear in a different photo by using Photoshop's masking tools.

Enhance local contrast with PhotoLift
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Enhance local contrast with PhotoLift

PhotoLift is a plugin to manipulate local contrast in an image. The tutorial shows how changing local contrast can accentuate texture and bring otherwise boring images to life.

Photoshop: Using Curves to Get Contrast
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Photoshop: Using Curves to Get Contrast

Author Dan Margulis shares some tricks on how to use curves in Photoshop to adjust contrast in your photos.

Portrait Glow Effect with High Contrast
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Portrait Glow Effect with High Contrast

Portrait Glow Effect with photoshop - give portraits a dreamy/soft look with high contrast

Advanced masking and selections with photoshop
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Advanced masking and selections with photoshop

Advanced masking in photoshop video tutorial

Photoshop Masking Techniques
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Photoshop Masking Techniques

In this video tutorial you will learn about masking techniques, how to isolate, or how to extract or how to remove a background to produce creative compositions.

Contrast and Temperature in Color Photography
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Contrast and Temperature in Color Photography

In order to learn color photography it requires a firm understanding of the basic elements of photography which can be broken down into the following easy to understand elements.

Layer Masking
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Layer Masking

Instead of wasting countless hours cutting you can quickly mask the background of the image.

 Contrast Layers
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Contrast Layers

Use this technique to create a high contrast or low contrast image using a set of contrast adjustment layers.

Improving contrast, depth, and brightness.
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Improving contrast, depth, and brightness.

Learn how to improve the brightness, contrast, and depth of a photo in Photoshop!

Photoshop Masking & Montage Tutorial
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Photoshop Masking & Montage Tutorial

Learn about Photoshop's powerful masking and selection tools from an expert.

Create An Extreme Contrast Photo Effect
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Create An Extreme Contrast Photo Effect

Combine a few layer blend modes, some noise, a little sharpening, and a simple adjustment layer to give your photos an extreme contrast effect.

High Contrast Dreamy Effect
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High Contrast Dreamy Effect

Add this strong dreamlike Photoshop effect to your photos to make it look more elegant and surreal.

Local Contrast
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Local Contrast

Make your photos pop with this contrast enhancing effect. This Photoshop effect works well for improving contrast in photos taken with lower quality lens.

Digital Photography Workflow - High Contrast Effect from Start to Finish
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Digital Photography Workflow - High Contrast Effect from Start to Finish

A guide for a high contrast effect starting with the photography setup and then explaining the Photoshop steps.

Layer Masking in Photoshop
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Layer Masking in Photoshop

One of the tedious tasks you’ll often find yourself doing is cutting stuff out, putting them somewhere they don’t belong and making them fit in. And there are many ways of doing this. If you’re not using layer masks by now, than you should really read this.

Boosting Contrast in Just a Few Steps
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Boosting Contrast in Just a Few Steps

This quick fix can give you a lot of bang for your buck with minimal effort.

Urban Portrait High Contrast Effect
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Urban Portrait High Contrast Effect

Learn how to create a high contrast, low saturation photo effect for high impact urban portraits in photoshop.

Create a High Contrast, Artistic Portrait
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Create a High Contrast, Artistic Portrait

This tutorial will teach you how to take your photos and transform them into a high-contrast work of art. You’ll be creating a photo montage, using a combination of selection techniques and layer masking.

Importance of Color Evaluation, The best for masking
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Importance of Color Evaluation, The best for masking

There are plenty of techniques for doing masking, some uses channels, color range, pen tool and lot of times for those who has a tablet they just paint it with their brush tool. For me I use free hand masking for those edges who needs additional details, I have here a perfect example of a photo which I bet you won't use your favorite pen tool or your free hand to pick the capsule. You can find the high resolution of this source in here, a forum on photoshoptalent.com

Beginner Masking: Change the Backdrop of Your Photo
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Beginner Masking: Change the Backdrop of Your Photo

This is an introduction to masking, a Photoshop tool that can make working on multiple layers really efficient. Allison will show you how to remove the backdrop from a photo and replace it with another. Great foundational tool for beginners.

Design a Dark, Contrasted Layout in Photoshop
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Design a Dark, Contrasted Layout in Photoshop

In this tutorial we’ll show you how to create a dark, contrasted layout in Photoshop. We’re going to show you how to design this layout step by step. Download the free PSD to see exactly how we did it.

Selection tools and advanced masking
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Selection tools and advanced masking

learn about the different selection tools in Photoshop CS and Elements. Also contains an advanced masking technique.

Take Photoshop, custom brushes, some high contrast and mix it up in wallpaper
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Take Photoshop, custom brushes, some high contrast and mix it up in wallpaper

Welcome in making a hell of ride wallpaper. In this tutorial we'll take Photoshop, custom brushes, some high contrast and mix it up in wallpaper. So let's begin this tutorial.

Master Masking with Photoshop's Alpha Channels
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Master Masking with Photoshop's Alpha Channels

Much can be said of masking: Masking is the art of using the image to select itself. Masking lets you apply the entire weight of Photoshop to the task of editing a selection. And masking, thy name is alpha channel.

Create a burlesque photo montage using pro-level masking skills
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Create a burlesque photo montage using pro-level masking skills

In this tutorial, Radim Malinic lets his imagination go for a wander, creating a unique image by blending a burlesque-style central figure with other exuberant, whimsical elements – including a dream catcher and a merry-go-round.

Design Soft Contrast
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Design Soft Contrast

Enhance dull photos soft contrast. This Photoshop effect enhances contrast and saturation. Apply the Soft Contrast Effect The soft contrast Photoshop effect is easy and quick. Follow the steps below to apply the soft contrast effect.

CS5 Masking Tricks The Perfect Cut Out
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CS5 Masking Tricks The Perfect Cut Out

Want to get that perfect cut out? If so, try your hand in this new tool in Photoshop CS5, Masking. This tool will provide you with everything you need to put in place a perfect cut out.

Image Masking Tutorial
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Image Masking Tutorial

There are several ways to mask an image in Photoshop. Let me show you some. .

Tips for Using Contrast in Photography
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Tips for Using Contrast in Photography

ontrast is the range of difference between different tones in a photograph. In black and white photography, contrast describes the difference between the darkest and lightest tones, but also defines the grayscale.

Create Awesome Abstract Photo Effect via Layer Masking and Custom Patterns
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Create Awesome Abstract Photo Effect via Layer Masking and Custom Patterns

In this tutorial, I will show you how you can Create this Awesome Abstract Photo Effect via Layer Masking and Custom Patterns. Some steps can be a little tricky, but why not have a try!

Dynamic Range and Contrast in Photography
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Dynamic Range and Contrast in Photography

In this post I explore some basic concepts of dynamic range, contrast and EV range and how one may approach different conditions with HDR image making.

Increasing Contrast for Effective Selections
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Increasing Contrast for Effective Selections

Sometimes in Photoshop, it can help dramatically to raise contrast when trying to isolate and selection a specific subject or object within a photo.

Advanced masking method
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Advanced masking method

In this tutorial we will learn a powerful technique to create advanced masking; Calculations. With this technique you will be able to mask even the most complicated images like the hair of a model

Advance masking part 2
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Advance masking part 2

This is a great a technique to mask and extract hair from the most complicated images. For this second part we will work with a blond model.

How to Use Layer Masking in Photoshop
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How to Use Layer Masking in Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to use layer masking in Photoshop in order to store selections and save transparency. Layer masking can be useful in many situations.

Master seamless layer masking
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Master seamless layer masking

Give your surreal and fantasy images extra pop using advanced compositing techniques, layer masking and custom brushes.

Creating Fashion Contrast Photo Effect
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Creating Fashion Contrast Photo Effect

In this easy, step-by-step tutorial I´m going to show you how to create fashion contrast photo effect in a few minutes. This tutorial will be useful for designers who are doing professional fashion photo editing.

Quick-Masking Soft Light Leaks on Photographs in Photoshop
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Quick-Masking Soft Light Leaks on Photographs in Photoshop

This is a tutorial on how to recreate light leaks on photographs similarly to the those found on film photos that have been exposed to light via a crack or gap in the case. It is not as sharp and defined as most light leaks, as a softer finish is more appealing in this case.

Create Leafy Text Effect Using Brush and Masking Techniques
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Create Leafy Text Effect Using Brush and Masking Techniques

Use this tutorial to create a “leafy” text effect utilizing custom brushes and masking. The techniques that you will learn could be used in many different ways with a variety of objects.

Effective Contrast with Color Channel Overlays in Photoshop
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Effective Contrast with Color Channel Overlays in Photoshop

Use an overlay of the green channel in your photo for a nice washed-out, contrasty look. The result of this quick effect can create very alluring color tones that work great with portraits and other scenes.

How To Create a 3D Sphere With Reflection Using Layer Masking in Photoshop
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How To Create a 3D Sphere With Reflection Using Layer Masking in Photoshop

Add depth to your artwork by learning these simple layer masking tricks. Create those realistic reflections that can be used in any application.

Create a Stylish High Contrast Portrait
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Create a Stylish High Contrast Portrait

In this simple Photoshop tutorial learn a fast technique to do stylish portraits

How to Create High Contrast Black and White Photos in Photoshop CS5
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How to Create High Contrast Black and White Photos in Photoshop CS5

This easy to follow free Photoshop tutorial will teach you how to create stunning high contrast black and white photos from otherwise mundane color photos. The process is easy enough for a beginner but provides information that is useful for even the most experienced Photoshop CS5 user.

Masking Easily With Photoshop
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Masking Easily With Photoshop

Today, I am going to teach you how you can mask complicated images.