How to use the Unsharp Mask filter
The Unsharp Mask filter is a key Photoshop tool for enhancing soft images. But how do you use Amount, Radius and Threshold sliders? Here's the definitive guide to this powerful filter.
Why you need your eye lines on the horizon
How do you fit several people into a scene so that they all look as if they belong in the same space? The key is placing all their eyelines on the horizon.
How to clean up skin in Photoshop
How to clean up blotchy skin without cloning: this technique uses the Camera Raw filter and Layer Masks for controllable, perfect skin cleaning.
How to get images into Photoshop with MacOS Mojave
How to get images from your iPhone into Photoshop, using Mojave and iOS 12 - in just two minutes.
How to turn ragged text Into smooth text
You've been sent a scanned signature, but it's low resolution and ragged. Here's a quick way to smooth the jagged edges from scanned text.
How to position a logo precisely
If you frequently need to add a logo or watermark to images at a precise location, here's how to create an Action to do it automatically.
How to make seamless textures
Tiling textures can result in ugly jagged joins. Here's how to edit any texture to blend the edges together.
How to use Select Color in Photoshop
The Select Color dialog allows you to pick a colour range within an image, which you can then manipulate. Here's how it's done.
How to grow a beard
Want a beard? Here's a fun way to add stubble to a face, using the Noise and Radial Blur filters on a layer which you then set to Hard Light mode.
How to make a word picture
How to make pictures composed entirely of words that roll over the contours of an image, producing a striking graphic effect.
