Photoshop techniques

How to turn a photograph into a realistic jigsaw puzzle, complete with missing pieces and shading.

Live Shapes are a great help for web designers. Here's how to use the Properties Panel to manipulate shapes - even multiple shapes.

How to add 3D text to photographs using Photoshop's 3D extrusion tool, so it looks as if it's really in the scene.

How to add a Threshold adjustment layer so you can then use Dodge and Burn to selectively lighten and darken the underlying image.

How to turn silver into gold, using a Photoshop – the alchemist's dream come true.

If a photograph has strong side lighting, here's a useful way to adjust the shadows to make an unusable image publishable.

How to use QuickMask and Free Transform to fill an empty glass with liquid.

A couple of days to the UK election, so let's merge Prime Minister Theresa May with opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn.

How to use Select & Mask, Refine Edge and Content Aware Fill to move objects around in a photograph.

How to use Select and Mask to smooth the corners of a selection, and then Plastic Wrap to create a realistic plastic container.