Liquify Filter in Photoshop

The Liquify Filter is an amazing Tool in Photoshop. You can literally do cosmetic surgery with it. You can shed pounds from a figure and add more curves at will.

This is a photo I have opened up in Photoshop.
The same photo after cosmetic surgery with the Liquify Tool -- the waist is thinner, the thighs are slimmer and the bust is more attractive.

The Photoshop tutorial is here.

Other Photoshop tutorials are here.

Blurring out Background Radial Blur

Sometimes the photo of your subject may be excellent, while the background is poor. What do you do? Use the Radial Blur in Photoshop and a Layer Mask to get rid of the background.

I took this photo of a kitten with my mobile camera. The background spoils the photo.

The background has been blurred out and the focus is now entirely on the kitten. It is very easily done.

The Photoshop tutorial is here.

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Sunglass Reflection Pen Tool Paths

If you are lucky you can photograph a reflection appearing in a sunglass. But it depends on luck and your camera. You can easily create this effect artifically in any version of Photoshop.

I have taken this free stock photo.

And this one.

And created this. You can too very easily.

The Photoshop tutorial is here.

Other Photoshop tutorials are here.

Shadow/Highlight in Photoshop CS

Those using Photoshop CS versions have the advantage of another adjustment -- the Shadow/Highlights. Earlier versions were restricted to Brightening and Contrast. The Shadow and Highlights are far more powerful and can dramatically improve an image.

I have downloaded thsi free stock image. Notice the shadows on the face spoils the image. You might have a similar image too.

The same photo after applying the Shadow/Highlights Adjustment. The Blues and Greens are brighter and the shadows have gone.

The tutorial is here.

Other photoshop tutorials are here.

Text Rock Texture

This is a Text tutorial which can be done in any version of Photoshop which will create text as if carved out from rock. It is quite easy. This the Text you can create.

You can even color ir.

The tutorial is here.

Other photoshop tutorials are here.

Faded Desaturation

Desaturating a color image is easy enough. Just press CTR+SHIFT+U. Restoring color back into a desaturated image is also possible and quite easy. What I intend to show in this Photoshop tutorial is how to blend the desaturated part with parts still remaining in color, seamlessly.

I have taken this free stock photo.

Desaturated it.

Restored color in parts and blended it with the desaturated portions seamlessly.

The tutorial is here.

Other Photoshop tutorials are here.