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Using the History Panel in Photoshop

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 February 2013
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In my  last blog post (How Smart ARE Smart Filters?), I confessed to the fact that it’s not uncommon for me to change my mind… a lot.  Smart Filters let me do that.  But so does the History Panel… and that is what I would like to talk about today. If your History Panel is [...]

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More Fun with Filters: Make your own RicRac or Chevron

by Steph 5 February 2013
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After the last tutorial on an intro to filters, a few of you were interested to learn a little bit more about them. So we are continuing fun with filters! Today I am going to show you how to make your own chevron stripes or ric rac with the wave filter. First make a slender [...]

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WMW – Red Eye Quick Fix

by Rebecca 30 January 2013

I am surrounded by brown eyed grand children.  All but 3 got their grandpa’s eyes.  Big, brown, and RED in a lot of photos.  I’ve never been able to make the red eye tool work to my satisfaction in Photoshop.  I tried.  To the point of wanting to bang my head on the desk…I tried.  [...]

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How smart ARE Smart Filters?

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 26 January 2013
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The first time I heard the term “Smart Filters” I had been working in Photoshop for just a few days.  My frustration level was rather high, and I remember thinking…”Oh, good!  “Smart” filters!  Hopefully they will make this learning curve a little easier!” I’ve learned to love Smart Filters!  Why?  Because I change my mind…. [...]

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WOW – It’s all about the tools

by Rebecca 23 January 2013

I’m not a girly girl.  Pink was never my favorite color and I would honestly rather be pushing a piece of wood through a table saw, pulling a tree down with the tractor or pushing dirt with a bulldozer.  I like my tools.  I would rather use a power drill than a screwdriver.  I would [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: Intro to Filters

by Steph 22 January 2013
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In PSCS there is a fun “little” menu called filters. Have you ever ventured over there and played around with some of them? There is a LOT you can do in filters. The best way is to just take some time and play around with them. You can get to your filter menu in PSCS [...]

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Quick Tip #13 – Copying and Aligning Layers

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 19 January 2013
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This week I was showing someone how to create a very simple button.  Without thinking, I used a shortcut that I use a lot!  “Whoa!” they exclaimed!  “How did you just do that??” So let me tell you about it!  While I’m at it, we might as well also create a button. Create a new [...]

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How to add a Sepia Effect in Photoshop

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 12 January 2013
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This week I was asked how to create a Sepia Effect in Photoshop, so I thought I would share this with you today. Adobe has made it very easy for us to actually add the Sepia Effect, but it is buried just a little in some of the options… so let’s go find it! Here [...]

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Quick Tip #12 – Collapsing Layers

by SnickerdoodleDesigns 9 January 2013
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The slogan, “It’s the gift that keeps on giving” has been going through my mind today. I was curious as to the origins of this phrase and went to Ask.com to find out!  I learned that this phrase was first trademarked for commercial purposes in 1925, but has been used multiple times, since that license [...]

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Tutorial Tuesday: Designer Addition

by Steph 8 January 2013
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Howdy Folks! Did you miss me? I took a 2 week bloggy vacation. It was a nice break, but today I am glad to be back and start the new year off with a load of great tutorials! Today I want to give you a little re-coloring tip. Today’s  tutorial is for PSCS. I work [...]

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