Tools and Guides

Deep etching in Photoshop refers to making complex and intricate selections to isolate specific parts of an image. This allows you to selectively apply effects or modifications only to the selected areas. Getting clean and accurate selections is crucial for convincing photo manipulations. Deep etching techniques give you surgical control over your selections. Mastering them […]

Panorama stitching involves combining multiple photos together to create an immersive wide-angle or 360-degree panoramic image. While you can try stitching panoramas yourself using photo editing software, getting it done professionally by a panorama stitching service ensures high-quality results. But how much does using a pro panorama stitching service cost? Let’s discuss the factors that

As a photo editor, I often need to make images look like they were shot in a thick, moody fog. Rather than trying to catch real fog outdoors (which is super tough!), I create realistic digital fog right in Photoshop instead. There is more than one cool technique I can do to make fog look

Have you ever stared at a photo on your phone and thought, “Dang, those colors really pop!” Or maybe you’ve scrolled past a picture so blah it could bore a sloth? The secret behind both is often color correction magic.  I’m talking about techniques that can pump up dull shots or creatively alter the entire

Like many artists, I use both Photoshop and Clip Studio Paint in my digital art workflow. But I always struggled to figure out how to get my favorite Photoshop brushes into Clip Studio. Importing brushes seemed confusing at first. But it doesn’t have to be! In this post, I’ll show you the two easy methods

Applying clipping masks to decorative strokes is one of my favorite little tricks in Illustrator and Photoshop. It lets me easily crop lines and images inside shapes, text, and paths for cool effects. I’ll show you how I do it step-by-step. It just takes me a few clicks to mask strokes in either program. In

As a dog lover and illustrator, I often turn photos of my furry friends into line drawings. It’s a really fun way to create personalized art of your pup! In this article, I’ll share my tips for converting dog photos into illustrations using Adobe Illustrator. There are two main methods – tracing the image automatically

You know when you spend forever editing a photo, only to look at it later and cringe at the weird skin tones or Martian colors? Yeah, been there. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing with photo editing tools, but when it comes to true, eye-pleasing color accuracy. I have met a lot of clients

Hey folks! I’m back to chat about the best free photo editing software for jewelry shots. As a jeweler myself, I know how tricky it can be to capture all the sparkle and details perfectly in-camera. That’s why using editor tools to touch up my product shots has been a total game changer. In this

What’s up, guys! I know a lot of people wonder if you can actually make tables in Photoshop since it doesn’t have your standard table-building tools. Short answer – yes, you totally can! The trick is you have to build it externally first.  In this quick tutorial, I’m going to show you the easy way