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Welcome to the official, Russell Brown tips & techniques page. This is your one-stop shopping location for the latest in hot new tips from the one, and only, Dr. Brown. Beware, these QuickTime movies are large and will take time to download with a slow connection. Also, if you are viewing them using Internet Explorer, the movies may take several minutes to appear. For best results, Dr. Brown recommends that you use the Safari, or Firefox browser. These tutorials have been provided to you as a free service from Adobe Systems and Russell Brown. Please do not redistribute this content without the written permission of Russell Brown. Have fun and don't forget to update your Adobe Reader and Apple QuickTime applications.
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Standard Edition Tutorials |
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CS4: Faux HDR Effects NEW! Posted 5/12/09 Introducing Dynamic Raw Imaging and faux HDR effects. Dr. Brown has definitely gone off the deep end with this crazy voyage into the world of special effects. If you're looking to add an oversaturated, and illustrative enhancement to some of your under exposed images, then you have come to the right place. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 10 MB
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CS4: Combining Multiple Exposures with Dr. Brown's Stack-A-Matic NEW! Posted 5/09/09 Learn the basics of working Dr. Brown's Stack-A-Matic and combine multiple exposures together into one image. Down load Dr. Brown's Scripts to the right. For more information on the other tools in this set, be sure and visit the Dr. Brown Scripts page. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 15.7 MB Dr. Brown's Script Installer: The time-lapse images used in this demo are courtesy of Kevin Cole Photography. |
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CS4: Creative Camera Raw Techniques Part One NEW! Posted 5/08/09 Guest photographer Dylan Maddux, shares an image for this technique that combines Camera Raw adjustments with a classic black and white action. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 14.4 MB Black & White Action: |
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CS4: Creative Camera Raw Techniques Part Two NEW! Posted 5/08/09 Dylan Maddux shares another of his images for this advanced Camera Raw technique that helps to enhance images. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 11.7 MB
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CS4: The Simple Wonders of the Paste Into Feature. NEW! Posted 5/08/09 Learn about the wonders of the Paste Into command for quickly combining images into a masked region. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 4.6 MB
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CS4: Super Advanced Masking Techniques for Really Bad Hair Days Posted 2/2/09 Get ready for an eye-opening adventure that is totally over the edge. Learn how to solve complex masking problems with an advanced collection of Nagel Hair Brushes. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 15.7 MB Dave Nagel Hair Brushes: ----- |
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CS4: Advanced Techniques for Masking Glassware Posted 2/2/09 Remove the white background from behind a glassware image with this advanced masking technique. |
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CS4: The Secrets of Color Range Revealed! Posted 2/2/09 Rediscover the wonders of the new Color Range tools in Adobe Photoshop CS4. Make advanced masking selections the easy way. |
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CS4: My Favorite New Adobe Bridge CS4 Features Posted 1/5/09 Learn about some of my favorite new features in Adobe Bridge CS4. This covers the Output module, Smart Collections, enhanced loop tool, and more... |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 16.5 MB
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CS4: Masking Workflow Techniques Posted 1/3/09 Discover how to work with the new Masks Panel for extracting a greenscreen background. This tip also demonstrates how to work with the new Adjustments Panel for non-destructive image enhancements. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 View QuickTime Tutorial; 9.4 MB
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CS4: Content Aware Scale Posted 9/23/08 Learn about this new seam carving technology in Adobe Photoshop CS4, and you'll be tempted to never use the standard Transform tools again. |
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Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Edition Tutorials |
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CS4 Extended: Basic 3D Animation NEW! Posted 5/05/09 Learn the basics of 3D animation with this simple spiral galaxy project. Use the supplied images and follow along with this tutorial. |
For Photoshop CS4 Extended Only View QuickTime Tutorial; 10.8 MB Images used in this tutorial: |
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CS4 Extended: Advanced 3D Animation NEW! Posted 5/05/09 Travel farther into the vastness of space with this advanced 3D animation tutorial. Learn to rotate, and scale 3D objects over time. Did I happen to mention that these were super advanced tips and techniques? |
For Photoshop CS4 Extended Only View QuickTime Tutorial; 14.5 MB Images used in this tutorial: |
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CS4 Extended: Star Wars Text Effect Posted 1/3/09 The force is with you Luke.... Create, and animate, a Star Wars scrolling text effect with Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. This tutorial demonstrates the new 3D Postcard feature, and enhanced 3D animation controls. |
For Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended Only View QuickTime Tutorial; 13.5 MB
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CS4 Extended: Spherical Panorama Posted 9/23/08 Discover one of the new 3D features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. In this tutorial you will learn how to wrap an image around the inside of a sphere to create a 3D panorama. Then, simply step into this digital space and use some of the new Photoshop CS4 tools to look around your newly created world. |
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CS4 Extended: Advanced Spherical Panorama Stitching Techniques Posted 10/28/08 Learn some of the details behind the creation of a spherical panorama. Merge, extend, and offset your photos to generate an image that seamlessly wraps around the spherical space. |
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CS4 Extended: 3D Quick-Look Posted 9/23/08 Get ready for an incredible 3D experience, as you view this quick-look at some of the new 3D features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended. This tutorial will take you through some of my favorite new tools for working, and experimenting, with 3D objects. |
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CS4 Extended: 3D Mesh from Grayscale Posted 9/23/08 Bring 2D images back to life with this new Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended technique for converting grayscale images into 3D objects. This tutorial will also demonstrate how to generate 3D depth maps directly from 2D images. |
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CS4 Extended: Advanced 3D Eclipse Animation Posted 9/23/08 Learn about some of the advanced features in Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended for animating 3D objects. In this project I will create a solar eclipse simulation from images of the earth and moon. Did I mention that this is an advanced tutorial? |
For Photoshop CS4 Extended Only View QuickTime Tutorial; 15.3 MB Earth and moon textures used in this demo:
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CS4 Extended: Advanced 3D Opacity Texture Masks Posted 11/05/08 Discover some advanced techniques for merging 3D images together, and creating special transparency effects. |
For Photoshop CS4 Extended Only View QuickTime Tutorial; 12.7 MB Earth and moon textures used in this demo: |
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CS4 Extended: Creating Transparent 3D Globe Graphics Posted 11/05/08 Look like a professional with this 3D transparent globe tutorial. It seems that everywhere you look today someone is using a spinning globe image. Here is your opportunity to look like a professional by creating your very own spinning globe. |
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CS4 : Where did Extract, Contact Sheet, and other CS4 features go? Posted6/20/09 In CS4 some hard calls were made to retired a number of features. Some of these can be added back into CS4 (see Mac & Windows downloads) while others are gone for good. More information
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For Photoshop CS4 and CS4 Extended MAC Download all the Mac optional plug-ins PC Download all the PC optional plug-ins
Easy Installer for Extract and Contact Sheet - Macintosh, Windows 32Bit and Vista64Bit
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CS4 : More useful reminders about Photoshop CS4 Posted 4/28/09 Check out John Nack's blog page for more information about working with Photoshop CS4. |
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Advanced CS3 Masking with Monsters! (The Series) |
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CS3: Basic Monster Selections Learn the basics of making simple selections and then apply these selection techniques to a real world monster project. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3
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CS3: Clipping Mask Monsters Posted 05/08/08 Discover the magic of clipping masks and how you can create complex masks with this simple technique. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 6.5 MB
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CS3: Quick Select Monsters Posted 05/08/08 Start by using the Quick Select Tool, and Marquee Tools for making a selection, Then, easily modify the selection with the new Refine Edge feature. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Monster Background Eraser Posted 05/08/08 Learn how to make a nondestructive selection from the layer transparency created by the Background Eraser Tool. It sounds complex, but it's easy and the results look great! |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 13.6 MB
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CS3: Extracting Monster Backgrounds Posted 05/08/08 Never fear, the Extract Tool is here! Rediscover the Extract tool all over again. In some situations, it's still the best way to make a mask for detailed hair. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 13.3 MB
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CS3: Stroke Extracted Monsters Posted 05/08/08 This classic Russell Brown technique returns again, but this time with a few new CS3 tricks. Learn how to speed up the process of extracting backgrounds from images in this classic tutorial. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 11.2 MB
Download some of the sample files used in this series of monster tutorials |
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CS3: Forced Foreground Extracted Monsters Posted 05/08/08 Learn a quick and dirty way to extract an image from its background. This technique doesn't work on all images, but it is definitely interesting. Check it out! |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 5.9 MB
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CS3: Removing Fringe from Monsters Posted 05/08/08 Discover three distinctive ways to remove the ugly fringe that can ruin any good masking project. These techniques are specially designed for working with detailed hair, in masking projects. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 10.4 MB
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CS3: Lightning Effects for Monsters Posted 06/25/08 ZAP! Remove the background behind lightning and flame images so you can add special Layer Effects, and avoid Blending Modes when necessary. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 6.7 MB
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CS3: Greenscreen Monster Alert Posted 05/08/08 Learn how to remove the green spill of light that appears around the edges of images, that are shot against a greenscreen backdrop. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3
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CS3: Advanced Monster Masking Posted 05/08/08 This tutorial demonstrates how to combine the refined edges of the Pen Tool and the soft transparent qualities of the Extract Tool. The results are well worth the effort. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 10.9 MB
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CS3: Knockout Monsters for fun! Posted 05/08/08 This classic technique lives again! Learn the subtle qualities of the Deep, and Shallow, Knockout feature. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 8.2 MB iStock photos used in this tutorial: |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Standard Edition Tutorials |
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CS3: Creative Camera Raw Effects The Monster Technique! Posted 1/11/08 Explore the wonders of the new controls in Adobe Camera Raw. Learn how to take images to the creative edge, and brake all the rules in the process. |
Advanced CS3 Extended View QuickTime Tutorial; 6.8 MB
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CS3: Printing to the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 Learn the important steps necessary for the best printing experience when printing to the Epson 3800. This tutorial is specifically designed to address some of the issues with the Epson 3800 and the MAC OS X Leopard operating system. Here is a detailed explanation of the changes that were made to the 10.0.1 update to Adobe Photoshop CS3. Remember, having all the current versions of Adobe Photoshop, and the Epson drivers is critical to success when printing. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 11 MB Additional Important Links Epson OS X Leopard Driver for MAC Epson FAQ OS X Leopard for MAC Adobe Photoshop Updates for MAC ------------------------------ |
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CS3: Printing to the HP Photosmart Pro 9180 Learn the important steps necessary for the best printing experience when printing to the HP Photosmart Pro 9180. Keep in mind that many of the steps that are detailed in this tutorial can apply to many of the other fine HP printers. Here is a detailed explanation of the changes that were made to the 10.0.1 update to Adobe Photoshop CS3. Remember, having all the current versions of Adobe Photoshop, and the Epson drivers is critical to success when printing. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 Additional Important Links Adobe Photoshop Updates for MAC ---------------------------- Adobe Photoshop Updates for PC
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CS3: Printing to the Canon Pro9500 Learn the important steps necessary for the best printing experience when printing to the Canon Pro9500. Keep in mind that many of the steps that are detailed in this tutorial can apply to many of the other fine Canon printers. Here is a detailed explanation of the changes that were made to the 10.0.1 update to Adobe Photoshop CS3. Remember, having all the current versions of Adobe Photoshop, and the Canon drivers is critical to success when printing. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 5.2 MB Additional Important Links Canon Software & Driver for MAC Adobe Photoshop Updates for MAC ---------------------------- Canon Software & Drivers for PC Adobe Photoshop Updates for PC
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CS3: Adjusting JPEG and TIFF images with Adobe Camera Raw ! Uncover the mysteries of working with JPEG, and TIFF images in Adobe Camera Raw. Warning! This is an advanced demo. Be sure to update to the current version of Photoshop and Bridge before attempting this process on your own. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Neon at Night! Move from day into night, with this artistic technique that demonstrates how to digitally bend neon tubes and then light them up with Adobe Photoshop CS3. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: The Adobe Camera Raw Luminosity Technique Delve into the powerful realm of Adobe Camera Raw and learn new techniques for enhancing images with the luminosity controls. |
Advanced Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Auto Blending Magic Discover some great new ways to use the Auto-Blend feature to combine multiple images together like magic. |
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CS3: Adobe Bridge CS3 Basics Learn about some of Dr. Brown's favorite new features in the Adobe Bridge CS3 application. Alert! - The Adobe Bridge Preference dialogs that are displayed in this tutorial do not match the current dialogs of the updated version of Adobe Bridge -Version 2.1.1.9. Please forgive this error. I will attempt to update this tutorial as soon as I can. Again, I am sorry for this inconvenience. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Mirror Mirror - Clone Source Tips and Techniques Use the Clone Source feature to mirror images with the Clone Stamp Tool and Healing Brush. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Nondestructive Text Effects with Smart Filters Create nondestructive special effects with type, that even a pirate can love. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 10.9 MB iStock image used in this tutorial: |
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CS3: Smart Filters Apply nondestructive filters to Smart Object layers. |
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CS3: The All New Photomerge Discover the updated Photomerge technology found in this new version of Photoshop. Combine panorama images together with new precision. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Converting Color to Black-and-White Learn an easy to use black-and-white conversion technique built into Photoshop CS3. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Auto-Align and Auto-Blend Layers Align multi layered documents with perfect registration, and then magically blend overlapping edges. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: The New Clone Source Feature Scale, rotate, and position objects using five variations of the Clone Stamp tool. This new feature makes retouch a snap. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3: Quick Select and Refine Edge Posted 12/20/2006 Discover a new way to make selections in Photoshop CS3. Use the Quick Select tool, and then easily modify the selection with the new Refine Edge feature. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended Edition Tutorials |
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CS3 Extended: Working with Video (Part #1) Combining video files Posted 1/11/08 Learn how to combine two different video documents with the help of a layer mask. Also, learn about the best high quality settings for exporting to other video applications. |
Beginner to intermediate CS3 Extended View QuickTime Tutorial; 12 MB
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CS3 Extended: Working with Video (Part #2) Converting to Black and White Posted 1/11/08 Apply a black and white adjustment layer to a video document, and learn how to use key frames to blend the conversion over time. |
Intermediate to advanced CS3 Extended
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CS3 Extended: Working with Video (Part #3) Color tinting over time Posted 1/11/08 Discover some creative ways to do spot colorization of video documents with painting, and layer effects. Also learn how to paint with live action video over time. |
Super advanced CS3 Extended View QuickTime Tutorial; 19 MB Spot color tinting update View QuickTime Tutorial; 4,6 MB
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CS3 Extended: Exporting Animated GIF (Technique #1) Posted 1/11/08 Learn how to export video projects to small and compact GIF animations for the web. This first technique is designed for video documents that can have single, or multiple layers. |
Intermediate CS3 Extended |
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CS3 Extended: Exporting Animated GIF (Technique #2) Posted 1/11/08 Learn how to import and process QuickTime movies into animated GIF files. This second technique uses a special import feature to create animation frame based projects. |
Intermediate CS3 Extended |
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CS3 Extended: Animated Star Trails Posted 9/27/2007 - Advanced! Discover two different techniques for processing multiple exposures of the night sky for still and animated images. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended View QuickTime Tutorial; 16 MB Sample video animation: Additional information about shooting the night sky from Moose Peterson: |
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CS3 Extended: Sound Advice for Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended Posted 9/19/2007 Clear up the confusion about importing sound into Adobe Photoshop Extended. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended |
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CS3 Extended: Special guest, Nate Caplin reveals QuickTime Compression Secrets. (Episode #1) Discover some important techniques for exporting QuickTime projects from Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended |
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CS3 Extended: Adobe Illustrator Smart Object Animation Posted 5/2/2007 Import multi-layered, Adobe Illustrator CS3 documents, into Adobe Photoshop CS3 as Smart Objects. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended |
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CS3 Extended: U3D Export from Vanishing Point Posted 5/2/2007 Learn how to export 3D objects from Vanishing Point. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended View QuickTime Tutorial; 15 MB iStock photo used in this tutorial: |
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CS3 Extended: Warner Time Lapse Techniques Posted 5/14/2007 This tutorial reveals some great tips and techniques for working with a sequence of time lapse images. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3 Extended: Russell Brown and the Argonauts Present - 3D Image Composition Techniques Posted 4/10/2007 Discover some great tips and techniques for blending and compositing 3D objects with your own photographic images. Thanks to the generosity of DAZ/3D, you can download a free copy of the Sea Dragon file that was used in this tutorial. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 22 MB Duration: 15:15 ------------------------------------------------- Download a free copy of the U3D formatted, DAZ 3D Sea Dragon that was used in this tutorial MAC version Download DAZ 3D: SeaDragonU3D.sit; 3.3 MB PC version |
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CS3 Extended: Timeline and Frame Animation Basics Posted 3/27/2007 Learn the basics of the Timeline and frame-based animation features with this simple project. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3 Extended: Painting and Cloning on Video Posted 3/27/2007 Discover how to work with the Timeline animation feature to paint, smudge, and clone over time. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3 Extended: Creating Image Sequences Posted 3/27/2007 Design custom image sequences with two different techniques demonstrated in this tutorial. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3 Extended: Paint Over Time with the Clone Source Feature Posted 3/27/2007 Work with the Timeline Animation feature, and Video Layers, to develop creative animations. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 7.4 MB Video file used in this tutorial: |
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CS3 Extended: Making Video Color Adjustments Posted 3/27/2007 Learn to adjust the color of any of your video files with the standard Photoshop tools you're familiar with. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 6.5 MB Video file used in this tutorial: QuickTime Pro Export Tutorials |
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CS3 Extended: Creating Slide Shows With Sound Posted 3/27/2007 Create simple slide shows using the Timeline Animation feature and complete your production with imported sound files. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3 Extended: Synchronizing Animated Images and Sound ( Part 1 ) Posted 3/27/2007 Combine video and still images into a simple animated sequence. Lean to combine multiple layers and use key frames for simple transitions. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 14 MB
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CS3 Extended: Synchronizing Animated Images and Sound ( Part 2 ) Posted 3/27/2007 Discover how to paint on video frames and create a simple fade-to-black effect. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 15 MB QuickTime Pro Export Tutorials |
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CS3 Extended: Warping Images and Type Over Time Posted 3/27/2007 Learn to distort images and text over time using key frames with the Animation Timeline feature, combined with the warping tools in Photoshop. |
Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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CS3 Extended: Smart Objects and Stack Mode Settings Posted 3/27/2007 Combine multi layered files with incredible new blending techniques. Learn how to use the Median setting to make unwanted objects disappear like magic. |
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Dr. Brown's Podcasting Tutorials for Adobe Photoshop CS3 |
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Dr. Brown's Advanced Podcasting Techniques Learn Dr. Brown's production secrets for creating podcasts. This Macintosh tutorial will demonstrate some of the hardware and software that is used to create the tutorials that you see on this site. This tutorial is designed for Macintosh users, however some of the information may be useful to Windows users.
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Macintosh Production TechniquesAdobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 20.6 MB Download the Action used in this tutorial ------------------------------- Software and hardware links: Plantronics DSP-400 headset: SnapZ Pro Screen Capture Software iShowU Screen Capture Software Apple QuickTime Pro: Sorensen Squeeze Compression Suite: |
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Podcasting with Adobe Photoshop and Apple QuickTime Pro Discover an easy way to edit movies with Apple QuickTime Pro, and enhance your video with Adobe Photoshop CS3.
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Macintosh Production TechniquesAdobe Photoshop CS3 View QuickTime Tutorial; 11.3 MB
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Adobe Photoshop CS2 Tutorials |
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Black and White Variations Run this simple Adobe Photoshop Action and see a variety of ways to convert color images in to fine black and white images. This Action includes techniques from Nikos Kantarakias and Tom Neiman. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Smart Blur to the Rescue! Rescue web graphics that are filled with noise and artifacts, with this easy to use filter technique. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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The Day With No Sky (Part One) Learn how to use Dr. Brown's Place-A-Matic, and Camera Raw images, to help recover detail in a blown out sky. Alert! - If you are using the CS3 version of Place-A-Matic, then the Camera Raw dialog will NOT open while the script is running. Adjustments to the placed images must be done by double clicking on the placed Smart Objects that are found in the Layers Panel. Unfortunately, the CS2 behavior that is shown in this tutorial is not available in CS3. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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The Day With No Sky (Part Two) When all else fails, let's get creative! Learn how to totally replace the detail in a blown out sky. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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More Blue Sky Thinking But Wait! - There's More! Here are two more ways to extract a background, and composite multiple images. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers View QuickTime Tutorial; 9.6 MB iStock photo used in this tutorial: |
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Blue Sky Thinking Soar to new heights with these three distinct ways to composite text and images in Photoshop CS2. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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My Favorite Type Tips Russell reveals his top, sixteen, favorite type tips in one gigantic collection. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Soft Light Dodging and Burning Learn a non-destructive way to dodge and burn images with a Soft Light layer. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for everyone |
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Healing Sand Uncover some advanced ways to enhance the results of the Healing Brush tool. Also, learn to retouch images with Vanishing Point. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for everyone |
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Crop & Straighten UPDATED Discover an unusual way to use the Crop and Straighten tool. Is it useful, or just simply interesting? You decide. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for everyone |
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Wild Wild Text
Learn how to place text on a path with advanced typographic control. Also, discover the secrets of placing text inside of custom shapes. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Think Difference! Discover the blending mode with a difference, and learn how to enhance images with the History Brush. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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Wood Type Effects Create a simulated laser engraving in wood, and experiment with wood textures inside of text. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Smart, Smarter, Smart Objects! Design your next package, using Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop CS2. Also, learn how to warp Smart Objects into perfect perspective. Be sure to view the Tutorial UPDATE for some new additions to this technique. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Smart Object Basics Learn the basics of working with Smart Objects in Adobe Photoshop CS2 and discover what makes them so smart. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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Adobe Photoshop Printing Episode 1 Solve the mysteries of Photoshop printing with this step-by-step tutorial for Epson and Xerox printers. * The procedures demonstrated in this tutorial are my own personal printing techniques and they may not work in all situations. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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Adobe Illustrator Printing Episode 2 Solve the mysteries of Illustrator printing with this step-by-step tutorial for Epson and Xerox printers. * The procedures demonstrated in this tutorial are my own personal printing techniques and they may not work in all situations. |
Adobe Illustrator CS2 for designers and photographers |
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Adobe InDesign Printing Episode 3 Solve the mysteries of InDesign printing with this step-by-step tutorial for Epson, and other color managed printers. * The procedures demonstrated in this tutorial are my own personal printing techniques and they may not work in all situations. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and photographers |
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Exported Knockout Take my Digital Knockout tutorial to the next step and learn how to export animations for the web. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Dancing with Type Learn about creating text on a path and then adjust it without feeling like you have two left feet. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Shadow Text Split applied Layer Styles into individual layers for more creative control of your design projects. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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History 101 Correct images with this efficient and easy technique that uses the History feature in Photoshop CS2. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers |
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Advanced Background Extraction Learn advanced techniques for extracting complex backgrounds with the Extract Tool. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers |
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Painting Between the Lines Learn how to use the Paint Bucket Tool, and quickly add color to line drawings. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for artists and designers |
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Digital Knockout Punch through multiple layers with this special masking technique, and then learn to animate this effect for the web. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers and web publishers |
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Digital Watermark Branding Discover the fine art of creating an Action that will magically work on both horizontal and vertical images. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers and designers |
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Smart Sharpen Revealed! Go back to school and learn the basics of the new Smart Sharpen feature in CS2. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers and designers |
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Image Processor Secrets Uncover hidden secrets to the Image Processor and process your images with more control. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers and designers |
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Ribbon of Perspective Learn some great new ways to move objects in accurate perspective with this creative technique. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Only |
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Instant Exterior Discover a creative way to use this new feature to update building exteriors. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Only |
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Cloning in Perspective! Learn to paint in perspective with Adobe Vanishing Point. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 Only |
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CS2 Bridge Workflow Learn to take images directly from your camera and work with them in the new Adobe Bridge application. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers and designers |
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CS2 Camera Raw Take a close look at the new features in Adobe Camera Raw. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers and designers |
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CS2 Exporting Raw Images This tutorial includes information on using the new Image Processor previously known as "Dr. Brown's Image Processor." |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for photographers and designers |
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Open Type and Photoshop CS2 Gain fine typographic control with Illustrator CS2 and Photoshop CS2. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
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Image Warp and Photoshop CS2 Discover some of the new features found in the CS2 Warp tool, and learn how to warp text with amazing control. |
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for designers |
Adobe Photoshop CS tips |
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The Zen of Type Contemplate this simple and elegant way to blend layers in Adobe Photoshop. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for designers |
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Comic Wow! Learn how to create comic book-style text effects with Layer Styles. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for designers |
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Eclipsing Shapes Master the fine art of working with Shape Layers. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for designers |
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Transparent Patch Discover creative Patch Tool techniques for designers. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for designers |
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Design Variations Explore the wonders of the Layer Comps. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for designers |
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Hocus Pocus Focus Get a focused overview of the Lens Blur filter. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers |
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Hidden in the Shadows Take a detailed look at the Shadow Highlight feature for enhancing images. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers |
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Lighting with Layers Change the lighting of an image with two simple techniques. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers |
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Photo Toner Technique Take the creative approach to converting color images to black and white. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers |
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Moiré Go Away Remove moiré patterns from your digital images with these two techniques. |
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Liquefied Sand Dune Expand your control of the Liquify tool, and learn to manipulate the sands of time. |
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The Evil Fringe Eliminate unsightly color casts with the Color Replacement Tool. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers |
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Frosty Freeze Cool things down with Layer Styles and Blending Options. Turn summer images into winter wonderlands. Learn some valuable techniques that you can apply to a variety of projects. |
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Atmospheric Illusion Change the weather with a single layer! This advanced technique demonstrates the power of Layer Styles and Blending Options. Also included in this tutorial is an advanced technique for masking. Have I mentioned that this is an advanced tutorial? |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers View QuickTime Tutorial; 18.3 MB |
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Digital Photo Flow Enjoy an overview of Photoshop CS Camera Raw workflow and image processing for photographers. |
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Creative Bookmaking Learn a simple technique for creating handmade books from a single piece of paper. Create a six-page book, quickly and easily, with the supplied Action. This Action will only run in Adobe Photoshop. Also, a listing of the supplies necessary to construct your very own handmade book can be found on the Introduction Tutorial. Warning! The print settings used in this demo are based on early printer models from Epson, so many of the settings used in these tutorials have changed due to advances in printing technology. Because of these changes, you many experience some problems with the paper sizes that I have chosen for this project. It may be necessary for you to adjust the paper sizes to work with more modern printer models. Find out more about the Red River Paper supplies used in this project, click on this link. |
Adobe Photoshop CS for photographers Creating Books in Photoshop; 12 MB
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Creating Digital Hair Discover some amazing things you can create with custom brushes in Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2. Learn these techniques from my special guest instructor, John McConnell. Also, special thanks to David Nagel for creating these custom brushes for this demo. These brushes work best with a Wacom tablet. Note: After downloading the brushes, simply double-click on the file named (Nagel Hair Brushes.abr), and the custom brushes will be automatically loaded into your library of brushes. Remember, these custom brushes will only work with Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2! |
Adobe Photoshop CS and CS2 for MAC View QuickTime Tutorial #1; 9 MB View QuickTime Tutorial #2; 5 MB View QuickTime Tutorial #3; 6 MB
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Printing to the Epson 2200 (Advanced!) |
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Part 1 Find out how to get the best possible prints when printing from Adobe Photoshop CS to an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. |
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Part 2 Learn how to get the best possible prints when printing from Adobe Illustrator CS to an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. |
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Part 3 Discover how to obtain great prints when printing from Adobe InDesign CS to an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. |
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Part 4 Last but not least, find out how to get the best possible prints when printing from Adobe Acrobat to an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. |
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Custom profile printing from Adobe Photoshop CS ADVANCED! This technique demonstrates how a custom profile can yield true neutral grays in black and white prints, as well as high quality color prints from an Epson Stylus Photo 2200. |
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Liquify Alert Learn how to warp and bend an image into the contours of a flag. This will all be done using the amazing Liquify filter and a few special tips and techniques. |
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Seeing in Black & White In this tutorial we will investigate some of the ways you can convert a color image into a black-and-white image using Adobe Photoshop. It’s not as straightforward as you might think. There are several ways to convert a color value into a black-and-white value. You may think that you have seen every possible way to do this, but you may be wrong! I have discovered the patented “Russell Preston Brown Tonal Conversion Technique”--and in this tutorial, I tell you all about it! Looking for more information about black and white conversion. Check out some of these great web sites. Nightlight Images Tom Nieman's Site Jeff Schewe • Pixel Genius |
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Advanced Sharpening Techniques Learn the popular technique of Painting with Sharpen, where you sharpen only the areas of the image that need it. Or, move on to the Advanced Sharpening technique to find out how Photoshop gurus sharpen images. |
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Advanced Masking Put on your propeller hat, because this one is not for beginners. If you're interested in creating professional masks, then you have come to the right place. |
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