There are many plug-in filters around for Photoshop but it's amazing some of the effects we can achieve using Photoshop's own filters. In this project we are using Photoshop 7 but it can easily be followed in Element 2...

A digital camera allows us to take pictures that we wouldn't normally give a second glance, but when opened in Photoshop can be transformed into something completely different. This image was taken in Stow-on-the-Wold in the Cotswolds using the Coolpix 990...

Many of Photoshop's filters are not available to images in CMYK mode. That doesn't mean you can't use the filters, it just means that you need to know a few tricks...

There are a variety of ways to convert a photograph into a pencil sketch. And here's yet another, using the Difference blending mode, an Invert adjustment layer, and the Median filter. We'll demonstrate using PhotoSpin's image #0880017...

Photoshop offers a variety of filters that can be used to make a photo appear to be a painting. Here's another, using the Median and Texturizer filters...

Using layer blending modes is a quick and easy way to composite images. Copy one image over the other and change the upper layer's blending mode and/or opacity, and you've got a great image! But you can finesse the appearance of the composite by using multiple blending modes...

Here's a technique for producing that absolutely, perfectly, flawlessly smooth skin. It's not appropriate for all images, but when you need perfect skin, give this trick a try...

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, June 2005
If you find the Adobe Camera Raw plug-in for Photoshop (known as ACR) a little overwhelming, let Peter Bauer show you how to tame the beast.

Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, June 2005
Learn how to blur your background a bit in order to make the subject of your photo stand out in sharp focus. Photoshop author Peter Bauer makes it easy.

One thing that I ever wanted to do is to draw a portrait. But, cause I really haven't that gift, I use the gift that I've simulating that beautiful portraits in a digital way... Here is the way I do that, using Photoshop:...