by Leslie Nicole | Sep 11, 2014 | Photoshop
This is part 2 of the 4 part tutorial on creating this photo illustration effect. (Part 1 is an overview of the entire tutorial.) Choosing and Preparing The Color Image This post is divided into 3 parts. Choosing and preparing an original image. Examples of the...
by Leslie Nicole | Sep 5, 2014 | Photoshop, Photoshop Brushes
I’ve had a lot of requests for a tutorial on how I created this image of a French Castle that looks like it’s an illustration. A Tutorial In Four Parts While this technique is pretty simple, I wanted to cover a lot of the different options involved which...
by Leslie Nicole | Sep 15, 2012 | Photoshop
I’m often asked how I to get crisp details and bright tones in florals. Of course, getting a good capture to begin with is the most important step, but we’ll cover that another time! Using Photoshop filters is a great way to enhance details, open shadows,...
by Leslie Nicole | Jun 3, 2012 | Photoshop
A lot of my digital files that have transparent areas such as overlays, frames, tape are saved in the .png file format. The problem is that a Mac is set to open these types of files in the Preview application. To open in Photoshop, I’ve been dragging them to the...
by Leslie Nicole | Jun 1, 2012 | Photoshop
I’ve written before about using the free Pixel Bender Oil Paint filter for Adobe Photoshop CS5. I just upgraded to Adobe Photoshop CS6 and was ecstatic to find that the Oil Paint filter is now included. They’ve made a few changes to the settings that I...
by Leslie Nicole | May 15, 2012 | Photoshop
This Photoshop keyboard shortcut will copy all the visible layers and merge them into a new layer. I use this handy shortcut with with nearly every image. Let’s say I’ve added an adjustment layer to my image plus a burn/dodge layer, clone layer, etc. Now I...