by Leslie Nicole | Jun 1, 2012 | Before & After
I’ve used the Photoshop CS6 Oil Paint filter and a Topaz Labs* Detail filter as described in the previous post, Using The Oil Paint Filter In Adobe Photoshop CS6 to make this poppy image. The Texture I’ve used the Transcend texture from Les Textures II for...
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...
by Leslie Nicole | Feb 13, 2012 | Using Textures
Back when I taught Hand Coloring, I always emphasized how important highlights are. Cleaning up the highlights in an image can make the difference between an OK image and an image that comes to life. Note: I’ve stopped using mouse hovers for the Before / After...
by Leslie Nicole | Jan 21, 2012 | Before & After, Photoshop
I get a lot of emails asking me how I get my images to look clear and crisp and I’ve had questions asking me about how I use the Topaz Labs filters. This is a good opportunity for me to do a demo of how I capture and process my images. Let’s take a look at...