R Christopher Vest is a photographer and Illustrator who creates stunning painted photographs. Christopher talks about the tradition of manipulating photographs historically. Seventeen pieces are showcased and Christopher shows how one of the images was composited in Photoshop.
Learn my “Secret Sauce” ingredient for using textures on a black background.
See how to use several different methods to create layer masks, plus get a free texture download.
Interview with photographer, Jessica Jenney with a selection of her beautiful images of flowers and intimate landscapes.
How to quickly turn your layer mask on and off in the layer panel.
Tips on how to get started making your own textures.
This quick tip will save you countless aggravation! Really!
Free Textures are a great way to get started with textures, but be aware of restrictions that are attached.
Straight photographs of found textures will usually benefit from refining with editing.
Quick tip showing how to copy a layer mask to another layer in Adobe Photoshop. Also how to replace a layer mask.