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1. Adding Canvas Area with the Crop Tool | Photo Editing

Step 1: Open your image, zoom out (ctrl -), and press 'f', then set the background color for your canvas area. In this case, I want to add black canvas area to my photo. So I set my background color to black.

2. Photoshop Move Tool: Move Layer or Selected Area : freetimefoto.com

Note: If you have selection in your image you can start drag from inside the selected area and to perform cut and move. Or if you start drag form anywhere outside the selection, the selected layer and selection will move together.

3. Creating some nice effects | AREA 1

My name is Opariuc Mihai, I'm a graphic/web designer from Ploiesti, Romania and I'm the owner of AREA 1. I hope we can share a lot of informations, tips&tricks; and ideas through this website.

4. How to make a download button | AREA 1

Now insert the attention sign (download here) in your project. Scale it down a little and then duplicate it. Move one of the attention sign layers and change its Opacity to 50%. See Screenshot 7. Scale down a little the attention sign layer with 100% Opacity. See Screenshot 8. You should now have something like this: See Screenshot 9.

5. Tip: Setting the Photoshop Work Area Background Color - Tutorial9

@MPCoyote - If you're working with photographs, you might find that changing the background color of photoshop to black, or white, or some other color will actually help you see how the photo would be framed in different colors. For most users, the neutral grey works perfectly though

6. How to isolate a color | AREA 1

My name is Opariuc Mihai, I'm a graphic/web designer from Ploiesti, Romania and I'm the owner of AREA 1. I hope we can share a lot of informations, tips&tricks; and ideas through this website.

7. How to make a wallpaper | AREA 1

Next, using the Gradient Tool, draw a line on your background until you get something like this: Screenshot 2. Then import you model. See Screenshot 3. After this, choose the Magic Wand tool (Screenshot 4) and click on the background of your model (Screenshot 5) and choose Refine Edge and change the Feather to 2 px (Screenshot 6), Click Ok and then press the Delete key on your keyboard to erase the background. Repeat this until you have no background: See Screenshot 7. Go to Layer > New > Layer (Screenshot 8) and using the Brush Tool draw whatever you want. See Screenshot 9. Create a new layer for each different brush or color you use. Right click on a brush layer (let's say that your layer is named Brush Layer 1) and choose Duplicate layer and change the name to Brush Layer Blur 1 instead of Brush Layer 1 copy. See Screenshot 10. Then move the layer Brush Layer Blur 1 under the layer named Brush Layer 1. See Screenshot 11. With Brush Layer Blur 1 selected go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and choose Radius 10. See Screenshot 12. Do this for each layer (different shape or color). You should have something like this: Screenshot 13. Make a new layer and, using a sun rays brush, draw one. Put this layer above your Background layer and change its mode to Multiply and the Opacity to 50%. See Screenshot 14. You should have now something like this: Screenshot 15. Now create a new layer, choose one of the colors you've used before and draw some dots using particle brushes. Duplicate this layer and change it's mode to Color Burn. See Screenshot 16. Now using the techniques above make some more layers, use more custom brushes.

8. 50 Christmas Wallpapers | AREA 1

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9. Making some special lights | AREA 1

I have made an archive containing the brush, the background image, the .PSD project; you can download it here. (Size: 2.11 Mb)

10. Creating & decorating a 3D text | AREA 1

My name is Opariuc Mihai, I'm a graphic/web designer from Ploiesti, Romania and I'm the owner of AREA 1. I hope we can share a lot of informations, tips&tricks; and ideas through this website.

11. How to make a nice 3D text | AREA 1

In this tutorial I will explain you how to make a nice 3D text in Adobe Photoshop, so let's get started.

12. Getting to Know the Work Area - Photoshop Tutorials Free

The Adobe Photoshop and Adobe ImageReady work areas include the command menus at the top of your screen and a variety of tools and palettes for editing and adding elements to your image. You can also add commands and filters to the menus by installing third-party software known as plug-in modules.

13. The Work Area

The following tutorial will walk you through from launching the program to the work area of Photoshop, including palette information and other important areas of this program. By the time you are done with this exercise, you will understand the layout and some important terms used in this graphics program. When you are finished with the tutorial, please complete the quiz. Let's get started!

14. Hulk - new style | AREA 1 - Graphic/web design tutorials & articles

First of all, download this (grunge background), this (rough diamond background), this (Hulk image) and this (Risingsun Brushes by Blazter).