A Short Video Tutorial on How Layers Work in Photoshop

I created this tutorial video in 2007 when i was exploring Photoshop myself. I had real difficulty understanding the concept of layers. That’s when I thought I must create this video which might be of help to many other beginners like me. Some people found this video useful and have left their comments.  A few [...]

Photoshop 6.0 Help Manual Goof-Up

I am pinpointing one example of a goof up in the Photoshop Help manual for three reasons: Photoshop being a widely used tool cannot afford any such goof ups regardless of the version of the tool To help you keep in mind some important things while writing instructions for a product feature To help you [...]

Photoshop Lesson for the Day : 4 Easy Steps to Extract an Image

Let’s say you see a beautiful rose in the hands of a pretty lady in a picture and you want to reuse it in the greeting card that you are designing. The Extract feature in Photoshop helps you extract the rose excluding the lady in a jiffy. I like the way the feature has been [...]

Tips to Learn a New Authoring Tool

It’s impossible to master an authoring tool and then set to work. During tight deadlines, you will be expected to bring out immediate results and in such a situation you have no option but to execute. If you have not used an authoring tool all your life, there are easier ways to learn. Learning a [...]