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Mr. Mike ‘Mad Dog Skater’ Low got a little interested in all the filters in Photoshop and twisted my arm to do a new video on one of them. This video is my ‘Crazy Artistic Charcoal Effect’ video. Check it out below. If you like it then we’d love to hear any comments below… (more…)

This video covers how to create a cool little ad type graphic using gradients and a little imagination Hope you enjoy this video below. Make sure to leave a comment below…

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Creating cool chalk and charcoal effects is easy with the chalk and charcoal filter in Photoshop CS4. You’ll find it in the Filter tab under the sketch menu. (Filter>Sketch>Chalk & Charcoal.)

1. Open your image then select the chalk and charcoal filter from the sketch menu under the filter tab.

2. The light areas of your picture will inherit the background colors and the dark areas will inherit the foreground colors.

3. Set the chalk and charcoal areas in the middle of the settings range so you can increase or decrease the effect as needed. Set it to 10 or less.

4. Experiment with the pressure. Start at 2 or 3 then adjust the numbers ’til you get the view looking the way you want it. Again, experiment here.

5. Click OK to apply the filter

6. Look at the result and decide if you like it or not.

 

Once satisfied with the result, save your work.

 

Part 2 in the Colorizing Black and White Photos, this is where we start getting a little more serious and we get some great results from this technique Watch the video below now! Read more…

In this video we’ll cover how to use / add vignettes to your photos for that cool burned edges / darkened edges around your photos. Watch the video below now! Read more…

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Cross Processing in photoshop is quite easy. In this video we cover how to do it in a few quick minutes using a curves adjustment layer. Read more…

In this video we cover how to create your own digital frames and also creating a certain style of collages. Watch the video below now! Read more…

This video we show you how to add a nice glow to your images using the Photoshop filters. You’ll learn the exact settings to use also. Watch the video below now! Read more…