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Using The Pen Tool – The Basics

April 9, 2008 in The Basics by Steve Tolley

This tutorial is more for the beginners of Photoshop on how to use the pen tool and what you can do with it, although some more advanced with Photoshop may also find this useful, it is just a quick tutorial today as I am currently working on a new WordPress layout for this website so I am quite occupied with that, but I will still be doing tutorials every other day whilst I am doing this.

How To Use Adjustment Layers – The Basics

March 30, 2008 in The Basics by Steve Tolley

This tutorial explains what an “Adjustment Layer” is and also the benefits of using one instead of just adjusting it normally, and how to best use it so that you get the desired effect that you want.

How To Round The Corners of A Shape Using Levels

March 27, 2008 in The Basics by Steve Tolley


This tutorial shows you how to simply and easily round of the corners of any shape, using layer masks and levels…

Making Text Follow A Path

March 26, 2008 in The Basics by Steve Tolley


A very simple 3 step method to make normal Text follow a drawn path, can be used in many situations with good results.

How To Use The Extract Filter

March 22, 2008 in The Basics by Steve Tolley

This Tutorial explains how to properly use the “Extract Filter” in Photoshop