First let's start out with what Photoshop vector shapes are. They aren't really vector shapes at all. In fact they are a solid fill of color with a mask or clipping path over the top of the color to make it appear as a vector shape. The mask can be edited just like a vector shape is in Illustrator.....

This could be handy for examples, previews or pop-up images. This technique is simple and nice to use once you get the hang of it...

Due to popular demand, I have extended the Lightbox Web Photo Gallery tutorial with instructions on adapting it to work with Lightbox 2.0. Since this is a continuation, I highly suggest reading the original tutorial, otherwise you'll probably be a bit lost.

Create the popular photo montages you've seen in posters and puzzles. You will only see a bunch of tiling images when you view the images up close, however, if you view the image from a distance, you will see one large image created by all the small thumbnails...

Textures and the Lighting Effects filter can make an image jump right off the page or screen. Using a texture to create 3D, however, is a scary thing ...

Photoshop is no more just a printing guy's delight. Its used by graphic designers, web designers, animators, pre press analysts and digital artsis alike. Everybody has his own favourite menus and keyboard shortcuts.

This tutorial will show you how to use the layer mask feature of photoshop to blend different images. I have made a 400x400px canvas and added a few random 'spawn' pictures onto it. I also made the background black. Here is how they look

One of the most requested features has finally made it to Photoshop with the release of Photoshop CS. Now, just as in Adobe Illustrator, you can place type along any path. BNoth the type and the path...

Make cool glowing lines to make a burst effect , good on abstrac pieces.. Open up a new image that you want to put the lines on , get the ...

Here you will be taught how to stretch any image. 1) First Open up the image you want to use. I choose this one. 2) Select the Single Column Marquee Tool. ...