The Custom Shape Tool creates versatile shapes and paths (shape outlines).
In the Toolbox, select the Custom Shape Tool. Choose on the Options bar drawing mode: to create vector shape layers click Shape layers button...

1. It is quite easy to create rectangles with the help of methods we were talking about at the previous part, although we know nothing about restrictions. The easiest way to draw a rectangle is to create the upper surface, duplicate the layer at Photoshop by selecting Duplicate Layer at the palette ...

In the Toolbox, select the Dodge Tool. Choose brush size and style. Set exposure (stroke strength). Drag on the image. on the Options bar you can choose also the tool's range: Shadows, Midtones or Highlights...

What better time than Thanksgiving, when the harvest is in, to discuss the crop? Photoshop offers several ways to resize a picture, and we'll start a two-part look with the Crop Tool and Crop command...

Photoshop CS2 does not allow Smart Objects to be linked with a layer mask but that doesn't mean it's impossible. Learn this quick and easy trick to link Smart Objects with a layer mask.

One of Photoshop's most powerful features is the use of layers. Each layer in a Photoshop document is a separate image which can be edited apart from any other layer. A layer can be envisioned as an image on a sheet of clear material. Together, all the layers form a stack of images:

Make selection using only pen tool.

The Color Replacement Tool replaces color you paint on with foreground color without painting over image detail.
In the Toolbox, select the Color Replacement Tool. On the Options bar, set brush size and style. Paint to replace a color...

Photoshop 7 includes a neat feature that enables you to select a new document size from a pop-up menu in the New dialog box. Here's how to have your custom document sizes and specifications available, right in the pop-up menu...

This tutorial will demonstrate how to extract a clean mask from a photo of a tree set against a blue sky, using channels and levels, and then export the final result as a transparent .png. The general concepts may be intuitively applied to other applications.