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Corrupt PSD File? Here’s Exactly What to Do
One of the most irritating occurrences for a Photoshop user is when the program crashes unexpectedly and you lose all your work. You can search everywhere for the file, then when you find it and open it, it is corrupt. Of course, there are ways to prevent it from...
Flatten Image vs. Merge Layers: What’s the Difference?
To many Photoshop users who have not come across the Merge Layers and Flatten Image functions before, the difference between the two options can seem unclear. Of course, the words ‘merge’ and ‘flatten’ pretty much have the same meaning, right? However, whilst they...
Channels vs. Layers in Photoshop: What’s the Difference?
Amongst beginners, there can often be lots of confusion surrounding channels and how they differ from layers. However, understanding both elements, particularly layers, is especially important when using Photoshop. This article will help to explain the individual...
Photoshop Opacity vs. Fill: The Difference and Why it Matters
Very often, Photoshop users find themselves asking: ‘what’s the difference between the program’s Fill and Opacity options? Do they not both have the same effect on a layer?’. These are both valid questions since both functions are used to control an individual layer’s...
How to Save LARGE Photoshop Files as JPEGs
Saving large Photoshop files can often be a real pain, particularly when it comes to saving them as JPEG images. Photoshop doesn’t offer the option to save a file as a JPEG if the file is larger than 65535 x 65535 pixels, meaning that for an aspect ratio of 1:1, the...
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Can You Unmerge Layers in Photoshop? [Yes, Here’s How!]
I am sure we are all aware of how irritating it can be when we need to edit a certain individual element within a Photoshop document but then we realise that this element is merged onto the contents of another layer. It can often be a really complex issue to...
Does Photoshop Require a Graphics Card
A graphics card (also known as a video card, a graphics processor, or a GPU) is an important piece of computer hardware that produces the images you see on your monitor. So, of course, it is an inherently useful piece of hardware when it comes to editing photos in...
This is Why Your Photoshop Layers Are Red
I am sure we can all agree that encountering an issue or an abnormality when using Photoshop is both extremely irritating and stressful. These feelings are intensified when you cannot figure out why the problem is occurring, despite trying to do what feels like...
Why Does Photoshop Text Look Pixelated? Easy Fixes
Adobe Photoshop is one of the leading design programs you can get on a PC or a Mac. It allows you to create intricate layered designs which many other programs simply do not offer. A common issue among even advanced Photoshop users is when the text used on a project...
Is Photoshop Hard to Learn? A Complete Guide for Beginners
Are you a Photoshop beginner, desperate to learn more about the program and its capabilities? Are you ready to learn how to make awesome pieces and start developing your design skills? Then you’ve come to the right place! Here at LP Club, we understand how...
Photoshop Fonts: How to Identify, Copy and Match
Photoshop’s Match Fonts feature has been an element of the program since 2015, yet a lot of users don’t know of its presence. It really is an absolute blessing for any font-lover, eliminating the tedious guesswork of identifying fonts by eye and instead allowing...
The Best Ways to Reduce Noise in Photoshop
Taking a great photo is always the most rewarding and exciting part of a photographer’s job. I am sure you have all often found yourselves celebrating until you take a good look at the image and realize just how much noise there is within it. But you will be glad to...
Photoshop Brushes Not Showing Up? Here’s What to Do
Have you ever spent hours downloading hundreds of brushes, then opened Photoshop again the next day only to find that all of them have mysteriously disappeared? If you have, then you will undoubtedly understand just how irritating it can be. The problem can seem...
Stuck in Photoshop Grayscale? Here’s What to Do
Is Photoshop only letting you select black, white, and a selection of gray shades when you’re choosing a color? Then you might be stuck in Photoshop’s Grayscale Mode. You’ll be glad to know that there’s a simple solution to the problem, meaning that you can get things...
Here’s why Photoshop Increases Your File Size
There’s often nothing more annoying than encountering a problem that you cannot possibly solve whilst using Photoshop. Once you’ve tried everything from turning the computer on and off again to closing and reopening the program, it can feel as if you have exhausted...
TIFF vs. PSB: Digital Art Formats Explained
Here at LP Club, we understand how difficult it can be to wrap your head around the differences between file formats. It may be pretty simple to distinguish between a JPEG and a PSD, but what about a TIFF File and a PSB File? It may seem confusing right now, but...
How to Create Natural Freckles in Photoshop
Freckles are a beautiful feature. So, it’s great when you have a model that has freckles, as it’s an element that can give your work a raw, natural feel. But what if you want to replicate that effect in one of your photos, but your model doesn’t have freckles? Fear...
How to Create 3D Text in Photoshop
Running out of ideas of ways in which you can work with typography? Wanting to create a text effect that stands out and catches people’s eyes? Then you’ve come to the right place. Luckily, creating a three-dimensional text effect couldn’t be easier to do, and produces...
How to Create a Double Exposure Effect that Rocks
Traditionally, multiple exposure images were a combination of two or more exposures by a camera to create a single image. Whilst this created, and still can create, an awesome effect, today’s technology allows us to have more control over the outcome when recreating...
How to Create a Night-Vision Photo Effect
Although it’s not the most common design trend, adding a night-vision effect can totally change the mood of your image and in some cases, give the exact mood to your creation you were looking for. Luckily, it couldn’t be easier to do! To quickly resume, in order to...
How to Create a Metallic Text Effect in Photoshop
Typography is a central aspect of the design of movie posters, book covers, video games, advertisements and more. The effectiveness of a piece of text is intensified when it fits with the theme of the work. So, knowing how to create a metallic text effect can be...
The 20 Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts You Need to Know
As a beginner, learning all the Photoshop keyboard shortcuts can seem a little overwhelming. You can spend hours searching the internet endlessly in an attempt to find every single shortcut there is to know. If you want to say goodbye to those hours of searching for...
Sharpen Images in Photoshop with the High Pass Filter
For photographers, sharpening images is an all too common task that can often be difficult and time-consuming. Luckily, Photoshop’s High Pass Filter is a lot easier to get the hang of than the commonly used Unsharp Mask or the Smart Sharpen feature. This tutorial...
Remove ANYTHING from a Photo in Photoshop
Having distracting aspects in a photograph is something that happens all too often for photographers. Whether you want a ‘human-free’ landscape, or you want to remove a ‘photo-bomber’, Photoshop is the answer to all your problems. This article will act as a complete...
How to Split Images for Instagram’s Multi-Post Panoramas
For Photographers that enjoy shooting panoramic images, Instagram’s dimensional restraints can be really annoying. Although recently they’ve allowed users to post images that aren’t square shaped, there are still constraints in place that, more often than not, prevent...
3 Ways to Create a Water Reflection in Photoshop
Creating a water reflection from scratch is something that we get asked about a lot here at Learn Photoshop. You can easily transform what seems like a boring image into an eye-catching landscape by simply using a few Photoshop tricks! If you want to practice adding...
How to Simulate Perfect Film Grain in Photoshop
With the evolution of technology, we’ve seen the gradual decline in film photography, and a transition into digital techniques. But with the benefits that this change has seen comes a creative disadvantage, in the form of the loss of that classic noise/grain effect...
50 Photoshop Editing Tutorials
Here at Learn Photoshop, we understand how hard it can be to find decent tutorials. With so many to choose from, it can be tricky to know which ones are going to give you the best results or explain the process most accurately. So, we’ve compiled a list of 50 of our...
How to Create a Glitch Text Effect with Photoshop
Recently, there have been thousands of designers producing work with a glitch effect. With its futuristic style and vibrant character, the effect can be added to practically any visual form and look awesome. In this article, we’ll discuss how to create a glitch...
How To Change The Color of Eyes In Photoshop
Editing portraits in simple ways is one of the things for which Photoshop is famous. One of these simple adjustments that can be made to portraits is altering the color of the subject’s eyes. Whilst this process tends to yield better results when used to make minor...
How to Flip a Layer in Photoshop
Maybe the most useful feature that makes Photoshop unique, separating it from other editing programs, is the option to edit individual layers, rather than the entire content of an image. This allows us to make changes to one single element of a piece. The ability to...
How to Crop a Circle in Photoshop
Cropping your images to fit in a circle can be a really useful technique. You could use the cropped image as a profile picture for your social media sites or preserve the transparency of the background and add it to another project. Luckily, it couldn’t be simpler to...
A Short Guide to Rulers and Grids in Photoshop
Utilising grids, guides and rulers in Photoshop is a great way in which you can quickly and easily improve the compositions of your pieces. They allow you to align visual elements and place components at regular intervals, and they don’t show up when printing or...
10 Great Video Tutorials to improve your Photoshop skills (for free)
Hello everyone, for the ones who don’t know me, I’m Martin and I am the creator of the instagram hub @learn__photoshop. LP Club became bigger and bigger those last months and I have countless requests from you guys asking for photoshop tutorials. Sometimes it’s about...
Edit your Pictures like Brandon Woelfel
Brandon Woelfel is a well-known freelance photographer based in New York. He was born in 1994 so at the time I’m writing this article Brandon is 24 years old. It is not clear when exactly he started photography. However, what he says is that he started taking pictures...
5 Youtube Channels and Websites to improve your Photoshop skills
Hello everyone, Few days before I asked you (people who subscribed to the newsletter) to vote and choose the Topic of this article. I know things are moving quite slowly for LP.net but I’m doing my best. If I could have more than 24 hours available in a day it would...
How to Change Skin Tones in Photoshop
Image copyright Getty Images This tutorial only deals with corrections in skin tone, and not changing skin color entirely. Skin tone corrections are always tricky. However, Photoshop CC has a few neat tools that make the job significantly easier. With a little...
How to Add Stars in Photoshop
Night photography is beautiful – landscapes and cityscapes full of stars are breathtaking - the truth is, it’s not easily achievable just by a camera. Even with the long-exposure settings, it is often too difficult to capture all those great stars in the night sky....
How To Change Hair Color Using Photoshop
Image via Digital Vision/Getty Images Changing the color of an object within an image in Photoshop is very similar to using a coloring book: you fill a specific area of the image with a particular color. The only difference is that a coloring book already comes with...
How To Make A Watermark In Photoshop
Watermarks can be extremely useful for designers, photographers, and all types of visual artists alike. Whether you use your logo or just simply your company name, creating a watermark is great when it comes to advertising your business name, protecting images from...
How to Perspective Warp Text in Photoshop
Warping text to create the illusion that it is disappearing or heading in a set direction is an extremely useful technique. Whether you’re adding it across just a plain background or warping it to follow the perspective within an image, the outcome that you’ll create...
Create a “rule-of-thirds” Grid in Photoshop
A rule-of-thirds grid is a grid that splits your image into nine equally sized rectangles, allowing you to base the composition of your piece around it. Working with one can be the key to making captivating, visually pleasing images. Luckily this can be created...
Open a JPG with Adobe Camera Raw
Editing images in Adobe Camera Raw allows access to a wider range of adjustments, such as split toning, noise reduction, white balance and more. Whilst shooting images as JPEGs rather than RAW files tends to be limiting, the program’s editing capabilities provide...
How To Create An X-Ray Image Effect In Photoshop
Here is a handy tutorial on how to create a cool looking X-Ray Image effect that is also high in quality using Photoshop! If you want to jump directely to the video tutorial click here: VIDEO TUTORIAL X-Rays are some seriously high-tech stuff and are very reminiscent...
How to Add a Lens Flare Effect in Photoshop
Light is one of the most important aspects of visual arts. Whether the light is naturally formed in a photograph, or adjusted within Photoshop, it’s able to effectively communicate the tone of an image, establish a mood, or just improve the appearance of it in...
