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Jan11

Using clone stamp on Photoshop (with Video)

Clone stamp is not just for cloning objects in photos, you can also “erase” them. Blemishes and wrinkles can be magically erased from your model’s faces as well as that annoying person who somehow made it in to your photo.
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Jan4

Basic Brush function in Photoshop

Brush property can be use for any other tool that requires painting on the effects or selection such as painting dodge and burn effects or painting quick mask selection.
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Dec10

Choosing colors with Eyedropper in Photoshop

If you need to get the exact color from a specific location on your photo you can extract that information using the eye dropper tool.
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Dec10

Increase highlights & Shadows with Burn & Dodge tool in Photoshop

Dodging and Burning can help you brighten and darken small or big areas of your photo instantly. I advise using this only for small touch ups as it is directly applied onto your photo so it is difficult to reverse the effect.
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Nov29

Fast and easy selection with Polygonal Lasso Tool in Photoshop

Polygonal Lasso tool is perfect for outlining object with straight edges such as buildings. You can also simulate curving organic edge by using the refine edge tool later.

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Nov28

Making freehand selection with Lasso Tool in Photoshop.

Lasso tool is good for minor quick selection unless you have really good eye/mouse coordination or you are drawing from a tablet don’t think about making precise selection.
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Nov22

How to retrace the edge of a selection in Photoshop

After creating your selection you can further refine the edge of the selection. With the Refine Edge tool you can expand, contract, soften and even automatically trace the nearest edge.
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Nov21

Simple selection with Rectangle/Oval Marquee Tool

Rectangle and Oval Marquee tool is great for quick geometric selection for drawing shapes, creating boarders, outlining geometric object in a photo etc…
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Nov20

Selecting similar colors with Magic Wand in Photoshop.

If you need to quickly select an area of similar color such as replacing the sky or a green screen Magic Wand is your tool.
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Nov18

Professional way to outline and select with Pen/Path Tool in Photoshop

Why use a Pen tool to draw or make selection? Because it gives you better control and higher precision that other tools cannot give you.  
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