Minggu, 07 Oktober 2012

Recommended Android Applications

Reference: Recommended Software applications (apps) for an Android version 4 ICS phone



For Android devices, here are my recommendations for installed apps, all from the Google Play Store.  In this list you will find truly useful programs, none of those stupid bubble levels or Star Wars light sabers. Recommendations include some already installed applications, but the icons may not be  exposed on the desktop. Updated: 2012.10

Summary of apps:
Alarm Clock Xtreme
ToDo List Task Manager
GMail Client
Advanced English and Thesaurus
Skype
Currents (Magazine)
TED
Google Play (music)
Google Maps
Google Search (handy shortcut)

BarCode Scanner
Tiny Flashlight LED
Adobe Reader
Task Manager
GDrive

Bubble Break
World of Goo
Sudoku Plus
Math Workout Pro

Ratings:  Applications are listed as Free, Advertising or Paid. If "Free", the app is truly free, with no advertising, trials or other requirements.  For most advertising apps, I recommend paying the upgrade fee to gain all features or to turn off the advertising. The illustrated user reviews are directly from the Play Store and are accurate as of 2012.10.  My opinion is marked with a red star.



Day-to-Day useful Applications

In no particular order, here are applications that I like and use on a daily basis.


Alarm Clock Xtreme, Angle Labs 
(Advertising, partially limited features, Paid upgrade $2.00)
Alarm clock, timer, countdown timer.


Why this alarm instead of the built-in Android Calendar with its alarm? 
The calendar reminder does not repeat the alarm (say, every Monday, or M-F) and the calendar only chirps one time; the alarm never nags. 

However, this alarm will nag you mercilessly until you respond.

Alarms start quietly and increase in volume; adjustable rate.
Large snooze button; purposely-small dismiss button.
Alarms can be set to repeat by day, for example, every M-F, 6:00am.
Easily set a one-time alarm.
Alarm event can be tagged with a label ("Feed the neighbor's dog")

An interesting option for those who press snooze a dozen times in the morning, you can have the alarm prompt you with math problem of various complexities.  Answer the problem correctly and the alarm turns off. 

Deficiencies:
The alarm can be set to repeat, for example, every Friday at 5:00PM, or can be set to repeat across multiple days, say daily at noon, but you cannot set an alarm for a specific date, such as April 23rd.  This is a surprising and annoying limitation.  See ToDo List Task Manager, below.

Minor Installation Problem:
The app-store has Alarm Clock Xtreme Free.  If you upgrade to the paid version, the free version remains installed, giving you two alarm-clock apps.  Manually uninstall the free version.





ToDo List Task Manager - Pro, Mike's Android Workshop
(Advertising, paid upgrade $4.00)
Standard Task Manager with calendar views, color coding, alarms can be set prior to task.  Good notification choices.

Task Managers are a busy category, with lots of competition.  This program has a well-thought-out list of features, including color coding, categories and other grouping.  You can also set alarms with required confirmation.  For some, this can replace the need for the Alarm Clock Xtreme, described above.

The free version is annoying with ads but at least you can try the program out before buying.  The Pro version (paid $4.00) is a little pricey for what it is, but I like this program.  If you install the paid version, you will have to manually un-install the free version.





Gmail Client, Google
(Free)
A Gmail client for your Android that connects to your Gmail account. 

One would think the Gmail client were installed on all Android devices by default, but you will have to download from the app-store.  If you use Google+ (Google's response to Facebook), use that client instead of the Gmail app.
The interface is different than your PC's browser, being optimized for the smaller screen and slower bandwidth.  It works reasonably well.

Related: 
I am also using K-9 Email for my POP3 mail accounts.  I can't say I'm in love with that application.



Advanced English and Thesaurus (Dictionary), Mobile Systems
(Advertising, moderately obtrusive on the search screen)
A WordNet dictionary and database that can run over your phone's data plan or with a local database.  Developed in conjunction with Princeton University.

The app is a peculiar blend of a dictionary and thesaurus, rolled into one.  If you are looking for a pure dictionary, this is not the app you want, but it has proven to be a handy reference.  Dictionary entries are somewhat superficial and you won't find etymologies, syllables, etc., that would normally be found.  But, in it's defense, that is not its purpose. 

The program can can run over a cellular or wifi network or the dictionaries can be downloaded locally.  I recommend running over the network, saving space on your device.

Problems:
A paid version is not available so you have to tolerate the ads.





Skype, Microsoft
(Free)
Place voice or video calls over an IP network. 
Can use front and rear-facing cameras for video conferencing.

True video conferencing with millions of daily users.  Use this client to save money on cellular or other long-distance charges.  This is an interesting product, especially if both parties are on high-speed lines (faster than 3mb/s).  On slower lines, video is choppy and prone to failure, but voice-only calls are very good.  Running over a cellular network is not recommended.

Logging into Skype and placing a call can be confusing because of how the menus operate and many of my friends have had troubles, but it becomes easier after several uses.




Currents, Google
(Free, really!)
Online published magazine articles.  Well done, great content, topical.  Includes selected articles from Forbes, The Daily Beast, 500px, and others.

The free articles are very good.  Other magazines can be purchased.  There is nothing pushy about this program.  Everything is opt-in without advertisements.  Great for reading when you have a few minutes to spare. 





TED, TED Conferences
(Free)
Short (10 to 15 minute) video presentations by some of the most talented people in the world.  Highly recommended.  A remarkable and interesting collection of lectures.








Google Play Music, Google
(Free)
Plays MP3 albums without advertising

Your Android device likely came with a full-featured music play (for example, the HTC came with "MOG").  These are usually vehicles to sell you more music.  If all you want to do is play from your existing MP3 library, then use Google Play.  Google Play is probably already installed, but the icon may not be exposed on your desktop.

Problems:
The program has bugs.  Every now and then, at least on my devices, it has long pauses between tracks and it has had bugs where new albums are loaded and the old ones fall off the catalog but they can be re-attached with some fiddling.  Bugs withstanding, this is still a good program and Google has promised to work on the issues.

Less Serious Problems:
It takes too many clicks to play an album. 
Loading albums (say from Windows Media Player) is challenging.  To work around this, I like to load albums by literally copying them from Windows Explorer, directly to the device's music folder.  A  future article will show the steps. With all this said, I still like the program.





Google Maps, Google
(Free)
A high-quality mapping program that has the potential to replace a stand-alone GPS.

The maps are accurate with GPS turned on and nearly as accurate if the GPS is turned off and you are in a metropolitan cellular network.  The maps look great.  Verbal instructions are nicely done.  It always warns you about up-coming instructions a moment before it gives details, giving you time to turn down the radio. 

Issues:
For long-distance driving, the GPS and phone will draw the battery and you will need external power.  If you touch the map while navigating, it stops orienting itself to your current position (by design); you'll have to press the navigation arrow to re-orient the map.  This makes the screen sensitive.

If you fiddle with the screen, it is easy to lose your last-typed destination and you may find yourself re-typing, which is dangerous when driving.  Using the Android voice-recognition feature is hit-or-miss.

It seems to be a wash if this this program is as good as a dedicated GPS; both have benefits.  In Google's favor, maps are constantly updated and it switches to street-view as you near your destination.  Definitely worth installing.  Once installed, be sure to cache your city by clicking Options, and "Make Available Offline".




 
Google Search, Google
(Free)
Starts a search without forcing you to jump to the browser first.  In reality, this launches your default browser, but the icon will save you a few seconds. This is really just a convenience app.




General Utilities



BarCode Scanner, ZXing Team
(Free)
Reads all kinds of barcodes, including UPC, 3of9, Aztec and others, and then reports what the item is.  A click later, searches the web showing where the item can be found or bought.

Barcode Scanner uses your camera to scan the code.  Straight-forward app that works as expected with no fluff, or advertising. I have no idea how this program can possibly work, but it does.





Tiny Flashlight +LED, Nikolay Ananiev
(Advertising, reasonably unobtrusive.  No paid version)
Turns on your camera's LED/Flash, acting as a flashlight. 

This is actually a useful application and is better than using your screen as a flashlight.  It can also use your screen to simulate yellow caution lights, red-and-blue police lights, or strobe lights, as well as other less-useful options.  Some of the options are admittedly gimmicky, but fun.



Other Utilities that should be installed

  • Adobe Reader for reading PDF documents; see Play Store
  • GDrive (cloud storage of files); see Play Store or SkyDrive
  • Android Task Manager (installed on your device, but the icon is likely not exposed.  You'll find this in the App List.  Use this to terminate mis-behaving applications.)



Games

Android games seem to be problematic about downloading and it is hard to trust vendors who blackmail you with advertising and other shenanigans.  But there are a few that I have found really well done and entertaining.





Bubble Break, City Games LLC
(Minor advertising on opening screen; well behaved; Free)
Classic bubble-break game that has only been downloaded about 5 million times.  This version (especially Push Column) is highly addictive and wastes tons of time.  My high score is 216,000.




Sudoku Plus, NRSM
(Free)
Classic Sudoku; easy to navigate screen.  1,000 puzzles, various skill levels.



World of Goo, 2D Boy
(Demo, Paid $5.00)
A strange game that is interesting and infuriating.  Some humor is hidden within the game, making it even more enjoyable.  Game of the Year by many publications.  At $5, a tad expensive.





Math Workout Pro, Brain Training
(Advertising.  Paid Pro version $2.00)
Basically flashcards for math.  Well done except for odd numeric keypad.  Admittedly, not strictly a game but it will give you a good workout when you need to brush up on your math skills.  I reviewed several other brands and if 10 million downloads are any indication, this seems to be the best.  You will want to spend the 2.00 to dump the annoying advertisements.


You are invited to leave comments on your favorite apps.

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Sabtu, 06 Oktober 2012

Intro to Photoshop: A Guide to Guides.

Photoshop tutorial: fresherwink.blogspot.com
Graphic design work as well as if you work on  pictures then the world's most popular software is Adobe Photoshop. There are numerous features that are designed to be used with Photoshop, the new features can be added to amplify photoshop on lots of work. It is not easy to learn Photoshop.  you need  long-range effort with concentrated attention. to be a professional in photoshop you need to know many keyboard shortcut . However, once you learn it and you will not work without Photoshop. Many people may not know, learning Photoshop can be a very effective medium for the World Wide Web. internet can be taken the teacher's role in your Photoshop. here we discuss some websites that are helpful to learn photoshop on internet.
 


(Tutorial9)

here you can get huge tutorial with picture. you can watch the video tutorial too.


(PPSDTUTS)

 here you can get hundreds of pictures which are made by photoshop. and you can get the tutorial of this making. most importantly you like the comment. if you have any question about photoshop, you definitely get the answer here. the tutorial is big because here you get the details of a tutorial.


(Good-Tutorials)

 “Create a Photoshop Action for Screenshots”- you can get this type tutorial in here.

(Photoshop Lady)

the best tutorial resource in web. you can read and write in this tutorial. you can save your tutorial in this site by creating an account. you can rate the tutorials too.


(Photoshop Tutorials)

in this site, tutorial resources is not too much but you can get the easiest direction 


(Luxa)

social learning site for Photoshop artists. here you can get posts about tutorial, video and design. a user can request for a video or tutorial in here. you can use their unique brush to create a unique photo effect.



photoshop alternative: http://www.gimp.org/downloads/
 


Here you can learn some technique and tutorials:



01.Create & Edit Original Art


02. Photoshop Tutorials for Popular Special Effects

03 Backgrounds, Textures, Pattern Fills, and Seamless Tiles

04:Borders, Frames and Edge Effects

Creating Original Art and Special Effects in Photoshop

05 Creating Text Effects with Photoshop


06.Creative Photo Manipulation and Special Effects


07.Making Photos Look Like Art 


08.Photoshop Montage and Collage – Merge and Combine Photos


09. Altering Color & Lighting, Converting Grayscale, Black & WhiteEffects

10.Photoshop Photo Effects : Manipulating Focus,Adding Motion and Drama:




Photoshop Tutorial: A Guide to Guides 01: Create & Edit Original Art



Create & Edit Original Art

Digital Artists’ Techniques for Creating and Editing Original Art Work

Explore tips and techniques for creating and editing original art work in Photoshop. Includes tutorials for drawing, painting, coloring, cartooning and adding enhancements to original artwork.
Video: How to Use Bristle Tip in Adobe Photoshop CS5
A new feature in the Photoshop’s painting tools, the bristle tip brush adds highly realistic and precise painting effects. Learn how to use the bristle tip.
Video: Mixer Brush in Photoshop CS5
The mixer brush in Photoshop creates painted artwork affects. Learn how to use the mixer brush, as well as efficient tips and tricks.
Create a Snow Globe in Photoshop
Use Photoshop 6.0 (or higher) to create a snow globe from scratch. You’ll learn about highlights and shading, layer sets, clipping groups, working with custom shapes, blend modes, layer effects, and more.
Create a Rainbow in Photoshop
Use a gradient fill and the polar coordinates filter to create a rainbow in Photoshop (any version).
Photoshop CS5 Digital Painting Tutorial
From TwinPixels: “One of the exciting new features in Photoshop CS5 is the more natural way of painting, opening new ways to express your creativity – even if (like me) you’re not a true painter. In this tutorial I will show you the techniques and the tricks to convert a photo into a great-looking painting.”
Al Mackey’s Photoshop Tutorial
“This tutorial is aimed at people who are artistically inclined but may not know much about digital paint programs, and covers digital inking, coloring, shading, and some basic effects used to produce cartoon-like imagery.”
Broken by Dhabih Eng
Dhabih Eng explains his process for creating comic-style illustrations with Photoshop 3.0 using layers, the dodge/burn tools, airbrush and paintbrush.
Chroma-Cell Coloring Effect in Photoshop 5.5
Aaron Bieber describes the process of creating a cell animation coloring effect in Photoshop. Covers creating and tracing the sketch, coloring, and adding the highlight and shadow areas.
Cigarette
Draw a cigarette from scratch.
Colouring a Robot in Photoshop
“This Photoshop tutorial shows a step by step breakdown of how I went about shading one of my concept robots. This tutorial will also show you how to cut down your time spent shading.” -Troy Packer
Colouring Line Art by Melissa Clifton
“The tutorial that follows shows MY way of colouring using Photoshop. I do not claim to be a Photoshop expert by any means, this is just the technique I use. It’s a really good way of colouring/shading your pictures if you are indecisive about the colour palette, as you can easily change the colours at any stage!”
Digital Coloring Part 2
“In this tutorial we will learn how to digitally render line art like they do in the comics. The following procedure is not the only way its done, but it is one of the methods used by professionals.”
Digital Coloring
Find out how to apply comic book style coloring to line art. Intermediate Level for Adobe Photoshop 6.0
Digital Colouring with Photoshop
“This step by step tutorial explains the process of creating multi-tonal colouring for realistic detail in digital art. Learn how to colour your own creature designs and more.” -Troy Packer
Digital Painting Steps- Adobe Photoshop 7 Tutorial
Walkthrough of how a digital painting is done in Adobe Photoshop. This tutorial assumes a comfortable level of proficiency with Adobe Photoshop and the brush settings.
Digital Pop Art: Unleash Your Inner Warhol
From creativepro.com: “Learn how to transform ordinary images into stylized pop art with Photoshop and Illustrator. Roy Lichtenstein would be proud of your efforts, too.”
Freehand Painting with Photoshop
“Learn how to make a custom brush and then use it to create vibrant, freehand paintings. This tutorial gives a breakdown of how I created one of my pictures, with some helpful tips along the way.” -Troy Packer
GrassTutorial
“This small tutorial will show the methods I use to create grass, everything was created using Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and a mouse.”
Light Bulbs from Scratch
Step-by-step lesson to create a light bulb from scratch. Also explains how to make an animation from it. PSP5.
Painting a Photorealistic Tree Frog in Photoshop
Digital painting tutorial by Richard Harris.
Painting Clouds in Adobe Photoshop
“This digital painting tutorial requires the use of Adobe Photoshop. I used Adobe Photoshop 7 but older versions of Photoshop can be used as well (as early as 5.5) and assumes that you have a stylus and tablet (Wacom or otherwise). This can be attempted with a mouse but you would have to adjust all your brush settings, like opacity and size manually.”
Pencil Sketch to Smooth Digital Shading
“This step by step tutorial shows how I convert my pencil sketches in to polished digital art. Learn how to use the smudge tool on pencil sketches to create smooth digital shading.” -Troy Packer
Photoshop Painting Techniques: Hair and Fur
“In the olden days, there weren’t any really great ways to create hair and fur effects. But Photoshop 7 will allow you to design your hair strand by strand and generate a highly complex effect with little effort.”
Rainbow
Create a rainbow using custom gradients and layer opacity. For version 5.5 and 6.0. Several examples of uses for this technique.
Scanning Line Art
A method for achieving a quality scan of black and white line art, particularly for the purposes of coloring in Photoshop. Beginner level for Adobe Photoshop

Photoshop Tutorial: A Guide to Guides 03:Backgrounds, Textures, Pattern Fills, and Seamless Tiles



Backgrounds, Textures, Pattern Fills, and Seamless Tiles

Tutorials for creating and working with backgrounds, textures, seamless tiles, and patterns in Adobe Photoshop. Create metal, rust, grids, stone, water, wood, and other textures.
Adobe Photoshop Pattern Maker
[Video Tutorial] Use the Adobe Photoshop pattern maker tool to create patterns out of graphics and photos. Generate original designs and special effects for your projects.
Adobe Photoshop Marquee Tool Background
[Video Tutorial] Use the marquee tool in Photoshop to create backgrounds that can make any image or photo look professional or transform it into the perfect gift.
Add Custom Patterns and Save them as a Set
Photoshop 6 ships with two sets of patterns that work with the fill tool and layer styles. But did you know you can add your own patterns and save them as a custom set? Here’s how…
How To Use a Pattern Fill
Learn how to define an image or selection as a pattern that can be used to fill a layer or selection in Photoshop.
Pink Flannel Seamless Tile
Learn how to create a seamless “flannel” textile pattern in Adobe Photoshop 4.0 and up.
Creating Studio Backdrops
From the author: “I don’t want to blow a bunch of money to have professional studio photos taken. So I decided to create my own backdrops instead. Check out this tutorial for users of Adobe Photoshop 5.5 and Corel Photopaint 9.”
Creating A Realistic Nebula
Use the clouds filter and difference blend mode to create a nebula background.
Creating Patterns in Photoshop CS2
This tutorial shows you an easy and fun way to create a seamless pattern in Photoshop CS2.
Disgruntled Dots
Use channels, pattern fills, layers, and other native features and effects to create a variety of polka dot patterns. This site is not compatible with Netscape 4.
Foliage Texture
Create fine foliage that can be used as a bush or tree texture.
Forging World Textures
From Eyeland Studio: “Create planet-like seamless textures from scratch using Adobe Photoshop.”
Geometric Backgrounds
Use Photoshop’s Distort>Shear Filter to create seamless geometric patterns.
Jean Cloth Texture
Realistic denim cloth texture in four easy steps.
Maximizing use of Textures
Textures can be another great way of adding detail to your interfaces. Adding a texture can be as easy as putting the texture on top of the interface but certain texture application methods can greatly enhance your interfaces and get more out of your textures.
Multi-layer Textures
Learn one way of creating a complex texture by blending multiple layers.
The Power of Randomness
Combine the clouds filter with a gradient lighting effect for an interesting random texture.
Seamless Subtle Texture
Create a subtle textured background then learn how to make it seamless using the offset filter in Photoshop.
Seamless Tiled Backgrounds
Use the offset filter and clone tool to make seamless tiles.
Seamless Web Page Background
Use the shear filter to remove tiling lines from textures that aren’t seamless.
Stone Textures
Create a realistic stone texture with the difference clouds filter and lighting effects. This site is not compatible with Netscape 4.
Stone Wall
Create a stonework texture in Photoshop 5 using native filters and tools.
Texture Possibilities with Blending Modes
Use layer blending modes to achieve a variety of unique textures from the same base images.
Texture Wrapping
Learn how to add realism to 3D shapes you create in Photoshop by wrapping them with a texture. Version unspecified.
Textures and Tiles
A series of five lessons on how to create textures and seamless tiles for backgrounds. Version unspecified.
Tilings
Two different methods for creating seamless pattern effects.
Transparency & High Contrast Backgrounds
Several different approaches for handling shadows on high contrast backgrounds. Version unspecified.
Using Patterns
Work with the navigator palette, color picker, paintbrush, pattern fills, layers, and layer effects as you learn several ways to use patterns in Photoshop.
Wood
Techniques for four different wood-grain effects: pint, walnut, oak, and cherry.

Photoshop Tutorial: A Guide to Guides 04:Borders, Frames and Edge Effects




Borders, Frames and Edge Effects

Tips and tutorials for creating decorative borders, frames, and photo edge effects in Adobe Photoshop.
Add a Mat Frame to a Photo with Photoshop or Elements
Sometimes a certain photo just needs an extra special treatment to make it pop. One simple way to make a photo pop is to add a matted frame to it. This tutorial shows you how to add a matted frame with Photoshop or Photoshop Elements.
Adobe Photoshop Photo Frame – Video
[Video Tutorial] Make your favorite photo look polished and elegant- learn how to add a tasteful faux frame to the image itself with Adobe Photoshop.
Create a Vignette (Soft Fade) Effect
A vignette, or soft fade, is a popular photo effect where the photo gradually fades into the background, usually in an oval shape. By using Photoshop’s layer masks you can create this effect flexibly and non-destructively.
Pinking Shears in Photoshop
Learn how to create the effect of fabric cut with pinking shears using a seamless textile pattern and custom brushes in Photoshop 4.0 and up.
Burned Edges
Beginer level tutorial shows you three different burnt edge effects. Work with layer masks, selections, stroke command, and the airbrush tool.
Enhance Your Images with Photographic Edges
Several techniques for applying edge effects to your photos without plug-ins.
Framing a Picture
This beginner’s level tutorial shows you how to mat and frame a picture using a custom frame and mat. Learn cropping, layers, gradients, marquee selections, and layer effects.
Miter Joints
Join two pipes in a 90 degree angle with a mitered joint. Also a useful technique for creating frames.
Rainbow Edges
Create rainbow effects by stroking a selection in Photoshop.
Rounded Corners
This method of creating rounded shapes allows you to be much more precise than the more commonly used gaussian blur method. There’s a free action to download for automating it.
Rounded Rectangles
Find out how to make rounded edge rectangles in Photoshop 4.
Torn Edges Effect
Here’s a four step technique to give photos a torn edge effect.
Digital Artists’ Techniques for Creating and Editing Original Art Work
Explore tips a

Photoshop Tutorial: A Guide to Guides 06:Creative Photo Manipulation and Special Effects



Creative Photo Manipulation and Special Effects

Create a Magnified Cutaway Detail View in Photoshop
How to create a magnified detail cutaway view in Photoshop. Use this technique when you want to show more detail in a specific area of an image.
Turning Pictures into a Coloring Book with Photoshop
[Video Tutorial] How to turn digital pictures into a coloring book using Adobe Photoshop.
Creating 3D Anaglyphs in Photoshop
A 3D anaglyph image will appear three-dimensional when viewed through red/blue lenses. Here is a reader-submitted technique for creating 3D anaglyphs in Photoshop 5.5. The tutorial should be compatible with later versions of Photoshop as well.
Add a Watermark to a Photo
Protect your photos and images by adding a translucent copyright watermark over them to identify them as your own work. This technique does not require you to render the layer, so your text remains editable.
Shatter Effect
Apply a shattered glass effect to a photo in Photoshop.

Photoshop Tutorial: A guide to Guides 08:Photoshop Montage and Collage – Merge and Combine Photos




Photoshop Montage and Collage – Merge and Combine Photos

Stitching a Two-Part Scan or Panorama
Learn how to stitch together multiple images that were too large to be scanned in one piece. This tutorial uses Photoshop layers, the move tool, and the eraser tool. This technique can also be used to combine multiple images for a panorama.
Creating a Circuit Board Face
“So the other day I get an email asking how to map the image of a circuit board onto a human face. An interesting though slightly unusual request, it’s definitely not the oddest email I’ve ever gotten. Turns out, this is a really useful and easy technique and now that you know what to look for, you’ll see it used in ad campaigns all across the country.”
Double Exposures with a Digicam
When you add two images together with a double exposure, all the light from the first image is overlaid by all the light from the second. Bright areas that fall on top of each other add together and become brighter. Dark areas that fall on top of each other add together as well and lift in brightness. This is how to do it the digital way.
Fading Images into One – Using Layer Masks
Learn how to combine several pictures into one using layer masks in Photoshop 5 and up.
Morphing Objects in Photoshop 5
A step-by-step approach to creating a hybrid image from two source images. Offers solutions for overcoming many of the problems you may encounter when morphing images.
Photo Composition
In this tutorial, you will combine two (or more) photos to make a composition. Uses layer masks, selection, levels, and painting tools.
Double Exposures with a Digicam
When you add two images together with a double exposure, all the light from the first image is overlaid by all the light from the second. Bright areas that fall on top of each other add together and become brighter. Dark areas that fall on top of each other add together as well and lift in brightness. This is how to do it the digital way.
Fading Images into One – Using Layer Masks
Learn how to combine several pictures into one using layer masks in Photoshop 5 and up.
Morphing Objects in Photoshop 5
A step-by-step approach to creating a hybrid image from two source images. Offers solutions for overcoming many of the problems you may encounter when morphing images.
Photo Composition
In this tutorial, you will combine two (or more) photos to make a composition. Uses layer masks, selection, levels, and painting tools.
Double Exposures with a Digicam
When you add two images together with a double exposure, all the light from the first image is overlaid by all the light from the second. Bright areas that fall on top of each other add together and become brighter. Dark areas that fall on top of each other add together as well and lift in brightness. This is how to do it the digital way.
Fading Images into One – Using Layer Masks
Learn how to combine several pictures into one using layer masks in Photoshop 5 and up.
Morphing Objects in Photoshop 5
A step-by-step approach to creating a hybrid image from two source images. Offers solutions for overcoming many of the problems you may encounter when morphing images.
Photo Composition
In this tutorial, you will combine two (or more) photos to make a composition. Uses layer masks, selection, levels, and painting tools.

Photoshop tutorial:A Guide to Guides 09: Altering Color & Lighting, Converting Grayscale, Black & White Effects Tutorials for altering the color and lighting of a photo for creative effects and adding drama or interest. Includes techniques for colorizing, monochrome tinting, sepia toning, creating duotones, converting to black & white, and other manipulated color and light effects. Convert Color Photos to Black and White with Photoshop – Video There’s something special about the classic look of black and white photos. Learn how to convert your color pictures into black and white using Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop Photo Filter [Video Tutorial] It’s all too common for our photos to seem great if not for an unflattering yellow, green, or other tint. With Adobe Photoshop’s Photo Filter, you can adjust the color of your digital pictures, reconciling them with the memories they document. Adobe Photoshop Sepia Effect [Video Tutorial] There’s a quaint and beautiful look to older, black-and-white photos. With Adobe Photoshop, you can mimic that sepia-toned, antiqued appearance for your images in just a few easy steps. How To Apply a Sepia Tone to a Photo Step-by-step instructions for tinting a photo with a sepia tone in Photoshop. Coloring Photos One technique for adding color to faded or grayscale photos. Uses quick mask mode and adjustment layers. Full Moon Apply mighty night visions to your daylight pics. Light Rays in Adobe Photoshop CS “You want to create a stained glass effect in Photoshop, but the built-in Stained Glass filter doesn’t exactly produce the sophisticated look you’re going for. Maybe you want a little more detail in the glass segments in the effect; maybe you want light rays streaming through the glass.” Luminosity Masks and Sepia Toning This two-part tutorial discusses luminosity masks and how they can help produce handsome sepia tones. Sepia Toning In photo work, it seems as if we are always trying to make the old new again, and the new old. In this tutorial, we will give that 1895 sepia look to a new photo.



Altering Color & Lighting, Converting Grayscale, Black & White Effects

Tutorials for altering the color and lighting of a photo for creative effects and adding drama or interest. Includes techniques for colorizing, monochrome tinting, sepia toning, creating duotones, converting to black & white, and other manipulated color and light effects.
Convert Color Photos to Black and White with Photoshop – Video
There’s something special about the classic look of black and white photos. Learn how to convert your color pictures into black and white using Adobe Photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop Photo Filter
[Video Tutorial] It’s all too common for our photos to seem great if not for an unflattering yellow, green, or other tint. With Adobe Photoshop’s Photo Filter, you can adjust the color of your digital pictures, reconciling them with the memories they document.
Adobe Photoshop Sepia Effect
[Video Tutorial] There’s a quaint and beautiful look to older, black-and-white photos. With Adobe Photoshop, you can mimic that sepia-toned, antiqued appearance for your images in just a few easy steps.
How To Apply a Sepia Tone to a Photo
Step-by-step instructions for tinting a photo with a sepia tone in Photoshop.
Coloring Photos
One technique for adding color to faded or grayscale photos. Uses quick mask mode and adjustment layers.
Full Moon
Apply mighty night visions to your daylight pics.
Light Rays in Adobe Photoshop CS
“You want to create a stained glass effect in Photoshop, but the built-in Stained Glass filter doesn’t exactly produce the sophisticated look you’re going for. Maybe you want a little more detail in the glass segments in the effect; maybe you want light rays streaming through the glass.”
Luminosity Masks and Sepia Toning
This two-part tutorial discusses luminosity masks and how they can help produce handsome sepia tones.
Sepia Toning
In photo work, it seems as if we are always trying to make the old new again, and the new old. In this tutorial, we will give that 1895 sepia look to a new photo.