Brushes 101 {New Series}

June 3, 2013 by 27 Comments

Brushes 101 Series This week I am starting a new series of tutorials dedicated to Photoshop and Photoshop Elements brushes. Since many readers of this blog are new to PS/PSE, I am going to start at brand-new-beginner level and slowly get more in-depth. This first post in the series is to announce the topic and […]

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Action Edit using Carson City B&W

May 8, 2013 by 4 Comments

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com It’s been a little while since I’ve done an action edit. And I haven’t had a chance to try out the updated “City Lights” B&W set from Amanda! There were a few new actions added into that set. For this edit I chose ‘Carson City’.     The first thing […]

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How to create a watermarking action in Photoshop

April 17, 2013 by 10 Comments

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com I have been asked quite a few times recently “is it possible to make a watermarking action?”. Yes! It can be done, and today I will show you how! (unfortunately, actions can only be created in full versions of Photoshop and not Elements) The first thing you’ll need to do […]

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Using the gradient tool to lighten up your image

April 10, 2013 by 9 Comments

written by Beckie of beckiegkengle.com Today I want to show you how to lighten up an image using the gradient tool (I will be using CS5, but I do believe you would use the same steps in PSE#). (the image below is not mine, but I was given permission to use it without credit by […]

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