Part Sketch Part Real in Photoshop

Turn part of an image selectively into a sketch, while leaving the remaining portion untouched in Photoshop.

This is a free stock image

The dress of the girl has been turned into a sketch.

The tutorial is here

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Displacement Map in Photoshop

I have shown how you can work with a Displacement Map earlier. I am posting it again with some added steps for a better effect.

This image has been created with a Displacement Map.

The tutorial is here

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Gaussian Blur to increase contrast in Photoshop

You can use the Gaussian Blur to increase contrast in an image in Photoshop. This method works on most images and in any version of Photoshop.

I will be using this free stock image for the tutorial.

The same image after applying Gaussian Blur.

The tutorial is here 

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Auto Blend in Photoshop

You can use Auto Blend in Photoshop CS versions to seamlessly blend a number of images.

I will take three free stock images and blend them into one with Auto Blend.

These are three free stock images.

The three images blended into one.

The tutorial is here

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Partial desaturation with Mask in Photoshop

You can use Black & White adjustment layer together with the Gradient tool to keep half of an image in Black and White and the remaining in Color in Photoshop.

 

Part of the image is in color and part has been desaturated.

The tutorial is here 

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Dark to Light, Light to Dark in Photoshop

You can change the tone of an image with Levels in Photoshop of course, but you can also do it in another way, which will give a better effect. You can change an image with a dark tone to light and vice-versa.

An image with a dark tone.

Changed to a light tone.

An image with a light tone.

Changed to a darker tone.

The photoshop tutorial is here 

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Rembrandt Style lighting in Images with Photoshop

The Dutch Painter Rembrandt had a special kind of light that he used in his work, which photographers also use.

There is a trick to know how to apply the light in Photoshop where you neither have a model or are able to arrange the lights. All you have is a 2D image. But it can be done. 

I have taken this free stock image.

Here is the Rembrandt Style of Lighting added with Photoshop. It can be done in any version.

The tutorial is here

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Behind Glass Photoshop tutorial

Making an image to appear behind glass is not very difficult in Photoshop, whichever version you may be using. It can be done with the Blend Modes such as Overlay or Softlight. This is another way of doing it. It gives a much better result.

I have used this free stock image of a glass jug.

and this free stock image.

For this behind glass effect.

The tutorial is here

 Other photoshop tutorials are here