#photoshop tutorial Cutting out images the old fashioned way

Cutting out images are a necessity but some find it difficult to use the Pen Tool, while not every one has the Photoshop CS5 or 6 to use the Quick Selection Tool. Photoshop has all along had the three Lasso Tools. These used in combination can cut out an image fairly accurately if you know how.

This is an image cut out from its background.

This is the original image.

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#photoshop tutorial Altering facial features with selections

Altering facial features may seem to be a difficult proposition. How do you make lips fuller, eyes larger and nose a bit longer without the photoshopping being apparent. It is not a complex job if you use selections only. This can be done in any version of photoshop.

The eyes, nose and lips in this image has been altered without seeming out of place.

This is the original image. Compare the two to see the subtle difference.

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#photoshop tutorial Colorcast correction in Photoshop CS6

Color casts can be a headache. But it sometimes happens. This can be corrected with Photoshop. That too in a few basic steps.

 This is an image with a yellowish cast.

The yellowish cast has been removed.

This is an image with a reddish cast.

The color cast is removed.

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Change Color with Hue/Saturation in PS CS6

Changing Color has just got easier in Photoshop CS6. You can simply target a color and change it.

This is a stock image.

The  red in  the cap can be changds to any color without affecting the other colors.

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Curves and Cross Processing

Cross processing is something that quite a few like. This is a quick way to achieve a cross processed effect with a Curves and a couple of Solid Color Adjustment Layers. It can be done in any version of Photoshop.

This is the cross processed effect.

This is the original image.

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Lighting Effects in Photoshop CS6 Working With it

The Lighting Effects filter has been completely reworked in Photoshop CS6. It allows more flexibility of use. In case you do not have the Lighting Effects filter it can be downloaded an installed and will work just fine. I will give the link for it. The controls of Lighting Effects look a bit baffling at first, but it is not difficult to use.

This is an image to which the Lighting Effects has been added.

This is the original image.

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Oil Paint Filter in Photoshop CS6

The Oil Paint filter in Photoshop CS6 does just what its name sounds -- it gives the effect of an oil painting to images. Earlier this required quite some skill in Photoshop to replicate the effect. With the new filter this has become considerably easier. 

This is the image of a hibiscus that I shot some time ago.

The same image with the oil filter applied.

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