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Introducing Actions
We are so excited to announce the newest section of Phlearn - ACTIONS. If you have never used actions, your life is about to change. Photoshop Actions are basically an entire workflow in photoshop stored in a document. What this means, i...
Printing Your Image
Getting your image printed is very important, because it will give you more of an emotional attachment to your work. Having something physical is a lot more powerful than a digital file. There are some hurdles that many people face when ...
Printing Your Image
Most people will find that in their early stages of printing, whether at home or outsourced, that their images don't look anything like what they want. This is mainly due to the fact that the screen they edit their images on EMITS Light,...
Printing Your Image
Getting your image printed is very important, because it will give you more of an emotional attachment to your work. Having something physical is a lot more powerful than a digital file. There are some hurdles that many people face when ...
Summary
Monday's are contest days! Today we are reviewing the winner's from this week's contest, and announcing a new contest. Thank you to everyone who entered last week's contest, your insights are really great, and I can tell you are all destined for gre...
Summary
Basically, having a WACOM TABLET is going to save you a lot of time in the long run. More control means less mistakes. There are not many things that you can just go buy to make you better, but this is one of them....
What You Will Learn
Why a WACOM TABLET makes editing in Photoshop so much easier
Custom settings to get the best out of your device
What tablet is best for you
Why bigger isn't always better...
I couldn't be more excited about this weekend! WE are going to turn you into amazing photographers. The challenge this weekend is just that, a CHALLENGE. We don't get better by doing the easy things. I will be contacting photographers in the area and meeting u...
Today we cover why some things are best saved for the END of an edit.
Throughout my history of learning Photoshop and Photography, I have a tendency to rush things. With editing, this can really hurt good process. There are things that need to be done first a...
General TIPS to help
Don't get bogged down with what you CAN do. Focus on what you WANT to do....
Today we are going into the 2nd part of editing fundamentals -Finding a focal point, and why we edit in the first place. These are things not many people talk about, but they should be at the root of everything you do in Photoshop....
Hey Everyone!
We had some amazing entries this week for the Halloween contest, it was so fun looking through your images. The winners of the contest really went above and beyond, or just flattered me.
Congrats Greg, Ted, Angela, Priscilla, & Parthov!...
Today we are paying homage to Steve Jobs. He has changed the world in so many ways and will really be missed. There are not many people who can define an entire generation, and change the way the world solves problems. In a world full of copy, Steve broke thro...
We are starting a new contest for Phlearn! The site is going through a redesign, and we need your help with our new logo. We have a good start, but need some refinement. Your version could be the NEXT PHLEARN LOGO! This will go on the site for real. We will cr...
Join us on this great episode covering in depth Smart objects as well as Smart Filters. We are integrating a logo with a photograph, and taking some amazing steps to do so....
Today we are taking a HUGE COMPLICATED image, and breaking it down into a layer by layer explanation of how the image was created. We start off with nothing but a few random stock images, and build everything together to make the final image pictured below....
Today we are covering how to create actions and then use them as a batch edit. The first important step is to open an image and create your action. To do this go to WINDOW and to ACTIONS. Then use the new action button to create a new action. As you edit your ...
A bunch of people wanted to know what to do with a brush once created. In this episode we go over saving and loading brushes for later use, and sharing with friends.
Congrats to Erika Kay for winning this week's Phlearn PRO!...
Today we are making custom brushes on Phlearn, one of my favorite things to do!
In our contest this weekend - Make your own custom brush and do something cool with it!
The winner will be Pheatured on Phlearn as well as win a FREE Phlearn PRO!
Good luck ev...
Today we are talking about a really important part of putting image on the internet. Covering sizing as well as saving your images out to the best ratio between quality and size. To do the sizing we create a quick action to size multiple images quickly. Then w...























