June 2020

Photoshop Elements Watercolor Effect – Expert Mode Tutorial

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In this tutorial I show you how to make a faux watercolor effect in Photoshop Elements using filters and layer masks in Expert Mode.

00:00 Photoshop Elements Watercolor Effect Intro
00:21 New File
00:40 Set up Watercolor Brush
02:26 Making Background – color and texture
04:02 Adding the Flower Photo to the project
04:45 Reposition and Rotate the Flower Photo
05:11 Adding the Hummingbird Photo to the project
05:25 Reposition and Resize the Hummingbird Photo
05:49 Duplicate both the Flower and Hummingbird layers
06:25 Making a selection around the Hummingbird layer
08:09 Remove the background from the Hummingbird layer
08:30 Using Gaussian Blur on the Hummingbird layer
09:27 Making 3 more duplicates of the original Hummingbird photo layer
09:50 Repeating teh above steps for the Flower layer
11:58 Add Filter Gallery Paint Daubs effect to next Bird layer
12:40 Add a Layer Mask to this Paint Daubs layer and show just the main bird image using the Watercolor brush
13:53 Clean up the edges of the layer mask
14:37 Add a Layer Mask to Blurry Bird layer, use the Watercolor Brush to add effect using layer mask
15:42 Repeat above steps on Flower
20:37 Add Filter Gallery Sponge effect on next Bird Layer
22:46 Repeat above steps on Flower
24:45 Adding layer mask to last Bird layer and using Watercolor brush bring in some of that to project
26:48 Repeat above steps on Flower
27:49 Merge Flower layers into new layer for a background flower
28:46 Show Flower and Bird layers
28:51 Last trick – Add a watercolor stain to the Bird
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This Photoshop Elements Watercolor Effect tutorial was recorded in Photoshop Elements 2020 but will also work just as well in other versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements.
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3 Powerful Techniques To CUT OUT Trees In Photoshop (WITHOUT Halos or Fringing!)

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In this Photoshop tutorial, you will learn how to cut out trees in Photoshop using three powerful techniques!

This information-packed Photoshop tutorial will be filled with useful tips and tricks that you will be able to apply to any masking job, not just trees!

You’ll learn about the “Blend If” command, and how you can create true transparency with it.

You’ll also learn about the Defringe command which allows you to remove edge fringes and halos.

And you will learn about the tree generator and how you can use it to create custom brushes to give your trees a virtual trim.

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📘 INDEX – How To Cut Out Trees in Photoshop
Blend If Technique
01:30 – Blend If & Channel explanation
02:41 – Use the Blue Channel to cut out the tree
03:55 – Create true transparency from the Blend If blend.

Channel Based Mask
06:02 – Use the Lasso Tool to make a loose selection
07:18 – Inver the channel
07:25 – Use the Dodge and Burn Tool to isolate the tree in the new channel
10:43 – Use the Levels adjustment to refine the mask
10:56 – Use the Minimum filter to contract the mask and remove halos
12:10 –  Use the Defringe Command to remove fringing from the mask

Custom Tree Brush
14:55 – Use the Laso Tool to make a rough mask.
15:18 – Use the Tree Generator to create a tree
16:32 –  Turn your tree into a brush 
17:55 – Use the Brush settings to customize your brush
18:30 – Paint on your mask with your custom tree brush

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Blend If Crash Course
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Maximum & Minimum Filters Explained
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