Making a Torn Edge Brush

Escher and the Droste Effect

Mimic the widely know ‘Escher and the Droste Effect’ in Photoshop CS4 using the new (beta) Pixel Bender Plug-in. Step One: Download Pixel Bender Plug-in for Photoshop CS4 Go to the following link and download the Pixel Bender Plug-in for Photoshop CS4 to your desktop (Plug-in file .mxp is located at the very bottom of…

Text Graphic Effect

Stylized Light Streaks

Retouching at Warp Speed

When capturing a photograph, one of the biggest challenges is keeping the edges and corners free of objects, such as weeds or rocks, which detract from the scene. Before opening the shutter, it’s always wise to perform a “border patrol” to ensure that everything in the composition is making a positive contribution. Even when exercising…

Torn Edges Effect

How to recreate a torn edge effect in photoshop   Download Matt’s brush set from this tutorial

Spider Web with Waterdrops

How to recreate waterdrops on a spider web using custom brush effects  

Improved Landscape with Content-Aware Scaling

The new Content-Aware Scaling feature in Photoshop CS4 will blow your mind. It’s capable of scaling the area around a primary subject while simultaneously protecting the subject itself from scaling. This sort of power makes it easy to expand a sky or shrink an undesirable region. Imagine being able to fit a 5×7 inch image…