Author: James Qu

James is a seasoned Photoshop expert with over 25 years of experience based in Australia. As the driving force behind PSD Vault, he authors the majority of its in-depth tutorials and insightful articles.

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Adobe Firefly AI is now part of Photoshop’s latest update. It’s a powerful tool for creating images from text prompts. Let’s learn how to use it step by step. Which Version of Photoshop Do You Need to Access this Feature To use Adobe Firefly AI features, you need the Photoshop beta version with Creative Cloud subscription. Specifically, you’ll want to access the Photoshop beta through the Creative Cloud app, which currently supports the latest Firefly Image 3 model. The features are currently available in the beta version, which allows users to generate images up to 2048 x 2048 pixels using…

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Photoshop has a variety of sharpening tools. Each tool has its own unique strengths. Understanding these tools is critical to achieving the best results in your image editing. Let’s explore the different sharpening options available in Photoshop 2024 and when to use each one. The Sharpen Tool: Quick and Targeted The Sharpen Tool is perfect for quick, localized adjustments. It’s easy to use and allows for precise control over specific areas of your image. To use the Sharpen Tool, select it from the toolbar: Then, simply paint over the areas you want to sharpen. The more you paint, the sharper…

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In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to create this interesting cold winter night text effect in Photoshop. We will go through some texturing techniques, as well as an interesting method of creating break-apart effect. We will also use image adjustment layers to fine-tune the final effect.

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In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create a Dissolved Ancient Ink Text Effect in Photoshop. The aim of this tutorial is show you how you can apply layer blending options, eraser tool as well as filter effect to text, in order to produce simple but effective typography in just a few steps.

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In this tutorial, I will show you the steps I took to Create a Frozen Ice Text Effect in Photoshop. We will mainly go though some selection techniques, as well as layer styles and image adjustments. This is an intermediate level Photoshop tutorial so some steps can be tricky – if you think you’re up to the challenge, please go ahead :) The PSD file of this tutorial is available via the PSD Vault VIP members area. Here is a preview of the final effect I have for this tutorial: (click to enlarge) Note: if you have difficulty with Step 3…

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In this Photoshop tutorial, I will show you step-by-step on how to create this unique, “Deep Sea Portal” photo effect. We will use a combination of rock, fire & cloud painting to form this effect, as well as practicing layer blending & image adjustments. Have a try! This is an intermediate difficulty tutorial. The PSD file of this tutorial is available via theĀ PSD Vault VIP members area. NOTE: THE PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL IS DONE IN PHOTOSHOP CC – SOME SCREENSHOT MAY HAVE SLIGHTING DIFFERENT LAYOUT AS IN THE EARLIER VERSION. SOME BRUSHES ARE EXCLUSIVE TO PHOTOSHOP CS6 & above. Here is…

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