Photoshop Tutorials by layers

Have you ever wondered why a profound piece of art is so compositionally pleasing? The artist probably employed the use of the Divine Proportion, which is a phenomenon that suggests that there's a mathematical equation that'™s consistent with the aesthetics of good composition.

In this tutorial you will learn how to create the look of an aged, hand-tinted photograph by using masks, fill and adjustment layers, blending modes and layer styles.

Sometimes getting the color balance right on digital shots is difficult. Here are some techniques for using Photoshop to improve the color of your photographs.

Photoshop's Filter Gallery does an OK job of making a photo look like a painting– but if you really want to turn a photo into a hand-painted piece of art, look no further than the Pattern Stamp Tool.

This tutorial will show you how to make a simple, yet effective, slideshow-type image gallery using Flash with minimal scripting.

Possibly one of the most confusing aspects of dealing with digital imagery is resolution-specifically, what it really is and how changing it affects an image. You'd be shocked at the number of brilliant designers who don't know how to change an image from 72 dpi to 300 dpi-without turning it into a

How to set up a document, using Margins, Columns and Ruler Guides, the Paste Into command, Compound Paths, Ghosting an image and Drop Shadows.

Courtesy of Layers magazine - Stylized edges for enhancing your digital photos.