What is Lightroom?…

“Adobe Photoshop Lightroom delivers a complete workflow solution for the digital photographer – from importing, reviewing, organizing, and enhancing digital images to publishing photos, producing client presentations, creating web galleries, and outputting digital prints.  The user interface is highly

Hello, and thanks for joining us again here on TipSquirrel.com. It’s been awhile since I last did a ” what’s happening at TipSquirrel” type post and with subtle changes due to start in September I thought this would be a…

Photoshop CS5 One-on-One by Deke McClelland
If you’re new to Photoshop, or just starting to get more into it, then this book really is for you. This book does exactly what it promises, which is to take you by the…

I have seen a few tutorials about setting up work spaces in Photoshop, and they are split on whether to have the Navigation Palette open or not. There’s no doubt it should be there, but should you have it displayed…

I was contacted recently by someone that had done the two quizzes here on TipSquirrel.com for a list of short-cut keys, or at least the most commonly used. What this person didn’t realise is that they, like you, already have…

Lets get a few things straight from the outset so we know where we all stand. I’m a male, I like to take things apart and leave the bits scattered about the place, I put flat-pack wardrobes together with just…

July was a great month for TipSquirrel.com. Modesty prevents me from shouting too loudly, but suffice it to say that recognition for our hard word is very much appreciated.
July was perhaps our most diverse month, but this is the…

I’ve had some great feedback from the first quiz so here’s another. This time I’ve tried to really push you so, if you’re new to Photoshop don’t get too disheartened if your score isn’t great. More quizes and maybe even…

There are few things i hate more than a snapshot of myself….my nose looks large, my eyes are non-existent, and my face is round.  Snapshots don’t usually get the pro retouch…but I really like my friends and would like to…

I’ve been asked recently about Levels and Curves. Now I could …record a TipTorial but regular readers will know, you’d be better off with some professional tutorials.
It’s unusual for TipSquirrel.com, we usually post original material, but in this case I

Something a little different today, a quiz for you. 20 multiple choice questions testing your knowledge of Photoshop. There’s a ranges of, what I think are, easy and harder questions and some that are there just to try and catch…

Adding highlights and shadows to your shapes can give them depth and form. Here I try to give you an overview of three of the easiest ways to to this. Using just Layer Styles I’ll quickly run through three techniques.…

From time to time some strange things happen in Photoshop. Here I look at a couple of the things I’ve been asked about regarding the workspace, both of which are meant to happen and can be of benefit depending on…

I like it when I get told something and I slap my forehead and say “of course” and changes the way I use Photoshop. Here’s one such thing;
 I was making adjustments, say hue and saturation, then applying a mask. But then…

Its been a while since I’ve done a TipTorial so I thought I would this week.
A little while ago I was asked about making selectins and specifically, what modifier keys could be used. So here we are, a guide to the Ctrl/Cmd,…

DSLR cameras are fantastic, you can do some great things with them – one of my favourite effects are slow shutter speed photos with cool light trails. These have recently been used in the TalkTalk adverts.
I’m going to show…

This week I’m using my space to go back to my roots. TipSquirrel.com started because I was always on the lookout for great places to learn more Photoshop tips and techniques. In this Nut Cluster special, I’ll be showing you some…

Last Month…
April started with Mike Hoffman completing his look at blending modes and Janine taking a break from restoration to bring us the hugely popular Photo-Cube. New to TipSquirrel, Justin Seeley joined the ‘Nuts’ to bring us a tutorial

Well, finally it’s here! CS5 trial is available to download. So if you’re going to grab yours then you may be interested in our CS5 new feature tutorials.

Bridge Improvements
Mike Hoffman

Content Aware Fill
Janine Smith

Refine Edge …&

 TipSquirrel
Its been a great two week look at CS5 and I’d like to thank the five contributors for their insight. I’ve only been using the Beta version for a week so I’m still getting to grips with all the…