Vibrance in Photoshop CS 4

Photoshp CS 4 has a new adjustment called Vibrance which is different from Hue/Saturation.. This is not found in even PS CS3. But what does it do? Vibrance prevents skin tones from becoming oversaturated for one, besides it adjusts the saturation so that clipping is minimized as colors near full saturation. Let's see what it actually does with an example. Those of you who do not have CS4 did not worry, I will give a link to a tutorial where you can give the same effect in other versions, including Photoshop7. Step 1 : I have opened this free stock photo in Photoshop to which I will apply the Vibrance. Step 2 : The Vibrance adjustment is found...

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Smoke Brushes

Here is a set of Smoke brushes that I think you should download and install in Photoshop. They are marvellous and you can effortlessly add an absolutely realistic smoke effect on any image instead having to spend a long time creating the smoke yourself. And, that too if you are an expert. Even I am not one.Download the Brushes here. They are totally free. You will see this when you click the link . These are the Brushes that you get absolutely free. There is no catch. This is an effect you can create with the brushes. Here is another effect that can be created with these brushes. You will find all these examples when you click the link. Step...

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