Check this out if you’ve ever had to shoot everything again because you didn’t see that big Britney Spears poster hanging on the wall.

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In this tutorial you will learn basic techniques for removing unwanted objects from your footage. The idea for this tutorial came to me when I was working on a movie called “Wywiad” (The Interview) by Bartek Siemierzewicz and Konrad Wasilewski. In fact, the footage that I’m using comes from this movie, so this time no project file. Sorry.

This tutorial involves working in After Effects and Photoshop, and I’ve found a free plug-in, that makes that much more easier. You don’t have to use it, but I really recommend it. I’ve used it in this tutorial, so you can see it in action before trying it out.

Download ObviouFX CopyImage plug-in from the ObviousFX website.
I also recommend trying out ObviousFX Erodilation plug-in.

If you’ve seen Web2.0 elements on the web, tried creating them yourself, and end up being unhappy with the results, just watch this tutorial.

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There are many ways to create Web2.0 elements in Photoshop. This tutorial will present one of them, just to give you a kick start. The effect is fully customizable because it is based on Blending Options such as Gradient Overlay, Stroke and Drop Shadow.

Above that, this tutorial also comes with After Effect version for creating this effect by using one of my presets, that you can find in my other tutorial called Photoshoping in After Effects.

Download: Tutorial project file (After Effects CS2)

This tutorial is for those who stopped using Extract filter because it didn’t give you good results. Watch this and learn how to get the most of it.

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Most of you probably tried using Extract filter when it first showed up in Photoshop. Some of you probably noticed a big potential that this filter has and you’re already using this filter in the way this tutorial demonstrates. The rest of you probably stopped using it, because the results was far from perfect and you’re still using standard selection tools for creating masks.

If you’re one of those who don’t use Extract filter, then this tutorial is a must-see. Learn how to take advantage of the results Extract filter provides to create masks fast and easy.

Photos used in this tutorial come from sxc.hu. By the time they were downloaded, they were licensed as royalty free, and were free to use in any way you like (standard restrictions). Just to make sure, go to sxc.hu right now, or just click here to read the Standard restriction agreement.

Ever wondered how come all models look so great in magazines? Watch this tutorial to find out. It’s more than just a makeup.

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There are many tutorials on creating a SmoothSkin effect. They are all based on the same rule: separate the details like eyes, mouth and teeth from the rest of the image, and then apply different filters to smooth the skin out while keeping all the details sharp.

Here’s my way of achieving this effect. It doesn’t require any painting or selection drawing. It’s fully automated. However it may require a bit of tuning up after applying the effect to restore some details that might have been treated as a regular skin.

As a reference – here are other tutorials on this subject that I’ve found on the net.
http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut020.htm
http://www.tutorialwiz.com/smooth_skin/
http://www.tutorialized.com/tutorial/Flat-Skin/6436

You can also download my action preset to fully automate the process, or you can redord your own action after watching this tutorial.

Download: Smooth Skin Action (Photoshop CS2)

After downloading unpack the file to whatever folder you like and double-click it. After that you should see new Action Set in your Photoshop Actions palette.

Photos used in this tutorial come from sxc.hu. By the time they were downloaded, they were licensed as royalty free, and were free to use in any way you like (standard restrictions). Just to make sure, go to sxc.hu right now, or just click here to read the Standard restriction agreement.