There are many, many brushes available for Photoshop, and combining brushes with Photoshop’s layer modes can create some stunning colouring effects.

For this quick tip in colouring in Photoshop you will need brushes that have shading – solid shapes will not work with this method.

Using just a few colours and different layer modes you can create art with subtle shade differences, and the variances are almost endless – this is a great way to learn how the layer modes work, you can adjust, readjust and adjust again until you achieve the desired effects.

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Extraction of objects or people in photo manipulation is an art-form on its own!

There are many tutorials available for different methods of extraction, but at the end of the day, most manipulators will not use just one method – certain objects require certain methods, whether that is due to their size, complexity or whatever.

I am not advocating any particular method of extraction in this tip, rather, I am sharing a quick way of cleaning up after extraction (with a mask and the Brush tool).

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Create a stunning black floral background - in this tutorial we will construct the floral ornaments using free brushes. Then put the whole thing together using more free brushes and Photoshop's blending options. This is suitable for Photoshop beginners.

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This is a really easy tutorial, creating a stunning result. Made possible by using a great new set of free brushes and the use of Photoshop’s built-in tools.

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Create this poster in Photoshop using some free textures, a font, gradient and stock image and of course, lots of Photoshop's built in tools.

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This tutorial shows you how to make this stunning minimalistic black and white wallpaper. The only resource required is the Yin Yang image - everything else is created through manipulation.

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This tutorial will show you how to create a beautiful, intricate Arabesque design wallpaper using some free resources and Photoshop's blending options.

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Many times you may run across a pattern that you would like to make into a seamless repeating pattern for backgrounds etc., or you may create such patterns. Here you will learn how to do just that.

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I will be showing you how to create this stunning wallpaper using two stock images, a set of free brushes and Photoshop's own built in tools, filters and resources.

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This tutorial is very easy, suitable for Photoshop beginners. It uses 3 free brush sets, a free font and a halftone texture and a gradient set created by me - both downloadable from this post.

I hope you have fun creating this design!

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