The open source image-editing program GIMP is a good alternative to programs like Photoshop for creating eye-catching images, documents and advertisements to promote your business. GIMP allows you to ...

When you open a new canvas in Adobe Photoshop, the default setting creates a workspace covered with a gray and white checkerboard. This default background represents transparency -- as you begin ...

blend modes (layer composition modes) such as 'dodge' and 'soft light'. Product designer Dan Holick explains what this layer composition mode is doing. A layered blending mode is one that creates a ...

This post will show you how to unlock Layers in Photoshop. Photoshop is one of the top photo editing software available. Photoshop is used by professionals and hobbyists alike. Photoshop is mostly for ...

From product photography to web design, sometimes an image is just better without the background. But attempting to tackle the task without the right tools can make even the most skilled photographers ...

Adjustment layers are among the most useful editing functions, partly because they enable you to edit non-destructively but also because you can use the Layers function to select part of an image and ...

Do you ever wonder what your fluffy Akita might look like in its natural wintry habitat? Or perhaps, what your cuddly black cat might look like in an unnatural, hostile habitat, like the endzone of an ...

Problem #1: My music teacher authored a few digital textbooks with (the now deprecated) iBooks Author, each with 100s of embedded images. A reader can click on any of these images to zoom it to full ...

Early video game platforms had limits that seem quaint today, when even a $25 Raspberry Pi can push uncountable polygons at 1080p. They'd often support tile and sprite based rendering, where the ...