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New feature / Mini-PSDs

One of the things our subscribers have said that they find most useful are the layered PSD files that we include with each image-based tutorial. As such we’re now releasing an additional low res’ PSD file EVERY WEEK. Each image IS between 800px and 1000px wide: selected from those that have been previously published on chromasia. They are provided ‘as is’ – just the file, with little or no explanatory text – but will help you work out how each image was constructed. Annual subscribers and lifetime members can download these from the members’ page and can request that specific images be added to the archive via the members’ forum.

For further details please take a look at the following page:

    http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/mini_psds.php

Coming soon …

Please find below our publication and development plans for the remainder of 2010.

For information on our published tutorials please click here.

March

Creative workflow #4
As with our other tutorials in this series, Creative workflow #4 takes the creative process as its primary focus; i.e. rather than just discussing ‘how’ an image was constructed, we will also be considering ‘why’ each change was made, and how each change contributes to the image as a whole.

READ MORE ABOUT OUR CREATIVE WORKFLOW SERIES HERE

Scheduled release date: March 2010

NEW FEATURE • Critique slot screencasts
This month will see the first ‘critique slot’, a new feature for 2010. These screencasts will be based on members’ images, and will be run on a regular basis. In the first section I'll work through the supplied PSD file, explaining what was done, and why. In the second I'll post-process the image myself from the original RAW file, explaining the reasons for each change that I make. This will be instructive in two ways. First, you will get a chance to take a detailed look at how other members process their work, and second, you'll get to think through how my version was processed differently. Each screencast will be between 30 minutes and an hour (or thereabouts).

Mini–PSDs
We will release four more Mini-PSDs this month. For further details about our Mini-PSDs, please see this page.
April

Luminosity masking: part one
During 2010 and beyond we plan on adding more tutorials co-authored with particular experts in their field, such as the Working with textures tutorials with Michael Regnier (see here and here for further details). The first will be on using Luminosity Masks, a powerful technique that you can use to selectively enhance your images, and will be co-produced with Tony Kuyper: a recognised expert in this field.

Scheduled release date: April 2010

Critique slot #2
This month will also feature our second ‘critique slot’ screencast.

Mini–PSDs
We will release four more Mini-PSDs this month. For further details about our Mini-PSDs, please see this page.
May

Luminosity masking: part two
The tutorial for this month will be the second part of April's tutorial, co-written with Tony Kuyper, and will cover Luminosity painting: an advanced Luminosity Masking technique.

Scheduled release date: May 2010

Critique slot #3
This month will also feature our third ‘critique slot’ screencast.

Mini–PSDs
We will release four more Mini-PSDs this month. For further details about our Mini-PSDs, please see this page.
June

NEW FEATURE • Video tutorials
One of the requests that we frequently receive is for more video-based content, so June's tutorial will be predominantly video-based and will revisit the topic of black and white processing. Some of the techniques discussed were covered in Black and white: part one, but the emphasis within these video-based tutorials will be as much about workflow as specific techniques. These will provide a useful adjunct to the existing tutorials.

Scheduled release date: June 2010

Critique slot #4
This month will feature our fourth ‘critique slot’ screencast.

Mini–PSDs
We will release a further four Mini-PSDs this month. For further details about our Mini-PSDs, please see this page.
July and beyond …

Critique slot screencasts
We will continue to release our ‘critique slot’ screencasts on a regular basis.

Mini–PSDs
We will continue to release our Mini-PSDs on a weekly basis. For further details about our Mini-PSDs, please see this page.

Image based, Creative workflow, and digital workflow tutorials
We will continue to develop our image based tutorials and our Creative workflow and Digital workflow series.

One to one online training
We are currently piloting one to one online training. We can't tell you much more at this stage, but will post further details here as and when this service becomes available.

Face to face training
We will continue to offer one-to-one and group training from our office in Blackpool (UK) or at a location of your choosing. Please if you would like some further information.

Photographic holidays in Bulgaria
By the end of 2010 we hope to be able to offer specialist photographic and postproduction training holidays in Bulgaria.

Contact us

If you have any questions about any of the information on this page, or would like to ask us anything else about our Photoshop tutorials or training, please email us using the following link

How to subscribe …

To take out an annual subscription or lifetime membership please click either of the ‘PayPal subscribe’ buttons below or, for further information, please take a look at our main tutorials page.

ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION
For £25.00 a year you can take out an annual subscription. This will give you access to all our tutorials, various members’ offers and our dedicated forum. £25.00
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP
For a single payment of £75.00 you can take out a lifetime membership. This will give you access to all our tutorials, various members’ offers and our dedicated forum. £75.00
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Further information

To find out more about our other individual tutorials please click any of the following images. Alternatively, you can visit our main tutorials page for further information on: our annual subscriptions and lifetime memberships; our forthcoming issues; and our current members’s offer. You can also read through our sample tutorial on Tonal Range and the Curves tool.
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testimonials

You make it all seem so easy David and the clear step by step process really helps to explain how it's the incremental little, basic changes, make all the difference in the final complete image. Great as always.

Justin

A crystal-clear tutorial for a novice like me.Thank you very much.

Kevin

Very well presented. I consider myself an advanced Photoshop user, and there is information here I will find useful. The ability to download and view the layered files is crucial – the difference between the original and end result in Image 4 is staggering.

duncmc

Absolutely superb tutorial David, well set out and very easy to follow. I've learnt such a tremendous amount already and am really looking forward to the others.

Roger

This is an excellent tutorial. I am by no means a neophyte when it comes to using Photoshop to process my images, but I had always wondered about the toning effects I have seen on Chromasia. There are some techniques here that I really hadn't used or seen tutorials for, so this was definitely worthwhile!

Dave

It is a rare treat that a photographer that produces such outstanding pieces of art, would also be able to produce such a wonderfully presented and explained tutorial. I've been a photographer for years, but have never really used Photoshop. As with any tutorial, if you are already in the knowledge about the subject then it is bound to seem too simple - but for me, to be able to see your examples of turning a "normal" photo into another Chromasia photo is magic.

Lee Oades

This has been worth waiting for. Like many people, I can follow the step by step process with sample pictures and understand the techniques involved. I then open one of my own and wonder what I should do first, adding curves and other layers at random without really understanding what I want to achieve. I've often looked at David's original and final pictures and thought "How did he visualise it ending up like that?" With this tutorial you've got me thinking a different way – towards an end result rather than a series of random adjustments.

Steve

Another superb tutorial David, clear, concise and perfectly described. Definitely one of the best ever on HDR and Photomatix.

Rog

Awesome tutorial Dave. My lifetime subscription is already looking like pretty good value!

Fred

These have been truly a joy to go through. I especially appreciate that you reinforce the concepts as you go along. Thanks for being a good steward of your gifts.

brooks

In this, your third (2nd subscription) tutorial, I very much enjoy 'getting inside your head'. Reading about the process of discovery, the trial and error, and of course a down to Earth description of the different Photoshop tools, has helped me in ways no other book or tutorial has.

Eric

Very valuable stuff covered here Dave, the layout is simple to follow and a great insight to improving images, very much worth the subscription. All the best.

mal

Thanks a ton for your tutorials. It's a boon for people at the other end of the globe who actually can't attend your classes. Waiting for more.

Seema


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