In spite of the computer’s capacity to differentiate 255 shades of gray, your printer supposedly can only make approximately 50 different tones of the same color. By using duotones on grayscale images, you can add another color which can contribute 50 more shades of differentiation to your printed images and therefore add dimension to your images.
The aim of this tutorial is to teach you how to utilize various layer masks and blending modes (as well as filters), and to do that, let's try to recreate the ImageReady splash screen.
Trendwhore or not, Pixel stretch effects have been enjoying a bit of a renaissance lately. Their ease of use, flexibility, and general funkiness when used properly makes them a useful tool for budding interface and wallpaper designers alike. Best of all, you can create them too in 3 simple steps...