Photoshop Roadmap Weekly #13

This week, Colin Smith from Photoshop Cafe breaks down the top new features in Photoshop’s May 2025 update, plus how AI is transforming editing workflows. We’ve got new tutorials on dispersion effects, dynamic text, text portraits, and redesigning a classic Star Wars poster. You’ll also discover 5 hidden Photoshop features and a trick to boost your social media views. Don’t miss your freebies: 5 hypercolor liquid paint backgrounds from Color Tides and 7 retro paper textures to add vintage flair to your designs. Enjoy!

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The Photoshop May 2025 update offers practical improvements, enhancing editing with superior landscape selection, refined color adjustments, and improved reflection removal. It prioritizes efficiency and accuracy, making it a valuable upgrade for photographers and designers.

Introducing Color Tides, a set of 5 free high-resolution liquid paint backgrounds designed to bring a sense of flow, vibrancy, and elegance to your creative projects. These stunning, AI-generated visuals showcase the dynamic beauty of liquid paint blending into mesmerizing patterns and ripples. 

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Download the free free 7-paper textures sample from the Retro Kit for Photoshop. This comprehensive pack includes layer styles, brushes, and textures crafted from authentic materials, perfect for vintage, grunge, and retro designs. Download the free sample today and enhance your projects with a professional retro flair!

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Creating a Dispersion Effect in Photoshop

If you want to add a striking dispersion effect to your portraits, this guide has you covered. It shows you step by step how to achieve the popular pixel explosion look in Photoshop. Using built-in AI tools, special effect brushes, and Neural Filters, you can create a dynamic, cinematic result

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Photoshop Introduces Dynamic Text Feature

Photoshop Beta introduces an exciting new feature called Dynamic Text that makes working with text easier and more flexible. This feature allows text to automatically change its style and adjust itself in real-time when you resize or reshape it. It helps maintain the overall design without needing constant manual adjustments.

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Create a Striking Text Portrait Poster in Photoshop

This tutorial shows you how to create a striking text portrait poster using Photoshop. You will start by removing the background with the Select Subject tool and refining it further using layer masks. This prepares the image for text wrapping, which makes the final design look professional and polished. Next,

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5 Hidden Photoshop Features You Probably Didn’t Know

This video uncovers five useful Photoshop features that many users might not be aware of. First, it explains how to turn any PSD file into a template, which helps prevent accidental changes and keeps your work safe. You will also learn to use the Eyedropper tool to sample colors not

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10 Ways AI Completely Transformed My Photoshop Techniques

This video shows how AI is changing the way Photoshop is used in everyday tasks. It highlights 10 practical improvements that can make photo editing faster and easier. From automatic selections to blemish removal, the new tools simplify processes that used to take much more time. Viewers will see clear

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Use This Photoshop Technique to Boost Your Social Media Views

If you want your photos to stand out and get noticed on social media, learning a few simple techniques in Photoshop can make all the difference. This breakdown shows you the step-by-step process used to edit a wildlife photo that reached over 50,000 people online. You’ll see how easy

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Redesigning a Classic Star Wars Poster in Photoshop

This presentation offers a clear view of the process behind redesigning a classic Star Wars poster using Photoshop. It highlights the progress made over several years, showing noticeable improvements compared to earlier attempts. The focus is on creating a fresh version of a well-known movie poster, specifically The Empire Strikes

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