You might be familiar with some of the standard sharpening methods that Photoshop offers, including Sharpen, Sharpen More, and Unsharp Mask. But have you ever stopped to consider whether these sharpening filters are the best way to give you crisp, clean looking images?

High pass sharpening uses a duplicate layer of your original image, and allows you to adjust the local contrast in your image between light and dark areas, while giving you control over the strength and spread of the effect. Increasing the local contrast between light and dark areas gives your image a sharper look.

Our Photoshop styles are some of the most popular design resources in the entire world, and to celebrate the release of our 5th Mega Pack, we are running an exclusive deal on every Photoshop layer style we've ever created, and all for less than the price of just 1 Mega Pack.

Our Photoshop styles are some of the most popular design resources in the entire world, and to celebrate the release of our 5th Mega Pack, we are running an exclusive deal on every Photoshop layer style we've ever created, and all for less than the price of just 1 Mega Pack.

This pack of 30 premium Photoshop styles has a ton of variety, from rusty metal and log cabins to bloody blades and fizzy cocktails. You're sure to get a ton of use out of these styles for a long time.

This pack of 30 premium Photoshop styles has a ton of variety, from rusty metal and log cabins to bloody blades and fizzy cocktails. You're sure to get a ton of use out of these styles for a long time.

You are going to absolutely love this week's tutorials. Our favorites include easy, fuzzy looking text and a gorgeous chalkboard effect in Photoshop.

You are going to absolutely love this week's tutorials. Our favorites include easy, fuzzy looking text and a gorgeous chalkboard effect in Photoshop.

Each file is 1920 x 1280 and can be used as a background or image overlay, given you complete creative freedom over your design.

Each file is 1920 x 1280 and can be used as a background or image overlay, given you complete creative freedom over your design.

Earlier this month we let you know about the new launch of MyDesignDeals. A week later, we followed up with a chance to win the very first deal, a pack of 880 Quality Designious Vectors, absolutely free.

Earlier this month we let you know about the new launch of MyDesignDeals. A week later, we followed up with a chance to win the very first deal, a pack of 880 Quality Designious Vectors, absolutely free.

We decided to partner with Designious instead, who I'm sure almost all of you reading will be familiar with. They're widely regarded as the best vector provider in the world, and produce incredible hand-drawn designs enjoyed by thousands of designers across the globe.

This week's design roundup features some creative text effects, an easy-to-follow icon tutorial, and the absolute best looking water reflection technique I've ever come across.

A designer's font collection is one of their most prized possessions. Thousands of typefaces are considered, but only a select few make it into the arsenal.