tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13980759802868997452024-02-06T18:20:29.669-08:00Photoshop | Illustrator | Flash | Graphic Design | HTML |TutorialsWeb Graphics tutorials, Textures and Patterns, Drawing tutorials, Animation tutorials, Brushes tutorials, Abstracts tutorials, Digital Art tutorials, Photography tutorials, Scripting tutorials, free photoshop tutorials, photoshop help, photoshop bloginfectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-56724826250254278992012-07-17T08:09:00.007-07:002012-07-17T08:32:37.501-07:00Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and PoserIn today’s tutorial We will walk you from beginning to end of the entire process of setting up and rendering a 3D . we will show <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/09/photoshop-simple-photo-retouching.html">how to</a> flawlessly blend 3D renders with stock images using digital painting <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2012/05/photo-retouch-using-split-frequency.html">techniques </a>to create a stunning sci-fi illustration. So don’t be anxious if your drawing skills are not you’re strongest quality – in fact, Poser was originally developed as a practical dummy to assist artists and comic book creators, so let’s get on track!<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjperNtiIyZbmpHte-y8vGMB0vfiu6L8uhaK4yRX_Mc0piNjDP2F8p-RPD30A1rgNzkivNRXL6m2_4iXSn7b6r1bRKb8dpydMrv9axM6OJAqNJqF9QTrHMuaGAmxbakwLXsnbi6Mx3KQKE/s400/Final-Create-Stunning-Sci-fi-+Illustration-Photoshop-Poser-005.jpg" alt="Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and Poser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766158836045750322" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1</span></span><br />Launch Poser, select the default figure in the main viewport and hit delete. Go to Library > Figures > Daz People > Michael 4, highlight the thumbnail and click the Create New Figure tick at the foot of the palette to load the model. At this stage were not concerned with textures, so select Smooth Shaded under Document Display Style.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6XdJuXklULnZ4wClACsv9bRWA7-Z8oxMrCcrJD763uaLHLzA852PNY2v4C4WMuJdS0VvM_WHocDCl7RwEblcw2A4iJclDYWwSVB0i0GW2m8PT-0fROob7Le_QFH8vegr9WVy4BFYYMbk/s400/Create-Stunning-Sci-fi-+Illustration-Photoshop-Poser-001.jpg" alt="Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and Poser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766156999579339026" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><br style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2</span></span><br />Select the Coalition Rapier library (found under Figures > Mestophales > Coalition > Rapier). Select the top Rapier icon and click the Create New Figure double-tick icon. Ensure the suit is selected, then choose Figure > Conform To and select Michael 4 in the following window to make the suit follow the figures movements.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWdaiMR0X7wuSONi_h-qwIdV7y0HgZnUGGVBjukOPwInOugiQt8KakkZ8LaMewLgJO8guGzcw8xXg9heiHUXGAdpTNO63UXXU4wNxJSOuUTyoCH3swKNjGtwbmEkqF2d-k5FUN4xjwT3E/s400/Create-Stunning-Sci-fi-+Illustration-Photoshop-Poser-002.jpg" alt="Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and Poser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766156975734771714" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Step 3</span><br />With the suit still selected, choose Pose > Mestophales > Coalition > Rapier and highlight the Mat-Armor-1 Olive thumbnail, then click the Apply Library Preset tick. Now to add the weapon. I found this pulse rifle in old library, but you can easily use something similar from DAZ3D such as these sci-fi rifles.<br />Load the weapon, mine is not a Smart Prop, so I had to use the Transform Parameter dials to rotate and position it just below the figures right arm.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCUl0Mkaw0fpqsNVu2SPuFU5ea0vadi7_B1W84ez1W9ypLDnQlE_62wms71ngLjMQCIC5kraFVlIdeUS8H6uGox9-ZAcVCchfI1XknwwsiAaJ3q7PdncqjoHMUglSpFw_RKrdytGAQjQ/s400/Create-Stunning-Sci-fi-+Illustration-Photoshop-Poser-003.jpg" alt="Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and Poser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766156972246558050" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4</span></span><br />Select Four Ports from the bottom-left pull-down menu and use the Camera Controls to access the best position/angle to view the right hand and weapon. Now fine-tune the Transform Parameter dials to accurately position the weapon.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBaBCsXhatgeZGr1nzAGmiphkVrcXD5-4B1VzugiF4Gju8hP1Di2LrOkOnnuVVZsaaPWnhUQf1wJMudy6xs4tUuO4OGY8Spym3NRqdKOGmWoHqTRoUpZtdELnbezKsCTUBDxACKVxSFM/s400/Create-Stunning-Sci-fi-+Illustration-Photoshop-Poser-004.jpg" alt="Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and Poser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766156967823425218" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 5</span></span><br />Select Michael’s right hand and apply the Grab preset pose (Library > Hands > P6 Male). Now select each individual finger/thumb mesh in turn and adjust them to grasp the trigger and handle.<br /><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS74LWU6N_t0DzmAeqYxy70BHFAePhw6j8VtDsvUw3UYo8y_9qw1vWFsRniwTb-Da5v8_TUrjajJGP8Zjsx3MXfg4PnfKd90wisFPcDFcHt3Q1GEb0Y83yEsr7Ea9UHZH9rVMusVjnwdg/s400/Create-Stunning-Sci-fi-+Illustration-Photoshop-Poser-005.jpg" alt="Creating a Stunning Sci-fi Illustration Using Photoshop and Poser" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5766156954595786242" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="https://tutsplus.com/take-the-tour/?WT.z_tour=TutorialBtm">Read More</a></span><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/3D+Graphics" rel="tag">3D Graphics</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Creating+Posters" rel="tag">Creating Posters</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/After+Effects" rel="tag">After Effects</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Sci-fi+Illustration" rel="tag">Sci-fi Illustration</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+CS6" rel="tag">Photoshop CS6</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Poser+7" rel="tag">Poser 7</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/digital+painting" rel="tag">digital painting</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/3D+Max+Tutorials" rel="tag">3D Max Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To+Create+" rel="tag">How To Create </a></span></div>sayed khalidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01903931856293003262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-14416698013735438072012-05-27T08:03:00.000-07:002012-05-27T08:06:30.714-07:00How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop<p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-422" title="Media-Photoshop" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Media-Photoshop.jpg" alt="" width="398" height="420" /></p> <p><span id="more-420"></span></p> <p style="text-align: center;">In this tutorial we’ll teach you how to create a Media Player Interface in Photoshop.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Step 1</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-423" title="001" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0013-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Create a new file 398×398 pixels. Using the Layer Style on the background select Gradient overlay and make the colors #016497 and #6bd3f5.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-424" title="002" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0023-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Create a new file, with the Paint Bucket tool fill the layer black. Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise (make it 20%). Make the layer opacity 14%.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-425" title="003" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0031-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Select the Round Rectangle Tool and create the main shape for the Media Interface. Double click on the layer to bring up Layer Style, go into Gradient Overlay and make it these colors: #000000 and #2e2e2e. Select Stroke and make the size 1px and color #000000.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-428" title="004" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0042-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Hold down the ctrl key and Layer Thumbnail containing the box, this will highlight the box. Create a new layer and fill the box shape it white, press the right key once to move over the highlighted shape and press delete. You should have a thin line on the side of the box. Get the eraser tool with the soft edge and make the opacity 60%. Lightly erase the top and bottom edge of the line to make a shiny edge effect.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-429" title="005" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0052-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Do the same step to the right side of the box.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-431" title="006" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0061-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Select the Rectangle Tool and create a box in the middle of the previous box like above. Open up the Layer Style to the layer, select Gradient overlay and make the colors #000000 and #2e2e2e.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-433" title="008" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0081-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Like the previous step do the white lines to this new square layer.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Step 2</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-436" title="009" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0093-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Select the rounded rectangle tool and draw a rectangle. Holding down the ctrl-key, press down on the bottom right corner and move to the right. Do the same move with the bottom left side of the other side. Make sure the bottom is even.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><br />Holding down the ctrl-key and layer box selecting the rectangle shape. Go to Select > Modify and Expand by 2 pixels.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-441" title="012" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0122-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">On the new layer open up the Layer Style > Select Gradient and make the colors from bottom to top #454545 #626262 #646464 & #222222. Select the Stroke tool make the size 1px, color #oooooo and opacity 71%.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-440" title="011" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0112-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Holding down the ctrl-key select the rectangle box layer to select the shape. Create a new file to go underneath the rectange shape and fill it #FFFFFF. Press ctrl and press the up arrow once to make it viewable on top of the rectangle shape. With the eraser tool on a 60% opacity, slightly erase the edges.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-443" title="013" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0131-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">With the Zoom Tool enlarge the panel area. Select the line tool, make it 1px. With the colors black and white draw 2 lines side by side. Rasterize both layers and merge them into each other (press ctrl E on the top layer).</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-445" title="015" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0151-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Using the eraser tool slightly erase the top and bottom of the line.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-446" title="016" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0161-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Zoom out and duplicate layer to make 4 lines.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-447" title="017" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/017-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Using triangle shapes and square shapes create little icons for the media player. For each shape make the gradient #385870 #bbdbf3 and 45657d.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-449" title="018" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/018-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Select the rounded rectangle tool and make a shape like the one in this picture. Go into Layer Styles > Gradients Overlay and make the colors #4daaf2 and a3d7ff. Select stroke, make it 1px and the color #000000.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-451" title="019" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/019-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Holding down the ctrl key click on the rectangle layer to select the shape.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-452" title="020" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/020-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Click on the Elliptical Marquee Tool and while press ALT key select the area of the rectangle you wish to go away to make it look like the shape in this image.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-453" title="021" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/021-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Make a new layer and fill in the shape white, then make the opacity for that layer 11%.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-455" title="022" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/0221-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">If you wish to put a scene from a movie in the player, get a image you. Place it in the centre of the screen, hold down on the ctrl key and select the rectangle screen shape.Selecting the image layer press ctrl+x, then delete the image layer. Press ctrl + P which should paste the new image on a layer. Place the image underneath the reflected shape and make the opacity 78%.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-457" title="023" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/023-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Zoom in to the image, select the color #0a4579 and with the pencil tool draw a speaker shape.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-458" title="024" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/024-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Select the brush tool and with the same color draw 2 circles, then copy and paste the circles to make more. Make sure everything is even.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-459" title="025" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/025-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Put all the media interface files (excluding the background) in one folder. Duplicated the folder, right click on the new folder and select Convert to Smart Object. Right click on the file again and press Rasterize Layer.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-461" title="026" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/026-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">With the duplicate layer selected press ctrl+T (make sure when you do this the Marquee Tool is selected), pull down the image to make it look like the screenshot above.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-462" title="028" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/028-300x168.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Make the layer opacity 49% and select the eraser tool. With a soft edged eraser at 70% erase the bottom of the image.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-463" title="029" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/029-300x168.jpg" alt="How To Create Media Player Design In Photoshop" width="300" height="168" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;">Lastly with the layer still selected go to Filter > Blur > Blur to make the image slightly blurry. Do this a number of times to get your desired effect.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-465" title="Final" src="http://bloomwebdesign.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Final.jpg" alt="" width="577" height="630" /><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">Here’s the final Result</p><br /><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Media+Player" rel="tag">Media Player</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Creative+Designs" rel="tag">Creative Designs</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Effect" rel="tag">Photoshop Effect</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Creative+Art" rel="tag">Creative Art</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-42775376194953798372012-05-24T11:12:00.007-07:002012-05-24T11:46:42.169-07:00Photo Retouch Using Split Frequency Healing In Photoshop<div style="text-align: center;">Split Frequency Healing is a method that you can apply in Photoshop that will allow you <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/09/photoshop-simple-photo-retouching.html">retouch</a> photos without affecting the photo’s relevant tone or texture. In this <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/04/all-crazy-fun-stuffs-to-do-in-photoshop.html">tutorial</a>, commercial retouch artist, Daniel Meadows, who has worked for clients such as Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Marie Claire, Chanel, and L’Oreal Paris, will elucidate this technique and how it can be used in your workflow.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Final Image</span></span><br /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUj_YRR3xuVtJ_UtCAILxhe8srjWa3UmyVOA5TZH39g6hvYe9PoqcPGeiE4drHcZNCefyQNEdGfcsMhvmTdeiIQr9NiQ6jvs-GfVEfBuxQdRM3PxbUzV0P6CGB1_Q-Enx5t6AcwopY4Y/s400/Photo_Retouch_Split+Frequency_Spot_Healing_Photoshop.jpg" alt="Photo Retouch Using Split Frequency Healing In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746169550218020466" border="0" /><br /><br />Take a look at the picture which we are using for this tutorial. Client might give you a typical example of markup image below. It might be a jpeg or scan of a pen-annotated print or just a set of directions or suggestions, but ultimately you’ll be expected to deliver on a set brief.<br /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeg3IIcKsouxuAQsXT895aGzSB24E4zmR1YGg1Ag_rIrJGeNmI87_BDmsITL0_P14TSBnDbEN_lwfYWBe-ZHoC-SyIHXKFKDgyLNjEURnHF3UH9_dmmN8rP2i033rh_UPYccsxtGNe62s/s400/Photo_Retouch_Model_Spot_Healing_Photoshop.jpg" alt="Photo Retouch Using Split Frequency Healing In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746169540760147026" border="0" /><br /><br />We have instructions to clean up the image, a little liquefy for a more pleasing curve to the back and waist, and to remove the purple-blue tone from the model’s legs. I’ll cover the techniques you’ll need to complete the shot over the course of several tutorials. Remember not to deviate too far from what your client is asking for, run it by them first. If you think a background color change is really going to make the subject pop, try discussing your ideas, especially if it’s for a portfolio project. If it’s a commercial or editorial job however and the art director wants neutral white, he or she of course, gets white.<br />There are quite a few ways to achieve a similar result in Photoshop, and I’ll be going through a number of them, often focusing on one in particular and giving a couple of alternatives you might want to try.<br />The first step we’re going to follow in completing this shot is the healing, the ‘basic cleanup.’ For this we’re going to be mostly using the clone stamp (S), but we’ll do it a little differently to the way the software intended. Be sure to start off using the key commands for your tools, you’ll save yourself a lot of time in the long run. When you’re trying to meet an unreasonable deadline and your left hand is bringing up every tool and command without giving it a thought you’ll thank me for it. Take a look at the look at the shot we have to work with.<br /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle8SVUo8Iq-GmUYgFQSUBCtnjUOU3vzNtPOu0Gxq9z5QnR1jZFd9kkEDPQdIFyaRZko4fo9fKrUUnImvdgpqM-jNimDFW4KdZFL0K-TeCovGAIzQFVNgQRAXUBkW1t5Gpkts3BOCHAgA/s400/Photoshop_+Techniques_Commercial_Photoshoot.jpg" alt="Photo Retouch Using Split Frequency Healing In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746169528256138162" border="0" /><br /><br />The lighting’s a blessing, the well defined shadows and highlights give us a great guide to follow when we come to carving, but we’ll get to that. The skin is very good, with just enough marks and texture variance to give us a good run at the exercise. Remember that with high end commercial retouching you’re going to be getting professional models with great skin, great lighting, make up, wardrobe etc. It isn’t about changing the shot, or the model, it’s about perfecting it. Here’s a close up of the kind of texture variations I mentioned.<br /><br /><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 387px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5oRTa2A8S1MOLE4RRN_txHneCZ-Lzv_pVUDtLxKRTqGYiE8mskIxbojuTO_xAEcqiPL5KTKq182WZaGUiJORujicaACMYBAt5j4CihjBwlAzlWTnvc5wSYv6wHi9aolz6O06iPlIuQCw/s400/Clone_Stamp_Spot_Healing_Tutorials.jpg" alt="Photo Retouch Using Split Frequency Healing In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5746169523064903762" border="0" /><br /><br />It might be instinctive to head straight for the clone stamp or healing tools, but the clone stamp will carry luminosity and tone with it, causing problems in light to shadow or vice versa. The healing tools carry the texture and then attempt to approximate the tone and luminosity with an algorithm. What if there was a way of cloning nothing but the texture,ignoring the luminosity and tone, and simply replacing a piece of texture elsewhere? Well we’ve got one, and it’s called frequency separation. (<a href="http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/photo-effects-tutorials/split-frequency-healing/">Read More</a>)<br /><br /></div><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Retouch" rel="tag">Photo Retouch</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effects" rel="tag">Photo Effects</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Split+Frequency" rel="tag">Split Frequency</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Spot+Healing" rel="tag">Spot Healing</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+CS6" rel="tag">Photoshop CS6</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Retouch+Technique" rel="tag">Retouch Technique</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Commercial+Photo+Shoot+" rel="tag">Commercial Photo Shoot </a></span></div>sayed khalidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01903931856293003262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-81763324587736949332012-05-22T11:28:00.005-07:002012-05-22T12:08:21.318-07:00Photoshop CS6 With New Oil Paint Filter<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4W-fh5uGcPoQFFwRKiOs4sR3XnX1oplj52CPKaftNPrLEeoJvMxUxfM0ZGf1tJzTQyA6DavG4Mbr3r47X2wvEMafCG7eg4P3BUT7R8jVRnnz_VQ8j8ZE8xRCiCBSHfaji6BJ8GVI29k0/s400/Photoshop_CS6_Oil_Paint_Effects_Tutorials.jpg" alt="Photoshop CS6 With New Oil Paint Filter" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5745436353246867490" border="0" /><br /><br /><br />Photoshop CS6 introduces some new filters which are very powerful <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/03/illustrator-tutorial-how-to-use-mesh.html">tool </a>in Photoshop. It will help you to apply quick effects to your images. The new Oil Paint filter in Photoshop CS6 will give any image a painted look. In this <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/09/photoshop-simple-photo-retouching.html">tutorial</a>, we will introduce you to this new filter. So let’s explore it..<br /><br /><iframe src="http://blip.tv/play/AYL0uDEC.html?p=1" allowfullscreen="" width="480" frameborder="0" height="393"></iframe><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYL0uDEC" style="display:none"></embed><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+CS6" rel="tag">Photoshop CS6</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/New+Tools" rel="tag">New Tools</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Filters" rel="tag">Photoshop Filters</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tools+Tips" rel="tag">Tools Tips</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Oil+Paint" rel="tag">Oil Paint</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effects" rel="tag">Photo Effects</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorial" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorial</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Videos" rel="tag">Photoshop Videos</a><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">[<a href="http://psd.tutsplus.com/tutorials/tools-tips/oil-paint-filter/">Via</a>]</span><br /></span></div>sayed khalidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01903931856293003262noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-24761262482265917512011-07-11T08:31:00.000-07:002011-07-11T08:55:19.146-07:00Create A Glittering Gold Party Text EffectThis tutorial explains how to use Photoshop layer styles, filters, and brushes to create an awesome sparkly text effect.<br /><br />Step 1<br /><br />Create a new document that is 1350 x 1000 px. Set the Foreground color to #525252, and the Background color to #0d0d0d. Create a Radial Gradient from the center of the document to one of it corners making sure that you selected Foreground to Background gradient preset.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6pCU3LgmwRebU9LE4hi_QIYSvUXB2vI5nnUfgcuqq0zNsCrTNQmA_llyeuhqcnQ6W_t7nSUmHVBrtDV424oUOn6x2q6xwWZEZM5pjQ7eSh118I0VK21NX9PZpXeFiNx5vFBR9ASCyZaY/s400/1-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120278964975218" border="0" /><br /><br />Go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Set the Amount to 5, the Distribution to Uniform, and check the Monochromatic box.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVRTaRyirSjZiay9FmPuzPfTWnY6NqALINcWz2rD6UZrSSgr2epm343GlhSGf_e2oxbeLc6KcPFFJzhwG8-TgDu2RhLa2QHiFDPEO4SO6Gys-yM2vMXG6anEoquZh1DfnNdTW_2062WVu/s400/2-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120271380573746" border="0" /><br /><br />Step 2<br /><br />Create the text using the color #ffeb0f. The font used is Titania and the size is 377px. Duplicate the text layer so you have two copies.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPPaguJsUxLsrpR1YbKiSxc_iPADIXEAVscAbTDmy1exAbJJPQOslsErJv5A0QceNP5fSg7oJjpR3drBQYOSWNhkzYlsRkQtBYjMbrLgTDINcKl02yeFd4yb_l5pQ2VMdxCXDb11JFL0-S/s400/3-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120264473500194" border="0" /><br /><br />Double click on the copy text layer (the one on the top) to apply the following styles:<br /><br />- Drop Shadow: Change the color to #383838, and the Size to 10.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqhNTJFwf38Xl4_0pX9-XnwPwpmT-R8CNXXRjZxU4-IG9seSF2JP3yucI83jRdgZ96t7G7Q3p9hje8wgcLKNsvlKL48gGm5OD_ruBVryAtzy80Sl6KCBlC84R3O1kC1NOLqMm5zSVA3nRV/s400/4-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120258757801618" border="0" /><br /><br />- Inner Shadow: Change the color to #625841, the Size to 13, and the Contour to Half Round.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo9FGAva1sZzN7G8L_2NLIbwJoichetwQ8_XwPzVV8WaMYJoQj_lDRqORX2ogM5TFLFJ3ENN6ABTrUQV14z47LVeaMIfvMbDU-FrspzfUIWKqA40dwsvKHXvkQMx7m-W2rXyroaCejCgTm/s400/5-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120256506780498" border="0" /><br /><br />- Bevel and Emboss: Change the Depth to 450, the Size to 10, the Gloss Contour to Log, and check the Anti-aliased box. Also, change the Highlight Mode color to #fff119, and the Shadow Mode color to #8a7b3e.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFM0e-V7w6U-04RiJo2O6WtM6MaCoUO-8sS71bJYcfWbr0zHaBWJOEge48K_vBav1nUesmX8TbtHGLnkQ9BNIdzdaHHQh7P6kRDeOVx4Li0GU8v_7OcX2GObk6K_proU6DiS6ZSdYVVegh/s400/6-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120120914161602" border="0" /><br /><br />- Contour: Just check the Anti-aliased box<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFfbTAuiQHALcuYMBQnGolhp59bJzTQEHaodiOeNpoQ6CDmPbaHkaC4od_MeqPJA714qwTapMpbw8HVPh0VY1ZWGg0BhZqiMoCO13RNZQRllJbD0ZIFh8XG7iyz0gVzNBCrgRbx5BMMAm9/s400/7-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120115773395202" border="0" /><br /><br />This is what the text should look like:<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT3tC56HYME3fRSP-yb9ofERgyDgfKRBdN_pPQBonXx4u5xHkrz81HryIXMTyLpZMTZSFuaJQk-LW9iignd_RT6RNzTezwt_O9EK9SzQBuHxLyDv3ffTer_4ihOu1XJSDsjPjzZN17WrVi/s400/8-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120109181130626" border="0" /><br /><br />Step 3<br /><br />Press the Ctrl/Command key, and while still pressing, click on the text layer thumbnail (icon) to create a selection.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwO1sigZzmUWuou0KaO4kE3kE8RN3kjdtn5XL-QRzRy1m_pfcs6FQOJDXa8Y8XOKw1qhhfVAaGI4PJjDX4a_YTz2vlP17HPZMr4qTuOpXyTay7I03g6ALqJM_XuDPqLLVUe_g6UOMh4bNa/s400/9-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120098716426034" border="0" /><br /><br />Set the Foreground color to #7d6905 and the Background color to #d3c614. Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “texture”. Fill the selection with the Foreground color, and press Ctrl/Command + D to get rid of the selection.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbLfuzuzKIgFsfz0cpGl64tieXHjSHRLOQr_VknvcoaBz5XCEJ9JRANuPQbFqJtZb_ZGFepyz-EoSoTMp78Ij9yab-X5z1ep8p039zvDnGcB2iNfe6IqGWRyvJjz-KeGD_Hd5DW9P4OurD/s400/10-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628120098468162306" border="0" /><br /><br />Step 4<br /><br />Now, we are going to use a couple of filters to create the sparkly texture. Start by going to Filter > Sketch > Notepaper. Change the Image Balance to 25, the Graininess to 10, and the Relief to 11.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2_4gmhVmFVswe1RHXC6dSulJ-GDXRUevHva1-iJwLDaqwhOq82Bq5AQZ7-kbizB0pif-4fZlkxdjyvGRYFHJweY6vD71gbgBHPcRdo1VeKUXqYurVtXW_RSc_DOWCfh1dM5jzM6iCHxGo/s400/11-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119889523312898" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1gxgin7wUd2Nka-fMEMzuHSsPdkcc-PZBxZLlbWJ9D6b0eKnIjXH_L26IT5APOF3m8ne1I5Ojjyar_kq_KslKgACFJ7c02-xjSaHq58zSl3qIGkMZX9oTugcj3PEDens68EPkTIJZovOa/s400/12-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119888736964194" border="0" /><br /><br />Go to Filter > Texture > Stained Glass. Change the Cell Size to 2, the Border Thickness to 4, and the Light Intensity to 1. The Light Intensity property adds brightness to the center of the texture, so you can increase the value if you want more brightness in the center.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPc1LHlJlE7C5lAmayMTFgrr3EcX1Ymh3H3PdgGxc0feZdMX0PtFzTzseMm-bz2E_JZxGvAf-cf_gD9KoTURR7JsDBRDRJXNj4SYOHSoTNB-0hgtvb0QZSjxXgtqw7Y_2OqwcspwfqyZA0/s400/13-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119886902335106" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAOrgaf00PigZOnQQvmNg9Jp7k73bb688AguAsIrTVPo38EVMIbiAAyDOyG6zv57yXhaDkADU6hNCvCWlqqPeaN8V59qrussAp1L44PLR7o-wCSj_sE75PAqHAogBIeDpuBcuyNIw4_KdZ/s400/14-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119881114286834" border="0" /><br /><br />Finally, go to Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges. Change the Egde Width to 2, the Edge Brightness to 10, and the Smoothness to 5.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwraE4TWAbvgMsJgDdJYdqOtNiCwt6XRl7R6hrKq1wc-6bQHlVWM7o_dCn5rOI7RC3b5MojY_LN0uKhVwEWnnlVC-3ThTjFIoWCoXCz_K92-EXVdBlvd_lSF1v1AXSVTcnk_jucapls84c/s400/15-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119881041367842" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCopDVtXqVRhRY62wD_Kra0lcVS2tejObwQsvWjUDETwV85u3zDJ5IkEcC9RbesGZfFhQ97_bx0zS2RuZX8MxHNtGR7IYFCc1mSE0APtWnxoc2gN6AmHbobOmV01USjX0pfNwvEc4ACwCT/s400/16-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119725500376946" border="0" /><br /><br />Change the “texture” layer’s Blend Mode to Overlay.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdnAAEOT_i7OpJW8mgdrlcWJrD8OeOUG2s0ZpqFbuHJ8659VdFLmxyY4IWrUEmyvPv5EtO_efnGdi1ao4s2JyHjbqJkMMbVjusxe-ARdEwsZVvKxWT9RCgVncUu_M13k68DyM-60s0lMfV/s400/17-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119707292631426" border="0" /><br /><br />That’s it for the text effect. Next, we’re going to add some sparkles using the Brush tool.<br />Step 5<br /><br />Open the Brush panel (Window > Brush), and choose a hard round brush. Change the size to 10px, and set the Spacing to something around 322%.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNaPy8tAhOZbIDA3Rq6KHL8becDnUCKmkYtXnHwLKJ_mgxMqU3aY7lZOv5mvdxJ0QcHennMxgWIuZgLJkO3KsRLevHFE6nMYoWW6_fWS3xCVNlOexzXBG5UKPL6AK0XcUsIOM7GylNZ3Bs/s400/18-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119705145425234" border="0" /><br /><br />Under Shape Dynamics, change the Size Jitter to 100%, the Roundness Jitter to 62%, and the Minimum Roundness to 25%.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKRXGbxfYrEnYDPlLExsjidbCFGvFMfVq83uuxmex8Lzg9wLOAHnqWGQLMZlcq6NiE9QAx9YWquM5HvBJe4yPg8cdsj1JAUpAHxdkkxNawQM5duUBfx0jjwxBXVdFvB2st7yVoA_kk9We/s400/19-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119698613309026" border="0" /><br /><br />Under Scattering, Change the Scatter value to 431%.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_EISTXns2oFBLcxH_QTeGlfoj51kmihNY4maxoKgrldJNacbMwx9P5dIkbMGhLwXyTin5jg2MomAkmgWgSRT0kNN8qQCWVbKDafbWRF0lHs8omkPU64U8hLOIhJhH2uUKktvwAzbbqiZ3/s400/20-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119691465523474" border="0" /><br /><br />Finally, under Color Dynamics, change the Foreground/Background Jitter to 100%, and the Brightness Jitter to 50%. This will give the sparkles different brightness and color values.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghiyKMggQSEzHmr_NL28qgbL-LMXiv9V_c_RBT0319hUx1UF1znoo8c6o0qMJxHl35PTcAj8-T6mvaqNZDLNuLnOeu7JoG2WftK9iqqpoY03Z1YidQb-bUeZImpNK1tpkyCSSTgdkJExsl/s400/21-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119519688718354" border="0" /><br /><br />Step 6<br /><br />Right click on the text layer, and choose Create Work Path.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK6F-fftFh3iv0pnNyHXMF6cSkZ-f5kDGoDp_5Kl9PIVI7w9aVRBnxG-tQ5I4pLleZdgQuH2G8d29kJTKwPbcclKhdkp-kaNSYqMlFpjpdDmdwXaAFVIkjeowHcxLQwpQigv_dlwyWMW9x/s400/22-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119521852008914" border="0" /><br /><br />Make the color #d3c614 the Foreground color, and change the Background color to #ffff08. Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “sparkles”, and grab the Direct Selection Tool.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeDdl4ZOslr3BuRvLyGiWnGifUERY41WArCz_OPvitpTaD6X8niIPprVcOyRYOLjSin3ff4FTWCvr-XTgfF9hCSr1u2QODxe8fofG6nyur72L5XpULnUSThdjCgJNyllQYPoJd1m3MNg89/s400/23-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119510856519874" border="0" /><br /><br />Right click on the path, and choose Stroke Path.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ5BZBO3hNztypSQIOyyYhx4y2Ni0lU-GdgengSq2IxM2RhwOCHsml-U03IVc2xSibH2AeZ6qxSBkbKFAGp4usDlrYkjqZNBUqGuX0DrvhWZs2T6J625LLAGqgd3nAUX1ofGvBEKFm-ejI/s400/24-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119502751253042" border="0" /><br /><br />Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu, and make sure the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKRstx7FPE5UlwNiHuwpccuThfFiMAiQ4wOVukRTKlesz5BsZhfMRIwhaLt0JNLqtHfhjW3q0dwtVNrSjLxSAZdMvWusGK6ICFJLdcTCBdyLXsXS1l5nJB-d8sro6yKomHZwLNAjmKKQe4/s400/25-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119503972141186" border="0" /><br /><br />This will stroke the path with the brush you’ve just created.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_PZlXbKqQrBpmiJhXeF7okLKA1z_Dh0_81_K58cZOUULipao8JtpQ7FB18SXuCwNpXhsc_ygnp2od3bbbQkFOiOiAAtw9eQFKc_rGyM0lxXzvaQRKDsAIX3ck7tFZEn_W2g4pswjhdsFc/s400/26-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119284722858146" border="0" /><br /><br />Change the “sparkles” layer’s Blend Mode to Linear Light.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9CkOUITVvX1ifzyV2llq7tzSZOmC9kLCpedhHemnYCxOWMpQKjDq39zn9G7AQZj5_s_hPPoH4XbHjjhHSNH4soRyx2R3IKZZudUPPidBkU-jICkyqiVkpHve3eS47KS9Yzknx1Zb5_9O3/s400/27-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119277677450066" border="0" /><br /><br />Step 7<br /><br />The last thing we’re going to do is add more shadow to the text, so that it blends more with the background, and has more depth. To do that, Double click on the original (bottom) text layer, un-check the Use Global Light box (as we want to change the direction of the shadow), and change the Angle to -20. Also, change the Distance to 8, and the Size to 10.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Cl2ftSeX2TBwHn98h10PIfaBDW8wv-AcpvNw19oyO3fqjKgdu25W2XfKr-ijU1OLNJhflx6YUYBuu4_OsHwv2lkJCjLiNU1lGuCr_EsJapTykpb7RxaoCMEWUvpEH_PNSIKCJMwdh-PU/s400/28-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119274032737698" border="0" /><br /><br />Change the Fill value of the original text layer to 0, so that only the shadow is visible.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbv_Ftp-RPbjmfzW3FcKSqqJk03B7DJiQtNHuJ7JcTuvFu5nu43lH8Zjhz9dcHJEU_L12MfPjzlGlo8TSgyPtFs0m-uTjQIdtmZlCYXrjg5YdIvallNA9J76Oax53ByBcBHEtQaLEb_4Tg/s400/29-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119270750880994" border="0" /><br /><br />Final Image<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipF73zTrFexYGSM0RxgMeQSWaS6BmBHUb317N_b0oZZJdpmB1CTd590XhwsE2X-9yVn2Wr0T1QA5J4BzAVwLhXzQkcoRdKMT-A9IUpnTwSGAOMpQxmr1bnjBmwe5j7eCxOUjK3-ciuz24y/s400/30-Party-Text+-Effect.jpg" alt="Glittering Gold Party Text Effect" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628119268636010258" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Text+Effect" rel="tag">Text Effect</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Effect" rel="tag">Photoshop Effect</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Glittering+Gold" rel="tag">Glittering Gold</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Party+Style" rel="tag">Party Style</a></span></div><br /><br /><a href="http://www.photoshopstar.com/text/party-text-effect/">Source</a>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-68468475527041504012010-09-07T05:36:00.000-07:002010-09-07T05:37:19.862-07:00How To Create Sunny White Clouds In Photoshop<div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-final.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/01.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Create the Sky</span><br />Lets start by creating a new document which is 1024 x 768 pixels at a resolution of 300 pixels/inch, make sure Color Mode is set to RGB</span><span class="tuttext">.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-00.jpg" border="0" height="352" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/02.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Create the Sky</span><br />Set your Foreground Color to #a4cccc and Background Color to #5ebbd5. Get the Gradient Tool, pick Foreground to Background gradient and fill the Background with a Linear gradient from bottom to top</span><span class="tuttext">.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-01.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/03.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Apply Clouds Filter</span><br />Create a new layer and name it "Clouds". Hit D on the keyboard to set colors to Black and White. Go to Filter > Render > Clouds. Set Layer Blend Mode to Screen.</span><span class="tuttext"></span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-02.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/04.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Add Layer Mask</span><br />Click the Add Layer Mask button on the Layers Panel. Go to Filter > Render > Clouds to apply a clouds filter to the layer mask</span><span class="tuttext">.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-03.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/05.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Apply Curves to Layer</span><br />At the moment the Layer Mask is selected in the Layers Panel. Go back to "Clouds" layer by clicking the Layer Thumbnail. Hit Command+M to bring up the Curves dialog</span> and tweak the curve as in the below image.</p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-04.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/06.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Apply Levels to Mask</span><br />Now select the "Clouds" Layer Mask and hit Command+L to open the Levels dialog and increase the contrast as shown in the below image.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-05.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/07.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Some Blur</span><br />Go to Filter > Blur > Radial Blur while the Layer Mask is still selected. Use these settings: Amount => 50, Blur Method => Zoom, Quality => Best. You can also change the position of the Blur Center.</span><span class="tuttext">.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-06.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/08.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Let the Sun Shine</span><br />Now let’s put some sunshine. Create a new layer on top and fill it with Black</span><span class="tuttext">. Go to Filter > Render > Lens Flare, set Brightness to 175, pick 50-300mm Zoon lens, place the Flare Center at the top left of the canvas and hit OK.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-07.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <p> </p><div class="steps"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/wp-content/themes/awesome/images/steps/cong.jpg" border="0" height="45" width="44" /></div> <p><span class="tuttext"><span class="steptitle">Congratulations</span><br />Set Layer Blend Mode to Screen. This is my final image. </span>Because we’re using clouds filter each time you repeat this tutorial you’ll get different results, the Curves and also the Levels adjustments will also change the final image. Hope you liked this tutorial and had fun making it<span class="tuttext">.</span> </p> <div class="tutorial_image"><img src="http://www.psawesome.com/tuts/quick-clouds/quick-clouds-tutorial-final.jpg" border="0" height="450" width="600" /></div> <br /><a href="http://www.psawesome.com/tutorials/quick-tutorial-create-white-clouds-on-a-sunny-sky">Source</a><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Creating+Effects" rel="tag">Creating Effects</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Effect" rel="tag">Photoshop Effect</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Beautiful+Cloud" rel="tag">Beautiful Cloud</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-74044766431348144542010-09-06T09:47:00.000-07:002010-09-06T09:47:00.587-07:00How to Create Newspaper Layout In PhotoshopThis tutorial will show you how to create an image that will look like a scanned newspaper page.<br /><div class="post-body entry-content"><p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72FnF_Ia1S0n_tTFX0szxi0qmLx3URKXLblQ2aIIfzE-a0HjXzo4YTtk17MEL3G11NwdMPTN11-fkXBoZNBiHQ38Uo4KZy0pwjMH8r4VCDyiQqnkxiPti7zobMutRAjNFs0YV72jn0ujA/s400/2cd6js.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825454326549026" border="0" /><br /></p><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1.</span> Create a new document, size <span style="font-weight: bold;">630x900</span> and fill it with it a light, warm gray (color code <span style="font-weight: bold;">#e4e4e4</span>).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2.</span> To make the final result make more realistic, it’s necessary to mimic the way you can see the writing on the back page on a real newspaper.<br /><br />To achieve this effect, open an image of a newspaper page you can find on the Internet (I chose this one), go to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Image-> Rotate Canvas -> Flip Canvas Horizontal</span> and then copy/paste it over the new document you just created. Set its opacity to <span style="font-weight: bold;">5%</span>, so that the writing is only a bit visible.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfhQf36-eeZJl0Yln4Fn_G5Cndw_4MbSKDyz82V3us5LerbcV4mHGyjj9ainZ6JIxJAKeFM8iS5V7h2IZOxjrpgq8drrksQgrYCu58r2-Eb0A1_ERNpCcJs0y68LO-nNLf6hyphenhyphenhe-6WNRhQ/s400/4iipeu.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825313885910050" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3.</span> Newspaper articles often contain pictures, so I opened this one and resized it to <span style="font-weight: bold;">35%</span>, and I placed it on the left like this:<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXWCEhD_g8BOuVBGU-y3ZPGww-toS7eW8dzFCjUy361KTf_oswoWelLoe73XJXaa8VFUbYWGL-WzY4JeMORpTMDwlXoQR0v5Qp_i7gK6I5h5JnQWIhqOrjb5IRVBCt_gkdbsxu62gZ24eX/s400/2qdq5bp.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825443354369410" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4.</span> To convert the image to black and white, the best method is to go to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Image -> Adjustments -> Channel Mixer…</span> tick <span style="font-weight: bold;">Monochrome</span> and leave all the other settings as default.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizqAymeauMQIy36aLVrIfyiSiU9vw8fdz76Wo1TkrymKk9MyrtzYMgtutOE3Wkkgv4l3fp1jzn0bROqr5Sosryuq-2kWkxNqoSlPujynK716B4qYpjsVR55l4wdhV8aUeZV8ODEIsXxEAD/s400/ifscqh.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825292913144306" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 5.</span> In order to create the headlines, I used C<span style="font-weight: bold;">entury Old Style Std, Italic,</span> size <span style="font-weight: bold;">40pt</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">24pt</span> respectively. You may use any other font that is very legible and simple.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi04G-x0MmML423JUQJD5CQ3LcR3UVGQwyKrtXy9vhVOIZbgHhIRA2daIP7LzGLt_bla037LrjoD2ygbHHGw-dFKkjJylVqge3cbYUGc6_cM-ZhcyhPjMT01OItQ6XCRjzMzzgBp-Ch7iZE/s400/2427q8p.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825296760448690" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 6.</span> To create the subtitles, I used <span style="font-weight: bold;">Century Old Style Std, Bold,</span> size <span style="font-weight: bold;">18pt</span>. I left some space between them and the picture, and the headlines, in order to achieve an elegant, uncluttered look.<br /><br /><img src="http://i29.tinypic.com/2h4j1xs.jpg" /><br /><br />Don’t worry if the text you’ve done until now is not properly aligned. You can easily fix that later.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 7.</span> Now it’s time to create the content of the news article. You need to create a text box: using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Type Tool</span>, click on the desired starting point of the text box and drag down to create a rectangle.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 129px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMbEGHM9cKHslugSLx4b1hG1u5PKdB15pgcOOMUjtvBqKulApEN4PfMXzLmrgkpb5t3xiew2N3WQC0H4Ndax6rHT9zC01uW7xC9sf_0XIWB1cRzKU7WKOBXPfKdZUBifNky0-zRt4Th8zR/s400/4qpm41.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825305275221682" border="0" /><br /><br />Though it’s not visible in the screenshot above, the text box doesn’t go all the way to the bottom of the page. I’ve left a blank edge on the bottom of the page, because we’re later going to add the date and day of the week there, just like on genuine newspapers.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 8.</span> Paste some text of your choice into the text box you’ve created (my source was Wikipedia). The font I used is <span style="font-weight: bold;">Century Old Style Std, Regular, 14pt</span>.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 257px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPby3ZJvq-QyfNz40o1SV8V3pIG9qqTqKmr2mOsxW_dNDI6kVL2fPZr8ScApw8hBijdHOIv8Ek4CHmpAE4tNU-b3HL-lwhTTgxd-ynM7RcpzX7fOlVp_E_m_gpu8yrTCIgRwpguOn-yUcf/s400/2cprdl0.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825445175095138" border="0" /><br /><br />Notice that I’ve used a Sans Serif font. Because of their high legibility, most magazines and newspaper articles use Sans Serif fonts for the main body of text.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 9.</span> Create a second text box as shown at <span style="font-weight: bold;">step 7</span> and paste some text, using the font at <span style="font-weight: bold;">step 8</span>.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 319px; height: 263px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNlVbqRbTc9VxtiaN-bALnFiJFCeNt4qBtYRelRdCXCE6-AXZ7WcqgpR7kGFzS6PLcywZlNbgdZrWv0GVS6gx42-5O3bRXyxILXL6gSDVn2_bcActg8STNgI-qlvXKd1m6jretjJs-61sU/s400/4g3dkk.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825430892005458" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 10.</span> The final step is to create a text box and add some text in the lower part of the page. I used the font <span style="font-weight: bold;">Century Old Style Std, Regular, 12pt</span>.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANKOBXlz1su5mwuKjdcLWRYSriArViJGEqcEZzwVcL6XZNfrMLbebxp8DOC9oNY0VJ23meHSleHgbltjqHk3BClTDx-6Fnp5NFvh90VMpNAAbrkk94LHW20toz3cCA4xD7FHBXbwtSv_l/s400/11ls9qf.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825298618701442" border="0" /><br /><br />In order to verify and align the way the text and pictures fit on the page, go to <span style="font-weight: bold;">View -> Show -> Grid</span>. To change the position of a certain element, use the left and right arrow keys, or the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Move Tool</span>.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The final result:</span><br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 224px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj72FnF_Ia1S0n_tTFX0szxi0qmLx3URKXLblQ2aIIfzE-a0HjXzo4YTtk17MEL3G11NwdMPTN11-fkXBoZNBiHQ38Uo4KZy0pwjMH8r4VCDyiQqnkxiPti7zobMutRAjNFs0YV72jn0ujA/s400/2cd6js.jpg" alt="Newspaper Layout In Photoshop" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513825454326549026" border="0" /><br /></div> <br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Create" rel="tag">Create</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Newspaper+Layout" rel="tag">Newspaper Layout</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Effects" rel="tag">Photoshop Effects</a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-85246170681978217082010-09-06T08:32:00.000-07:002010-09-06T08:34:33.383-07:00Photoshop - Simple Photo Retouching Tutorial<strong>Here is the step by step detail on how to retouch photo using Clone Stamp Tool in Photoshop :</strong> <p class="body_sumon">1. Open the photo/file in <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/05/how-to-create-night-vision-effect-in.html"><strong>Photoshop</strong> </a>you want to work with for the tutorial (go to the file menu in Photoshop and select open, from the open dialogue box select your desired file and click open.</p> <p class="body_sumon">2. Make a duplicate layer of the image by going to the <strong>layer palette</strong> and clicking & druging the <strong>background layer</strong> into the "<strong>Create a new Layer</strong>" box (located at the bottom of the layer palette and 2nd one from the right hand side). Take off the original background layer by clicking on its visibility icoon. This way we can preserve the original layer and will be working with the duplicate one. Look at the <strong>picture</strong> below to get a live view.</p> <p class="body_sumon"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjru1Xlf75ubJaN01Q0Doa3gPR8J1zGWjjyMuWOSKUf8dzGBua-DjmmJWbVkSSp69cgWVH7AlS3_uxcVHyw1D0oH7JR1sKW7FByPm8Mf40YSkHRy8W87SMUYHwYxMcokGX-TczIvi_AZn4k/s400/Image-Retouching-Layer.jpg" alt="Photo Retouching Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513822131513710114" border="0" /></p><p class="body_sumon"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 58px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg5D9BveyxM1mCOTYxptwRDhnYKbAixLawcWqsEH4BS1hCfSmEEcdcIXI33_u7xPohh-TdE9mGMw0f-Khp8Kkbltx5tYcU9JKQG7UCyYUYFhuK_xK3FGBOPLatRWQ7m_qnGc8eOJIAUoHS/s400/Photo-Retouching_Clone-Tool.jpg" alt="Photo Retouching Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513822115596048210" border="0" /> </p> <p class="body_sumon">3. Select the "<strong>Clone Stamp Tool</strong> (S)" from the tool box (if you can't see the tool box, go to window menu and select "Tools"). Click right button on your mouse and an window will pop up where we can resize the clone tool depending on the spot size we are going to remove and as well as the hardness we need to select into 0% in this case. Now we are ready to start retouch and cleaning the spots.</p> <p class="body_sumon"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix13U5Uy0oOpKjgJi6tu31rhtdCsjP6I4fzFUcfb4jH2WSjetsmn005HGXt3cJgktUugkhu2o0pM81ETNLQ1eAVXNYMq2h1HB8qrMK-xfK0BWQuAS7AUz39xaDAkrtI4qrdzfVPQLTWIJ9/s400/Photoshop-Retouching_Clone.jpg" alt="Photo Retouching Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513822110458639298" border="0" /></p><p class="body_sumon"> </p><p class="body_sumon"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm2vX5I3wOi0jwFKUvW25yoZE3J71NlQz5hZ3tnburO1fDZ-opDtRlHy72ICnsgCe_tFIaT8BkDv7_3zr_LoSkLCkaeRhhsnZHVFi_AdC-Kt2HFnPa7WKwC7cE4h_IZBNt4H4-a-GBUY0O/s400/Photo-Retouching.jpg" alt="Photo Retouching Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513822125736545218" border="0" /> <img style="cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnCJ9xZ8HOl_gqzODsjRG38PUW1ZBW8DwENsZiURroZN14Dl0DHgglJig2R5rXRb8Rp10_x7bx9g3Cy2eFoWe8_wNgAKyWv9JP7DnLTUSJvZyGo8uo-16LeEHLZwBhclEujXzf1E0ZJyfu/s400/Photograph-Retouching.jpg" alt="Photo Retouching Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513822853080241010" border="0" /></p> <p class="body_sumon">4. Keep in mind that we have to<strong> clean every single spot</strong> one by one. Not all spots we can remove at a single click. So, decide which perticular spot you are going to touch up first, then press "Alt" on your keybord and click on the fresh portion of the image nearest to the spot where you think the color density is very similar. Release the "Alt" key and click on the spot. You are successfully removed the spot. Take a look at the image below.</p> <p class="body_sumon"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 185px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSy_3mosO00FvpekNjzNyMm23JAKz13m2zWOh7CeaeRfSlEA0ay2LLR0WAS4t9FWMREuNC6X6b7Tpe3sf7Rd-WW4VzmngvrPo6rq-YUP6JROqDy3MXwM4s3uR5IhE2tSD3tpx__sr8CTK/s400/Photo-Retouching-Tutorial.jpg" alt="Photo Retouching Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513822113064148418" border="0" /> </p> <p class="body_sumon">5. In the same manner,<strong> touch up</strong> all the spots within the image.<br /><br /> One thing I want to notice that, make your <strong>tool size</strong> perfect (a little bit bigger than spot) and choose the appropriate <strong>hardness</strong> of the tool. If these things are not choosen appropriately, your image may not look professional after you have done.</p> <p class="body_sumon">Hopping the above tutorial helps you to handle retouching in photoshop.</p><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorial" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorial</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Retouching" rel="tag">Photo Retouching</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tricks+And+Tips" rel="tag">Tricks And Tips</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Editing" rel="tag">Photo Editing</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Beautiful+Girl" rel="tag">Beautiful Girl</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-66355993473348183682010-05-07T10:42:00.001-07:002010-05-07T10:43:21.733-07:00How To Create Night Vision Effect In PhotoshopIn this tutorial you will learn how to create a night vision effect in Photoshop using the hue and saturation adjustments, blur filter and the burn tool. The night vision effect in this tutorial gives the result of looking through night vision goggles. I have used a free stock image which can be found at sxc.hu.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Night vision effect in Photoshop</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 1 </span><br /><br />Open an image in Photoshop. It’s best to use an image which contains some scenery such as buildings or landmarks.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 202px;" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/ilike2/ilike2photoshop/night-vision-1.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 2</span><br /><br />Duplicate the background layer by pressing <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ctrl + J</span> on the keyboard. Then select <span style="font-weight: bold;">Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation</span>. Check the Colorize box at the bottom of the dialog window and then give your image a green colour. I have used the following settings, but you can use whatever setting you wish. I have set the hue to 124, the saturation to 43 and the lightness to -36.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 214px;" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/ilike2/ilike2photoshop/night-vision-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 3 </span><br /><br />Add some noise to your image by selecting <span style="font-weight: bold;">Filter > Add Noise</span>. I have only added a small amount of noise to my image. The amount I used is 10% and the distribution is uniform.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 125px;" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/ilike2/ilike2photoshop/night-vision-3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Step 4 </span><br /><br />Take the burn tool with the range at Midtones and the exposure at 64%. And paint around the edges of the image. Apply about 5 -6 layers of burn around the edges, so you get a slightly blacken colour.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 199px;" src="http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll261/ilike2/ilike2photoshop/night-vision-4.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><br />You should now have a night vision effect.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effect" rel="tag">Photo Effect</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Night+Vision" rel="tag">Night Vision</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To+Create+" rel="tag">How To Create </a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-31381387573238445522010-04-30T05:07:00.001-07:002010-04-30T05:10:13.518-07:00Realistic Paper Texture in 5 MinutesIn this quick tip tutorial, we will learn how to create a realistic paper texture from scratch in just 5 minutes. To do this we will use some simple filters and effects. Let’s get started!<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0zZ4HYozkLExoLRsm7r9JYJMoI2d1PHZOqu04NwHwMWXQvWOCCSlMeorhX-tkqWJ1ZpGbx6RxksVGAx58ot7pNbG_ILHP_y92ZB4mChNOthChtDZ_Q8NKCIXa05UTr2-0Lw9KSOKwJUby/s400/final.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411606831425570" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 1</h2> <p>Create new file 1280 x 1024 px. Create a rectangular selection in the center of the image, hit Q to enter quick mask mode. Go to Filter > Pixelate > Crystallize, use small cell size and click OK. Hit Q again to return to normal mode. Hit Cmd+shift+alt+N to create a new layer. Press D then Cmd+Delete to fill selection with white. To remove selection press Cmd+D.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCSvvC3SpK9VlTZJmhyo0I5T9yZcHMtbODwWzouMUT34sMESWHKBp23iT0VSQWYDa42pF4lTkMXLVLnp7u33OokQgeWosPTbNzgFYu1WfyNw_pZZ_nsES8UbkbMRPj1lZfKHy30ayaMjKr/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-1.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411520294054242" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 2</h2> <p>Activate the burn tool with exposure 20%. Paint the paper until it looks dark and dirty. Go to Filter > Texture > Texturizer, use Texture: Canvas and click OK.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSVorUPzQoJzrNHbzwc6MZTIfRvqBDQa3iCO2AYLBUzZqthhWZY-7JyadWQFH9puY3PkkzMYEfyc-rOUN2VJpL5v8lU-YLCocwHwQGESvKyA5giouTgvTRhYv4HHOrURG6dfoZpowL81H/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-2.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411516938685762" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 3</h2> <p>Double click the paper layer to open the Layer Styles dialog and activate the Drop Shadow effect. Don’t worry with the settings, just click OK. This shadow is very flat and unrealistic, but we’ll fix it. </p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjArsl-pH8pXx8KJAC-NdzXkNT8STtW8G-D-jFiyAq004E24l8134UTtQOmP4-goWYJoRGL8JeFUl-1HRirNDjZnSR2NZyTjDTWUJp6zi1tO_LisBsrgRSvpHy6EAT4Qr3_AMk9TfkWCOB9/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-3.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411513409556834" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 4</h2> <p>From the Layers panel, right click Drop Shadow and choose Create Layer. This step will separate the Drop Shadow from the paper.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk0VlbdYoy-A2usk-vC29PqwEltgth8AT6gFIXhMyRqbs1yn5VSIHaklKDJI08R1ba2gqEl64GGjLt9fVRu_vibqRBUfs6OI_5vBc0XqcQ5QX9XXPwg1qcs3WAOFQ_rMrUfZQ0U5pCXBC/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-4.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411504169100898" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 5</h2> <p>Select the shadow layer, hit Cmd+T to transform it. Right click it and choose Warp. Move the handles until the shadow looks irregular, just like a real one.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhfPUgShprYHpcrGUuSc8c4_hBU0T1_UpNAWGuCD3vA31eFJi0vs3-xj0zLtX4N713GMw5X3X0ph-Myf-dy4jFGXyIU1SpOyXPVM-Dzi-q1C-pxJYbIuzTRPTxj4NtXXSZNwhg4wu2pdY/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-5.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411499020270306" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 6</h2> <p>Activate the Gradient Tool, in the option bar and choose Linear and Mode: Difference. Create a random gradient, from top to bottom, bottom to top, left right, and right to left. Just go crazy!</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicpmQaP4JWqcT04Wp5zXa9ZzUE5q-HaX93JfeM74l09zNwmwX8BFUFZI1CpZPGEYhiiNmHuto630zpThFiZg_IR48vo8bGiMHJKyxYOEekIst2GN97hAKg9qB94HBfOrLyacbMjfhBw7rh/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-6.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465412446100203394" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 7</h2> <p>Go to Filter > Stylize > Emboss. Hit Cmd+L and move the white and black sliders to the middle.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGTLGKf-v_1e3BCgnZM00DvEkRVV1XkYcogFzzEnRTbdyU85GLXA0RsBgvQzB-DBVIgb0EsavJRVyRSKI3pMh4rmsIdz9C6qPWvzghR2DXFBXJr_cwzF7z5rYWPpP8kuzhrv1Ojt2n5qk/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-7.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411324396881490" border="0" /><br /><h2>Step 8</h2> <p>Hit Cmd+alt+G. Change blending mode to Overlay.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHdWQOi-NSzrgdV22qJLDEKhvzau5k-L5GwHr2wjN85N4NaImd5Iigcub0R4906vE6oZ9IkqwlCAqJSfGtsQkjYIj_q1H5cUwdOqclp0bGooyv3K4eNa89k417hnF9eYpUySB4Dnod37YR/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-8.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411316192850258" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBgBJgOeFja75q6aFP9VfJNL-d5dLXaRsKG_dbtajbSDcsWRjevaL87AeyY2Bt3DOCPvH5bcnR_6ujO1Ot6DhhE32ZQ6us3RwhT5vOmkSnk1RlLwxG8wGi9BHaFZY94XMQm2w9GSaoPByh/s400/tutorial-quicktip-create-paper-9.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411313007455650" border="0" /><br /><h2>Conclusion</h2> <p>That’s it! You can turn this into a thin paper by lowering its opacity. Below is the final paper on a wood texture. Click here or click on the image to see it in full size.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSFLfnJZsyXrWOkEZhRHVJJhxNHONDbrabBPAXM0qAFJAlJZaOg0vlJ0QDjy9eLszO_c09rA3Wd8K1FDEpJKccJnq2_PBO3VA00pes7y3ebD2hY3Y3In-R9v57RgY00YfLRvMtGarrK7tW/s400/final-1.jpg" alt="Realistic Paper Texture in 5 Minutes" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5465411298620369970" border="0" /><br /><br />Source : <a href="http://psd.tutsplus.com/">psd.tutsplus</a><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Realistic+Texture" rel="tag">Realistic Texture</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Paper+Texture" rel="tag">Paper Texture</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop+Tutorials" rel="tag">Photoshop Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Texture+Effects" rel="tag">Texture Effects</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-28621556523937509282010-04-20T23:28:00.002-07:002010-04-20T23:45:26.167-07:00Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect TutorialNot sure what to call this effect. It makes the color of the portrait quite metallic, like your skin was made of silver, bronze or maybe copper. I've seen it a couple of times in magazines when they have a big portrait of a stranger spread on a full page. So maybe it's about time I write something about this effect.<br /><br />Who would be more perfect for this metallic effect other than the Iron Man actor, Robert Downey Jr. Take a look at the 'before' and 'after' image below...so you'll have an idea of what I'm talking about.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 328px; height: 436px;" src="http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/3634/metal9.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" border="0" /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br />1. Naturally, you should start by opening your image in Photoshop.<br /><br />2. Next, duplicate the image. Set the duplicate image layer to Overlay.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlfn2JOMpz1jthqN2xKSTlxqE5mMJLVjcUcn0p30k0SyYfPerHWDNreXjM_cQUPBV5LGK9r5r_F3A-SQtlEe4oNXLhJ7lWe6wdFfMb1dbtPTtWoHpSGDya4cxA8jPUC1mWLesVjZ1YLg/s320/metal1.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430318822904786402" border="0" /><br /><br />3. With the duplicate image layer selected, go to Filter > Other > High Pass. Our goal here is to sharpen the image a little bit, so you can see some details on the skin tone. If you already have a high resolution image, no need to set the radius too high. Mine is set to 5.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw0ezJEbZWFQAnG_fDhxDE5a_LhGXZJU9McMLw3TM_0RJMHPkGXMahVWvMLy3WIMbYxtc5ZpKftxui4gWpviP-8g4rbHjwT7YL3r0rfZy-I906rPLJz8JXS3gVwkY_A3tp1DQC6lQPhME/s320/metal2.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430319154342146290" border="0" /><br /><br />4. Now go to Image > Mode > Grayscale. If a message appear asking you to merge the layer, don't panic, just click 'Merge'.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 88px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfenqENW6lPAW-RSdts9uCLmPY-496oC-Od7kktOolECTjtO-b-Pob9EgDf9esxtw5Irsne9ZslQCf9Bitr_pSyKzo1pQ9BY2g8Cz3hEt8qgBrQ53DhKb6frXM7P7zYZEgej9SR8MxC0/s320/metal3.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430319159987805922" border="0" /><br /><br />5. Next, go to Image > Mode > Duotone. Select Quadtone on the Type dropdown menu. Then, click the 'Load' button on the right.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDOpH9pO7Ps5mR7ps9PIzInoy_ZUQhDppfSa6GpJTm0LEnHq4O_BXRnQHaVoTW8cwXh1_C0x9_NRf8GHwA-StUeBp1t9SxIw1QsoqnnQrpnPRVSL1yXY55Fq59M2YPfw5ttAUHgebG_rY/s320/metal4.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430318828305209474" border="0" /><br /><br />A window will open, select PANTONE(R) QUADTONES folder. And select the file Bl 541 513 5773 and click Load. You'll have something like below and click OK.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiriN0r44gxgT8bBU-jpTi3fNtoqf2e2eRGWl9OG5sy_G7kmtd6Yd1rtEVfx7TWztzzMpIUZTgExTY_zURGRIW6rL-jLSpLfOamtKMp625O2DnAHJXZs08XV9Y2rEDLkB6S6LVoP4VYiN0/s320/metal5.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430319164236145106" border="0" /><br /><br />6. Now, change the mode back to RGB. Go to Image > Mode > RGB Color. <br /><br />7. Duplicate the image. And set the duplicate layer to 'Color Burn'. Set the opacity to 20%.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTEBskpnx3Kr2FEnJtT38-O-NDNvVK3YqJQ6Nbn1DQxaUMWYvu02Du7SMj-hpXr3L6ovmXR_jEZs9bk0yAmOZ_tS9zqeIBZ1sy-13QEPXBWOV_tTHH_Ev7D1cmtlTIXWUbQ1O1GJnrh2Y/s320/metal8.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430318848073442578" border="0" /><br /><br />8. We're gonna add some adjustment layers to amplify the effect. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves. Make an S-shape curve like the image below. The steep of your curve is up to you, whatever looks good on your image.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 302px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMI1mHquVhWPvdxMX6JbK7LwFrGYSk-Wod6ebXA6CxNS_aND-wLx3z3HDJ9IYO0H6Y6tuB3WFVgH5e8SsZVn1g2Rv7y2Gj600ABezA4UKfFAqP5pqjKJK7WzzJYBHF_T6xvkEwcfHH2Y/s320/metal6.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430318835931383522" border="0" /><br /><br />9. Now go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Level. Adjust the level as follows.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXaNZERZTGgQz3EVgM-TiIQav2OSwtf52BkX77Q9K_OVJPKzbUUgdHpueLfuM0alshrlLv7tMt3CTKyzOVy-WfEO7r4QIFhtYNKdGKoHuagyxeHFI7ti81Umi6PE1lUKcvBHkEpq-H6UY/s320/metal7.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430318839280067682" border="0" /><br /><br />And we're done. You got yourself one explosive metallic portrait.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 371px; height: 454px;" src="http://img503.imageshack.us/img503/3694/metal11.jpg" alt="Metallic Toning Effect on your Portrait | Metallic Toning Effect Tutorial" border="0" /><br /></span><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Metallic+Toning+Effect" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/Metallic+Toning+Effect?user=deviance'">Metallic Toning Effect</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effect+in+Photoshop" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effect+in+Photoshop?user=deviance'">Photo Effect in Photoshop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Metallic+Toning+Effect+Tutor+" rel="tag" target="_blank" onmouseover="this.href='http://technorati.com/tag/Metallic+Toning+Effect+Tutor+?user=deviance'">Metallic Toning Effect Tutor </a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-7646770570644972102010-04-19T03:49:00.002-07:002010-04-28T21:21:46.834-07:00All the Crazy + Fun Stuffs To Do in PhotoshopPhotoshop isn't just for editing the brightness or increasing the contrast of your photo. There's no boundaries to all the crazy and fun stuffs you can do with Photoshop. With enough RAM, a pinch of imagination and some Photoshop skillz, you can create any effect you like. Compiled below are some tutorials to guide you thru the wonderful world of Photoshopping. Some effects can take only a couple of minutes and some could take hours, depending on how steep your learning curve is =)<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/4740/fun16z.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ghost-rider Skull Effect in Photoshop</span><br />How do you convince your girlfriend that you actually signed a contract with a demon to be a Ghost Rider? Here's how...show her your flaming skull picture. Of course, she won't believe you..well, we both know you're just hallucinating, right? Remember the time you insist that you're a Ghost Whisperer. That didn't turn out so good.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3885/fun8m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn an Earthling into a blue Na'vi</span><br />Avatar is so famous that some people is speaking Na'vi right now. If you like Avatar so much or feel like mocking the movie, let's try this effect. Tom Cruise made a handsome Na'vi. Let's turn Katie and little Suri into Na'vi people too. Then, they all can live happily ever after in a beautiful planet called Pandora (wherever that is).<br /><br /><br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1970/fun23.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">How to Add Angel (or demon) Wings to your Portrait</span><br />So, you're not an angel or anything, but after watching that tooth fairy movie, you wish you had wings. Well, we don't have a magic wand to grant your wish, but Photoshop can feed some of your fantasy.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/8664/fun22.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Retouch your Skin and remove all that Blemish</span><br />Hey! even our 'head-to-toe-perfect' celebrities use this technique...you don't have to be ashamed of yourself. So, nobody's perfect, and you're nobody, but that doesn't mean you can't be picture perfect.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/1925/fun21.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Adding Tattoo to Your Skin Using Photoshop</span><br />So needle makes you shrink in fear, but you really wish you can prove to your online buddy who lives a few time zones away that you got yourself a tattoo last summer. Why you're lying to him in the first place, we don't wanna know, but this tutorial might help help you solve the problem..unless he's working with the CSI unit and has that cool program that detects fake photo.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/9382/fun19.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Colorful Swirling Light Effect in Photoshop</span><br />You always have that perfect jump. Your friends said, you could be the next jumping model. Let's add some magical effects to that jump. Light swirling around you, coming out of your hands, that's gotta be cool.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3169/fun20.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Face Shattered Like Glass Effect in Photoshop</span><br />Your head doesn't explode, it shattered to pieces like a glass. Why would you want to learn this effect, I don't know..for your facebook profile picture maybe..<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/272/fun18g.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Transform a Young girl into an Old Woman in Photoshop</span><br />You won't need a time-machine to figure out how you look 50 years from now. Spend some times with Photoshop and you'll get an older version of you..or your friends or your enemies..depends on your intention here. Mmm..what a coincidence here. First, we have Tom turning blue and now we have Katie getting old. TomKat is really dominating the world here..<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/6919/fun17.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Make Button in Photoshop</span><br />Who knows, someday you'll wake up in the morning and decide your true calling is to be a digital button maker. Now, this tutorial might comes in handy for you to serve your purpose in life.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/5669/fun15.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Severed Arm Effect in Photoshop</span><br />You scared your mother to death with this picture. Now you have to apologize to her for the rest of your life. Ryan Tedder would say, 'It's too late to apologize' but you can keep trying..and stop scaring your friends too. I know it's fun.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/7463/fun12v.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Blurry Ghost-like Effect</span><br />If somehow you're stuck in another frequency (however impossible that may sound), this would be your picture..well, at least it's what all the science fiction movies taught us. If you're still in the real world, and wish to have a picture like above, then Photoshop is the answer.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/71/fun11.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn yourself (or others) into Zombie in Photoshop</span><br />If you're stuck in Zombieland, remember this, "Don't Be a Hero". If you're stuck in a messed-up real world, and have nothing to do in Halloween, this effect could be fun to learn. Let's turn everyone in the neighborhood into zombies, shall we?<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/3018/fun10.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Glittering Fairy Eyes Effect</span><br />Ever dream of being a fairy and realize it's impossible to come true? Maybe we just settle with a picture instead. It's not so bad really, you still have that dusty glittering eyes.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6116/fun9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Shattering Debris Effect on a Portrait</span><br />Get the grungy cool effect on your portrait with colorful gradient and shattering on the edge. This tutorial shows an effective and brilliant way of blending textures into an image.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img718.imageshack.us/img718/8638/fun7.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Space Effect in Photoshop</span><br />So, you've never been to space. But it isn't rocket science to create a space effect on Earth. All you need is Photoshop and a little bit of imagination..won't be a problem, right? We all know your imagination goes beyond the seventh sky.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/2227/fun6.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Destroyed City Landscape Effect</span><br />Feels like destroying all the famous building on Earth after watching 2012 movie? Problem is, you don't have that much of a budget like the director of that movie had. This tutorial will guide you how to spread the pain to the cities with a slightly lower budget.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2811/fun5g.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wicked Fiery Eyes Effect in Photoshop</span><br />You see the picture above, you know what this tutorial does to your eyes. Interested of becoming the yellow-eyed demon?..then let's do it. Click the link and fire up your Photoshop.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/3494/fun3.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Create Realistic Company Stamp</span><br />Interesting stuff to learn if you ever need to forge a company stamp or decide it's cool to have the stamp of your unregistered company all over your digital works..sort of signature or something.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/9986/fun4t.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cracking Face Effect</span><br />The secret lies in the texture you choose for this effect. With the right blending technique, you can be cracking in no time.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 448px; height: 240px;" src="http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/4541/fun2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Color your Hair in Photoshop</span><br />Rainbow-colored hair..how much does it cost? More than you can afford perhaps. But a picture of rainbow-colored hair..that's free if you have Photoshop. This tutorial will guide you on how to color your hair in Photoshop.<br /><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 296px;" src="http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/9854/fun1q.jpg" alt="" border="0" /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Turn People to Fruit People</span><br />You're thinking of turning your boss into a pumpkin this Halloween, and emailing it to everyone at work? This tutorial can help you accomplish your evil plan. It's a pear but..pear, pumpkin..sounds similar to me. It's the same concept nevertheless.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Source:<a href="http://best-photoshop-tutorials.blogspot.com">best-photoshop-tutorials</a></span><br /><br /></span><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop" rel="tag">Photoshop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorial" rel="tag">Tutorial</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effect+in+Photoshop" rel="tag">Photo Effect in Photoshop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photo+Effect+Tutorial+" rel="tag">Photo Effect Tutorial </a></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-26368078748532710162010-03-16T13:07:00.000-07:002010-03-16T13:07:53.297-07:00Illustrator - How To Make It With Mesh<p>Sometimes I think “what could I create next?”. Why not start with just 4 lines and 5 color swatches and see from there? Use the tools at hand and see where it ends up. Surprising results happen when you do. Here is where I ended up… </p> <h4 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The basics</span></h4> <h5 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Create 4 lines</span></h5> <p><a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/03/photoshop-brushes-how-to-create-cute.html">Create </a>4 vertical lines using the <em>Rectangle tool</em>. I used the <em>Direct Selection tool</em> (white arrow) and hold down the <em>Shift and Alt/Option key</em> to duplicate the 1st one to create the other 3 lines. While doing this it's best to turn on <em>Smart Guides</em> (View > Smart Guides or hit <em>Command/Ctrl + U</em>).</p><br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha3YP6OUQO6EZVPgtW5l-OgXLC4HCdJ-U6pdVTCvz3_PWIjYlaCGkPkgazHMRfH0GPEToln4uTRylxwtScXu_bUqQBamULupp6goMCnY9vpR2a6OcovQiBGqURfdxmTUcaiSua2nypAewR/s400/Illustrator+Make+with+Mesh.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449322464997823762" border="0" /><br /><br /><h5 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Add color</span></h5> <p>For the colors I browsed through my Kuler colors collection, saved the swatches of my choice on the desktop and then I've loaded them in <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/03/illustrator-how-to-use-live-trace.html">Illustrator</a>. To do this go to the <em>Swatches palette's menu</em> and choose <em>Open Swatch Library</em> and <em>Other Library...</em>. Browse to the palette you've saved, select it and hit the open button. Now click on the folder with the swatches in the new palette that appears on your screen. Now they will be added to your document's Swatches palette. Give each line a different color using your swatches. If you like, you could add a subtle linear gradient effect. That is what I did. I also decided to use my fifth swatch for the background of my creation using a separate layer (which I locked each time I needed to when I was editing my lines shape).</p> <h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Make with Mesh</span></h4> <p>Select all lines and go to <em>Object > Envelope Distort</em> and choose <em>Make with Mesh...</em> from the submenu. Check the preview button to see the mesh before you click OK. To keep things simple and easy to edit I chose for 4 columns (1 for each line) and 2 rows (to have only 1 handle vertically in the center).</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAOxiGhaa4zqCpxi8Fm5uR3bBDJNCmqS66W2qyF57UqcgywsLD6hxR4jYaYzj22nWICT7U_cctRTats3qMWPEPZQZav6-9JdkeIAMTuRnktKXSn7GY-a3YAoWGxDNRScVt2kBjfOao-wNA/s400/Illustrator+Make+with+Mesh2.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449322459382122642" border="0" /><br /><br />Start tweaking the lines mesh shape by dragging on the handles. I've used the <em>Shift key</em> a lot especially for the centered points where they come close together.<br /><h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Add extra color effect</span></h4><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhs2WZU-MQG7OUKtG4JtRa-w2iw6Ou3VqrhRwIlb4KUrZjVzDyMX8mMda6jfEZ9hyphenhyphenmJ5NcD2FH6QV_5LB7RNn24qqPr-Bn-vPfqq2TUwIvGOCdjBo9ULE4uDLg57QbYtBAxXyYr5VAXYIM/s400/Illustrator+Make+with+Mesh3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449322452771599298" border="0" /><br /><br /><p>Next thing I did is duplicating the layer with the lines mesh on top of my original mesh. I click the layer target circle icon on the right in the Layers palette and then I changed the layer mode to <em>Overlay</em> in the <em>Transparency palette</em>. Then I moved the shape a bit until I got an interesting enough result. It depends on the colors you've chosen on what is the best layer mode to choose.</p> <h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Experiment with the shape</span></h4><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy8Tk4QrevaJakzn_lw0-9PHvmNBmDJcdks5mg3pG9gA4L9rfR3_lqVcp9HBHW_uvIvwkaqwwL2X_936dnPPGDPTaJiknYwWQpq46LUawC0BZ2Ayne-JExn0w9_J-mq4W44JhuX4ClDe_u/s400/Illustrator+Make+with+Mesh4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449322446955119250" border="0" /><br /><br /><p>Then I decide to see how things looked in landscape version and I also wondered which effect I would get when using the <em>Warp, Pucker or Bloat</em> tools. I experimented with a very big brush, 400 px to avoid small bumpy effects.</p> <h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Final result</span></h4><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 450px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAjDSg9emTHszcszrIGEuBTZZXbIWn8Y5sh0NFzBo9B6IS2Wb8dvvKvZfYeQ0-Qb4U0hYmC8wsRjkWZvoIL766OzjAPyqEPr9gmiui3L6X3o3GkYOgCtAwdv5AWR-86F8a-89QiIzX-6s/s400/Illustrator+Make+with+Mesh5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449322439088157906" border="0" /><br /><br />In the end I decided to go back to my portrait version and for some <em>Warp</em> effects. Last but not least I added some text. First I <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/03/create-symbols-spray-in-adobe.html">created </a>a curved path using the <em>Pen tool</em>, then I selected the <em>Type on a Path tool</em> and added my thoughts behind my creation.<br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Illustrator" rel="tag">Illustrator</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tool" rel="tag">Tool</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorials" rel="tag">Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mesh" rel="tag">Mesh</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Art" rel="tag">Art</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-76471621490847368452010-03-09T10:52:00.000-08:002010-03-09T11:13:55.982-08:00Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool<p style="text-align: left;">An introduction to Gradient Mesh tool<br /><br />Gradient Mesh tools are used to <a href="http://psd-tutorialized.blogspot.com/2010/03/create-symbols-spray-in-adobe.html">create</a> a single multicolored object on which colors can flow in different directions , the color transitions achieved are smooth running from one color to another.<br /><br />Once a mesh object is created you can easily change its color characteristics i.e. shade by adjusting each point of the mesh object . Meshes can be created on any of your vector , eps objects with the exception of compound paths and text objects until expanded.<br /><br />You can not apply meshes to Jpeg , giff or other raster objects imported to your artwork.<br /><br />In the following tutorial we will give an introduction to using of mesh tool.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step1</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Creating the Shape</span><br /><br />Activate your smart Guides before you start Ctrl+U or view > Smart Guides<br /><br />Start off by selecting the Ellipse tool(L) and Draw a perfect circle by pressing shift while you create<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilcJRYVB2blObTkalO4P0gmsneQezXrDMrS8qZX0ccs_p9wm-zhuFs8Ly3UOb0OE4RFeljTYBigDS6rm5m00uylu4VWc1p0V4-cdWO97pUJdy9q1gnpMLsFBoz1YGllJfX77xkeoh9k5bm/s400/01.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710817118306690" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step 2 </strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Creating Mesh</strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">select mesh tool and click exactly in the center of the circle your smart guide will help you identify that. this is your first mesh division. Our object is to create a cartoonish face i would like to divide the the circle as a face and will shade two sides as cheeks.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm9rXoijQR9qL94Ifu-VlKG3xz2wKXV4f8tU7AD4eyhgA5UtW0-_JPSYHAmvMzIlu18xsS3A2P8SL15PmtN6lFju4EvBGLC6CL5ahrmoNHbKHuEuGOoWFHi8uqVFmSjK2f69i34wz1wOH-/s400/02.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710810551345250" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step 3 </strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Division of the shaded areas.</strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">similarly click and divide the right side and the left side of the circle with clicking on the line running horizontally.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg05EnglWu6pNTKVDKxBW4ejoxNvMuZoLQ3J9O7_-8v4x_MAYUMHKj9dJOKsSFFN63kj5pQPPE30-4_932DnKoaBIw2Fqe6VnTIbxV_u2tadhvEAuVYBgdOFFvvgNdopidA7oHwMea6cm74/s400/03.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710806269796194" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">and further divide by clicking similarly on vertical line. The shape of the circle will look something like this.<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOv_OXEqzYwsulwMl-zQpNRvu0lqXi6JWU4PYzutAy93gvCN1FQt3S9fzoqBREGr3VfJa_70Ms4IxDsC87eIBxFNaw46egkwdLJC2iChHzFqB-GTcKUt9d-5GVTq0XJ16-O6uO2Z7WPlBs/s400/04.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710497086491666" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Switch your tool to direct selection tool (A) and select all the nodes on the outer anchor points of the circle which you can do by keeping shift key pressed. when selected it will look something like this<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxOFIYVDqr5PgrtC9glnGvzzyKZ_6jK9MSjOxDwnKWvr1zRzH3KrKcQTD1bgRxhi8CsIJV5kQXoYHnOBrmO-qhcWr_DSsrDLJzuEWiQkCTrpoLlynJH4QZMfLa_EZSkCSxxZCKzEYv8vG4/s400/05.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710444683652290" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step 4</strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Shading your work</strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">open up your color palette F6 and drag to a light shade of blue you will see the effect changing in your shape</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6vbyPngvUfSWCRI_CGVij6CMB6Leg2tNQ55zpXaMxW3UwjhQGiRmZ8xlOenq-pL2f9jetVR32tzI7iO7OdSxZzmggpgPwjH1cDSLHU5FH15hL0TTaUAZN7ljDV4v5ltQONabtoFqkjP4L/s400/06.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710397220313874" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">If you miss an anchor point don’t worry just drag the color from your palette and drop over the missed anchor point</p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">here is how it will look like at this point</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXTy2GwV7HGyYC-yfdNTwSFb5-uiSokhgETFtxguJ_P-QzFlVtt6MvUhXD_22xHjK-B3E3mtwODjCiC456ioFmCtk8l40l8LVe2RPRSpfPQGH7Mkxk7EdNRG6CYPjRMt2UOU7Qh0GDdd_X/s400/07.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710345623849106" border="0" />'select the middle anchor points as show below and pick up a shade of pink<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik0v7Nf8NRr3gTmjtWyE44cmwZYuKAAf_ZbfQeMXb0L0jVV5eQsa7w6UDl0uWTjrD3WtzL7aqVhnsaD8mE_7xmldvEYzffrztXuhLk8DwDDl60PRu0EEyL3Id7IRIUihJPgAo36F1-3sxb/s400/08.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710297823250098" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Step 5 </strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Creating face elements</strong></p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">As the object over here is to create a face you can easily select any anchor point and using its handles change the direction of the color blending , here a chin is required so i will just play around a little with the lower anchor point in the middle. and shift it down a bit</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNoJoEUpdg5tyXfnSGc_Zv1c1NC3GcfVijiI43IQ5EY2hFNRkLoo-ngqMkzkuLbzfHvsvR-winCpBDYMdMnfKLrpiYRwXOWNEVfpR3-v8fo0VGAx3FXpUPsGP8ki0CSPyUFBpGzT8mXYJk/s400/9.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710116799852514" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">be careful not to un-blend the perfect blending or your chin will have a cut!</p><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><p style="text-align: left;">Draw a few face elements.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRnJ3wlos1frQlNqHZBrNDhyphenhyphen_dF8MvlGnfK7m1dXtxWktrvO5WZvPq60gteF2LIdYHkfIMoEISMHWRGYBdhsODo1gCAb8U8pNMMHGhlR1R3LIpgtWm6dor8f5Q3X-WjSMIyx7uRtPvzg1F/s400/10.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710112283979058" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">using similar technique i will draw now eyes. Here are some steps i used to create a set of Cartoonish looking eyes<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZI-PlewSFIztQIZYLEE1PCswHgW_V8GPVuwIij3Sr3c7bWPiOfy2lHNjPg9PVCV91ttWinbAXi9ZtqYSAvJLpMNBVRqfSrIhRNZmcy-PdcxWHTvT32pNllvt75jqmCwzTeSi4rM47Vj4w/s400/11.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710109199373314" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Place them over your face<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh53E2eaolTV6gRKgDkXRmdXIipBPJxviiilik9tu-T6q4A56Q2oLKHhNIHSJfJhr_C2OWO5I2wL1UbSZ98AnZwYGfHz9Lh9CB0SGgZt_WxerNOtU8_2rCji3RFoelSGOWPMGzFckzhfeBF/s400/12.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710098496897298" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: left;">here is the finished face you can save it as a symbol and place it over any interesting background . This character was created for a children’s program here is a preview of one of the screen shots of the final scene.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJLjTnN5PNsf7u3i3qSQbd1YbxetKNRXc_Rz2eH3PnGEEPmwUJXWnO5cdO_38XRspessDrT7mCwkkospzG494cOOAVzzpib83jO1uLFQrj-XwTFkJYad-7M91OSRTvAjtyqr1nwlrBcgu0/s400/13.jpg" alt="Illustrator Tutorial :- How To Use Mesh Tool" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5446710092903625058" border="0" /><br /></p><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Illustrator" rel="tag">Illustrator</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Mesh" rel="tag">Mesh</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tool" rel="tag">Tool</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorials" rel="tag">Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Gradient" rel="tag">Gradient</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Art" rel="tag">Art</a></span></div><br /><br />[<a href="http://www.aivault.com">Via</a>]infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-48152487313406739172010-03-02T00:55:00.000-08:002010-03-02T01:11:19.202-08:00Photoshop Brushes - How To Create Cute Faces On Fruits<span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 1 – Open an image of a fruit in Photoshop</span></span><br /><br />Choose File > Open, browse for the image file, then click OK.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfLfw7XA28ErTSaIAHZm3CXh7AulXmF1El9Eub0mn7DBCJE0ZpdFpsm2oR-keGmOckPalFRC0F63TzhXjwVvzvwi4jTXTiVEWz-Tv_HDvCr9AWwRxv4un1g_1nJDLM6GQPB24hyphenhyphenbF4tmYu/s400/image_8.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443959333399668706" border="0" /><br /><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Step 2 – Create a new layer</span></h3> <p>Choose Layer > New Layer to create a new layer. This layer will hold the image of the cute face.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKcL5LCvNd_6t7plml54A1ZsgPgXLJeilxVlczVuK1RAmBCbmbBvVrJdF6z3J4hkAQVpAYiZEr3cc9Wg1HX0htvb6lHK8fDAeqNYDKOhWAopxa-Ab6j4Qo1QfkdxZNnoYzQx9_wU_J7A_y/s400/image_9.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443959323303703650" border="0" /><br /><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Step 3 – Choose the brush</span></h3> <p>Make sure that you’ve loaded the brushes into Photoshop. Select the Brush tool then right click anywhere on the document window to see the list of brushes. Pick the face that you’d like to use.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvOi0d47vQKkC-3_qYmvKkdc7B-fdGAG94HR2u4_R9kXO5fvIs6ziK4GbEKRh-l3D__tO40QA5jOAyTnsLF3mPRdBxHmwUkQwEGiWZY05IGWcn600GV8BgHsOVhZo4ZdPRqEHAK8EwjmV3/s400/image_10.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443958990050191762" border="0" /><br /><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Step 4 – Apply the cute face</span></h3> <p>Paint the cute face on the fruit. Use the transform tools (Edit > Transform) if you like to distort the face.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlkVlaJ_lUB4hvDFMcUXYBqvLOEmNv4skAhMh7K4ZQPGflDVRB5Jq2XFE1L_gS-4wqzAOTYOZDM2eOcNifOYofC9eTQ2Xj59nv0NMiegIbuS8BONcBNg_pmGm7lJs6KDGv-1rcsnVQAqQ9/s400/image_11.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443958977065290706" border="0" /><br /><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Step 5 – Blend the face into the fruits texture</span></h3> <p>Choose Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options. On the bottom of the window, hold the alt key then drag the white input slider towards the left until the face looks like it is drawn on the fruit. Click Ok when done.</p><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 217px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPvQsXxtk8WEJ-FD9_YPGZjbtpK4oAR1ekMikQ5Io8B2-IQHN4J6UV5q0av2ZYcEHjByQNbVJH8PrFe5tdtARLnOJBkkZtpnygwryHayq9rQTg4CWtCW2CtnIaWTjKaZXbZXPttuDm3bzY/s400/image_12.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443958967510577266" border="0" /><br /><br /><h3 style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-size:130%;">Final Results</span></h3><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjMcF8Vc5VbChwPCtbsCwJmZjq1LOFeAgP0mLp9zZJIzd6svYlHRoyoRNNMqDQML3cGJc71vSm6KarWvpNziGo29KVGjdW5SsdEk6DKS8dWyonRQXsrToEQwieeGPcXqUI1jD7aBxDMFZ7/s400/image_13.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443958960256535474" border="0" /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNDG2fUPEE3SJzxU95MeS6fHC7Gm05gyi_lt8pl6sR6W3x2PKVRi6FVQObG4k7zOMEbC9XnXr2hiEQrT82PKlWxUEPwtuK_n3E4QZURtxRBR6iDZgnkskIQrK6QF2KrXTo1eeFugmeJqrM/s400/image_14.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443958949355934322" border="0" /><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop" rel="tag">Photoshop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Brush" rel="tag">Brush</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Create" rel="tag">Create</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Faces" rel="tag">Faces</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorials" rel="tag">Tutorials</a></span></div><br /><br />[<a href="http://photoshoptutorials.ws">VIA</a>]infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-68766893407641265832010-03-02T00:39:00.000-08:002010-03-02T00:52:12.700-08:00Illustrator - How To Make A Custom BrushIt’s really a lot easier than you would expect. This tutorial was requested by many of my readers after I posted this Free set of 35 Abstract Illustrator Brushes. The possibilities are endless as far as brush making goes in illustrator, but I wanted to get you started in the right direction and let you take it from here. (The purpose is to tease you, so you want to try it on your own!)<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjwA_7n1gag1qscDxcDdm9yCdeK5hSWjeXtqMfinZ7F3Kat6Ps_Xpt94Vvh8Y2MLlxNi2b4MkT8kDXt0HcgqJcn5IVlyR9LoqRHxDuRnkb5LypudAjkz5qeSFFjxBSD5GWDhhnrwaU3MX/s400/make_custom_brushes_3.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954843423918834" border="0" /><br /><br />It would actually be pretty hard to make this tutorial any more detailed. Making custom Illustrator brushes couldn’t be easier. However, there are a couple things you do need to know first. There are 4 types of brushes that you can create in Illustrator. (Calligraphic, Art, Scatter, and Pattern) I will be showing you how to make an Art Brush. I haven’t explored the other 3 in as much detail, but as soon as I have I will post about it. For now, I will show you how to make an art brush, and you can experiment with the other brush types in the same fashion, the only differences are settings, and how the brushes act when applied.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Make a Custom Illustrator Art Brush:</span></span><br /><br />First, open a new Illustrator document and make any shape that your heart desires. You can literally make ANY shape into a brush, even a square if you feel like it. Here’s what I made. A couple of bars and some blocks scattered about. There is no need to worry about shapes at this point because once you try this a few times, you will get an idea of how the shapes will effect your brush.<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 104px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu3bCzIbsoDt1L1bHq2LRI1xnS18zsdmRPABIbHs-uRF8Sos4k48TM2aeszIdjMoTn-6pdhT_wMhN-zKD-vEZjmHQ9doNGetZ_S43gYxLDbyd6UrHBYHRZBTgPugrpOvyi5HBlG29DU4ll/s400/make_custom_brushes_1.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954860501442306" border="0" /><br /><br />Now select all of the shapes that you want to be a brush and in your Brushes palette, click on the little arrow in the upper left, and select “New Brush.”<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 368px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguCE35bkVwExkSwRxlYpiw07gjV2OZSl0l5mWtcU10lLpWdGor813O3gtDPQCuI1Aka1Y5D-OYxRQAt86VAOSs6WTnF3_DGA6wHCLhrXpq57TzRZZRR306PDuFFztUa_eZSZSS2NmF_5La/s400/make_custom_brushes_2.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954848524569810" border="0" /><br /><br />You will get the option to choose 1 of 4 brush types. Choose “Art Brush” and click OK.<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 353px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGjwA_7n1gag1qscDxcDdm9yCdeK5hSWjeXtqMfinZ7F3Kat6Ps_Xpt94Vvh8Y2MLlxNi2b4MkT8kDXt0HcgqJcn5IVlyR9LoqRHxDuRnkb5LypudAjkz5qeSFFjxBSD5GWDhhnrwaU3MX/s400/make_custom_brushes_3.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954843423918834" border="0" /><br /><br />Now you should be in the Brush Options. IMPORTANT: Make sure you select “Tints” as the Colorization Method. This allows you to change the color of the brush as a stroke color. If you don’t select Tints, your brush will always be the color it is when you create it. There are lots of other settings you can play with here, including the direction of the brush stroke. Choose your settings and click OK.<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 360px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyDtcVe0JTar1YPp-xTnIAoNSqrzQcaiK9I40Kq86OHOe9uH0H3TibYOz_plGTtvhrWDTRaOVZIk-UIgk6chpn9p4AOg08kwnOc5r3lZFSNjzFIPhJXlydeYIJGhRAt_W-yjTDZ56BL3Vu/s400/make_custom_brushes_4.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954710900210626" border="0" /><br /><br />You should now see your new Custom Brush in the Brushes palette.<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrbE1oGxJIOoFaQicmWVCQ5sQSKJekVtq4QbL2vQs76fvAc-qTSPaub1DdHr9hKQg3aZkI_j009Td3SARdNIxEoxRTLL7ffjA5S7L2T4wrrQfttHxtmoPrd0nPsfFksBEYRXN9nxmkaJL3/s400/make_custom_brushes_5.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954709000962338" border="0" /><br /><br />Now create a shape to test your brush. I used a circle, like below:<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 179px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEHo48aPxK3Nb_EtAfp82PvAaRf02D81-1LhhP5TNZnW3wbfc8eLhfhBxKN1NnadfPKvjzlsPAh6WqO3lKv0vsoapQw3cJcFhIrQsfWAht0BgqSVFfs5AI7ZrNG_1bR9O-JVZyDtoIETn/s400/make_custom_brushes_6.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954702930160178" border="0" /><br /><br />Now make sure you have the stroke selected in the tools palette, and click on your Custom Brush in the Brushes palette to apply it to the circle to see what you get:<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkJyUAR4kVaehZglt0MED08IR3D4w7Vg56NpzfSVGGuWUlAUdQl6Pqh5k8pKg6_qjrwufSXEjqwUz4sK6QPxMHQBDJrYzyRycelbgw5ceqsqd0EE1G3iFCnTgCQJX0T4HNVT23BHLNfS4s/s400/make_custom_brushes_7.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954692667192978" border="0" /><br /><br />Custom Brushes are an easy way to get shapes that would have otherwise taken you hours to draw by hand. Now that you have your brush, you can start applying it whenever you want, and adjust the stroke size to get the effect/shapes you want. In the image below, all I did was use the same brush I just created, duplicated it, overlapped it, and adjusted scale, colors and stroke sizes. You can make multiple brushes in order to get way more complex, and the more you try it, the better you get. Seriously, this took about a minute with one brush (made from simple rectangles!). Imagine what you can do if you spend some time experimenting?<br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWthNrX3Sh-ncfgucUM-zlZfjq66qT0rlmm2yQpfx9szeWu4L2EMcKgG112i1WhZGiwqpwGibqX1aXnkDJmWbqZMIHMMMmETcgLFLmd10E3M8zQim2aVyj8BJU0qUU249WQjWW-sd03d-/s400/make_custom_brushes_8.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Make A Custom Brush" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443954689325478546" border="0" /><br /><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Illustrator" rel="tag">Illustrator</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorials" rel="tag">Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Brush" rel="tag">Brush</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Create" rel="tag">Create</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Art" rel="tag">Art</a></span></div><br /><br />[<a href="http://www.bittbox.com">VIA</a>]infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-193989921575487172010-03-02T00:31:00.000-08:002010-03-02T00:39:23.923-08:00Illustrator - How To Use Live Trace<div style="text-align: left;">A reader raised the question why I don’t use the Live Trace instead of tracing the sketch with the Pen tool. It’s simply because the lines of my sketch aren’t ‘clean’ enough to make it work with Live Trace. The outcome depends a lot on your orignal, as you can see here in these experiments. Not that you can’t do magic tricks with this tool, of course you can.<br /><br />If I traced my pencil drawing first with a thin black marker and scanned this version of the image, it might have been perfect to use Live Trace instead. I simply wanted to show how the Pen tool works and how I draw most of my illustrations, that was the point of the movie.<br /><br />If you are in the mood for some experimenting with the Live Trace tool then I could give you some info that might help you. In some case (most cases?) you'll get a pretty result already without tweaking too much on the settings. Take for example the picture below. I've just used the 'Photo High Fidelity' Live Trace option which gave this result (in a blink of the eye).<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJfVQBRjfRzd61OFkXYBTDJATknDGnKosD2exjpKDImGcj-L3iSAyGJnKUNeQFDFYv5_xbGpWQD0Xnp7PkGum3gP8QNYbES3sXA9buPt4XbQEIChEVyOOBdpD-trhZ002P2E84-g0o8n6V/s400/livetrace_detail.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Use Live Trace " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443951971340884578" border="0" /><br /><br />However if you're after more advanced control on how Live Trace will trace your image then this info can come in handy. After selecting your image you go to Object > Live Trace > Tracing Options. This will popup the Tracing Options windows which gives you the possibility to tweak with the settings. When you click the Preview checkbox you'll see the immediate effect on your image, unchecking it brings back the original image. So you'll need this while experimenting.<br /><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 450px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrh9K6tAP7HmUNKQwZhxyqM8fv5woNcTgu4zJo1bLJImPKOLw9IAv2Zj7uGGXSnA4TErDR9Y_KbWxPGgUTSQpZjgsy1OmpboM0nU5MSRbYbYO0zMaW6rniVCEdEuvvuKqUrsknTU-A7eRM/s400/livetrace_options.gif" alt="Illustrator - How To Use Live Trace " id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443951973803597490" border="0" /><br /><br /> * The lower the number you set in the 'Path Fitting' option the tighter the image will be traced. But make sure it's not too low otherwise you could get a jaggy effect. The higher the number the smoother the effect but you might loose detail in the process. So experiment with this setting.<br /> * The 'Minimum Area' option defines the minimum area that will be traced, which will help to avoid little specs of being traced. For example if you use 12px as minimum area, a 11px or smaller area won't be traced.<br /> * The 'Corner Angle' option sets the sharpness of corner angles. The lower the number, the sharper the corners.<br /><br />If you go to Object > Live Trace > Expand the image shows the paths and you can still tweak and edit whatever you like, but don't forget to ungroup the object.</div><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Illustrator" rel="tag">Illustrator</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorials" rel="tag">Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Live+Trace" rel="tag">Live Trace</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/How+To" rel="tag">How To</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tricks" rel="tag">Tricks</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1398075980286899745.post-76201815209722880912010-03-02T00:29:00.000-08:002010-03-02T00:30:23.245-08:00Create Symbols Spray In Adobe Illustrator<p style="text-align: center;">Say, you want to draw a tree in full Spring, a very green one. Not just an outline you want details too so that you actually see the leafs. Unless you have a ton of time on your hands or you’re paid by the hour, it would be a hell of a job to draw each leaf one by one. This would be one of the many situations where the Symbol Spaying Tool can be of assistance.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Step 1 - Create a few symbols to spray with</span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">First of all you need to create a few symbols to have a bit of variation to work with. Instead of creating a symbol of only one leaf, I suggest to draw groups of leaves and make them separate symbols. To do this, just select the group of leaves and drag & drop them in the Symbols palette. I've used different shades of green for my leafs.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gap3aacBhIfxxSkUtgHHnWNzOD5_t8o7S9nsgHObYT2QeR-GEoxfUWVxgYPGMSE0hKuB7aClDWoDFVB4iTUf4CehtjvK9sXMn8xIhK1kc6U0HzgjQQ5Xsn8LBcX-_Cdgx-gaxrpsR7Z7/s400/spaying-symbols-howto01.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340214660956306" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">Step 2 - Set the Symbol Sprayer Tool</h4><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">The second step is to double click the Symbol Sprayer Tool in the Toolbox and adjust the settings to your wishes. This can be a bit tricky and you might need to experiment a bit to find the setting that fits your purpose. I've used an intensity of 7 and a Symbol Set Density of 5. Furthermore I've changed all dropdown menus to "User Defined".</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxFJyDKj9hjg-fuuOSr6_qMnYNLCYDoXZp2smAykXynmaf8CIbvSmrhLlH6e6f_WqzJLLHKbTBV5V6VLx9c0-MvDZOhq4BSRzCs7CuOltywQvIB35uNDiSvHuV09Z7pKkgtDDOS6Wwg85Q/s400/spaying-symbols-howto02.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340188049139682" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">Step 3 - Let the fun begin and spray like you've never sprayed before</h4><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;">Once you've discovered the desired setting you can start spraying around. Oh and you don't have to worry about damaging the ozone layer here, you can spray like a madman :) Just click and drag, release the mouse when you think that there are enough leaves. I usually deselect each time I've released the mouse. This way you have all separate sprayings, so you can move them around and rearrange them a bit if needed.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmgqPtp5Tdat_Y9_x0n6iblxVEbI30fDm3LGqb8Xb5vz_QbeeAPTWdIpPj3rqDxUU1O0kWt75Ly3jm_MhSFD9ZX-Y1pgJdl8p0v-ZDy-MjZr-ZDH7MvIM4KJa2wrw515WZnu45deonfCQF/s400/spaying-symbols-howto03.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340180230564002" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 114px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cEKXwidV0Lbj-zWmMeIhJ0fusPhP6S6s-UH9H3ibDZc-l2pJWMx4XQ2QGSuA2VC6FuNrDoBM33N9NYXD2n0YHmHXIr7EIvKI_imdiOtmGgwneNpDkAeRzPLTdI-SsN3VkXPnuW6J_rYy/s400/spaying-symbols-howto04.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340166146614386" border="0" /></p><h4 style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-align: center;">Don't stop experimenting</h4><p style="text-align: center;">If you're still not satisfied with the result, you can also tweak a bit by using the Symbol Shifter, Cruncher, Sizer, Spinner, Stainer, Screener or Styler Tool. These tools are hidden under the Symbol Sprayer Tool when you select and hold down the mouse. Think about the possibilities here in this tool and the amount of time you can save: a field full of flowers, a sky full of birds,... Ah Spring, can't wait till it's here. The weather forecast isn't looking that bad for this week. </p><p style="text-align: center;">Hope you enjoyed this tutorial.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><br /><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGKK53dPa5AfBsLNIWlP_KyH4eKM1O9dg9v1ZAz-Tn_xT0dwwAd_0I-hT0bNoa9CiejIoa-Hp48PEezm49eGxbrLh4kc4FYbxe97lSIZn4IJw0eXRoj8zwd0SBSCH872_TCLJ704O45it5/s400/spaying-symbols-howto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441340158152714754" border="0" /></p><p style="text-align: center;">[<a href="http://veerle.duoh.com">VIA</a>]<br /></p><br /><div class="tag_list">Tags: <span class="tags"><a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Tutorials" rel="tag">Tutorials</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Photoshop" rel="tag">Photoshop</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Illustrator" rel="tag">Illustrator</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/beautiful" rel="tag">beautiful</a>, <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Adobe" rel="tag">Adobe</a></span></div>infectedgeneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06075994240214183407noreply@blogger.com0