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Newspaper Raster 2008-02-20 07:49:00 Step 1Open any RGB picture.Step 2Press Ctrl+N on the keyboard (New Document). After that, set Width to 2 and Height to 6 px and press ok.Step 3Zoom in (press Ctrl and plus key on the keyboard) your new document to see it better.Step 4Under Foreground color, set black (d), take the Pencil Tool (B), and paint the half of "rectangle". Look at the picture below!Step 5Choose Edit > Define Pattern. Then, name it which you like, and press ok.Step 6Create a new layer.Step 7After that, choose Edit > Fill, and then, set the options from the picture below.Then, press Ok, to get this:Step 8After that, in Layers Palette, set Overlay - Opacity 35%. See the picture below.Finally, our work looks like this:Bye!
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Hacking Preferences and Documents 2008-01-29 04:07:00 Photoshop, ImageReady, and Bridge all use preference files to store application settings. For example, the Adobe Photoshop CS2 Prefs file contains all the options for general display; history logs; file saving; cursor; transparency and gamut; units and rulers; guides, grids, and slices; plug-ins and scratch disks; and memory allocation. The file lives in the Adobe Photoshop CS2 Settings folder, along with a host of other files that keep track of your Preferences
and settings, such as Color Settings, New Doc Sizes, and so forth. Settings for Adobe Camera Raw, Save for Web, and paths are kept separately in the Registry by Windows, whereas the Mac OS keeps them in the Preferences folder, located in the user's Library folder.Restoring PrefsWhen you are satisfied with your customizing of Photos Read more:Hacking
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Text Reflection Effect 2008-01-24 23:11:00 Today I am going to make a tutorial for the text reflection. Actually I think you may also use this technique in other design for the reflection purposes. Let's start then. Open the PS for sure then open a document and we need it in 400px X 200px with white background.1. Create a new layer, rename as gradient_background, with gradient tool, set the foreground color to #999999 and the background color to white (#ffffff). Drag from the bottom to the top of the stage and you may get something like this:2. Select the horizontal type tool and write something there and here I write LOONDESIGN. I use supersonic font for this typing with white color.3. Double click on the text layer to bring out the layer blending option and we need to set the stroke and gradient overlay option like below:4. Ctrl
Photo Retouch Using Unsharp Mask 2008-01-21 03:08:00 Unsharp Mask For Scanned Slides and printsDue to the nature of how a scanner 'reads' and interprets information from a slide, we are often required to adjust things somewhat in various image editing software to compensate for how the scanner delivers us the file. So I introduce to you, the Unsharp Mask filter in Adobe Photo
shop.Due to a phenomenon called 'spill-over' the pixels are blurred somewhat during the process of the scan. This is normal. We can compensate for this in Photoshop.However we want to only affect the lightness or brightness of the image not the entire image. This is the best way to affect the sharpness of the image without bringing out too much 'grain'. In order to do this we must use 'channels'.We are going to use Lab color mode in order to accomplish this simple becaus
What are Adjustment Layers? 2008-01-17 06:54:00 Adjustment layers are special layers in Photoshop that will apply an "adjustment" onto its own layer. There are many adjustments you can make to a layer, such as: color balance, levels, hue/saturation, etc. You create an adjustment when you feel an image needs a deliberate change or modification to your choosing. Adjustments can quickly and easily enhance your digital or scanned-in photographs and are used all of the time in creating great, layer-based graphic design.There are basically two ways to do things. Adjustments and adjustment layers.1. You can create an adjustment on an actual layer itself (by going under Image: Adjustments: and then choosing an adjustment). Note: adjustments will not work on shape layers (vectors). In this case you'll want to make duplicate the original layer be Read more:Layers
Water Spirit - Drawing Fire 2008-01-12 01:43:00 This tutorial will show You how to place a fire on someone's hands.First, we have to chose a photo for our future work. I've picked this one. When You open Your photo in Photoshop make first step: Image -> Adjustments -> Desaturate (Shift + Ctrl + U). That will be our base image (I'll resize it to 450x600 px for presentation - You may work with larger image if You want.Now we will add a Adjustment Layer called Levels. Hold Alt Key, and click on Adjustments Layer button on Layers Palette. Select Levels. Make Sure that Use Previous Layer to Create Clipping Mask is sellected. Then just slide dark arrow a little right.As You can see - image is a little darker now. Now we will draw some fire. Make New Layer, select soft brush of the size You will choise, and using dark orange colour (for exampl
Make Picture More Sharpening With High Pass 2008-01-06 23:51:00 While debates continue over which of Photoshop's two main sharpening filters is better, "Unsharp Mask" or the new (as of CS2) "Smart Sharpen", one method of sharpening images remains not only highly effective but also much easier to use than either of those sharpening filters, and that's by using Photoshop's High Pass filter.The reason the High Pass filter technique works so well at sharpening images is because any areas in the image which are not an edge are left untouched. The only areas that have sharpening applied to them are the edges, which is exactly what you want, and also what all of those confusing options in the "Unsharp Mask" and "Smart Sharpen" filters are trying to help you achieve.With the High Pass filter, you can often get better results than either of the sharpening filte Read more:Picture
Quick Photo Touch-up Technique : Painting with Light 2008-01-02 02:51:00 Step One: Image to Touch-UpObviously we need to start with something. I'll be using the photo below.Step Two: Set Color & Start Painting
More often than anything else, this technique will be used when you have a photograph of someone inside a house - there isn't a lot "wrong" with the photo I'm working with but we're going to play anyways.The first step here is to set your foreground color. Think of natural lighting colors - a very light, almost-white yellow, oranges, etc. Make sure that any color you use is nearly white, but not quite.Then, grab a brush - it doesn't really matter what one, as long as it's not too large. Create a new layer (Layer, New, New Layer) and start painting the areas that could use highlighting.Step Three: Layer ModeAfter you've painted a few key areas, it's tim Read more:Photo
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Selective Sepia 2007-12-26 04:49:00 Learn how to use Photoshop to create selectively add a dramatic sepia effect a photo. This Photoshop effect works best when used with Photoshop CS3 but will also work with Photoshop CS2 or older using an alternative method.Step 1: Open an image into PhotoshopOpen the File menu and select Open. Browse for the photo you would like to add a selective sepia effect to and click OK.Step 2: Create a Hue/Saturation adjustment layerIn the Layers pallet, click on the New Adjustment Layer icon and select Hue/Saturation.A Hue/Saturation window should appear. With this tool, we'll specify where the sepia effect will appear. Decide if you want to select the sepia toned areas according to the color of the image or by manually painting the areas where you would like the sepia tone.Choose one of the follow Read more:Selective
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Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5.04 for Adobe Photoshop 2007-12-23 23:16:00 The Photoshop
plug-in Genuine
Fractals Print
Pro 5 is a revolutionary step forward for image enlargements. We've taken the industry standard and given it a complete overhaul. New scaling technology, faster performance, new features, new user interface, greater ease of use and much more. Compare Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5 to any Photoshop scaling method or other third party plug-in, Genuine Fractals Print Pro 5 is the industry standard in image resizing.New Features:New scaling algorithm - We overhauled the patented scaling algorithm to now allow for over 1000% enlargements with no loss in detailMulti-processor Support - Optimized for multiple processors, including CPU hardware acceleration (SSE/AltiVec), up to 10x faster than the previous versionDocument Size Presets - Crop and resize yo Read more:Adobe
Dramatic Black & White Photos 2007-12-17 23:54:00 Dramatic Black
& White
PhotosCreate dramatic black and white photos by splashing in color.1. Open a color photo in Photoshop.2. Duplicate the layer by dragging the layer to the "Create a New Layer" icon in the layers palette (or CTRL+J).3. With the new layer selected, goto Image > Adjustments > Desaturate (or Shift+CTRL+U).4. Goto Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast and adjust the levels for each so that the black & white photo looks pleasing to your eye.5. Now select the Eraser tool and erase whatever areas you want color. In this example, I erased the flower so that it's color would shine through.
Invite Rain 2007-12-17 03:24:00 Invite Rain:This Tutorial will show you how to add realistic rain to your photo. you will do that using Photoshop And ImagReady.STEP 1 :Open an image and create a new layer and place the new layer over the image layer in the layer palette .choose paint bucket tool and fill the new layer with black.choose filter>> noise >> add noise and adjust settings as follow.choose filters >> blur >> motion blur and adjust settings as the following:STEP 2:create anew layer and place it over the other layers in the layer palette and fill it with black as we do before in the other layer.Also Apply the add noise filter but increase the amount to "61" instead of "60" and then apply the motion blur filter with the same previous settings.try this step 2 times but when u apply the noise filter you must increas Read more:Invite
Creating Blood Text 2007-12-14 23:53:00 Here we will writing some text...in blood! To start off we need a good place for our blood to spill, how about a wooden table? I used the texture below.Next we need to make our text. Above your wooden table layer, create a new layer and fill in with white. Next use your text tool to write your words. Try to pick a rounded-font, and choose a weight of "bold." After you have written everything you want, rasterize your text by right clicking on your text with the text tool and choosing "rasterize type."Merge your text layer with the white layer below it by pressing Ctrl+E. Next take out your brush tool. Choose a style that has very little blur, and use it to make some random black blotches around your text.Blur your layer by choosing Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.Now we are going to play with Read more:Creating
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Focal Points 2007-12-13 23:42:00 Learn how to make your users/viewers focus on a certain part of a picture in this focal point tutorial.1.Select ImageI used the image below, feel free to use your own image:2.Draw circleNow select the Elliptical Marquee Tool from the toolbar. Hold shift and make a circle over the part you want the image to be focused on, I put the circle over the surgery. After making your select go to Select>Inverse. Your selection should look like this:3.Copy and PasteNow go to Edit>Copy then Edit>Paste. Your layers window should look like this:4.Apply Radial BlurNow on the Layer 2 you need to apply Filter>Blur>Radial Blur. And use these settings:There you go, you are done. Here is my focal point effect:
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Professional Auto Color Setting 2007-12-11 04:20:00 Have you ever noticed how the auto correction tool in photoshop doesn't always do a very good color correction. I know I have. I was so fed up with it that I rarely used it due to undesirable results I would always get.In this tutorial I will show you how to setup your auto color correction tool so that it operates like it's supposed to.Step 1:Open a file that needs color correction. Often times images turn yellow or red as they get older.Step 2:Open the levels palette or click ctrl+L if you like using short cuts. Click the option button to reveal some hidden settings.Step 3:By default the "Enhance per channel contrast" is selected which will give you some pretty lame color correction. You will want to select "Find dark and light colors" and check "Snap Neutral Midtones" as well.Step 4:Und Read more:Color
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Changing Photos To Colored Comics 2007-12-10 01:29:00 Open the photo in Photoshop, try to choose a good suitable colored photo. Select the Background Layer in the Layers window and press (Ctrl+J) to duplicate the Background layer.Rename the new layer to B & W, make sure the B & W layer is selected and press (Ctrl+Shift+U) or click Image > Adjustments > Desaturate, now you should have two layers, one of them is colored and the other is B & W.With the B & W layer selected, click Filters > Others > High Pass and change the Radius value if necessary (3.4 pixels here).Click Image > Adjustments > Threshold and move the threshold level slider until you get the amount of details that you like (123 here).Choose the B & W layer and change the Opacity value (the value at the top of the layers window) to 66%.Choose the Background laye Read more:Changing
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Photoshop Shortcuts Cheatsheet for CS2 2007-12-07 23:49:00 Photoshop Shortcuts
Cheatsheet for CS2Move faster in Photoshop using keyboard shortcuts. Download this handy PDF cheatsheet, print it out and keep it near your computer (you can choose between a Mac or Windows version):(Right Click Below Link and Save target as)Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Windows)Photoshop CS2 Keyboard Shortcuts (Macintosh)These PDF's include 4 pages. The first two pages are organized by function in Photoshop, the last two pages have all the shortcuts organized alphabetically by keystroke (an interesting idea).How To Change Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts (CS & CS2 Only) To create your own shortcuts in Photoshop CS or CS2, go to the Edit Menu and select Keyboard Shortcuts. The Keyboard Shortcuts dialog box serves as a shortcut editor, and includes all the commands t Read more:Photoshop
Make a picture more clearly 2007-12-07 02:28:00 First, Select the picture that you want to make more clearly.This is my picture, It's not good :1. Before do anything, for safe, we create other layer by Press CTR + j to Duplicate Layer .2. Use Filter -> Sharpen -> Unsharp Mask. In this step, we make a picture more clear.With parameters:Amount : 75 %Radius: 1.5 pixelsThreshold: 0 levels3. Next, we use Filter -> Blur -> Surface Blur. As follow:Radius: 10 pixelsThreshold: 10 levelsWe have result of 3 steps above:Then, we will use 4 tools of Image -> Adjustment: Brightness/Contrast , Color Balance , Levels and Curves.5. Brightness/Contrast: with parametersBrightness: -5Contrast: +56. Color Balance:Check Preserve Luminosity (if it is unchecked)Select Shadows and set parameters into Color Levels: -25 -5 -7Select Midtones and set parameters int
5 Ways to Avoid the Worst Digital 2007-12-06 03:26:00 It is not uncommon for beginners to make digital photography mistakes when they first venture into this hobby. I used to make those awful photography mistakes and my photos were terrible!Below are five common photography mistakes. You can learn how to prevent them when you shoot and fix them. If you can avoid these mistakes, I can assure you that the quality of your photos will increase dramatically!Red-Eye Red-eye happens because the light from the digital camera's flash reflects off the retina of your subject's eyes. This is a problem that is so common that even the pros face it too! The fool-proof way is to turn off the flash when shooting. However, if it is really too dark and you must use the flash, remember to ask your subject to face towards your camera but do not look directly at Read more:Avoid
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Fashion Magazine Style Photo Effect 2007-12-04 01:00:00 Start by opening an image of a model.Duplicate the layer and press Ctrl+Shift+U to desaturate.Change the color mode to screen.Duplicate the layer.Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown.
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Freezing Ice Text Effect 2007-12-03 01:55:00 Hello all today we are going to make a Icy text effect in adobe photoshop:First make a canvas ( I used 400 x 200 px ) and fill it with black:Second we need to type in our text ( I used “Icy” with Ariel Black at 72pt ):Now rasterize the text layer by right clicking the layer and click Rasterize Type:Right click the Icy layer and click Merge down:Goto Filter > Pixelate > Crystallize:Enter 3 as the Cell Size:Now goto Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur:Enter 1 pixel and click ok:Now goto Image > Rotate Canvas > 90 CW:Goto Filter > Stylize > Wind:Make sure From the Right is ticked and click ok:Now goto Image > Rotate Canvas > 90 CCW:Then Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation:Enter Hue: 215 Saturation: 50 Lightness: 0 and make sure Colorize is checked:And here is your final result:Thanks for looki Read more:Freezing
Which File Type is Best for Your Graphics? 2007-11-30 01:53:00 Every time a graphic file is saved on the computer, the program saves the artwork with a specific file format. Some formats are high resolution, some are low; some are specific to the native application (like .doc files are MS Word), while others can be used by different computers and different applications.Just as different software programs are good at performing different tasks, different file formats are good for different purposes. You wouldn't use MS Word to construct a large table of financial data; you'd use MS Excel. The same principle goes for file formats, some are suited for lower-resolution web graphics and email, and others are high-resolution graphics for printing.Who cares? You should…This can be down right confusing for a non-expert. In fact, it can be disastrous to spen Read more:Graphics
Fixing Underexposed Photos 2007-11-29 00:56:00 The easiest way to avoid underexposed photos is to adjust your aperture settings, your shutter speed and your film speed when shooting. That's sounds pretty easy, right? Forget it. Photoshop was invented for the "I-can't-find-time-to-read-the-manual" photographer. Who cares if it's too dark or too light, we've got Photoshop!If you don't have CS, then the following trick will help you achieve similar results. I actually find this method produces better results. This trick is work on all photoshop versions.Here is the original image.Step 1 — New LayerOpen your photo and make a copy of the Background Layer by choosing Layer> Duplicate Layer, or by dragging it to the New Layer Icon at the bottom of the Layers palette.Step 2 — Change The Blend ModeIn the Layers palette change the Blend Mode
Amazing Abstract Background 2007-11-28 04:07:00 Step 1: Create a new file, 500x500 px, with the Black background. Then use The Gradient Tool to make like thisStep 2: Go to Filter -> Distort -> Wave, leave the default settings (or you can change to your favorite), press OKStep 3: Press Ctrl-F 9 times, you will haveStep 4: Press Ctrl+J to create Layer 1. Then Transform -> Rotate 90 CW. Use Blend Lighten for this Layer 1Step 5: Press Ctrl-Alt-Shift-T 2 times to make 2 copies of the layer 1.Press Ctrl-E 2 times to merge down to layer 1. Now we only have the Layer 1 and the BackgroundStep 6: Double click on Layer 1, click on Gradient Overlay. Choose any color you like. Make sure that the Blend mode is Overlay. Press OKStep 7: Change the Blend mode for Layer 1 to Screen, and we have the final result
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Trendy Neutral Photo Effect 2008-03-14 09:33:00 Make your photos interesting with this popular effect created from a combination of three photo effects. In this Photo
shop tutorial, you'll learn how to create common photo effects that can be combined to simulate the trendy effect many photographers use on their photos.Step 1: Open an image into PhotoshopOpen a photo into Photoshop. This photo should not have any strong photo effect applied.Step 2: Add a neutral color effectFirst, we'll add a neutral color effect. To do this, we'll need to create a new layer with a grayscale version of the image as the layers content. Instead of duplicating the layer and desaturating it, we'll be using adjustment layers instead. Adjustment layers are non-destructive, editable anytime, and they keep the Photoshop file size small.In the Layers palette, clic Read more:Trendy
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Superb Skin Airbrush Technique 2008-03-26 07:51:00 Airbrush skin like a pro. In this Photoshop retouching tutorial, you’ll learn how to retouch skin like the professionals. Find out how to make skin look healthy without looking plastic or blurred.Step 1Open the photo into Photoshop. For this tutorial, try to use a high resolution image where you can see the skin texture.Step 2Create a duplicate layer and put it into a group. To do this, press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer then Ctrl+G to place the new layer into a group. Name the group "Airbrush" and the layer "Blur". To retouch the skin, there will be two layers in the Airbrush group. The first layer we’ve created (the Blur layer) will be used to blur the skin. After that, we’ll add another layer to restore the natural skin texture.Step 3Have the Blur layer selected. To blur this lay
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