Photoshop Video Tutorial Here is a terrific Photoshop video tutorial that shows you how to easily change a black and white photograph to color. The video demonstrates how you firstly create and name a layer within photoshop. Next you select the pen tool and outline the image, specifically the skin areas. As the photoshop video tutorial shows, you need to trace the eyes and mouth to exclude them before adding a color to the layer. Photoshop lasso tool and layers are also used to color the eyes. The after photograph in this example does seem like the original, however the...
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Video Tutorial - How to change eye color in Photoshop CS Have you ever wanted to see how you would look with blue, green or brown eyes? Here is a tutorial on how to easily change a photos eye color using Photoshop . This Photoshop CS tutorial is also great for reducing red eye in photographs. Firstly, use the lasso tool to select the iris. Next you need to feather and select hue saturation. Choose colorize and you can then adjust the colours. It's good to choose a colour that looks nice and natural. Press the arrow on the video...
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Photoshop Video Tutorial - How to remove an image background from a photo. Removing a background from an image isn't as hard as you might think with Photoshop . This video tutorial shows you a beginners (easy) method, as well as one that requires a bit more skill. The advanced way shows you how utilises a filter to extract the main part of the photo from the background. As demonstrated, the easy way of removing an image background is to use Photoshop eraser tool. Holding down this eraser tool you'll see different types of erasers. One of these is a...
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Learn how to use Photoshop by following tutorials One of the best ways to learn how to use Adobe Photoshop is to find a couple of online tutorials that you'd enjoy following. Here are two popular Photoshop tutorials that you'll have fun with while your learning. The first tutorial takes a normal photograph and turns it into a popout image like the examples below. You can find this tutorial online at http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2288434 where you will learn how to use Photoshop layers, paint brush, feathering, selection and erasor tools. You will also pick up a few handy keyboard shortcuts along the...
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How to improve your facial features in photos This video tutorial will show you how to use Photoshop tools to air brush your facial blemishes, blotches and skin marks in photos or remove your wrinkles. Just like graphic artists do for magazine models. It also shows you how to add hair to bald heads or give yourself a nose job. After following this Photoshop tutorial you will be able to remove double chins or lift your eye brows. Note: The software used in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop. To start the Photoshop tutorial click on the arrow....
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Video Tutorial - How to use vanishing point tool in Photoshop In this photoshop tutorial you'll learn how to use the vanishing point tool found in Photoshop CS2 (Photoshop 9). Using Photoshop vanishing point tool is a two step process that lets you clone, paint and transform image objects while at the same time keeping visual perspective. What does this mean? It means you can have a photograph of a few different objects sitting on the ground and with the vanishing point tool, you can easily take two of them out of the picture. No one will ever know the...
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Video Tutorial - Adobe ImageReady, gif animation Here is a great video tutorial to help you learn the basics of using ImageReady to create gif animations. The tutorial uses a simple stick person and turns him into an animation that is bouncing a ball. I agree, stick people aren't usually the most interesting of animations, but it's what you learn when you follow the steps that is important. For example, you will learn how to use layers, frames and the move tool. Layers and frames especially are the two most important Photoshop elements to grasp if you want to create...
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How to use a Photoshop Action to watermark an image. This PhotoShop tutorial will teach you how to make and use a Photoshop Action to watermark an Image. You can then take the action and batch process as many images as you like! Very quick and easy for times when you have more than one image to watermark :) Note: The software used in this tutorial Adobe Photoshop. To start this Photoshop tutorial press the arrow. This post is listed at Technorati under: watermark image...
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How to make one part of a photo in color You've most likely seen a trend lately where photos are displayed in black and white with only one part of it seen in color. Take the example below for instance where the wedding photo has been changed fully to black and white. Then the flowers were re colored using Adobe Photoshop. How do you do this? Well firstly you need to make your photo black and white. A quick way to do this is to open your image in Photoshop and click along the top toolbar on image / adjustments...
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How to make a photo cube There are two ways to make a photo cube using Adobe Photoshop. One I like to call the quick lazy way, while the second version teaches you how to use numerous Photoshop tools such as filters, layers and 3d transform. You'll also learn a few keyboard shortcuts that will come in handy in all your Photoshop designs. First I'll show you exactly what a photo cube is so you'll know the look you should ultimately be aiming for. Here is an example of one I created earlier: Lazy but easy way The cube image...
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Photoshop Text Tutorial - How to create a 3D text effect The first thing that comes to mind when I think about 3D text is the Superman logo. Here is an example to give you an idea as to what you will be learning to do in this Photoshop tutorial. Note: The software used to make this text effect is Adobe Photoshop. To create 3D text you first need to start a new image. File / New / Choose your settings / Press OK. Then choose your text / horizontal type tool. Type whatever word you want to use as...
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Overview of interface changes in Photoshop CS3 and how to use them. There is no doubt that CS3 has the most customizable interface of all Photoshop versions. This demonstration will firstly explain basic interface differences between Photoshop CS3 and earlier versions. Then it will explain how to customize Photoshop CS3 interface to suit your needs. Note: Photoshop CS3 is still in Beta and can be downloaded for evaluation purposes from the link below. The final release of Adobe Photoshop CS3 is planned for spring 2007. Download Photoshop CS3 One of the first changes you will notice is the single column...
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Photoshop tutorial showing some tricks to help you better understand and master the pen tool. The pen tool is one area of frustration for those just starting out in Adobe Photoshop. What makes it frustrating initially for most users, is that you can only create a 90 degree curve at any one time. However, once you grasp the basics of using the pen tool, it isn't as hard as it first seems to draw a full circle. Handy Tip: When following this tutorial you need to set your pen tool to "Paths" option and not "Shape Layers" along the top...
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Photoshop Plugins and Downloads Anyone that's used Photoshop for a while, will also have found themselves at one stage or another searching for free plugins including ready made brushes. Listed below are some of the best Photoshop Brushes to download for use in your own collection. These brushes and addons have been created for use in Adobe Photoshop. 1. PS Brushes has one of the largest collections of Photoshop addons on the web. Furthermore, they consistantly add 50 new themes each week. Here is a sample of a few of my favorites: Over 20 grunge brushes 24 Photoshop heart brushes...
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How to make glass effects in Photoshop Creating images such as a glass ball or button isnt as hard as it seems. This Adobe Photoshop tutorial will show you how to firstly draw a normal colored circle and turn it into a glass ball like the image below. As you can see by the image below, the ball also has a reflection on the graphic that makes it look as though it's sitting on a glass table. Following this glass effect tutorial will teach you how to use layers, gradients, transparency, elliptical tool, contract selections, feathering and many others. The...
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Photoshop Website This week I received an email from one of our visitors asking if I could add a tutorial to our blog explaining how to design a website with Photoshop. While the majority of webmasters use Photoshop for image manipulation, others use it as an editor to create their actual website HTML files. The tutorial shown below demonstrates how to use Photoshop to create a website page. The graphic software used in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop. This type of method is often refered to as a graphical approach. Firstly you start with creating an image in Photoshop of...
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How to create human hair in Photoshop One of the most regular requests we've been receiving lately is for drawing hair texture. Especially with the increasing popularity of 3D chat services like Second Life and IMVU, where members can customize their avatars. Creating hair using Adobe Photoshop is as easy as using a brush to draw two lines and then applying filters. After starting a new document and filling it with a dark color, take an extra soft brush and draw two lines. For starters, make one line a mustard yellow and the second one a brighter yellow or gold...
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How to use smart objects in Photoshop CS2 Smart objects in Photoshop CS2 have a similar concept to Corels Paint Shop Tubes. For example, smart objects allow you to easily place images onto your canvas with a few clicks of your mouse. Your then able to resize them, keeping the quality of the image as you do so. If you place more than one instance of any smart object on your picture, any changes you do to that smart object will effect all of them. This can be very handy if your creating an image that contains multiple elements such...
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Resizing Photos and Images Here is a tutorial for complete beginners on how to resize an image using Photoshop. Resizing images is one of the most used tools amongst website developers. In the majority of cases, photographs taken with digital cameras are not website friendly, specifically where size is concerned. Therefore, it's important to know how to resize images properly and not simply display them smaller. Even if an image is displayed at 200 x 200 pixels, it may still be in its original large size. This is quite often the reason for slow loading websites. The graphic software used...
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Photoshop CS2 Tutorial This tutorial will show you how to make your own Photoshop brushes. The graphic software used in this tutorial is Adobe Photoshop. While it specifically uses a graphic that is effective for creating edge effects, you can in fact use any graphic you like. The first step is to select part of the image you want to turn into a brush. Then crop the image ie. Image / Crop (along the top toolbar). Next choose the magic wand tool. Handy tip: If your using Photoshop CS2 you simply need to press your keyboards W key to select...
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The low down on Photoshop Layers for beginners Any experienced graphic artist will tell you that layers is one of the most important and most used tools within Photoshop. It is highly recommended that beginners to Photoshop learn how to use layers effectively from the very start of their designing career. The tutorials below have been chosen for their excellent quality of information in helping you get off to a quick start. The graphic software used in these tutorials is: Adobe Photoshop. 1. The first tutorial below will demonstrate how to use Photoshop layers. It is one of the most...
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Photoshop Curves tutorial for beginners Yesterday I made a blog post explaining how to use Photoshop layers. Today I'll be demonstrating how to use another incredible tool ie Photoshop curves tool. The curves tool is particularly useful for photographers. If your like most people, at one time or another you've opened up the curve tool, played around with it a little and quickly closed it down. At first glance it can seem very intimidating. However, by spending a few minutes looking over a couple of tutorials, you'll soon realise the power of this tool in transforming images into remarkable photographs....
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Avatar Second Life, Photoshop .psd templates: head, body, clothing, shoes, tatoo, necklace and many others. When you first start Second Life, your avatar will come with enough hair styles, eye colors, makeup, skin tones and clothes etc to initially get you started. However, what if you want your avatar to be truly original? How do you go about creating your own graphic addons for your Second Life avatar? Second Life templates made with Photoshop .psd files are an extemely popular way to create your own avatar. PSD files will usually work in Photoshop, GIMP, and Paintshop Pro. Before downloading any...
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Hundreds of useful Adobe Photoshop actions Most designers will agree that Photoshop actions are extremely useful for creating images and photograph effects quickly and efficiently. Listed below are those I've had in my favorites and thought would be great to share. For those new to Photoshop, a quick run down on what actions are and how to use them can be found on an earlier post: How to make a photo cube with actions. Of course to use these actions, you also need the graphic software they have been created for: Adobe Photoshop. 1. Polaroid 600 Instant Film This free...
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How to make bottle and other product labels in Adobe Photoshop This tutorial will demonstrate step by step how to create a label for your online products. In this case it shows you how to turn a bottle that doesn't have a label into a realistic product of your choice. Here is the before image of a bottle: And here is the bottle after you have put a label on it: Before you start to follow the tutorial you need to have ready two images. The first is a picture of a product you want to label and the second...
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Photoshop tutorial - How to change the color of clothes in photographs This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to change the color of a shirt, matching it with that of another. The shirt starts off as blue and ends up red as you can see in the two examples below. And now the color is changed to: Being able to change colors within your photograph easily, is one of the most useful things you can learn to do within Photoshop. The tutorial uses paths, selections, lasso tool and match color adjustments (image / adjustments / match color). It will...
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How to copy and paste as a new image in Adobe Photoshop After being a long time user of Jasc Paint Shop Pro there was one specific tool I missed, that took me a long time to work out how to do in Adobe Photoshop. In PSP it was as easy as Edit / Paste / As new image. However copying and pasting to a new image with Photoshop takes one extra step. First you need to select the area in your original image that you want to copy and paste. Then click on Edit / Copy, to copy it...
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Photoshop Tutorial - How to whiten teeth This Photoshop tutorial will show you how to whiten teeth in your digital photographs. Just about every photographer has taken the perfect photo portrait, then thought afterwards, if only the teeth weren't yellow. Many Photoshop tutorials I've seen can look pretty fake once the brightness and level controls of the teeth have been adjusted. Making teeth too bright and white in comparison to the rest of the photograph doesn't leave a natural look. However this one whitens the teeth without the fake look. While following this tutorial you'll learn about the advantages of...
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How to crop images and photographs to specified (fixed) print sizes When you resize an image in Adobe Photoshop, often you can't change both width and height without one effecting the other. Yes, you can click on Image / Image size, and untick contrain proportions. However this usually results in a photograph that looks distorted. A solution to this problem is to crop to a specified size using Photoshop crop tool. How to crop to a specified size? 1. Choose the crop tool on the left hand side toolbar. 2. Now along the top toolbar, type in a width and...
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