Creating Rounded Corners

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 23-02-2010

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1. You should start by creating a selection with the Elliptical Marquee Tool on the top right corner as shown on fig. You need to hold down the Shift key while dragging so you get a symmetrical circle.
You should take a close look at the elliptical marquee tool and you can notice that it has 4 small regions on each side of the selection which are flat. When you place the selection you will be using those regions to placed it properly. Below you can see how use the arrow keys to position.
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2. make a new selection by using the Rectangular Marquee tool. You should start at the upper left corner and then you need to move it towards the sircle while holding down the Shift key. After that you should stop when you get to the top flat regions of the sircle and continue down just below the black area.
You should have a similar selection as you can see below.
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3. Now you need to do the same with the lower part of the sircle. You should start in the lower left corner and then you need to continue up and to the right while holding down the Shift key.
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4. The last thing you have to get rid of that upper right corner. You should invert the selection (Shift + Ctrl + I) and hit the delete key. Deselect.
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5. It is the simplest way of making round corners, if you want to make all the four corners round.
Ctrl + Click on the shape and then you should go to the Channels palette. You need to hit the Save Selection as Channel button.
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You should have an Alpha 1 channel.
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7. After that you should go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and make a radius of 6 pixels. Now you need to hit Ok.
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8. You should go to Image > Adjustments > Levels (Ctrl + L) and after that you need to move the handles towards the middle.
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Now you should make a new selection by Ctrl + Click on the Alpha 1 channel.
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9. At last you should go back to the Layers palette and Inverse the selection (Ctrl + Shift + I) and hit the delete key.
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Creating Explosion

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 19-02-2010

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1. At first you should create a new document, 500×500 pixels, transparent background, RGB Color.
2. Then you should put FF0000 as the foreground color and fill the layer (alt + backspace)
3. Filter -> Render -> Lighting Effects and  you can use the settings below
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Photoshop Lighting Effect properties.
4. After that you should create new layer and hit D for defaults
5. Filter -> Render -> Clouds
6. Filter -> Render -> Different Clouds, then you must do it 6 times
7. Image -> Adjust -> Auto Levels
8. Ctrl + U: use the settings below:
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Hue/Saturation settings.
9.  Then you should duplicate the layer
10. Filter -> Blur -> Radical Blur -> Amount: 100, Blur Method: Zoom, Quality: Best
11. On the original layer, do filter -> render -> lighting effects and use the settings:
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Photoshop Lighting Effect properties.
12. On the topmost layer, you can set the blending mode to Lighten. (Double click layer to bring up blending options)
13. On the second layer, you should set the blending mode to Lighten.

Creating 3 Pixel Border

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 18-02-2010

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Below you can see the easiest way to create a 3 pixel border!

1.  At first you should open up your picture, using a black image, with a white background
2.  After you should hit CTRL + A or get marquee tool to select all the picture
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3. Then you should Click Edit > Stroke - and give it these settings:
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4. Now you must again click Edit > Stroke - but this time you should use the color white, and only use a stroke of 2px
5. At last, click Edit > Stroke - settings are only 1px with #000000 (Black)
6. That’s it, hold CTRL and press D to deselect it
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Even though it looks like the outside pixel is too thick, it’s really not, it’s just like there anyway, and it will go when you save it.

Creating Rainy Text Effect

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 17-02-2010

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Step 1.  At the beginning you should create new layer 550*400. Also you should add to this layer marble texture.
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Step 2. Now you should go to Channels and below all channels and new one.:
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Step 3. After that you should go to Filter -> Noise -> Add noise. Then you should select next settings:
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Step 4. After that you should go to Filet -> Blur -> Gaussian blur. Select next settings:
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Step 5. Then you should go to Image -> Adjusments -> Brightness/Contrast. Select next settings:
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Step 6. Now you should again go to Filet -> Blur -> Gaussian blur. Select radius: 1,5 px:
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Step 7. After that you need to go to Images -> Levels. Select next settings:
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Step 8. Holding Ctrl key, you need click on our new cannel, this will select all whites areas. Now you should go to Layers. After that you should add new layer and then you can fill these selections with white color.
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Step 9. Now you need Disgusting Behavior font. When you download and install this font, simply write your text.
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Step 10. Now you should click Ctrl+E. after that you need add some blending options. At first you should open Bevel and Emboss. Select next settings:
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Next in Contour you need to select Raounded steps contour. Click Ok.
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Step 11. At last you need to do is set text layer Fill to 10%. Enjoy the result!
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Making Flaming Crocodile

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 16-02-2010

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Step 1. At first you should create New layer. Settings you can see below:
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Step 2. After that you can fill this layer with black color:
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Step 3. Next you should create new layer:
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Step 4. Now you should take Brushe tool and after that you can draw one white flexible line. With this line you can make experiments:
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Step 5. Now you need to add some layer styles. Then you should go to Outer glow and select settings like this:
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After that you should go to Inner glow and there you can select next settings:
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Step 6. Now all that you draw in this layer can transform in to fire. For this you should draw crocodile.
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Step 7. From this picture you should make crocodile brushe. You need go to Edit -> Define Brush Preset and after that you should named it crocodile:
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Step 8. Now you have crocodile brush. You should open your fire layer and after that you can  draw your crocodile:
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Step 9. Now you should duplicate layer with crocodile:
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Step 10. After that you need to delete layers effects from duplicated layer. For this you should click on layer effects and pull them to trash:
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Step 11. Now you should add blending mode to Overlay:
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Step 12. Now you need to take Smudge tool and after that you can draw some lines under crocodile and then you should make crocodile teethes bigger. Below you can see the result:
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How To Make Vectorized Girls Frame

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 14-02-2010

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Step 1. At first you should create new Photoshop document, size 550*500. Then you need to select gradient tool and after that you should fill this layer with yellow sunny color.
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Step 2. Now you should add to this document picture that you want to use creating vector frame. After that you need to add girls face in center of this layer..
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Step 3. Next you need to create new layer and to this layer this nice vector file.  3step1
Layers pallete you can see below:
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Step 4. Then by holding Ctrl key click on vector ornament layer. With this action you can select ornament.
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Step 5. Now you should make vector ornament layer invisible. After that you should make active layer with girl. You will see that ornament selection is still avalible on girls face.
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Step 6. To girl’s layer you need to add layer mask and you can see that girls face transfer in to vector ornament.
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Step 7. Now you need to add layer style: Drop shadow. Now you can enjoy the result!

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Quickly and Effectively Clean Out Body Hair

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 13-02-2010

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At the beginning you should duplicate the background layer once.  The resolution of this picture is quite high, and that brings the attention to the hair on the forearm:
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Now you need to make a selection around the hand and the arm. After that you can grab the Quick Selection Tool (W key) and after that you should make a selection outside and the hand, and after that you can hit Ctrl + Shift + I to inverse the selection:
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Then you need to grab the Smudge Tool from the Toolbox and after that you should apply the next options:
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Now you should increase the brush size to approximately the same as the width of the arm:
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Now you can left-click and hold, and after that you should move the Brush toward the position:
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Still there are some hair left. To remove them, you need simply grab the Blur Tool and after that you should set its strength to 100%, gently brush arcoss the surface around the bracelet:
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Also under the palm there is a bit of hair there, you should remove them by using the Blur Tool:
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Maintain the selection, you need to hit Ctrl + J to make a Layer via Copy and after that you can apply following Surface Blur Settings to this layer:
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Now you need to change the layer blending mode of this layer to “Screen” and after that you can reduce the opacity of 60%:
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Next you should add a layer mask to this layer how you can see it below, this will create a better lighting contrast for the hand:
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Here you can see effect after apply the mask:
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Enjoy the result!

Making Magic Leaf

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 12-02-2010

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Step 1. At the beginning you should create new layer: size: 500 * 500 Pixels, resolution: 72.
Fill background with black color.
Step 2. After that you need to take Custom Shape tool. In shapes options, take shape of leaf.
You should use next options:
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Step 3. Now you need to draw leaf:
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Step 4. After that you should push Ctrl and then click on leaf in Layers palette.
Then you need to go to Filter -> Render -> Clouds. And Click Ctrl + D
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Step 5. After that you should go to Filter -> Blur -> Radial Blur.
Use paramatrs like below:
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Step 6.Now you should go to Filter -> Sketch -> Chrome
You should use next options:
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Step 7. After that you should colorize leaf. For this you should go to Image -> Adjusments -> Hue/Saturation. Next options:
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Step 8. After that you should dublicate layer with leaf and now you can change blanding mode to Screen.
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Step 9. To second layer Apply filter Radial Blur
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Step 10. Now you should go to Filter -> Distrot> -> Twirl.
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Step 11. Now you need to go to Image -> Adjusments -> Hue/Saturation. Options:
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Finally you can enjoy the result.
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Creating Leopard Texture

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 11-02-2010

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Step 1. At the beginning you should creating a new page sized 500×300 pixels, white background and choose black as the foreground color and orange (#ffaf00) as the background color. After that you need to apply Filter > Render > Clouds:
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Step 2. Now you need to use Filter > Sketch > Photocopy with following presets as on image below:
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Step 3.Now you should apply one more Filter > Artistic > Smudge Stick. You need to use next options:
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Step 4. Now you should click Filter > Noise > Add Noise:
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Now you should have next result:
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Step 5. Now you should apply Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, previously exposed, next parameters:
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Step 6. Then you need to select the Sharpen Tool (Brush: 500 px, Mode: Normal, Strength: 40%) and after that you can add some sharpness to our texture.
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Step 7. Now you need to add texture of the animal wall. After that you should open your file and bring it to the canvas. Move this layer under the layer with leopard texture. Now you should change layer mode for upper layer to Multiply.
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Step 8. Now you need to go to the layer with animal wool again and after that add some sharpness to the layer. Also you need to use the Sharpen Tool (Brush: 500 px, Mode: Normal, Strength: 40%) to do this.
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And you can enjoy your result!

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Creating Lightning from Hand

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 10-02-2010

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Step 1. At the beginning you need to find good photo for this effect. At the example we choose next picture:
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Step 2. After that you should create new picture. Size: 700 * 200 pixels.
Step 3. Now you can take Gradient tool. For this you need fill all layer with back and with colors, using Gradient tool. After that you need to click Shrift.
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Step 4. Now you should go to Filter -> Render -> Difference clouds and then you can click Ctrl + I.
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5. After that you should go to Image -> Adjustments -> Levels or Ctrl + L. There you need to establish such options:
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Step 6. Now you can duplicate this layer to you photo with man: Layer-> Duplicate layer.
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7. Then you can activate layer with lightning. To do this you should go to Edit -> Free transform and after that you can turn lightning to hand.
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Step 8. Now you can change Blending mode to Screen. You shouldn’t take erase tool and erase axle corners.
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Step 9. After that you should repeat steps from 2 to 8 several times.
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Step 10. Then you should colorized lightning. Now you need to go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue Saturation and there you can establish such options:
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Step 11. After that you should create reflection from lightning. For that you need to create new layer. Using brush draw reflection to mans arms and head.
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Step 12. At the end you need to change Blanding mode for this layer to Overlay.
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