Quickly and Effectively Clean Out Body Hair

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

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Step 1
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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How To Make Poster Graphic

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 09-02-2010

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Step 1:
At the beginning you should create a new file ( 400×400 pixels canvas set at 72dpi). Now you should make a new layer set and after that you can name it ‘Circle Design’. Then in a new layer youneed to draw a large circle with #FFB400 color shade and 221 px 221 px dimensions.
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Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) you should add an Outer Glow, Inner Glow and Gradient Overlay blending settings to the yellow circle layer.
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In a new layer you should draw a large white circle with the same size as the yellow circle.
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Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) should add an Inner Shadow, Inner Glow ans Gradient Overlay blending settings to the white circle layer. Then you should set the layer’s blending mode to Darken.
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Next in a new layer you need to draw a black circle with 88 x 88 px dimensions. Then under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) you should add an Outer Glow blending setting to the black circle layer.
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Now in a new layer you need to draw a small white circle on the black circle.
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After that you should duplicate your ‘Circle Design’ layer set and then you can merge it through Layer > Merge Layer Set. Then resize the duplicate circle design by a couple of pixels and position it as you can see below.
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Then you should create a new layer, just below your tabs you should draw a long white rectangle with 669 x 19 px dimensions.
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Now you should add more white circle thin frame with different sizes behind the yellow circle design.
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After that you should add more small circle thin frames connected with each other as you can see below.
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Then you may select the Horizontal Type Tool then you should set the font family to Arial Rounded MT Bold, regular, 48 pt, smooth and white color shade. In a new text layer you need to type the name of your poster positioned with the small circle thin frames.
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And finally you can enjoy the result:
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Creating Colorful Collage Style

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 08-02-2010

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At the beginning you should you open a new document and its important to prepare 2 pictures:
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After that you should hiding Lohan2 layer
Then you need to go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen to sharp picture.
Now you may press Ctrl + L and there you can set level:

After that you should create a new layer and naming it Line.
Now you may choose Brush tool :

Then you should ake simple lines around Lohan1.
Tnow you mayreduce the opacity down to 61%

Now you need to open Lohan2.  You can sharp it as you want.
After that you should go to Select > Load selection
Now you can keep that selection and after that  you can create a new layer. Fill color for this one: #7f0329
Then you may set Exclusion 25% for it.

After that you can make a new circle again and then you should move it to bottom. Fill #FFFFFF.
Open next picture:

Then you should cut the flower out and after that you can drag it into your document.
Now you may duplicate it. You should change blend mode to Soft light, opacity 23% and then you can set color balance (Press Ctrl + B):

If you use Free Transform you can transform the Flower freely.
You should have next result:

Then you need to sharp it. Now you can drag into your document.
After that you can set this one be bottom.  Now  you should select Brush Tool with foreground color #fff200
After that you may choose this brush.

Next you can create a new layer and then you should apply brush on it.
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You shoud have next result:

After that you should create a new layer, now you need to use original Photoshop brushes to apply freely:

(Foreground color: #ba2a30 & #05afef)
Then you need to select Pen tool and after that you should create path like this:

Then you should choose Make selection.
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Now you may continue to do this step again with the left of Flower.

Next, if you use Type Tool you can  type text on it.

Now you can come back to the texture, after that you can select Eraser Tool and then you should choose this brush for clearing the top.

Next you shoud create a new layer and after that you can set it over Texture. Then you can select Brush Tool, use newspaper Brush to apply to this layer.

At last, apply texture to your document and after that you can set its blend mode to screen.
Now you can enjoy the result.

Cool Fire Text Effects

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 07-02-2010

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At the beginning you should create a new document (400×300 black canvas. then you should add our text to the canvas, in White:
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After that you should goto Image > Rotate Image Rotation > 90° CW.
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Next, you need to Rasterize the text. You should right-click the text layer and after that you should choose Duplicate Layer. Then you need to hide that copied layer by clicking on the eye next to it:
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Now you can right-click the original text layer and after that you should choose Rasterize Type, and with this layer selected, you should goto Filter > Stylize > Wind. You should use the Method Wind, and Direction From the Left:
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Ow you should press Ctrl+F to repeat the filter until you get the desired amount. Then you need to do Image > Image Rotation > 90° CCW.
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After that you should create some distortion to the Wind effect, then you need to add a new layer to below your Wind layer, fill it with black and then youshould select the Wind layer again. Nowyou may press Ctrl+E to Merge Down, so that the Windo is merged with the black background. Next you should go to Filter > Liquify. Here you can change your brush size at the top right, and after that you should zoom in and out with Ctrl+ and Ctrl- (hold spacebar to click and drag around a zoomed in picture). After that click and then you need to drag a few pixels to distort the waves, like you can see below:
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After that you should continue until you have the entire text how you want it. Then you can begin to distort the edges of the text a little:
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Now you should click the Adjustment Layer icon in the layer panel ( ) and after that you should choose Hue/Saturation. In the adjustment panel/window, you need to make sure the Colorize checkbox is selected, and adjust the sliders to get the color you like (a yellowy/orange):
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Next, you may repeat the last step to add another adjustment layer and give this more of a greenish color (without Colorize checked). Then you should change the Blending Mode of this adjustment layer to Overlay:
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If you find your fire too pixelated, you can add a slight Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur to it. Also you should consider adding a pattern or gradient overlay to your original text. After that you should open up the Layer Style window for the text (for this double click an empty space of the layer in the layer window, or you need to right-click and after that you should choose Blending Options). Now you may add an Inner Glow, Outer Glow and a Gradient Overlay, colors which you like:
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Enjoy the result!

Creating Meter Design

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 06-02-2010

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Step 1:
At first you should create a new file. ( 400×200 pixels canvas set at 72dpi). After that in a new layer you should draw a white circle with 92 x 92 px dimensions.
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Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) you should add an Inner Glow, Gradient Overlay and Stroke blending settings to the white circle layer.
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In a new layer  you need to draw a dark circle with #1F1D20 color shade and 78 x 78 px dimensions.
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Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) you should add an Inner Shadow, Inner Glow, Gradient Overlay and Stroke blending settings to the dark circle layer.
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Now you should create a new layer, If you use the Pen Tool you can create a red pointed line on the center of the meter design.
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Now in a new layer you need to draw a small white circle with 13 x 13 px dimensions covering the bottom of the red pointed line.
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Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) you need to add an Inner Glow, Gradient Overlay and Stroke blending settings to the white circle layer.
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After that you should select the Horizontal Type Tool then you need to set the font family to Webdings, 14 pt, crisp and white color shade. Now in different text layers you shoulld type the letters shown below for the random icons on the meter.
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Now in a new layer you may draw a black circle with 25 x 25 px dimensions as shown below. On the layers window you should select the first white circle layer from step one then go to Select > Load Selection, after that you should use the options below. Now you need to cut out the outer selection through Edit > Cut.
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Under Layer Style(Layer > Layer Style) you should add a Gradient Overlay blending setting to the black circle layer. Then you need to set the layer’s blending mode to Lighten.
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After that you should duplicate the white circle design layer from step six and then you can resize it by a couple of pixels through Edit > Transform > Scale. Position it on the bottom corner circle.
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Then you should add the same set of circle designs from the last couple of step on the opposite side of the meter design.
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Now you can enjoy result:
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Creating Color Balance

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 05-02-2010

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At the beginning you should make your background
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After that you should go to Layer>New Adjustment Layer>ColorBalance
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A pop-up window should come up , then you need to press ok
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Now you should mess around un til you get the your favorite colors
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Now you need to compare color balance with hue saturation
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How To Create Engulfing Flames in Photoshop

Posted by Design Instructor | Posted in Photoshop | Posted on 04-02-2010

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Step 1. You need to start with a blank canvas, and press D to make sure that our foreground and background colors are default (Black and White). Then you should goto Filter > Render > Clouds.
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Step 2. After that you need to goto Filter > Render > Difference Clouds. Then you should press Ctrl+F to repeat this filter.
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Step 3. Next, you need to goto Filter > Render > Lighting Effects. From the Style menu, you should choose Flashlight.
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Step 4. Now you should go back to Filter > Render > Lighting Effects, and there you can choose the Blue Omni style. You can pay with the options to get something really bright:
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Step 5. After that you should apply this lighting effect, the result you can see below:
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Step 6. Now you need to goto Image > Adjustments > Invert.
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Step 7. At last you should goto Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates, and there you can choose Polar to Rectangular. Now you can enjoy the result:
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