The first thing we are going to do is select the custom shape tool, make the settings like you see here. Choose the fill mode, polygon and set the sides to 6.
This technique is a contrast/tone and color correction technique all in one. Once you run through this, you will see how just about any image can be improved and you will use this technique many times over. For a number of years, this was just about the only correction technique that I used.
Here is a nice effect that looks like the sun glinting off a metallic or shiny surface. This starburst effect even includes a little lens flare. A tasteful replacement for the sometimes over used lens flare filter.
Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, July 2006 Making little Christmas style ornaments in Photoshop can really be a lot of fun. Check out this great tutorial to find out more.
Editor's Pick in Photoshop Tutorials, July 2006 Creating a really nice online portfolio of your word might just be the thing you need to boost your business and income. Click here to find out more.
I received a request from the forum for this effect from one of our Members living in Japan. This is a technique that is all the rage over there. Not knowing what is effect is called, I decided to dub it the "Anime Bead" effect. Enjoy!
Here we have an image of some people playing on the beach in the afternoon. We can easily change this image to look like it is late in the day and the sun is setting. The beach will be bathed in golden light.
This tutorial will show you how to turn a Photo into a painting that resembles something you would see on on of those old English Tea cans or on china Dinner sets.
Now to create javascript rollovers in ImageReady. These are the trendy effects that are all over the web, that make the image change when the mouse moves over it. Try it here, move your mouse over the image at the bottom of the page