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More materials by author Darrell Heath - Page 12

Note Paper Effect
in Drawing Techniques
Note Paper Effect

Using Photoshop CS, here is a simple tutorial on how to create a note paper effect. Start a new document of your preset choice. (I used 500x500). Create a new Layer. Select the 'Rectangle Tool (U)' from the toolbar...

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JPEG 2000 File Format
in Miscellaneous Photoshop Tutorials
JPEG 2000 File Format

Here is some interesting things regarding the JPEG 2000 file format feature becoming widely available to most graphics programs. In particular for Photoshop users its an optional JPEG 2000 plug-in that must be installed in Adobe Photoshop CS/Plug-Ins/Adobe Photoshop Only/File Formats folder...

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Grunge Edge Text
in Text Effects
Grunge Edge Text

Here's a handy trick to grunge artist enthusiast. This procedure will show you how to scratch the edge off text, while maintaining it's edit ability. Start off with a basic image size and add the text that I have captured below...

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Trendy Background Textures
in Special Effects
Trendy Background Textures

Here's a simple technique using brush strokes for making some trendy background (Texture)effects. Start with a new document.(Choose a large preset for a better effect.) Dark backgrounds work best, so I used Black. Hit the 'X' key on the keyboard to set the foreground color to White...

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Puzzle Pattern
in Textures & Patterns
Puzzle Pattern

1. Here's simple 'Texture/Pattern' affect to make your photos look like a puzzle.
2. Here's the original photo of graffiti art on a wall I found in my neighborhood. Note make sure to backup the original(Duplicate).
3. Start by going to the 'Filter/Texture/Texturizer...' option...

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Colored Pencil Sketch Effect
in Special Effects
Colored Pencil Sketch Effect

Here's a simple trick to create a colored pencil sketch effect.
1. First, open the image you want to 'pencil sketch'.
2. If your using Photoshop 7, use a 'Layer Set' for organization. Next duplicate, the original photo/image layer( I called mine 'original')...

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Slicing Tutorial
in Photoshop Basics
Slicing Tutorial

1. Here is a few simple things to watch out for when using 'Slices' for your web designs/layouts.
2. Organization and Naming Conventions. The above is an example of a single page layout. Iv’e got all my layers organized into Folders...

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Depth OF Field
in Photo Editing
Depth OF Field

1. Grabbed any image off the net as an example. In this case I just want to simply give focus to the dentist and blur the background.
2. Start with the Lasso Tool and draw a continuous line around the Dentist figure.
3. Then go to Select, menu option and choose Inverse...

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Realistic Fire (Dante\'s Inferno)
in Special Effects
Realistic Fire (Dante's Inferno)

Here's a few simple steps to create a realistic fire/inferno effect. First, start a new document, I used 640x480 preset. Then choose an orange color variant for your foreground (I used #DF853B) and Black (#000000) as the Background color. Create a new empty Layer...

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