Photo Manipulation
Here's some simple technique's to adjust or manipulate elements of color within a given photo. Tools used will be some adjustment layers and the extract tool, so follow along and have fun...
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Summer turns to autumn blending styles
1. Here's a quick color/photo manipulation using blending styles... yip, you read right, follow along to see how.
2. Here's the starting photo. A church in my neighborhood, surrounded by lush trees.
3. I've created a Set with the original photo called'autumn'...
Circle (Background) Patterns
1. First I'll start it off with a single basic Ellipse shape for the basis of the background pattern. Now select the Ellipse Shape tool on the toolbar and draw in the shape as i have captured in step #3.
2. This is the Basic Shape. Preferred size entirely up to you...
Grid (Background) Patterns
1. First I'll start it off with a single basic 'Line Shape' for the basis of the background pattern. Now select the 'Line Shape' tool on the toolbar and draw in the shape as I have captured in step #3.
2. This is the Basic Shape. Preferred size entirely up to you...
Honeycomb background patterns
1. To begin this Pattern tutorial, select the 'Polygon Tool' from the toolbar as I have captured. Select the 'D' key on your keyboard to set the foreground color to black.
2. Once you've selected the 'Polygon Tool', notice the new Polygon Options available up on the 'Options Bar'...
Circular (Editable) Text: Simplified
To begin this tutorial, start a new document. Select the 'Background Layer' in the Layers Palette, then hit 'Ctrl + R' to show the Ruler Bar's (If not already visible). Then drag a Horizontal and Vertical Guide from the Ruler Bar to meet at the center point of the new document...
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Circular Text: Using Vector Mask
To begin this tutorial, start a new document. Select the 'Background Layer' in the Layers Palette, then hit 'Ctrl + R' to show the Ruler Bar's (If not already visible). Then drag a Horizontal and Vertical Guide from the Ruler Bar to meet at the center point of the new document...
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3D Letter Text: Photoshop
1. Start with a new Type Layer, type-face Arial, Bold Italic, and in this case its better to work with a larger Font size -- (Document size is 640x480, so i used a font size of 550 pt (anti-alias method to - Crisp).
2. Next duplicate your layer as a backup and turn off visibility...
Seamless Text Fade into Background
Here's a handy trick to create eye pleasing, seamless blending of text into a textured background. Start off with a basic image size. (mine is 414x321, background color 'White'.) Next, create a simple texture, following these steps:...
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Rings Around Text
1. Here's a detailed look at how to achieve the Rings Around Text affect. Some basic shapes, Layer Masks and a slight trickery within blending styles will help achieve this. So follow along to see how.
2. Here's the starting text I'll be using. ('Arial/Bold Italic/120 pt/Crisp' settings)...
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