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(6/2008)  »Go Nondestructive with CS3! Are you still duplicating layers and saving multiple versions of your work to protect your original image? You’re doing it the old way! In this tutorial, fine art photographer Chelsea Nicole will teach you an all new workflow that will save you time, hard drive space and frustration. You will learn how to utilize Photoshop CS3’s new tools to achieve beautiful end results, while having the remarkable capability of easily making future adjustments. »Designer’s vision First of all, I would like to explain that I’m still learning Photoshop mostly on my own, so many of my ways might be different from yours, or people you know. Every designer / artist I met so far, had different approaches in order to achieve similar results, I have learned many tricks from them, and I also came up with a few of my own. »4 the love of it When approaching a design job, I always kick-start my thinking from a saying I read back in my studying days: ”Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication”. Hence my design steps and overall execution are not over-complicated, but are easy to understand (to the Photoshop enthusiast). The basic tools I used to compose the above was a camera and Photoshop, coupled with some Freehand (vector) artwork, a bit of design know-how and my secret ingredient, love. »Enhance the shot Quite often in the commercial world you find phototography that has cost a client in excess of $60,000 for a few perfect shots. Obviously, some clients want specifically a shot enhanced and complemented – not replaced with your own elements. In this tutorial I will show you simple steps to enhance such shot and create interest to the viewer, this is where subtly comes in and detail is king! Let’s begin.  »Summertime Summer is just around the corner so we are going to make a piece that suits, go through your playlist on your ipod and pick the cheeseyest summer tunes you own and get them playing loud to get you in the mood. It’s another tutorial that shouldn’t be beyond anyone familiar with Photoshop and gives a cool and clean result that's solid in it’s feel. So, put the coffee on and let’s begin. »Portrait taking a portrait I wanted to create an arresting image that had realistic photographic elements, highlighted and juxtaposed by a clean, bold graphic style. I used a combination of the paintbrush and airbrush tool in Photoshop with varying opacities and a section of a digital photograph to attempt to capture the essence of my friend Mike’s drive in his passion to take photographic portraits. »Sanskirt Light and Airy energy Bright and airy is the feel, but complex and crowded is the reality. It’s all about getting the balance and composition right. A good idea is to scribble a few rough ideas down first as this will give you a finished target in feel from the beginning. This will change, however, as the piece evolves. »Robofrog Half frog half robot. Here you will see how to show frog’s mechanical skeleton. There are many tricks and techniques that graphics artists make during creating such works. I will show you the ways to create such robofrog art with usage of the basic tools of Photoshop. You can do the same photomanipulation with the other animal or human. »Making of atlas Do you remember who was Atlas in a greek mythology? If not, I will remind you, that was a person who carried the whole sky on his arms. He was my inspiration. In this tutorial I will show you how to make an interesting photomanipulation from not really interesting source photos. This tutorial was made on a PC, with Photoshop 7 but it can be also done with Photoshop CS or Photoshop CS2. If you are on a Mac use Cmd instead of Ctrl and Opt instead of Alt. for the shortcuts. »Joy of Photography In this tute we will be taking a beautiful blue sky background and adding it to a whimsical snapshot of a little girl holding her first camera. By following these easy steps you will learn how to seamlessly combine the two images without the dreaded copy and paste look and then smooth the skin and add hair without leaving Photoshop.Unless stated otherwise we will be using the #100 paintbrush throughout. »Fruity bass When dealing with numerous layers in a picture, overlaying and tweaking them will open new doors. One of the really famous ones in the layer options palette is the overlay tool. The concept of the whole process sounds difficult but is actually very basic. Think of it as if you were using traditional media like tracing paper, acetate, pen, normal paper, and an erasure. You are then cutting out objects and placing them on top of on another. Regard it as a digital collage with more options and tools to choose from. »Think of the wall Stewart Michael Bruce merges painting and photography to create phantasmagoric images that capture the imagination. In this tutorial we will work extensively with the layer palette to create our image. Don’t be intimidated by the layer palette – basically, just drag-and-drop your photographs onto your canvas. We’ll also work extensively with the lasso and mask tools.In this tutorial we will work extensively with the layer palette to create our image. Don’t be intimidated by the layer palette – basically, just drag-and-drop your photographs onto your canvas. We’ll also work extensively with the lasso and mask tools. »Warming up cold photoshop Here are some of his workology Hey Guys. Today we are going to explore a fine blend of Illustrator and Photoshop in equal measures. This technique is relatively simple and gives a good amount of room for experiment and personalization with a great end result that is both flexible and positive. »How to make shining and glowing person This tutorial is about a girl I see in my imagination every day. I can’t stop thinking about her, and I can’t forget her. She’s like a ghost, and no matter how hard I try, I can’t reach her. So I call this project “Stop: Haunt Me Every Day.” Since I can’t draw an image freehand, I use a vector program to trace from my photographs. More recent versions of Photoshop include the Warp Transform Tool, which is great for experimenting with moving sections of your image around. Partners |
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