Photoshop CS4: A Picture Worth a Thousand Words - Layers Magazine | Layers... I love Photoshop techniques that offer all kinds of possibilities for experimentation—and the following tutorial is a perfect example of one of those techniques. In this issue, we’re going to take a portrait and replace the person’s image with text (think 2009 Grammy posters).
Pick a portrait that offers good contrast—a photo that’s very dramatic and dark probably won’t work as well. I’ve had the best success with straight-on head and shoulder shots, but again, feel free to experiment with all types of photos. For the best results, choose a photo that has a light background (or select the background around the person and make it lighter). Create a new document (File>New) in a size that’s smaller than your photo: the specifics don’t really matter.
Press D to set the Foreground color to black. Switch back to the photograph. Then, press Command-J (PC: Ctrl-J) to copy the selected pixels onto a new layer. Go back to the Select menu and choose Color Range again. Tutorial: How to make retro/futuristic curves in 10 Steps. As promised when releasing the December 08 Calendar Wallpaper I’ve written a tutorial on how to make it.
This is my first ever tutorial and I hope you’ll like it. If there’s anything which is not clear please ask. I’m here to help. In order to achieve the space like scenery with the glowing lines we will use Illustrator and Photoshop. You’ll learn how to add subtle effects using textures and different blending modes.
So here we go. Step 1: Draw Lines in Illustrator We’re starting off in Illustrator to draw the lines. Step 2: Blending the curves Go to Object > Blend > Blend Options and set the Blending Steps to 12. REPEAT STEP 1 and 2 to make another set of curves. Step 3: Importing the curves into Photoshop Create a new document in Photoshop. Step 4: Applying Gradient and Glow Effect Select one of the layers containing the curves and go to the Layer Style Menu. Right-Click on the layer in the layers palette and choose “Copy Layer Style”.
Step 5: Copy the Curves + Composition. Iron Man View Interface Effect in Photoshop. Last weekend I was watching the Iron Man movie and I was blown away by some of the effects I saw. Loved the bombs and some interface designs, in special when he puts the mask and lots of cool elements start popping on the screen, like the Terminator view. That really inspired me and I decided to try that in Adobe Photoshop. So in this tutorial I will show you how to create the Iron Man screen interface, I don't even know if I can call it that way :). We will use Illustrator to create some vectors and Photoshop to put everything together. Step 1 Create a new document and fill the background layer with black. Step 2 Now let's use a photo. Step 3 - Digital Make Up Create a new folder on the Layer Palette and rename it to Face.
Step 4 Duplicate the layer and go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Step 5 With the Eraser Tool (E) delete the areas we want to keep them sharp and crisp, like the eyes, beard, hair. Step 6 Duplicate the original photo, not the blurry one and go to Filter>Other>High Pass. Trendy Geometric Lines Design Tutorial. Create a Dream Design with 3D Typography. Hello, my name is Alex Beltechi, a designer that is currently studying in college and working in the print media realm.
I would love to explain my vast experience and overwhelming knowledge to you, but due to the fact that I have no such qualities, I’ll stick to sharing what skills I’ve been developing lately, through tutorials. Among keyboard shortcuts and mouse clicks, I enthusiastically tap piano keys and dream of adjusting a lens’ focus. And in case you’d like to find me on the web, you can read my tutorials on PSDTUTS or see more of my work on my Behance portfolio.
Introduction In this tutorial, we’re going to create a 3D Typography based design. All the elements will revolve around the centerpiece and theme: dreaming. The word will dictate the entire layout and control the space by allowing everything else to emerge from within. Dreaming often takes you to different places and unites bits and pieces of your memory. Create the 3D text At this point we’ll begin stylizing the letters. Design a Rocket-Powered Retrofuturistic Digital Illustration. Retrofuturism is a topic that has always fascinated me. In this tutorial, we'll go through the steps of recreating my own experiment in this style. After making the 3D typography in Illustrator, we'll use Photoshop to create an out-of-this-world digital illustration on the topic of space exploration.
Introduction As Wikipedia puts it, "retrofuturistic design is a return to, and an enthusiasm for, the depictions of the future produced in the past (most often the 1920s through 1960s), both in science fiction and in nonfiction futurism of the time, which often seem dated by modern standards. " This is what we're doing; a retro interpretation of the future based on the theme of space exploration. Video Tutorial Our video editor Gavin Steele has created this video tutorial to compliment this text + image tutorial. Step 1 Open Illustrator, start a new web document and get this font, called Airstream. Step 2 It's time to add the 3D effect. Step 3 Start up Photoshop and get this galaxy photo. Step 4. Retro Geometric Vectors in Space with Illustrator and Photoshop. Last week I was talking to Aloa, one of the Abduzeedo writers, and he was showing me some images that he thought were cool for tutorials, one of those had this mix of vectors and gradients but very geometric.
It was a nice inspiration so I decided to do something mixing Illustrator and Photoshop. In this tutorial I will show you how to create an abstract image for a poster using Illustrator and Photoshop. We will do all the vectors and shades in Illustrator then in Photoshop we'll give to the image a nice retro style using some textures and brushes. Step 1 Open Adobe Illustrator and with the Rectangle Tool (M) create some rectangles. Make sure they are aligned and, also, that you have different heights and widths. Use the image below for reference. Step 2 Select a few rectangles, move them to the right holding the ALT key to duplicate them. Step 3 Repeat the same thing, but now to the left to create a third column. Step 4 Step 5 Select the first column and go to Object>Transform>Shear. Step 6. Design a Sin City Style Poster. Sin City was a really cool movie, at least visually. I really liked the stylish scenes and colors.
A few months ago I saw a poster of another Frank Miller movie called "The Spirit. " The poster is titled "My City Screams. " It really caught my attention because of the way the design played with typography to recreate buildings. Also, the perspective was really well done. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to create that effect in Photoshop, but this time we'll use Illustrator to create the perspectives and text. Final Image Preview First, let's take a look at the image we'll be creating. Step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop, use 1000 pixels by 1300 pixels.
Step 2 We'll use Illustrator to create the text in the correct perspective. Step 3 Now that we have the vanishing point, it's easy to create more lines. Step 4 With our grid done, it's easy to apply the correct perspective to anything you want. Step 5 Select the "PSD" text and go to Object > Expand and just click OK. Step 6 Step 7 Step 8. Create a Spectacular Flaming Meteor Effect on Text. Take typography one step further by having text falling from the sky in a burning inferno. Yes, this is the text-on-fire tutorial to end all tutorials. It uses a little Illustrator for the text and a lot of Photoshop to burn up the screen! In previous tutorials you've seen two smoke effects that I've created, but let's face it, you can't have smoke without a fire somewhere.
So in this tutorial, I will show you how to create a fire effect similar to when a spaceship or comet enters the earth's atmosphere. The image we'll be creating is inspired by a Nike Ad I saw some time ago. I'm not sure what the URL is. If anyone knows it, please link us up in the comments. It's always a good idea to keep your eyes open for inspiration for effects and designs no matter what you are doing. Step 1 First create a new document and fill it with a dark grey. Step 2 Create a new layer, call it "Clouds," and using the Lasso Tool (L), make a selection similar to the one I've shown below. Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6. Lessons. Lessons. Lessons. Lessons. Lessons. Lessons. Lessons. How to Mold Paint Splatter to a Face in Photoshop. In this tutorial, we'll learn how to take splattered paint Photoshop brushes and apply them to the contours of a model's face.
This is a relatively simple technique, which yields excellent artistic results. Let's get to it! Final Image Preview Take a look at the image we'll be creating. Want access to the full PSD files and downloadable copies of every tutorial, including this one? Join Psd Plus for just $19/month. Video Tutorial Our video editor Gavin Steele has created this video tutorial to compliment this text + image tutorial.
Preparation First thing you will need to do to create this effect is find some nice paint splatter/spray brushes. Step 1 Copy the background and paste it onto a new layer. Create a new layer labeled "Extra Skin. " For this I usually just play around with the Cloning Tool until I get close to something that looks right. Step 2 Step 3 Now we can start building our paint splatter area. It doesn't matter what color you use; here I have chosen yellow (#ffc924). Step 4. Angelina Jolie as a Na'vi from Avatar Movie.
So by now you have seen a ton of people spit out photomanipulations of themselves as a Na'vi character. Some have been very well done... while others... could use a little guidance. Well it has been requested that I provide a thorough tutorial on how to turn someone into a more realistic looking Na'vi. Hopefully the information I provide will encourage some to go back and re-work their Na'vi'ed selves, or maybe inspire those of you who haven't made one yet... to hop on the bandwagon! I must warn you: this is a VERY advanced tutorial. I do go through every stepâ? First make sure you have the tools you need! A GOOD picture! Index Prep Eyes Eye Brows Skin Color Nose Shape Pupil Size Pupils Color Lips Nose Tip Face Eye Brows (Na'vi Style) Face Stripes Glow Dots Body Neck Background Ears Hair Prep Install the brush.
Open Photoshop. Go to File>Open and locate your file. If you are experienced with Photoshop, I recommend a very large image with a resolution of 300 pixels per inch. Mix Cool Retro Curves Into Your Photographs. I'm a huge fan of James White's work. I love the way he plays with geometric elements and colors. It gives a retro feeling to the design, but at the same time he uses a modern approach. In an interview, he mentioned that he uses a Flash script to generate the vector shapes. Then he does the rest of the job in Illustrator and Photoshop. Well, inspired by James's designs, I decided to figure out my own way of creating that type of effect in Photoshop.
In this tutorial, I show you how to mix cool retro geometric shapes into your photos. Step 1 Download the image at Step 2 Go to Layer>Layer Style>Color Overlay. Step 3 Next, we'll create a brush that will be used to make the shapes. Step 4 Right-click on the thumbnail of the layer and choose Select Pixels. Step 5 Create a new layer and go to Layer>Layer Style. Step 6 Right-click the layer on the Layers Palette. Step 7 Repeat Step 6 again two more times. Step 8 Step 9 Now go to Edit>Transform>Warp. Step 10 Step 11 Step 12.