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The Procrastinators - episode 5. Awesome digital bokeh effect in Photoshop. Our last Wallpaper of the Week was an image I had created using Pixelmator, and I really liked the outcome. The best part about it was that it was pretty easy to accomplish in Pixelmator, but I decided for perspective's sake to create the same effect in Photoshop. The process is easy as well, but with a few extra steps. As in the previous tutorial, I will show you how to create a digital bokeh effect, but this time in Photoshop. The process is very easy and we will be using the super powerful Brush Engine, one of the coolest things in Photoshop. Step 1 Create a new document in Photoshop. Step 2 Select the Ellipse Tool (U), and create a circle. Step 3 Select the ellipse and go to Edit>Define Brush. Step 4 Go to Window>Brushes (F5). Step 5 Before we start painting our bokehs let's create a new layer and fill it with a colorful gradient.

Step 6 Let's create a new Folder in our Layer Palette. Step 7 Go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Step 8 Create another layer and paint more brushes. Step 9 Conclusion. 22 Professional Photoshop Image Enhancing Tutorials. Adobe Photoshop is the premier tool for digital artists when it comes to professionally enhancing images. Whether you’re a beginner just learning the ropes or an advanced user looking for unique techniques to add to your Photoshop arsenal, you’ll find some tutorials here that you’ll surely want to bookmark.

In this article, you’ll discover plenty of tutorials that deal with enhancing images, adding unique and impressive effects, and recreating digital replications of popular traditional photography techniques. 1. Cross Processing You can learn how to apply the Cross Processing film-developing technique digitally to your images by reading through this quick and educational tutorial that leverages the powers of the Curves tool in Photoshop. 2. Lomo Photography 3. Create a pseudo-HDR image by reading through this popular Photoshop tutorial that uses basic Photoshop tools, options, and techniques such as adjusting Shadows/Highlight settings and changing layer Blending modes. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.

Word: Original Design Project for Each Book of the Bible | ChurchCreate. If you’ve got something awesome to share then I really don’t mind if you think it comes off as “self promotional.” If it’s awesome then it’s awesome! [UPDATE: Check out the full Old Testament here!] For example, Jim LePage dropped me an email a while back and I didn’t mind a bit, because after he had spent some time describing his vision and project I was hooked. The design project is called “Word” and is where he’s creating original designs for each book of the bible. He tries to post a new one every Friday and adds a reflection to each one.

Check these out: Pretty sweet, right? Got a favorite? Related Saturday Sunday Share #21 As I posted up Saturday Sunday Share last week, I thought Saturday Sunday Share had come to an end. In "CMS" Inspiration Gallery #103 - Various quotations & From up North. Most designers seek inspiration in the initial stage of a project to get their creative juices flowing and/or to get updated with the latest trends in graphic design. In this post I would like to share some of the great designs that have inspired me in some way and hopefully something will inspire you as well. Do you still think of me? Nobody dies a virgin… When life hand you lemons… Design is thinking made visual The next war… Do what you love… Eva Zeisel on the playful search for beauty.