Recreating Magnifying Glass in Photoshop. In this Photoshop tutorial I’m going to show you how to draw a magnifying glass and do the right thing reflected in it. In the beginning you should find appropriate picture to work with. I used this one picture of newspaper. Feel free to use it also if you want. Ok, after finding right picture we can start our tutorial. Create new document about 500×500 pixels and copy our picture to this document. After that use the Elliptical Marquee Tool to create round selection for magnifier glass as shown on the picture below and press Ctrl+D to duplicate selected area to the new layer. Move to layer under again and reduce it a little bit, your picture should look as mine: On this step we are done with background. The result should be next: Then remove selection with Ctrl+D and apply Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen to our layer.
Apply Inner Shadow layer style for current layer: Now, I would like to add some glare to our magnifier glass. Ok, go to the next step. Ok, on this step we are done with glass. Create Organic Lettering Using Photo Manipulation. Tutorial Details Program: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Difficulty: Advanced Estimated Completion Time: 1h + Final Image Preview You can find the Photoshop PSD file in a directory labeled "source" that came in the ZIP file that you downloaded. You may wish to look through it briefly before we begin. Introduction Before we begin to create the actual scene, I though I'd explain the entire process on a separate document, and in the first part of the tutorial. The form of the branch I chose for this first part should cover all, or at least most of the shapes you'll come across in the illustration: a simple curve, a loop and an S curve.
To be able to achieve the same shape, you'll need a pen tablet of some kind. Part I Let's work through the general technique first in Part I. Step 1 Draw the branch with black and choose this background color: #83cdd0. Step 2 You'll now need this wood texture from iStockphoto. Start by creating a new Photoshop Document in A5 format (21 x 14,8 cm) at 300 ppi. Step 3 Step 4 Step 5. Create a Delicious Type Treat. Tutorial Details Program: Cinema 4D, Illustrator, Photoshop, Difficulty:Advanced Estimated Completion Time: 4h + Final Image Preview You can find the Photoshop PSD file in a directory labeled "source" that came in the ZIP file that you downloaded.
You may wish to look through them briefly before we begin. A preview of the final image is below. Step 1 Start up C4D and switch the view mode by clicking on the button in the corner of the view port. Step 2 Find the Front view and maximize that one. Step 3 We first need to create the word Type. Step 4 Similar to the Photoshop Pen Tool, use the Bezier Tool to create the first End Point. Step 5 Use as few points as possible to create each letter. Step 6 When you're done with the first letter, click and drag on the Bezier Tool Again. Step 7 Select the Move Tool and Use Point Tool (Highlighted). Step 8 Your final word should as seen in the following screenshot.
Step 9 We'll now turn these paths into 3D objects. Step 10 Now create a Circle. Step 11 Step 12. Create a Superhero Movie Inspired Photo Manipulation. Tutorial Details Program:Adobe Illustrator Difficulty:Advanced Estimated Completion Time:1h + Tutorial Resources Introduction Before starting my work, I will already have a scene roughly outlined in my head in this case, a superhero flying that has destroyed an airplane. With that in mind, lets get started. Step 1: Create the Background As usual, we will start from the background.
Look for a suitable image of a sky with some clouds. The focus of the scene is at the center, and there are some techniques we can use to drive the attention of the viewer towards the center of the canvas. To start, press Ctrl/Cmd + J to duplicate the sky images layer. Choose the Eraser Tool (E) from the Tools Panel. Now we will apply a very subtle vignette. Step 2: Extract and Place the Airplane in the Scene Download the Airplane stock image and open it in Photoshop. Step 3: Splitting the Airplane in Half Its time for some cool photo manipulation techniques. Step 4: Creating the White Smoke Step 7: Adding Fire. Create a Coffee Cake Photo Manipulation. Create an Eye-Catching Eco-Friendly Shoe Advertisement.
Water. Manipulate Smoke to Create Hyper-Real Images. Learn to apply the Warp Tool effectively and a few other tricks to make smoke look like a skull. This technique has a variety of outcomes and works well with water, clouds and a whole bunch of other stuff. This is probably more for intermediate users, as I guide you through the process well, but not every Warp Grid point handle move. Let's get started! 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. Image Assets Smoker - from my personal collectionSkull - thanks to Martin Land for thatSmoke 1, Smoke 2, Smoke 3, and Smoke 4 Step 1 Open up Smoker image. Step 2 Open the Skull image and draw a path around it using the Pen Tool (set to Paths not Shape Layers).
Step 3 Step 4 Change the "CIG_SMOKE" Layer Blending Mode to Screen. Step 5 Step 6. Create an Elephant Sundae Using Photo Manipulation Techniques. Photoshop is great at seamlessly combing photos to create an entirely new scene. In this tutorial we will create an elephant sundae using several stock photos. Let's get started! Resources This tutorial uses the following images but you are welcome to find alternatives for the ice cream and wine glass images. Step 1 Open the wine glass image. Step 2 Transform > Warp this layer to drop the base of the glass more.
Step 3 As an additional step, I've used the Liquify Tool on the base of the bulb of the glass. Step 4 Go back to the original "Background" Layer and select the base of the wine glass. Step 5 Transform (Command/Ctrl + T) this layer by scaling it vertically until the base of the wine glass has a stronger perspective. Step 6 Move this layer up so that it appears to be a shorter dessert glass. Use a layer mask to help blend this layer with the rest of the glass. Step 7 Step 8 To finish the dessert glass, we need to correct the perspective on the top of the glass.
Step 9 Step 10 Step 11 Step 12. Create a Realistic Blueprint Image in Photoshop. How to Create a Severed Arm in Photoshop.
How to Turn Humdrum Photos Into Cinematic Portraits. Create a Surreal Out of Bounds Photo Manipulation in Photoshop. In this tutorial we will combine several images of water, animals, and people to create a surreal out of bounds photo manipulation in Photoshop. Let's get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial. Head (no. 6) - ahrum-stockSea - darkrose42-stockSky - resurgereWaterfall - flynn-the-catHinge - kiyoi-stockWater splash - seductive-stockBig dolphin - zeds-stockSmall dolphin - greeneyezz-stockBig birds 1 - viperkid89Big birds 2 - della-stockSmall birds - grannysatticstockWater textures - deviantartGlitter texture - frozenstarroWater splash brushes - deviantart Step 1 The first Step is to open the picture with the human head.
Next I have extracted the head from the initial background, for this go to Select-Color range. Step 2 Now that we have the head lets create the missing part. Using the pen tool, create a new shape smaller then the last one and fill it with blue. Step 3 Step 4 Now that we have the background let’s go back to the head. Step 5. Create a Fantasy Miniature World in Photoshop. This week we are celebrating the launch of PhotoDune, Envato's new stock photography website with a series of photo effect and photo manipulation tutorials that showcase the images from our new marketplace. In this tutorial we'll demonstrate how to create a miniature world using some interesting techniques. Many of the photos used in this tutorial are available for free for Psd Premium Members. Let's get started! Tutorial Assets The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.
We have granted a complimentary personal license for some of the assets to Psd Premium Members for the stock photos used in this tutorial. The images can only be used for the purpose of this tutorial and they can be accessed in the source files of your premium download. Step 1 Create a new Photoshop document with 3000x1900 pixel resolution. Step 2 Create a new shape below the first one with the Pen Tool (P). Step 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Create a new layer and fill it with white. Step 9.