12 Beginner Tutorials for Getting Started With Photoshop This series is supported by Ben & Jerry's Joe, Ben & Jerry's new line-up of Fair Trade and frozen iced coffee drinks. Learn more about it here. Adobe Photoshop, the ubiquitous and industry standard graphics software for photographers, designers, digital artists, as well as casual enthusiasts, can be a baffling application to understand the first time you fire it up. In this post, I've pieced together 12 excellent Photoshop tutorials geared toward beginners. Because this is specifically for beginners — and because Photoshop's robust set of features is near-bottomless — I've skipped intermediate and advanced topics such as drawing with the Pen tool and working with 3D effects. If you have tips for aspiring Photoshoppers, share them in the comments below. 1. This tutorial on SitePoint, a popular site for web professionals, will guide you through the Photoshop fundamentals and the basic tools available at your disposal. 2. 3. 4. 5. Layer styles are one or more effects that alter a layer. 6.
10 Sites for Selling Your Creative Masterpieces Some people just have the knack. While other still can’t cut a straight line decades after kindergarten and struggle with pattern instructions, they’re knitting layettes, weaving rugs, making adorable stuffed owls, one of a kind candles, or recreating the Sistine Chapel ceiling in their dining room. And every time they complete another fabulous project, their friends say “You should sell these!” They smile and nod, but have no idea where to begin. The thought of websites, advertising, pricing and taxes makes their feet go cold and the dream grows cold with them. Sounds familiar? Selling your crafts, or art, online isn’t nearly as difficult as you imagine. #1 Etsy ( Etsy sellers list handmade and vintage (over 20 years old) items, as well as craft supplies. #2 Art Fire ( Art Fire members sell fine arts, handmade, vintage, design and media creations, along with supplies. #3 Walkabout Crafts ( Like this post?
Les noms des stations de Métro prises au pied de la lettre Au milieu des années 90, le photographe Janol Apin a mis en scène les noms des stations du métro Parisien avec humour et imagination. De Monceau à Rue de la pompe en passant par Duroc et Dupleix, les stations parisiennes parlent le langage international du mime. Surreal images created by Romanian Photoshop artist Caras Ionut By Emma Thomas Published: 13:34 GMT, 5 November 2013 | Updated: 16:11 GMT, 5 November 2013 An elephant balances perilously on a tiny cartwheel and a young girl dangles her legs from a swing thousands of feet in the air. These surreal images may make you want to look twice as the everyday is blended with the unusual using Photoshop. Photographer and artist Caras Ionut has created the stunning images by twisting his own, ordinary photographs into bizarre and otherworldly creations. Surreal: Artist Caras Ionut lives in the world of Photoshop where he digitially assembles surreal landscapes and portraits. Precarious: Impossible physical feats like this elephant balancing on a wheel (left) are made possible in the 'dreamlike' artworks. Manipulation: This stag's antlers have been re-imagined as trees complete with nesting birds and This little girl takes a ride on a huge fish in Caras Ionut's artwork Going for a walk: This child is walking a huge bison across a wasteland in the picture by Ionut
IllusionMage® Easy 3D Animation Software Program - The Best In Computer 3D Animation Programs Create a Realistic Panoramic Matte Painting in Photoshop Matte paintings are images commonly used in the film industry to create the illusion of an environment that would otherwise be too expensive or impossible to build. In this tutorial I will show you how to turn a single stock photo into a realistic panoramic scene. Click to enlarge the image. Resources The following images were used during the production of this image. Step 1 Download the following stock image in order to follow this step-by-step tutorial: if you choose to work on a different plate, try to find a photo with a mostly clear sky so it will be easier to enlarge the photo in the following steps. Now open your stock of choice in Photoshop and increase the canvas size in all directions except for the ground. Step 2 Now we will start to fill the new transparent area with life. Next we have to get rid of the sharp edges in the upper layer. Step 3 The left area now obviously looks duplicated, so we will use the Clone Stamp Tool (S) to fix that. Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9
The 35 best Photoshop plugins | Photoshop In this article we've lined up some of the best Photoshop plugins available for Adobe Creative Cloud's photo editing giant. Photoshop is an amazing tool – capable of producing sublime images, high-quality video and very passable renders for 3D art. All this power offers a world of possibilities – but occasionally it's worth adding a few optional extras to get the most out of your investment. There's a plethora of plugins available for PS users, but we've selected the best of those that you can download and use straight away. Publisher: Filter ForgePrice: $149-$399 (now with 80% discount $29 - $79)Good for: Photographers, photo editors, graphic designers, 3D artists Currently in version 6.0, Filter Forge offers 11 thousands of filter effects and textures, covering almost every application you can imagine. 63 Photoshop shortcuts to speed up your workflow Publisher: Alien SkinPrice: $129 (free trial available)Best for: Designers 01. Publisher: FontselfPrice: £43Good for: Designers 02. 03. 04.
10 Portrait Photography Tips And The Fun You Can Have With It Portrait Photography isn’t meant to be boring. It’s supposed to be fun, creative, and exciting. While you can take portraits the traditional way, you may want to experiment a little and try taking some portraits that bend the traditional rules a little bit. Here are some portrait photography tips for you. 1. Change the perspective Many photographers take portraits with the camera at or close to the subject’s eye level if you change the shooting angle it can give the photo a whole different perspective. 2. If your subject has something to look at in the image, such as a child reaching out for a puppy, a loving mother gazing at her newborn baby, a large man hungrily staring at a large pizza, etc. you can create another point of interest as well as a relationship between your subject and it. The second point of interest can also create more of a story in the photo and this is the most amazing part of these portrait photography tips. 3. 4. 5. They will appear more relaxed and natural. 6. 7. 8.
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5 Stunning Photography Tips - Portrait StumbleUpon 6EmailShare Why portrait photography? It’s simple. Tip No. 1: Find a subject that best conveys your message The basic among the many portrait photography tips is to get someone as a subject who is both interesting and suitable to the message that one is trying to convey in the photograph to be taken. Tip No. 2: Frame the Latter When one has already chosen the perfect subject, make sure that when taking the picture, he should frame the latter. Tip No. 3: Take Close-up Shots In taking portrait photos, mostly the subjects are shot in close-up. Tip No. 4: Take Candid Shots Although not considered one of the technical portrait photography tips, it is still encouraged to take candid shots when trying to achieve portrait photographs. Tip No. 5: Keep it Simple The vital factor in taking portrait photographs is to keep it simple and let the photo focus on the person and let it express the message through the elements found in the subject.
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Portrait photography Lighting tips - Portrait photography lighting set-up The main portrait photography light’s purpose is to give shape and to convey information. Much has been written about the main light, so I won’t get into that here. Let’s get on to the other, lesser know lights use in the three light set-up. * note how bright the background is. Another good reason for getting as much distance as possible (within reason) is so that you can control the focus of the background. How To Learn Photoshop In 24 Hrs » Design Reviver Quite a bold statement, Learn Photoshop in 24 hours. Its simple and you can. Stepping into Photoshop at first can be quite daunting, were do you start? Tutorial 1:Combining Two Photos for New Effect – Basic Tutorial running time : 10 minutes. We’ll start with something basic. Tutorial 2:Grass Texture – Basic Tutorial running time : 15 minutes. In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a nice-looking grass texture. Tutorial 3:Underwater Effect – Basic In this tutorial, you will learn how to create an underwater scene from scratch, using Gradients, Transform and Filters. Tutorial 4:2d Mirror Effect – Basic In this tutorial you will learn how to Duplicate, Flip Horizontally/Vertically, Feathering and Blending. Tutorial 5:Sony Ericsson Logo – Basic Tutorial running time : 20 minutes. This is your first tricky tut. Tutorial 6:Paint Graffiti on Wall – Basic Tutorial running time : 30 minutes. You will be using custom brushes to recreate the graffiti wall, and working with multiple layers.
construire un stenope autoportraits au sténopé sténopé sur film 120, tirage contact © robert colognoli - 2003 Comment construire un appareil ? Le boîtier Le boîtier ne sert qu’à présenter une surface sensible dans le champ illuminé par le sténopé. Cette liberté de conception du boîtier permet de choisir n’importe quelle dimension, en surface et en rapport des côtés, depuis le 24x36 et même moins, jusqu’à des formats qui ne sont limités que par ceux des surfaces sensibles. - On peut détourner l’usage d’un appareil photographique du commerce. En 24x36 il faut un boîtier d’ancienne génération qui fonctionne encore quand on a retiré l’objectif et qui permette des poses de plusieurs secondes. - Cependant, un des plaisirs de la photographie au sténopé est de fabriquer soi-même son appareil de A à Z : vous n’êtes limités que par vos compétences de bricoleur ou de menuisier ébéniste, par l’outillage, le temps et la place dont vous disposez mais sûrement pas par votre imagination. Prenons un exemple : Le porte film