Super Slick Dusky Lighting Effects in Photoshop One of the best sites around for desktops has to be Desktopography. I've been inspired by their amazing work, so today we are going to put together a sunset image mixing some vector shapes and dusky lighting effects to produce a slick image that would make a nice album cover for a chillout mix! Steps and Assets As always you can download the PSD file to follow along at the bottom of this tutorial. Step 1: So here's our original photo from iStock. Step 2: First off we duplicate the photo, press Ctrl-Shift-U to desaturate the image to Black and White. Step 3: Now go to Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur and apply a mild blur of 2px. Step 4: Now we set the blurred black and white layer to blending mode Overlay and Opacity 50%. Step 5: Now the lighting is pretty nice already, but I'd like some pinkish hues in the image as it makes the image a lot warmer than bluish colors. So in a new layer, use the Paintbucket to fill with a bright pink color. Step 6: Here's the image after adding the pink. Step 7:
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Luminescent Lines Written by RossJune 17, 2008 Here we will create some thin flowing lines that look as if they emit light. This technique is fairly simple and is a great way to create an abstract wallpaper or looks good integrated into another image. This tutorial will mainly explore the brush engine and you will also learn how to create custom brushes and use them effectively, combined with some interesting layer styles. Tutorial Files If you are a PSD PRO member then download the PSD file and much more by going here. Final Image This tutorial will show you how to create an image similar to this: Step 1 Start by creating a new document, here I used 1024x768px and 72dpi. Step 2 Now hold Ctrl and click on the layer with this curve in it, in the layers panel, this should make a selection around the line. Step 3 Create a new layer to hold our lines. Step 4 Now we will make the lines glow so right click on this layer in the layers panel then select blending options. Step 5 Step 6 Step 7 Step 8 Step 9 Similar Tutorials:
60 Most Wanted Photoshop Tutorials, Brushes, .PSDs and Resources Jan 04 2009 For months, we have been bookmarking interesting, useful and creative Adobe Photoshop tutorials and Resources, so you can now rest assured that you will have the necessary tools to get the job done. Due to this phenomenally vast amount of textures, brushes, patterns available, you can now add dirt, rust, floral effect, swirls, mold, oil stains in your artworks and photos to give them an aged, damaged, dreamy or any look you want. So in today’s post, you’ll find an assortment of top-notch tutorials, brushes, patterns, textures, actions and .PSD downloadable files that others have freely contributed to the design community for making your next photoshop effect. Don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS-Feed and visit my twitter page : nourayehia if you want to keep track of our next post. To make your job a little bit easier, we have categorized this post into 7 section, the links below will get you to your desired section. Photoshop Tutorials - 40 Spine-chilling Horror Photoshop Effects
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
41 Nicest Photoshop Photo Effects [Photoshop Tutorials] Looking at how powerful Photoshop can be in terms of photo editing, it’s probably not important if you suck at taking photographs or being labeled an amateur photographer. As long as you picked up a couple of Photoshop photo editing skills, it will still impress those who sees it. So the next time you want to publish some photos online, consider editing them so they look more impressive. Here’s a compilation of 41 Nicest Photoshop Photo Effects you can take into reference. Full content after jump. Mental Wave Explosion EffectHow to create a crazy explosion, like a mix of Magneto’s ability with Peter Petrelli’s power.
Advanced Glow Effects In this tutorial, we're going to create some really sharp-looking glow effects using a combination of layer styles, the Pen Tool and Color Blending. The end effect is quite stunning and hopefully you'll pick up some tips you didn't know before. As with pretty much every tutorial I've ever written, we begin with a radial gradient. This one is pretty harsh and goes from a reddish brown color to black. Here are the exact color codes: Foreground color - #922f00 Background color - #000000 In this tutorial, we actually need a pretty intense center, so what we'll do is duplicate the layer we just made and set the one above to a blending mode of Color Dodge. Now in our glow effect, it helps to have a nice textured background. Then go to Filter > Render > Clouds. Now set the opacity of your layer to Overlay and 30% transparency. So go to Filter > Sketch > Chrome and use default settings of 4 and 7 for detail and smoothness respectively. In fact all we want to achieve are some nice curves.
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Really cool Eclipse Effect in Photoshop In this tutorial I will show you how I created the Abduzeedo's footer. Some of the techniques I used here I took from other tutorials and also from another tutorial I wrote some time ago for PSDtuts Mix Cool Retro Curves Into Your Photographs. Besides, the design is inspired by the amazing work of James White, so I highly recommend you to check his work out. As I said before I used some techniques we saw before, from other tutorials. But one of the ideas of this tutorial is learn how to apply what we have learned from this tutorials, and create different effect. Step 1 Open Photoshop and create a new document. Step 2 - Brush This is exactly what we saw on the other tutorial I wrote, there are just a few differences. 1 - Add a new layer and fill it with gray. 2 - Go to Edit>Define Brush Preset... 3 - Rename your brush to "Rec Brush". Step 3 Now let's edit our brush, to do that go to the Brush Engine, Window>Brushes (F5). Step 4 The last thing here is to repeat this step 2 more times. Step 5
35 Stunning Planet and Space Art Tutorials | Inferno Development Photoshop enhanced Space and 3D Planet scenes created have always fascinated me. They are inspiring and makes me imagine what NASA and our nation will accomplish in the future. Creating stunning scenes of space nebulae, stars, and planets can be quite a difficult feat using Photoshop. Fortunately, we've gathered 30 stunning space and planet tutorials to help you get started on your space art hobby. In terms of difficulty, I think the nebulae are the hardest to create. Some tutorials may require a small download, you must click the images to go to the tutorials. Space Environment Photoshop Tutorial The after effects look great on this beautiful teal planet. Fiery Photoshop Space Explosion Tutorial by Collis A popular Photoshop tutorial portraying a fantastic scene of a moon colliding into a planet. Photoshop Space and Planet Tutorial This gas planet illustration is packed with detail and the lighting is really well done. Create a Spectacular 3D Space Explosion Nebula Tutorial by *ladyrapid
How To Create a Retro Grunge Apple Wallpaper in 5 Easy Steps in Photoshop Everybody loves the Apple logo, especially retro striped logo from 1977. In this tutorial I will show you how to create, a retro grunge Apple wallpaper, in Photoshop, just by following this 5 simple and easy steps. We will be combining Apple stripe logo with nice grunge texture and grunge brushes to create this beautiful wallpaper. Here is preview of what we are going to create. Let’s start by creating new document in photoshop with size 1920x1200px. Since the Apple retro stripe logo is made from 6 stripes, we’re going to create background with same 6 stripes. Create new layer. Fill this layer with following color: #009edc. Repeat this steps for the next 5 colors. Download the Apple logo in all its exact proportions as an EPS file from Brands of the World. Open it in photoshop and drag it to the centre of the document. Open layer styles for logo layer and add a Bevel and Emboss effect to give a semi three-dimensional appearance. Then add Drop Shadow effect And Voila! Hope You all enjoy it.
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