Photoshop Master

Cartoon Yourself Tutorial :)

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:31:00 +0000

Step 1 :
- Choose an image

Step 2:
- Duplicate the layer (right click on the primary layer and choose duplicate layer)
- And change that layer to "Color Dodge" (just follow the encircled part on the image)

Step 3:
- Press "Ctrl+1+I" to invert the image. (the image turn into white background, that's perfectly normal).
- Then, choose "Filter", "Blur" and then "Gaussian Blur".

Step 4:
- Then change the Radius into "7.0" pixel then press OK.

Step 5:
- Then go to "Layer", then "New Adjustment Layer" and "Threshold".

Step 6:
- Change the threshold level to
"234" then press "OK".

Step 7:
-Create a new layer or simply press "Shift+Ctrl+N".

Step 8:
-Change that layer to "Multiply". (Follow the encircled part on the images.)

Step 9:
- Choose "Brush" tool and select the color of your type (for the hair, skin tone, lips, eyes, etc.). And simply apply it to the corresponding part.

How to Make A Poster

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:18:00 +0000

Here are the steps in making a simple poster:

Step 1:

- Drag any images that you would like to edit into your photoshop screen. (Please see sample images on this tutorial)

Step 2:

- Select "File" located at the upper left corner on your photoshop screen and then select "New" or simply press "Ctrl N" on your keyboard.

Step 3:

-Choose a size and background. You can choose any width or height depending on the size of the poster that you would like to have. :)

Step 4:

-Select a part you like on the images using the "lasso" tool to be placed on the new page. For the first time visitor click here (using lasso tool)

-After you choose a part, simply drag it to the new page by using the "move" icon. For the first time visitor click here (how to?)

-Just to the same on the other images and gather it all to the NEW page.

Step 5:

-You can put "text" on your poster. Just like on this tutorial. For first time visitor please click here (how to put text?)

And now your done. Very simple, isn't it? Please watch out for more tutorials to be posted. Thank you. :)

For first timers, please visit my older posts. For you to learn the basic steps.

Photo Manipulation

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:23:00 +0000

Here are the simple steps in doing photo manipulation:

Step 1:

- Simply choose two images from your file that you want to use for manipulation. (Just like the 2 images on this tutorial. "Shrek and Glenn")

- When you are done choosing 2 images or dragged them on your photoshop screen. Choose "Lasso Tool" icon that is found on the upper left side of the screen.

Step 2:

- And then choose a part or an area that will be used in manipulation. For example, on this tutorial, we will use the face of Glenn and make it into a Shrek look a like. :)

In choosing the specified area, just simply use your "mouse" and then "left" click.

Step 3:

- When you're done, choose "move" icon that is located at the top left of the photoshop screen. And simply drag it into the other image.

Step 4:

- And then simply adjust it by pressing "Ctrl T" on your keyboard. This was taught from the previous tutorials.

Step 5:

- When you are done adjusting and it fitted perfectly, you can now adjust the color by choosing "Color Replacement Tool" icon that is encircled on this image. And then press "Alt" by choosing color from that image that you like to replace on that part. And your done. :)

It is very simple though, for the first timers you have to review on the previous tutorials. :) Hope you enjoy! Watch out for more tutorials to be posted.

Diffusing Glow Effect

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:16:00 +0000

Here are the simple steps in creating some effects through photoshop:

Diffusing Glow Effect

Step 1:

- Simply open or drag an image from your file into your photoshop screen and then choose the "filter" tab located at the top part of the screen.

Step 2:

- As you can see, there are lot of options you can choose from. On this tutorial, we will just choose "Distort" and then "Diffuse Glow". It's up to you what effects you would like to have.

Step 3:

- When you are done choosing an effect just simply press the "OK" button. :)

As simple as that you can enjoy creating an effect on your images.. :)

Watch out for more tutorials to be

posted. :) Have a good day!

How to Flip an Image

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:06:00 +0000

Here's a very simple tutorial on how to flip an image through photoshop:

Step 1:

- Open, choose or drag an image into your photoshop screen.

Step 2:

- Click the "Image" button located at the top of your screen. And simply choose "Image Rotation".

Step 3:

- After choosing the image rotation, you can either flip the image horizontally or vertically. In this tutorial, I just use the "horizontal" flipping. And you're done. :)

Very simple isn't it? Watch out for more tutorial to be posted. Thank you for visiting. :)

How to Put Text on an Image

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:20:00 +0000

Here are the simple steps in how to put text on an image:

Step 1:

- Open or drag an image on your photoshop screen. And simply choose the "Text" icon located at the left of your screen. (encircled on this image)

Step 2:

- Just highlight the location that you want to place the text or the word. For example, on this image, it was highlighted above.

Step 3:

- And then, you can adjust the font size by just clicking the "font size" icon located at the top of the screen. And if you want to change the text color, just click the color box and choose the color that you want. (encircled on this image)

Step 4:

- If you want to change the font face or the lettering. Simply click the down arrow encircled on this image.

Step 5:

- And you can write whatever you want. After writing just click the "Layer text" located at the right side of your screen. (encircled on this image) And you're done! :)

Very simple! Hope you learn something from it. Watch for more tutorials to be posted.

Gradient Special Effects

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:22:00 +0000

There are lot of great tools in doing some special effects into our image, one of this is using the gradient tool in photoshop. Here are the simple steps in doing so:

Step 1:

-Drag or open an image from your file to your photoshop.

Step 2:

-Go to "Adjustments" tab, located at the right side of your screen, and choose the "Gradient Map" icon, (encircled on this image.)

Step 3:

-You can choose any colors you like. In this tutorial we will just use the black and white gradient.
(encircled on this image.)

Step 4:

-After you have chosen your gradient color. You can also choose some special effects colors by just clicking the "down" arrow. (encircled on this image.)

Step 5:

-And simply choose "Special Effects" located below the tab. (encircled on this image.)

-And simply choose any effect you like :)..

Very simple isn't it? :) Watch out for more simple tutorials to be posted. Thank you.

How To Make Black and White Image

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:39:00 +0000

Here are the simple steps in making black and white image:

Step 1:

-Open or drag an image to your photoshop screen.

-And choose "Adjustments" tab located right side of your screen.

Step 2:

-Choose the "Black and White" icon found in the adjustment tab. (encircled on this image)

Step 3:

-You have now your black and white image, however, you can still adjust the contrast and brightness if you like. :)

Very simple. :) Watch out for more tutorials to be posted.. Thank you guys.

How To Make Transparent Background

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:11:00 +0000

Here are the simple steps in making a transparent background:

Step 1:

- Open or drag an image into your photoshop screen.

Step 2:

-And begin clipping the image, that was thought from previous tutorials. (For first timers CLICK HERE)

Step 3:

- Make a selection, by just pressing right click on the path, encircled on this image. (If you didn't get it on how to CLICK HERE)

Step 4:

-Go to the "layer" tab and double click the bar encircled on this image to make it "layer 0".

Step 5:

-And then press the "Layer Mask" icon, located at the lower right corner on your screen.

As simple as that.. :) Please watch out for more tutorials to be posted.

How To Adjust Brightness Using Curves

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:10:00 +0000

Here are the simple steps in adjusting brightness of an image using curves:

Step 1:

-Open or drag the image you want to adjust into your photoshop screen.

-On the right side of your screen, choose the "Adjustments" tab.

-On the adjustments tab, there are many of options you can choose from.
(Let's just use the "curves")

Step 2:

-If you like to adjust it directly, you can use the "Auto" button found in the upper right corner of the curve's section.

Step 3:

-If you are satisfied of the "Auto" adjustments, you can adjust it by yourself, by just dragging or sliding the line on the bar up and down.. :)

Very simple isn't it? :)

Watch out for more tutorials to be posted..

Background Manipulation

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:48:00 +0000

Here are the steps in photo editing for background manipulation:

Step 1:

-Choose 2 images from your files, for example on this tutorial, a nice background and a person. Simply drag it to your photoshop screen.

Step 2:

- Clip the image of the person,

(for first timers, please click here for clipping path tutorial.)

Step 3:

- And when you are done clipping the image, you have to make a selection like we did on the previous tutorial, click here.

Step 4:

-When you already make a selection. Choose the "Move tool" icon that is located on the upper left corner on the sidebar of your screen. And drag the image to the second photo and that is the background. For example, the beach.

Step 5:

- You can adjust the image size by pressing "Ctrl + T" and by adjusting the image color press "Ctrl + U" on your keyboard.

- To make it more realistic "blur" the edges of the clipped image by using the "Blur tool" icon. And for the shadow you can just brush it by using "Brush tool". (encircled with RED on this image. )

(Note: this will be posted on the next tutorial.)

How to do Clipping Path Using Pen Tool

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 10:22:00 +0000

Here are the steps on how to do clipping path using pen tool:

(Please click the image to enlarge)

Step 1:

- Open or drag an image from your file to your photoshop screen.

- Select the "pen tool" icon found on the left side of your screen.

- Choose the icons that was encircled above this image. And simply go to the "path" bar located on the right side of your screen.
Step 2:

- To view the specific edges or area to be path use the "Zoom" tool icon that is located on the upper part of the screen or simply press "Ctrl++" on your keyboard. And path the area by pressing 'left click" on your mouse.

- If you want to move the image to side by side or up and down. Use the "Hand" tool icon located on the upper part of your screen near the zoom tool icon or simply press the spacebar on hold and move it by using your mouse. And "double" click the word "Work path" on the path bar and press "enter" or "OK". To make it "Path 1".

Step 3:

- While clipping the images, you should connect the line or dots from the clipped edges to where you started. You can see a circle beside the pen tool icon. And now your done. Bring the image back to its original size.

- This is just a tutorial on how you clip the image using pen tool. You can start from a very simple image, just to practice. When you already know how to clip, you can do a lot of things for photo editing. Watch out for a lot of tutorials to be posted. :)

Removing Unwanted Object Using Clone Stamp Tool

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:24:00 +0000

This tutorial is only intended for removing unwanted object using Clone stamp tool. For viewers, the result on this tutorial would need an additional tutorial for photo manipulation, but let us just focus first on removing the unwanted object.
Step 1:
- Simply drag an image you want to edit. And choose the "clone stamp tool icon" located on the left side of the photoshop.
Step 2:
- When you are done choosing the clone stamp tool icon, adjust the brush size on where you are comfortable.
- On this photo you have to remove the gray bar. Choose a part on the floor by pressing "alt + left click" and release the mouse. Try to brush it on the unwanted object on your photo. For example here, the upper part of the gray bar.

Step 3:
- In the middle part, you have to choose a part on the dog or any part on your image that would correlate on the unwanted part, by pressing again "alt + left click" and release. And again brush it to the part of unwanted object.

Step 4:
- On this result you need to do photo manipulation. In which I will post on my next tutorial. You need to do a simple image first that has unwanted object that should be removed..

I hope you already learn the steps in removing unwanted objects from your photo in using the "Clone Stamp Tool" :) Watch out for more tutorials to be posted. Thank you!

Body Resizing through Photoshop

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:59:00 +0000

Step 1:

- Drag an image you want to edit in photoshop. Then choose "Filter" button found in the upper part portion.

Step 2:

- On the filter tab choose "Liquify" option.

- Or simply press "Shift+Ctrl+X" on your keyboard.

Step 3:

- A new table will appear and choose the "Forward Warp Tool", found in the upper left corner.

- And on the right side, you will see "Tool Options" for the brush size, density and pressure. Adjust it to where you are comfortable.

- Resize the part of the image you want to edit.

Step 4:

- After you are done resizing. You can "shrink" the other part to make it more realistic.

- For example here, the shoulder part. You can shrink that part by using "Pucker Tool", found in the 4th button from the top left.

- When you are done editing, Press "OK", found in the upper right corner.

Step 5:

- "Shift+Ctrl+S" to Save. :)

Thank you for visiting! More tutorials to be posted.. :)

Changing the Backgrounds through Clipping Path

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 10:37:00 +0000

Step 1:
- Drag any image you want to change the background to the photoshop.

- Choose first what background color do you want, found in the lower left corner of your photoshop.

- Choose "Pen tool", the one that is highlighted with yellow green color on this image.

Step 2:

- Then try to make a path. It's like cutting with scissors around the object.

(Click this image to see clearly.)

- When you are done clipping the image. Go to "PATH" area. (found in the right side of you photoshop.)

Step 3:

- In the PATH area, you will find a "working path", double click to make it "Path 1"

- Then highlight the Path 1 then right click and choose "Make Selection".

(Click this image to see clearly.)

Step 4:

- Then press "Shift+Ctrl+I" on your keyboard and after that Press "Delete"

(Click this image to see clearly.)

Colorizing Technique

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 19:25:00 +0000

Here's the step by step process in changing the colors through photoshop:

Step 1:

- Simply drag an image to the photoshop

Step 2:

- Select "Default" menu found at the lower left corner on your photoshop.

- Then select "brush tool" and simply highlight the part that you want to change. For example the red part of this photo.

Step 3:

- After you highlight the part, simply press "Q" button on your keyboard.

- Then click the "SELECT" button, then "INVERSE" that is found in the upper part of the photoshop. Or simply press "Shift+Ctrl+I" on your keyboard.

Step 4:

- Then press "CTRL U" on your keyboard and you will find a small box, then check the "colorize" button.

- And simply you can choose or adjust any color that you want.

Thank you. I hope that this will help you. Enjoy!

Photoshop CS4

noreply@blogger.com (PS Master) — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 10:34:00 +0000

The Introduction:

Photoshop CS4 introduces a new Panel to make photo editing easier. And that is the Adjustments Panel, it is a quick and accurate way to edit any images by simply clicking on one of the Adjustment options shown on it.

You will be able to edit the colors, saturation, levels, channels, mix colors, add gradients, etc. . You'll be able to easily change the adjustment settings, hide/show a specific adjustment layer, quickly add clipping masks in order to apply an Adjustment to a single layer or several layers depending on your needs, and much more. This will help us, for any user level to better understand this new tool.