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Step 1

Start by creating a new document with 1000×300 pixels. Set foreground color to #000000 and background color to #00ae0f. Select Gradient Tool and create a linear gradient.

Step 2

Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper with following settings (Fiber Length: 5, Brightness: 53, Contrast: 73):

Step 3

Select Horizontal Type Tool, font Arial Black with 170 pt and update foreground color to #00b75a. Write something like I did.

Step 4

Merge all layers (Layer > Merge Layers). Rename layer name to “Original”. Duplicate layer using Ctrl+J and apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on duplicated layer (Fiber Length: 50, Brightness: 0, Contrast: 73).

Rename duplicated layer as “1″. This layer will be our first frame of the animation. Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “2″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 50, Brightness: 20, Contrast: 73).

Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “3″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 50, Brightness: 30, Contrast: 73).

Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “4″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 50, Brightness: 40, Contrast: 73). Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “5″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 50, Brightness: 50, Contrast: 73).

From now on we will work with Fiber Length. Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “6″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 40, Brightness: 50, Contrast: 73).

Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “7″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 30, Brightness: 50, Contrast: 73).

Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “8″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 20, Brightness: 50, Contrast: 73).

Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “9″. Apply Filter > Sketch > Water Paper on this layer (Fiber Length: 10, Brightness: 50, Contrast: 73).

Duplicate layer “Original”, move it on top of all layers and rename it to “10″.

Duplicate layers “1″ to “9″ and place them as I did.

Step 5

Turn off all layers visibility except layer “1″. Select Window > Animation to open animation panel. Click on button highlighted on screenshot below to convert the timeline to a frame animation.

Update looping options to “Forever”.

Increase delay to 0,2 on frame “10″ of animation.

To complete tutorial save animation bu going to File > Safe for Web And Devices. Don’t forget that image must be a GIF.

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Resources

• Cowboy

Step 1

Start by opening photo.

We are going to start by removing skin problems. Select Healing Brush Tool. This tool lets you correct imperfections, causing them to disappear into the surrounding image. Like the cloning tools, you use the Healing Brush tool to paint with sampled pixels from an image or pattern. However, the Healing Brush tool also matches the texture, lighting, transparency, and shading of the sampled pixels to the pixels being healed. As a result, the repaired pixels blend seamlessly into the rest of the image.

Set up the brush size about 20 pixels. Set the sampling point by positioning the pointer over an area of the image and Alt-clicking. Then click or drag in the place where you want to apply sampling point. The sampled pixels are melded with the existing pixels each time you release the mouse button.

It’s very important to leave natural look for the skin so you should have at least leave some small defects. We are going to remove some wrinkles also. When you finish working with Healing Brush Tool you should have something similar to image below.

Step 2

Duplicate background layer with Ctrl+J. Apply Image > Adjustments > Desaturate to convert image to grayscale values.

Apply Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen More.

Change layer mode to Multiply.

Reduce layer opacity to 60%.

Step 3

Duplicate background layer again with Ctrl+J. Move it on top of all layers and apply Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.

Apply Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation.

Change layer mode to Multiply.

Step 4

Duplicate background layer again with Ctrl+J. Move it on top of all layers and apply Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.

Change layer mode to Screen.

Step 5

We still need to make some additional color correction on this photo. Select Layer > New Adjustments Layer > Color Balance.

Go to Window > Adjustments and set up following presets for this layer.

Step 6

To complete this tutorial let’s change exposure a bit. Select Layer > New Adjustments Layer > Exposure.

Go to Window > Adjustments and set up following presets for this layer.

Final Image

This tutorial is complete. We got a nice retouching result and applied a good photo effect.

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Step 1

Start by creating a new document with 600×600 pixels. Fill layer with color #0593a4.

Step 2

Select the Custom Shape Tool and select one of standard Photoshop shapes (Registration Target 2), which you can see on the picture below. Set up foreground color as #02a0b3 and create shape similar to mine that you can see on the picture below.

With new layer selected, rasterize shape by going to Layer > Rasterize > Shape.

Step 3

Apply Filter > Distort > Twirl.

Step 4

It is time to add inspiration phrases. I’m going to add text by curve line. For this effect get out the Pen Tool (you need to make sure that you’re working with Paths instead of Shape Layers). Draw out your line using paths:

Now you need to type text across the curve line. Update foreground color to white color (#ffffff). Select Horizontal Type Tool, move cursor perpendicularly to circle’s line and when it will be similar to waht i have on image below type the text you want.

After typing, go to Layer > Rasterize > Type to rasterize layer. Add more lines of text repeating all steps to get something similar to what i have.

Step 5

We need to add more decorative elements to our frame. Before we start adding decoration elements, select Brush Tool and choose one of standard brushes (Flowing stars) from Photoshop brushes gallery. If you can’t find brush start by resetting brushes so standard ones appear first.

Press F5 to change other values for this brush:

Set foreground color to #a0d6dc. Select Pen Tool (you need to make sure that you’re working with Paths instead of Shape Layers) and draw a new curve line:

Create a new layer. Right-click on line and select Stroke Path.

Choose Brush on next dialog box. Make sure there is a tick next to Simulate Pressure.

Right-click again and selecte Delete Path. Repeat process a few more times to have something similar to image below.

Step 6

We just need to add one dark spot to focus attention. Create a new layer above background layer. Select Elliptical Marquee Tool to create selection in the middle of canvas and fill selected area with color #005964.

Remove selection by pressing Ctrl+D and apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.

Final Image

This tutorial is now complete.

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Resources

• Font BorisBlackBoxx

Step 1

Create a new document, 1600px for the width and 1000px for the height. Set the Foreground color to #8a5a01, and the Background color to #ba9145, then drag a Linear Gradient from left to right. You can choose your own colors as well, or add an adjustment layer to change the colors as shown in the end of this tutorial.

Open the Brush panel (Window -> Brush), and modify the Brush Tip Shape settings as shown below:

Create the text using the font BorisBlackBloxx, and the Size of 400 pt.

Use the Pen Tool, and make sure to click the Paths icon in the Options bar, to draw a curve in the middle of the first letter. Add the main anchor points, you can modify them later.

If you think that the curve needs more anchor (control) points, you can always add ones using the Add Anchor Point Tool.

Then, you can use the Direct Selection Tool to click and drag the curve’s anchor points or the direction lines.

Step 2

Create a new layer on top of of all layers, and with the Pen Tool still active, right click on the path and choose Stroke Path.

Choose Brush from the Tool drop down menu and make sure that the Simulate Pressure box is un-checked.

This will stroke the path with the modified brush. Hit Enter to get rid of the path.

Create a new path near the inner edge of the letter, and stroke the path on a new layer.

Do the same for the outer edge as well. You will end up having three layers, one for each stroke.

Repeat the same process for the remaining letters. You can use custom shapes instead of drawing the curves when possible (like using the Ellipse Tool, with the Paths icon in the Options bar clicked, for the O letter).

Remeber to stroke the path on a separate layer each time.

You can duplicate any layers for the same letters.

Once you’re done, each letter will have 3 layers covering it with dots.

Step 3

Make the original text layer invisible (by clicking the eye icon next to it), because we don’t need it.

Select all the Dots layers, then go to Layer -> Merge Layers (Ctrl + E) to merge them in one layer, and call it “Merged Dots”.

Use the Erase Tool to get rid of any dots that are not aligned with the others.

Make sure that the “Merged Dots” layer is active (selected), then go to Select -> Load Selection. Choose the “Merged Dots Transperancy” Channel. This will select the layer’s contents (the dots).

Pick the Gradient Tool, and choose the Spectrum Gradient. Create a new layer on top of all layers and call it “Gradient”, then fill the selection with the gradient.

Make the “Merged Dots” Layer invisible.

Step 4

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Perspective, and move the corners as shown below. You can transform the text as you like for now, and you can do that again anytime you think the text needs more perspective later on. Once you’re done hit Enter.

Pick the Lasso Tool, and create a selection around the first letter, then press Ctrl + J to duplicate it in a separate layer. Rename that layer to the letter it contains.

Repeat the same for the other letters. Once you have a layer for each letter, make the “Gradient” layer invisible.

Step 5

Duplicate the first letter’s layer.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Motion Blur, and set the values as shown below:

Make four duplicates of the copy layer.

Merge the “copy” layers, and move them below the original letter’s layer.

Go to Edit -> Trasform -> Perspective, and transform the merged “copy” layer to make the blurred part look like an extension of the original letter.

Erase the blurred parts to the left.

This is what you should get. You can make the other letters layers invisible if you like.

Pick the Blur Tool, and change the Options bar settings as shown below, then blur the lateral part of the extension.

Use a soft brush with an Opacity value of 30% to slightly erase the end of the extension, so that it looks feathered out.

Repeat the same steps for each letter.

Step 6

Merge the original letters layers in one layer and rename it to whatever text you have.

Duplicate each one of the extension layers to make them more vivid.

Duplicate the merged letters’ layer (cool), and drag the copy layer below the original one.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur, and enter 2.5 for the Raduis.

Step 7

Create a new layer right on top of the Background layer and call it “Shadow”. Set the Foreground color to #634016, and use a soft round brush (500 px) to paint a shadow below the text.

Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and enter 20 for the Raduis.

Change the “Shadow” layer’s Blend Mode to Multiply and its Opacity to 70%.

If you want you can select all the visible layers (except for the Background), then go to Edit -> Transform -> Perspective, and rotate the text even more.

Step 8

If you’d like to change the Background colors to add more contrast, then select the Background layer, and click the Create new fill or adjustment layer down the Layers panel, then choose “Hue/Saturation”.

Change the Values as shown below:

Once again, click the Create new fill or adjustment layer, but choose “Levels” this time. Change the values as shown below:

Finally, select the “Shadow” layer once again, then go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation, and change the Saturation value to to -100 (to match the new Background colors).

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Note: Original tutorial published on Photoshopstar.com had too many errors. Being one the most popular tutorials, tutorial was rewritten and now published.

Resources

• Girl

Step 1

First we are going to create a new document in Photoshop with 1000×1000 pixels with all the default settings. Fill the background layer with black color.

Step 2

Select Horizontal Type Tool and place any text (white color, caps on) filling all background as you can see below. Only use one text layer.

Rotate text 45 degrees CW by going to Edit > Transform > Rotate.

Step 3

Open photo and copy it to our canvas over text layer. Go to Edit > Free Transform and resize photo to something similar to what I have.

Select text from text layer (Ctrl+left click on text layer thumbnail in layers). Press Ctrl+Shift+I to invert selection. With selection active, select photo layer and press Delete to clear selection contents.

Press Ctrl+D to deactivate selection.

Apply Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.

Step 4

Create a new layer. Select Horizontal Tool (Arial, white color, 55px) and write something like “DJ Music!”. Create a second new layer and write “Only best hits!” (Arial, white color, 25px).

Rotate text 45 degrees CW by going to Edit > Transform > Rotate on both layers.

Apply Layer > Layer Style > Blending Options > Outer Glow to both layer to make it more readable.

Final Image

This tutorial is now finished and you got a great effect!