Archive for July, 2007
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2 Photoshop Effects for your Photos: Flat Plastic and Sketchy |
Photoshop has some great filters in its arsenal, but the trick is usually tweaking or working with them in such a way as to make it seem less like a canned filter that was just applied with the default settings.
Graphic interpretations of photographs can be a cool solution to a plain photograph that you want or need to spice up for presentation or inclusion into a larger graphic.
In this tutorial I will go over 2 effects that use a combination of a few filters to create a unique look.
I will use these 2 photos.
The vectorized looking, plastic feel
Step 1. Open your photograph and adjust the Curves and Contrast. Give the photo a good range of dark and whites. Make the shadows dark.
Step 2. Go to Filter/Blur/Smart Blur. Set the Radius and Threshold to %100 and the Quality High and the Mode Normal.
No Comments » - Posted in Design, Tutorial by Patrick Winfield
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Photoshop: Creatively Reinterpreting Light in Photographs |
Often with digital photographs taken without the use of additional light sources we get a flat light. This works fine most of the time, but sometimes we would like to dramatically change the focus or impact of an element in the image.
This technique can be useful for product photography, portraits, and nature shots.
This tutorial will require some understanding if Masks, Adjustment Layers, and Layer Blend Modes.
Step1 . Set up the document and duplicate the Background layer. On the copy layer make any adjustments to the clarity, levels, and color that you need.
Step 2. Convert that copy layer into a B&W version. Go to Image/Adjustments/Hue Saturation and slide the Saturation all the way down. Be sure that you retain the blacks in the shadows and the whites in the highlights.
1 Comment » - Posted in Design, Tutorial by Patrick Winfield
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Maximize Compatibility: Get rid of the pop-up when your saving your PSD |
Does the Maximize Compatibility option pop-up when you go to save your PSD?
All you need to do is go into your preferences and make a few adjustments so Photoshop knows what you want to do without asking.
Step 1. Go to Photoshop/Preferences/General or Edit/Preferences/General.
Step 2. Select the File Handling option. Under File Compatibility the last section Maximize PSD and PSB file compatibility select the option for Always in the drop down.
That’s it, no more pop-up’s when saving!
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Also a quick way to re-size images and make them crisper with Bicubic Sharper:
Step 1. Open your image to be re-sized. Go to Image/Image Size.
Step 2. Go to the last drop down box and select Bicubic Sharper. Then fill in the rest of your Image Size requirements.
