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Create a Cartoon Pin-Up Girl in Photoshop

psdlover — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:00:50 +0000

Author: Ron Davey

In this tutorial, we learn the steps involved with creating a fun cartoon pin-up.

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Retro Pop Art

Michael — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:09:32 +0000

Author: 10Steps

Create this piece of Retro Pop Art using a Pen tool and doing some simple halftone effects in Photoshop.

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Car Out of Bounds

psdlover — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 05:59:30 +0000

Car Out of Bounds

In this tutorial I’ll show you a simple and effective way for making objects like cars to get out of bounds of a photo…

1. First Open some photo with a car… In my case I’ll use this here
which I have made earlier…

2.Take the Pen tool and choose the paths icon (look at the arrow in the up-left corner.

3.In next step make a path around the car. We need the car to be alone in a separate layer…

4.After you complete the path with the pen tool, click with the right mouse button and choose to make a selection. Feather radius is 0 like in the image and choose OK.

5.After you complete this steps you will have a selection of everything around the car.You need to inverse that selection now: From the menu: Select-Inverse or (Shift+CTRL+I)

6.So here you should have a selection of a car. Use CTRL+J for Layer via copy or from the menu:Layer-New-Layer via Copy

7.Here you should have like in the next picture:

8.Use the rectangle tool to draw a frame.

9.Use the subtract from shape area to finish this frame.

10. U can use free transform CTRL+T and distort to change the looks of this frame a little.

11.Also Perspective:

12.I have something like in the next picture:

13. Make a selection of this frame now. For that purpose click with the mouse
on the vector mask icon while in the same time holding CTRL.

14.Take the Eraser tool.

15.Delete the area I showed in next picture:

16.Then you can delete the parts which you want to be inside the frame.

17.Make a rectangle shape now with the pen tool or maye another tool!

18.So you can try to change some colors a little. and you’re ready!

19.Fast and Easy and this is the final effect:

Making a Wedding Invitation in Photoshop

psdlover — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:47:50 +0000

This tutorial shows how to create a scorched parchment texture, for a website design or a wedding invitation card.

If you plan on printing this design out, I’d recommend making it about 3000 pixels wide, by 4500 tall. Use Ctrl- to zoom out.

1 – Creating the initial paper colour and texture

Create a new layer.

Choose the Selection Tool, and select a rectangle in the centre of the area.

Fill the area with a tan colour. I’ve used #E8E0BE here. Press Ctrl+D to deselect the area.

Create a new layer.

Fill it with 50% grey.

Click Filter > Noise > Add Noise. Set it to 10%, Gaussian, Monochromatic, and press OK.

Change this layer’s Mode from Normal to Overlay.

2 – Scorching the parchment

Create a new layer.

Set the colours back to black and white, by pressing “d”, and Click Filter > Render > Clouds.

Change the layer’s Mode from Normal to Color Burn, and set its Opacity to 50%.

The next step is to distort the edges of the paper, to give it a jagged appearance.

In the Layers list, click on your tan-coloured, paper layer. It should be called “Layer 1″.

Click Filter > Distort > Wave, to bring up the Wave window. There’s a lot of guesswork involved here. You may need to try this a few times, until you get a Wave effect you like.

Set the number of Generators to around 100. This creates a hundred sources of ripples, which creates a very random effect over all. (Having less Generators produces more regular waves, which isn’t what we want here. Think of the number of Generators as being the number of pebbles you’re throwing into a pond.)

Set the Wavelength, Amplitude, and Scale sliders to low numbers (around 10), and press OK.

This wave will now be saved, so you can click on Layer 2 and Layer 3, and Click Filter > Wave (or Ctrl+F) to repeat the same wave on each layer.

3 – Adding some cursive text and a Drop Shadow

At this point, change the colour of Layer 1 by pressing Ctrl+U, to adjust its Hue/Saturation properties. I do this for almost everything I create in Photoshop.

Add in your own text. I’ve used the Pageant font here.

For added effect, add a space between each letter, or increase the Tracking. (It’s the “A V” on the Character Palette, which can be accessed by clicking Window > Character.)

Right-click “Layer 1″ and choose Blending Options (Effects in Photoshop 5.5.) Give the layer a normal Drop Shadow, and press Ok.

4 – Text and decoration

Create a new layer.

To create the swirly dividers, choose the Selection Tool, and select a narrow strip.

Fill the selected area with a dark brown. I’ve used #724C40 here.

Press Ctrl+D to deselect.

Click Filter > Twirl, and press OK.

Change the layer to Color Burn.

Right-click this layer, and Duplicate it.

To flip the duplicate layer, click Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal.

If you’re using Photoshop 6.0, 7.0, or CS, choose the Shape Tool to put in an extra doodad (a flower in this case.) Once you’ve clicked the Shape Tool, make sure the “Fill Pixels” square, at the top left of the screen, is selected. Then, click the drop-down box next to “Shape:”. Click the sideways arrow, Choose “All”, and press OK. Then select the Flower from the list. Hold Shift and apply it to your image.

Your own printable wedding invitation is now complete.

3 Layer Tech Border, No brushes Required

psdlover — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:18:52 +0000

Create a 3 Layer Tech Border Signature in Photoshop, No brushes Required

Select the Polygon Lasso Tool located under this icon . Press Ctrl + Shift + i to invert it then fill it with #CCCCCC. I left this out because i’ve made the 1 and 2 layer tech borders for a different web designing place. Due to it having their logo on it i didnt think it was a good idea to put it on here.

Funky Hand Drawn Portrait.

psdlover — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:16:53 +0000

Today I will show you how, in just a few steps, you can use the Artistic effects and a bit of bluring to create a very quick and easy funky portrait.

We will go from this:

To this, in no time!!

First of all, we need to duplicate the background layer as we will need that layer later on.
Then go to Image then Adjustments and select Desaturate. This will change the picture to a nice and smooth black and white tone.
Now, we will force the contours of the picture by using the Levels Adjustment. Click on Image, Adjustments and Levels. Use the following values:

Note that you might have to adjust a bit more, this will depends on the luminosity of your original picture. In any cases, the right inside value needs to be close from the center value. You should get something like this:

Now, duplicate this layer, and add some Dark Stroke (Filter Then Brush Stroke). Use the following Values:
- Balance:    7
- Black Intensity:    8
- White Intensity:    4
The result should be something like this:

Now duplicate this layer and go to Filter, Artistic and Film Grain. Use the following values:
- Grain:     4
- Highlight:     6
- Intensity:     10
Now add some Gaussean Blur with a value of 50 and set the layer blending to Overlay:

Now the picture is a bit more soft than it was.
Let’s finish it now…
Duplicate the very first layer (original picture) and place it on top of all other layer.
Select that layer.
Go to Filter, Artistic and then Paint Doubs. Don’t change any values, it’s fine as it is.
Change the layer blending to Darkened.
And to finish simply add some Gaussean Blur with a value of 30 and the result should be like this (Click on the picture for the full size):

Cricket bat logo icon in Photoshop

psdlover — Wed, 13 May 2009 04:09:38 +0000

Hi friends . . . you know how to create the Photoshop design cricket bat logo icon in Photoshop?

Let’s see, how to create.

[1]-First of all open New Document of Custom size, Height & Width 500×400 pixels, Resolution 72 & Mode RGB Color.

[2]-Now Open New Layer & then create the following shape with the help of ‘Pen Tool’ & press right click > make selection.

[3]-Now fill the #’bbab92? color in selection area. Do not ‘D’ select.

[4]-Now move the selection with the help of up arrow key & then go to the ‘Feather Option’ gives
the ‘Feather Radius’ 1 pixels.

[5]-Now select the ‘Dodge Tool’ & press Ctrl+Shift+I & create the shading as given below.

[6]-Now select the ‘Burn Tool’ & create the following shading.

[7]-Now press Ctrl+Shift+I & create the following shading with the help of Dodge Tool.

[8]-Now select the ‘Brush Tool’ & use the following setting, create new layer then give the shading.

[9]-Now set the Opacity like as shown below.

[10]-Now create the selection at new layer fill with #’e6e2d7? color, then create the following shading
With the help of Burn Tool.

[11]-Now create the following shape with the help of ‘Pen Tool’ right click select “Stroke Path” &
use the following settings of stroke path.

[12]-Your shape should shown as below.

[13]-Now create the selection at new layer fill with #’52515f’ color.

[14]-Now create the another selection at new layer fill with #’374690? color.

[15]-Again create a new selection at new layer fill with #’a3080a’ color then create the shading with the
help of Born Tool.

[16]-Now go to Blending Options,& use the following settings
Photoshop Technique-How to use the Blending Options feature.

[17]-Now select the ‘Horizontal Type Tool’ & use the following setting & write the Text.

[18]-Now your ‘Final’ image should look like as shown below.

Tutorial by Adobe Person.