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Adobe Photoshop Tutorial for Beginners: Get Started Guide

admin — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:56:28 +0000

Adobe Photoshop has become one of the most widely used programs that give a baffling experience as we come to fire it up for the first time. Although, it might be a bit hectic to work with it in its early use but as you get expert, there are more and more features to bewilder you. This software is being used by a big niche of the users from a photographer to a hobbyist. There are many websites that offer to deliver the tutorials for the novice Adobe Photoshop users and usually they go a long way in expanding the understandability of the functions and the features of the Adobe Photoshop.

Useful Tutorials

Here are being delivered some of the very useful tutorials to use the Adobe Photoshop and these are specially formulated for the beginners. It must be very helpful for the novice users.

How to Get Started:

First of all you need to know hw to get started with the Adobe Photoshop as a beginner. This is quite easy and goes smoothly simple. Just double click the Photoshop icon on the desktop and you are started with the Adobe Photoshop loading. As you start working, you are asked to open a file and the properties of the same. You can select the properties as you want but in the beginning the default settings for the file would be enough.

Adobe Photoshop Toolbox:

The toolbox is one of the most important features to work with in the future. You need to be informed how to use the toolbox. Here are the different tools available in the toolbox that you may use as required:

Selection, crop and slice tools
Painting and retouching tools
Typing and drawing tools
Foreground color tools

These tools would go a long way in helping you find new dimensions to your work. These are awesome tools and a good knowledge of them can result in a marvelous work of art. You can actually change the whole of the outlook of an image with the help of these tools.

Working in Layers

The Layers are really powerful while working with. You can add or remove different layers as well as there are options to create and edit the layers. Working in layers just simplifies the whole of the task. The layers work great in letting you segregate your work with each object in the file.

Photoshop Filters:

There are two types of filters available with the Adobe Photoshop. One type is the functional and the second one is the stylistic. Each has different functions. You can totally change the outlook and the appearance of some object or selected area with the help of these filters.

Healing Tool:

One of the best features that Adobe Photoshop delivers for the beginners is the healing tool that lets you rectify your image as to the appearance, color and contrast adjustment as well as it polishes the images in a way to give a refreshing experience.

The beginners can work with Adobe Photoshop very easily just by establishing their interests. There are a lot more interesting features that would help you in learning how to work with Adobe Photoshop.

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Photoshop Tutorial: How To Adjust Bright Green Color To The Scenic Figure

admin — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 08:49:00 +0000

In this tutorial, the color in it is not that ideal for the weather problem. So we will adjust the whole color in the picture and change to vivid green color. We will also add some complementary color to it. Here is the comparison of the two pictures. Let’s get down to business now.

1. Open the material figure and set up the selective color adjustment layer. Set the parameters: fot the red color: red +18%, the others 0%; for the yellow color: green +14%, red -24%, yellow +12% and black 0%; for the green color: green +3%, red -38%, yellow +14% and black 0%. All is absolute one.

2. Copy the layer and change the opaqueness to 40%. Then choose the highlight electoral district with the keys CTRL + ALT + ~. Create a new layer and drag the gradual color of the sky part from the top to the bottom with gradient tool. Then convert the layer to the multiply mode with opaqueness of 70%. Add layer mask and erase the needless part with black-color brush.

3. Outline the following electoral district and feather it with 45 pixels and set up the color balance adjustment layer: the color gradation is -80, +23, +100, middle tone.

4. Create a curve adjustment layer and set the following values:

5. Create a selective color adjustment layer and set the parameters: for the yellow color: green -72%, red -8%, yellow +100 and black -14%; for the green color: green +6%, red 0%, yellow +43%, and black -4%. All is absolute one.

6. Create a color balance layer and set the values: the color gradation is -14, +9, -8, middle tone.

7. Set up the selective color layer and adjust the red (green to -17%)and green (green to +39%)color. Then adjust the whole color in the picture and here comes the impression drawing.

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Add Sun Light Effect To The Figure

admin — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:45:00 +0000

During the course of taking photograph, it is common that the weather is not favorable and suitable to our expression. In view of such condition, there is a skill of adjusting the sun light effect to the figure in the environment of photoshop, with which the whole effect of the picture will be more bright and sunny. So in today’s tutorial, we will learn how to add sun light to the figure. Now let’s see the comparison between the two pictures and further to the details!

1. Open the material figure and copy it. Then execute the auto level effect.

2. Next fulfil the layer with pure color of #2a0000, and convert the layer to exclusion mode.

3. Then create a selective color adjustment layer and set the values. For the red color: green +28%, red -3%, yellow -1%, and black -10%. For the yellow color: green +86%, red -77%, yellow -4% and black -100%. For the green color: green +100%, red -30%, yellow -9%, and black 0%. For the cyan color: green +73%, red -6%, yellow -1% and black 0%.

4. Set up a color balance adjustment layer and set the values. The color gradation is -15, +1, and +2, middle tone; the other one is +15, +2, and -10, highlight. Then create the selective color adjustment layer and set the yellow color: green -15%, the others 0%, relative method.

5. Then set up a photo filter layer and add the warm light to the figure: yellow color, density of 25%.

6. Then seal the layer and convert it to the filter mode with opaqueness of 25%.

7. Seal the layer with the keys CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + E and execute buffing effect to make the the photograph more clear and beautiful.

8. Then add some decorative parts like a halo effect to make the layer much brighter. Compared with the original, does it look more adorable?

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Adjust Bright Color On The Scenery Photograph

admin — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:41:00 +0000

In recent tutorials, we have discussed a lot about how to make a photo more eye catching, and it is universally acknowledged that the certain skill will definitely beautify your original photo, as the color in it may be a little boring. Just as in this tutorial, the original color is very monotonous, only green color tone. So we will add some more colors by means of separating color tone with color correcting tools. Here is the comparison between the colored one and the original one. Now let’s get down to business.

1. Open the material layer and set up selective color adjustment layer. For the green color: red +100%, yellow -55%, the others 0%; for the white color: yellow -69%, the others 0%; for the middle tone: green +19%, red )%, yellow -5%, black +6%. All is absolute value. Then set the opaqueness to 80%.

2. Create a color balance adjustment layer: the color gradation is 0, -100, 0, middle tone and keep the brightness.

3. Create curve adjustment layer and set the blue color as follows:

4. Create another selective color adjustment layer and adjust the yellow color: green -42%, red -12%, yellow +22%, black 0%, absolute color.

5. Copy the layer and create a new one with sealing it. Then execute the Gauss blur with 5 pixels. Next convert the layer to soft light mode.

6. Create brightness/contrast adjustment layer, set the brightness of +6 and contrast of +10.

7. Then create a new layer and seal it the keys CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E. Then sharpen the figure properly. At last, adjust the whole color configuration and there comes the final product. Don’t you think it is colorful and fantastic than the original green one? You can also try on other pictures with simple color with such skill.

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Make a Clear and Gorgeous Rose Flower

admin — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 08:36:00 +0000

Color arrangement is a very important skill in the environment of photoshop, with which we can remake a photograph and make it more eye catching. In today’s tutorial, we will learn to make a beautiful rose flower. We will not feel its charm until the flower has been polished and shined carefully. So it is time to learn some useful but simple skills to beautify the flower. Here is the comparison between impression drawing and the original one.

1. Open the material figure and copy the background layer. Then choose the color gradient and set the color gradation: the input value is 0, 1.28, 255; the output value is 0, 255.

2. Then create a selective color adjustment layer. For the black color: green +14%, red +7%, yellow +2%, black 0%. For the white color: green 28%, the others 0%.

3. Then create a curve adjustment layer and set the RGB parameter: the input value is 144, the output value is 164.

4. Create a color balance adjustment layer: the color gradation is -4, 0, +9, shadow. Then comes to another: +7, 0, -14, highlight.

5. Then set up the color balance adjustment layer again: the color gradation is -5, 0, -3, shadow. The other one is -6, 0, -7, highlight.

6. Create a layer with color #000033, and convert the layer to exclusion mode. Then set up color balance layer and set the values: the color gradation is +61, -8, +25, middle tone. Next set up the selective color layer and adjust the middle neutral color: green -1%, red -7%, yellow -24% and black -20%.

7. Create a new layer and seal it, then convert to the soft light mode with 30% opaqueness. Create a new layer again and seal it then execute the USM sharpen effect: quantity of 134%, radius of 0.5 pixels and threshold value of 0 pixel. Then execute lens correction: quantity of -23 and brightness of +44.

8. Create a color balance layer: the color gradation is -19, +13, +12, shadow.

9. Then execute HDR clear treatment filter ( you can download it on the internet), and set the value until the effect of the flower is pretty.

10. At last, adjust the whole color arrangement and there comes to the final product!

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Make Colorful Flowers

admin — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:31:00 +0000

The skills of color application is a must in the course of photograph process. In this tutorial,we will learn to make the color more clearly and brightly. Furthermore, we will make the flower more outstanding. The rough idea is to make the background much darker and execute some blur effect. And the following is the comparison of the two pictures.

1. Open the material figure and copy it with the keys CTRL + J. Convert the layer to multiply mode and change the opaqueness to 60%.

2. Create a selective color adjustment layer and set the values of green color: green +7%, yellow +68%.

3. Create a curve adjustment layer and set the following pattern:

4. Then set up the curve adjustment layer again and change the values as follows:

5. Create a new layer, fulfilling color 3132947 and convert it to the multiply mode. Add layer mask and smear the flower part with the grey color brush. Then create a new layer and seal it with the keys CTRL + ALT + SHIFT + E. Then execute Gauss blur with 5 pixels. Next add the layer mask and smear the flower part with black color brush.

6. Copy the present layer and convert it to the soft light mode, change the opaqueness of the layer to 60%

7. Create a curve adjustment layer and set the following values:

8. Create a new layer and execute the gradual change from black color to white color, a radial change from center to surrounding. Then convert it to multiply mode with 40% opaqueness. Then add a layer mask and smear the middle part with black color brush.

9. Then change the values of the brightness/contrast adjustment layer: brightness of 0 pixel, contrast of +6.

10. Then adjust the whole color arrangement. Here is the final product. Does it look pretty beautiful?

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Add a Fantastic Light Beam to an Individual

admin — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 08:28:00 +0000

To make a figure more beautiful, we will add some decorative accessories. This tutorial looks very eye catching, containing a lot of color, and the girl in it looks very energetic. We will learn how to add background figure, fantastic light beam and the skills of colorful gradual change. Now let us see the impression drawing.

1. Create a new layer and execute a gradual change from dark grey color to black color, and the value is up to you.

2. Create a new layer called girl. Dig the girl part from the material picture and put it into the new layer.

3. Copy the girl layer and put the duplicate on the original one, then execute the decoloration effect and convert the style mode to multiply mode. Create another new layer called girl 2 and execute the radial blur: quantity of 60, zoom effect, center blur. Next convert to color dodge mode. Copy the girl 2 layer, and make it after the original one. Then execute motion blur: angle of 28, distance of 50 pixels.

4. Create a new layer called change on the background layer, fulfilling any color. Then execute gradient overlay effect: multiply mode, opposition, 0 padding.

5. Create a new layer called cloud on the change layer, set the background color as black and white. Execute the cloud effect and convert to the color dodge mode. Add the layer mask and smear necessary part with black-color brush.

6. Create a new layer called spot. Then set the values of the brush: 13-pixel size, 0-pixel hardness, 100% space between and 100% size jitter. Then set the scatter shape of the brush: 1000% axles, quantity of 2 pixels, 1% jitter amount. For the values of other motion: 14% opaque jitter, 14% jitter amount.

7. Outline the following line and click the stroke path. Then execute the imitate pressure. Then create a new layer and outline other kinds of lines, executing the same step to them. Create a new layer and outline the stroke path with 2-pixel soft-angle brush. Then execute the out glow effect. Create another new layer and make gradual change from white to transparent to draw the light circle.

8. Create a new layer and execute the same step as to the light circle but delete a half part. Then choose the suitable position.

9. Copy the layer of step 4 and put it on the top. There comes the final product!

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Add Soft Natural Light to The Window

admin — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 08:23:00 +0000

We will continue to learn how to improve the beauty of the photograph, as it is a must to strengthen our photo skills and make the product more impressive. Outstanding photo manipulations could also be done through a secure and reliable java hosting that will enable users to spice up their site and to have additional great effects. In today’s tutorial, we will learn the process to make sun light. The rough method is to collect the highlight part separately first, and then make the light with the filter effect and polish it with changed layer style. Now let us start and follow the details. Here are the impression drawing and the original one.

1. Open the material layer and copy it with the keys CTRL + J. Then adjust the color gradation with the keys CTRL + L till the light by the window is white and bright enough: the input value is 200, 1.25, 255; the output value is 0, 255.

2. Set the foreground color as the black color and smear all the indoor light with the brush tool.

3. Convert the present layer to the filter mode and set the values of radial blur: quantity of 100 pixels, zoom effect. You should remember that the position of center blur is situated on the window.

4. Copy the layer and strengthen the effect with the keys CTRL + F. Then execute the same step. Then convert both the layers to filter mode.

5. Click the top layer and merge the layers. Then convert the rest layer to color filter mode. Adjust the saturation of the sun light with the keys CTRL + U: the saturation value is -93. In this tutorial, we just make the light more natural.

6. Add the layer mask and erase the sun light on the left edge of the window. At last, adjust the whole color arrangement. You can also add some decorative parts and we make it! Is it more eye catching than the original picture?

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Make Clear and Beautiful Photo of Marriage

admin — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:17:00 +0000

Photograph processing plays a very important role in the environment of photoshop. We depend on the skill a lot to make eye catching photographs. In this tutorial, we will try to convert an original photo for marriage to a beautiful one with wide field of version. We will learn much about the color application. Let us start and the comparison of the two images is as follows.

1. Open the material image and choose the CMYK color mode. Then create the channel mixer adjustment layer and set the following parameters. For the green color: green +155%, yellow -75%, and the others 0%. For the yellow color: green -94%, yellow +100%, the others 0%.

2. Then find cloud material to replace the original one.

3. Set up selective color adjustment layer to adjust the blue color: green +90%, red -64, the others 0%.

4. Outline the following electoral district with lasso tool and feather it with 10 pixels. Change the hue value to +17, saturation to -13, brightness to +26.

5. Create a new layer and seal it. Then copy the layer to convert the layer to multiply mode. Then add layer mask. Remain the grass part and erase the other parts.

6. The color adjustment in the environment of CMTK is done. Then create a layer and seal it. Then merge all the layers and back to the RGB mode. Execute the lighting effects: the gloss is -67, material -58, exposure 0 and ambience 20.

7. Then add the color gradation adjustment layer: the input is 20, 1, 255; the output is 0, 255. Then create hue/saturation layer and lower the value of saturation to -36. For the selective color layer (black color): green -18%, yellow -16%, the others 0%.

8. Create a new layer and seal it. Then adjust the highlight part with the keys CTRL + ALT + ~. And copy the layer, change it to the soft light mode. Copy it again. Change the brightness to +9, contrast to +33.

9. Create the selective color adjustment layer (blue color): green +100%, red -25%, yellow -43% and black 0%. The method is relative.

10. Create a layer and seal it. And sharpen the layer at last and the impression drawing is here.

Photoshop Tutorial: How To Draw a Cute Cartoon Bear

admin — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 08:14:00 +0000

We have already learned about mouse portrait skills, which will absolutely improve our figure-processing techniques. In today’s tutorial, we will learn to make a very cute bear. The tutorial itself is not that difficult, but the most important to remember is some skills you should pay attention to like brush tool and marquee tool. Now let’s get down to business!

Here are some effects:

1. Create a new layer with your favourite size and background color. Draw a rough shape of the cartoon bear with the oval marquee tool.

2. Smear the rough shape with brush tool, choosing your loved color.

3. Brush the image with the hair ball brush of a certain size. Pay attention to the connection of the body and the hair, and you should also remember to keep the shape of a bear.

4. Then let’s make the face of bear. Draw an oval in the face part with oval marquee tool, fulfilling color F2CDAF and make the fluffy effect with the hair ball brush. Execute the same step to the hands, feet and tripe. Then draw the nose and eyes with black color brush, 13 pixels size.

5. Then make the highlight part of the bear with the white color brush tool, -30 value.

6. Then execute the same step again. Then draw the ears of the bear and smear them with dodge tool and burn tool to make it more real. Then the face part is finished.

7. Then comes to the tripe and all fours. Draw ovals in the hands and feet part. Then choose white edges. Cancel the choice and smear them with brush of C90044 color. Next execute the blur effect. Then deepen and lighten th color of the shadow part of the bear. Here we make it!

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