Photoshop Effect And Tutorial

In this modern world, almost anything is possible. To say nothing is impossible might be a statement of exaggeration but it's not hard to believe that it's possible for you to get a polaroid picture without having to buy a polaroid camera. The picture might not pop right away from your camera but some simple post-processing in Photoshop can make a great digital polaroid photo. Not long ago, I

I have uploaded the action for this coloring HERE as part of the Dream Big Action: Volume 1. But for those who doesn't want to be bothered what action is and rather work with psd file instead, I guess today is your lucky day. Download the psd file and I'll show you how to get various coloring from the same psd. As you know, when working with different image, the result may turn out differently as

Taking pictures is fun. With the camera gone digital, you can snap at almost everything that catches your eyes without having to worry about running out of film. And here's another plus point of keeping digital image..you can explore the much more interesting world of photo cross-processing in Photoshop (provided that you have Photoshop). Sometimes, although your composition is great, the

Halloween is coming. How excited are you on a scale of 1 to 10? Off-the-scale excited?! Well, here's some awesome Halloween Photoshop Brushes to add to that excitement. These brush sets contain pumpkins, (black) cats, witches, skulls and bones, itsy bitsy spiders, ghost, creepy trees and many other elements that symbolize the eerie effect of Halloween. So, go ahead and dig in. You might not be so

This tutorial is actually a sequel to this Polaroid Brushes Resource post. (Well, if they can do the sequel of Mission Impossible 4 times, I deserve at least one sequel, right?) There maybe several ways to achieve below effect (several polaroids that combined into one picture), but I'm gonna show you the simplest of them all. Assuming that you have download and install the brush set below in

As much as I love taking photos, I also enjoy processing them in Photoshop. Most of the time your expensive DSLR camera works wonders but sometimes you just need a little bit of adjustment in Photoshop to get the kind of coloring that suits the mood of your photo. So, here's another free Psd for your download. It gives your photo this soft and warm coloring, with some yellow and cyan hue.

This morning, I feel like I have to post something here. So, I've created a simple action in Photoshop. Download and run this action in Photoshop to get a nice and bright effect on your portrait image, or whatever image you feel like using. Tips: You can adjust the opacity of each layer to get the best look for your image. There's a Color Balance adjustment layer included in this photo effect.

What would life be without sense of humor. What's a wall, without that sweet portrait and pretty wallpaper. Color makes everything interesting and patterns just keep us going, textures save us from being plain boring and this post will make sure that you don't miss anything. This is our texture and pattern section. We'll keep updating this page as we post more textures and patterns for your

If you're a beginner or haven't been enlightened about these tips and tricks that you can do in Photoshop, I hope this compilation page might be useful for you. We'll keep adding more tips and tricks as life goes on, so it might be wise to bookmark this page if you're interested to learn more about this awesome software we hereby called Photoshop. There are plenty of ways for you to better

Looking on the bright side, the web is full of amazing stuffs. I've recently discovered this awesome site called Colourlovers. It's a good place to get inspired with colors and patterns. You can even create and share your own color palettes and patterns. People said that some colors have the underlying power to influence our mood, some may subconsciously make us smarter and some are just destined

The key to getting this nice and soft pink coloring on your image (as in any other effect mostly) is to start with a good photo. The one that has enough exposure and contrast. This is like the rule of thumb or something. After that, your post processing step is just downloading the free PSD file offered here, open the file in Photoshop and drag the layers above your image. You can do a little

It's the glow (and some other things perhaps) that separate many of us from becoming the America's Next Top Model. Now, isn't it a good news that you have discovered a way to close that gap in Photoshop? Download this Supermodel glowing look action and your portrait will be glowing like there's no tomorrow. Now, all you have to do is learn how to pose like a model, and Top Model gurus said, the

Hello designers! Welcome to the runway. Today, we're gonna showcase these fine collection of fabric textures. If you're crazy about details in the fabric, then we hope there's something that can catch your eye here. Click on the picture preview to download the high resolution texture. We have blue jean textures, curtain textures, zebra stripe textures, floral fabric textures and many more. Check

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.

You probably have seen a couple of posts in this blog related to Cross-processed photo. I just love the different coloring styles you can get from your digital photo just by tweaking the Curves in Photoshop. It's an excellent method to imitate the cross-processing effect in film photography. So, today I tried playing around with Photoshop and discovered these 3 neat coloring styles. You can

Let's celebrate what nature has to offer for all designers out there. Today, we've compiled more than 20 tree and wood textures in our collection of high resolution backgrounds. And we hope these unique textures can naturally unleash your creativity, inspire you to create something special in your design and appreciate the nature even more. All these textures have been scaled down and cropped for

I am not an expert in love or romance. But I do have my own opinion when it comes to romantic-looking fonts. I present to you my free collection (except for one) of cute and lovely fonts, also some script fonts in beautiful song lyrics. So, if you're writing a love letter and worried that your own handwriting doesn't have that impeccable ability to melt anyone's heart, try one of these romantic

The Dragan Effect is made popular by its pioneer, Andrzej Dragan, a Polish photographer (hence the name 'Dragan'). This photo effect enables you to see every last bit of texture in your portrait. It emphasizes each line, freckle, wrinkle and pore captured by the camera, giving your photo kind of dark and grungy look. It's like you're standing face to face with the subject. With the right portrait

Welcome to our ActionSection, a quick navigation page featuring our collection of free Photoshop actions (.atn files. We've created this page to make it easier for you to browse through all the free actions available in this blog. If you're crazy in love with Photoshop action, then this page should be in your bookmark list. This page will be updated as we post more free actions for you. So, why

It may not be a perfect sketch but it's quite awesome (as awesome as watching Portugal scoring 7 goals in one game). Featured action for today is the pencil sketch effect action for Photoshop. This action set contains 5 actions. Each can create the sketch effect as shown in the preview images. Create your own black and white pencil sketch, or try our colored-pencil sketch featuring matrix-green,

One way to enhance the coloring of your digital photo is using the Curve adjustment layer in Photoshop. It's a powerful tool that enable you to get different styles and coloring from a single photo. Don't worry if you're not that familiar with Curve. Download this action and run it in Photoshop to get the coloring shown in our preview below. Some tips for you: If your image is dark, duplicate

What do you guys think of the World Cup so far? Enough action to keep your blood pumping? Well, let's add something to that action, albeit it's a different kind of action. Here's another free image coloring action for your download. It will give that yellowish, kind of retro and old photo effect to your image. Again, most of the actions we offer here are created using adjustment layers whenever

Weekend is coming and it's time for a new action. This action set contains 12 effects for your text. And what so special about it, is that all 12 effects are totally adjustable after you are done running the action. The effects are created using the available Layer Style options in Photoshop. So, you can always manually change your font, size of the text, even the color if you want, after the

Cross processing in film photography is defined as processing film in a chemical solution meant for another type of film. This yield an interesting shift in color, and sometimes give a retro look to a picture. This effect can also be done in digital photography by manipulating the curves in Photoshop. Download this fun action set to spice up your photo instantly. Tips: For a dark photo, duplicate

One more photo effect action for your download. This action will give a yellowish retro-style look on your photograph. This retro effect is achieved using adjustment layers in Photoshop to allow some flexibility on your side. After you've run the action, you can change the settings of the adjustment layers according to your image. If you start with a slightly dark image, duplicate the image and

This canvas painting effect works well for portrait and various other images too. If you want to read the tutorial and follow the steps one by one, that might take plenty of your time to achieve this photo effect. Why not download the action file instead. It's fast and easy. My tip is to start with a large image, then resize your image to be smaller to get a smoother sketch. Below are some

Some of the resource we offer here is 'Action'. Action or .atn file is a series of steps recorded in Photoshop to generate a certain photo effect (or in general, anything you do in Photoshop). This recorded steps can be saved and play-back at later time to achieve the same effect on different image. This action can also be shared with other Photoshop users to create the same photo effect. All you

Feeling blue right now? Let's create something to reflect that mood. This photoshop action is especially made to achieve the dark and gloomy look on your image. All you have to do is download and save the action to your hard disk. Load it in Photoshop. Open your image and run the action. Less than three seconds you'll get something like the sample image shown below. Before and after the blue and

I was watching Shrek and then there's a trailer of Toy Story 3. And it just gave me this idea for our next inspirational gallery. So, I did some flickr-ing and compiled this cute and amazing toys photography. Each photo tells its own story. Our interpretation of what we see may be different and that's the fun thing about it. I like to believe that there's no boundaries to imagination. So, sit

Let me explain what this page is all about. It's always our mission to make your browsing easier. So, we've created this index page that listed all the photo effects tutorial we have covered since the very beginning of this blog. Click on the image to visit the tutorial page and start firing up your Photoshop for something cool and fun to try today. We will keep updating this page as something

Looking for high quality paper texture to be the canvas of your digital art? Well, high resolution paper textures are everywhere around the web. But, who knows..here will be the perfect place for you to find what you want. We have compiled 30 sets of paper textures with 100++ individual textures for your browsing and free download. There are yellow notebook paper, torn and ripped paper, old

License        :Free

Added          :July 9, 2004

Updated       :March 16, 2010

Publisher      :Website

File size       :13.5 MB

With a good set of editing tools, and a straightforward process, the free JAlbum makes for a great way of creating photo albums to share with your friends.

OS requirements for JAlbum:  WinXP/2003/Vista/7

Pros

* Good set of editing tools
* Browsing for pictures
* Lots of album styles

Cons

* Interface can feel crowded

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In the spirit of spreading happiness around the world, I'm sharing this comic effect action for FREE. This action is created in PS CS2 and it turns a boring photo into a smooth comic book effect with radiant coloring. If PS is smart enough, the action should work on any latest version of Photoshop, and oldest version if they have mercy. It may not be perfect but I got to say it's a pretty awesome

License             : Free

Added              : December 14, 2006

Updated           : February 24, 2010

Publisher          : Website

File size            : 11.7 MB

The all-new Picasa has successfully completed what it seemed a difficult task: improving a software app that was already very good.

Languages: English

Recent changes in Picasa:


OS requirements for Picasa:

* OS: WinXP/Vista


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Five basic photo coloring effects that will come in handy when you're creating a memorable photo album. Black and white photo coloring, sepia tone coloring, soft blue-green coloring, polaroid photo coloring and the colorful gradient effect. All effects are achieved in Photoshop using the adjustment layers, making it flexible for you to adjust the settings according to your image condition. Learn

How to make member card with action

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first load action into photoshop


then play the action


result

In your design, sometimes it will be much easier to use all uppercase fonts. Naturally, when you type in caps, each letter takes the same amount of space horizontally and vertically. So, you can closely arrange a word without overlapping the words below or above it which often happens when dealing with the g's, y's, l's or k's in lowercase letters. Of course there's no denying that a combination

How to make DVD cover white case with action

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first load action into photoshop


then play the action


result

It's almost Friday, so it's about time we get a little bit more inspired. Weekend is coming, isn't that the best news ever =) I hope you find some inspiration in these amazing photos that brilliantly applied the concept of selective coloring. This effect is often used to emphasize the bright colors of the subject by keeping the background desaturated. Nothing to do this weekend? How about picking

License      : Free

Added       : November 19, 2007

Updated    : November 9, 2009

Publisher    : Kodak

File size      : 1.8 MB

Organize, edit and share your photos

Kodak Easyshare is a digital photo organizer that includes a bunch of tools to manage and edit photos, and also gives you access to Kodak photo services online.

Languages:
English, Spanish, German, French, Chinese Simp, Chinese Trad, Czech, Dutch, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese BR, Russian, Turkish

Notes:
If you get an error message during installation, please check the Kodak Knowledge Center and follow the instructions to fix it.

Recent changes in Kodak Easyshare:
* New look � pictures are at the center of your experience
* Improved organization helps keep track of your pictures
* Convenient printing from home, online, or in store
* Find fun ideas fast with the Creative Projects tab

Pros
* Limited but good editing tools
* Several ways to share images

Cons
* Lengthy installation
* Counter-intuitive interface
* Limited if you don't have Kodak account

How to DVD cover black case with action

download  dvd cover black case

first load action into photoshop


then play the action


result

Vignetting in photography sometimes is the undesired effect caused by lens limitations. And sometimes, it is intentionally created by photographer to draw viewers' focus to the center of the frame where the subject is. A photo will be bright and clear in the center, while the edges kind of darker. Don't worry though, if you don't have that super-expensive camera, because it's pretty easy to

Not sure what is the right term for this effect. You'll have a cutout image, with a cool slash funky background for it. Amplify the effect by adding a white border around the image and a dashed line or dotted line surrounding it. This tutorial might seem quite long but it's actually a simple effect to achieve in Photoshop once you've got the hang of it. Pardon my abundant use of words, because

I've always love scrapbook theme in web design. There's a warm feeling that I cannot explain. The random images and colorful pattern textures just make it more personalized and welcoming to the visitors. There are a lot of resources out there to help you create the warmest design. Some will cost you money which I'm sure is not the best option for you if you're just designing for fun. But there's

Photoshop isn't just for editing the brightness or increasing the contrast of your photo. There's no boundaries to all the crazy and fun stuffs you can do with Photoshop. With enough RAM, a pinch of imagination and some Photoshop skillz, you can create any effect you like. Compiled below are some tutorials to guide you thru the wonderful world of Photoshopping. Some effects can take only a couple

Because ordinary picture is not an option..I'm gonna teach you how to achieve the extra-ordinary color in your digital photograph. We're gonna figure out how to make the reds pop and the yellows mellow..if you have blues, then, we'll just make them sparkle. How about all that for a very cool postcard..or a little bit of awesomeness to add to your digital art. And PSD file is included at the

Not sure what to call this effect. It makes the color of the portrait quite metallic, like your skin was made of silver, bronze or maybe copper. I've seen it a couple of times in magazines when they have a big portrait of a stranger spread on a full page. So maybe it's about time I write something about this effect.Who would be more perfect for this metallic effect other than the Iron Man actor,

Here are the steps in making a simple poster:

So, you tried to doodle or scribble on a peice of paper but nothing fun and cool came out. It's not the end of the world yet, coz our talented doodle artists are kind enough to share their sketchy scribble brushes with you. Enjoy 20+ sets of doodle Photoshop brushes for free, the cutest and coolest brushes you'll ever find on the web, well at least for now coz talented people just keep coming. 1.

So, you tried to doodle or scribble on a peice of paper but nothing fun and cool came out. It's not the end of the world yet, coz our talented doodle artists are kind enough to share their sketchy scribble brushes with you. Enjoy 20+ sets of doodle Photoshop brushes for free, the cutest and coolest brushes you'll ever find on the web, well at least for now coz talented people just keep coming. 1.