Photoshop Tutorials

Archive for the ‘Photoshop General’ Category

There are some great effects you can achieve using photoshop and one I really like is to make an inlay over a photo tohighlight certain parts, for example:

This is a really nice effect and you can see how to do it right here.

Enjoy

I was looking for an online image editor for a client and came across a program called Aviary.

Edit images, create mind-blowing effects, design logos, find colors, collaborate, and more. All you need is a web browser. Try it now for free!

Very good http://aviary.com

Photoshop CS2 adds a new transformation type to the Edit > Transform menu called Warp.

With the new Warp command you can transform layers into a variety of predefined shapes, or use the custom option to push and pull your image around according to an invisible grid.

All this works right in the document window, so you don’t need to learn a new dialog box like you do for the Liquefy command. The Warp options are similar to those found in the type tool — arc, arch, bulge, shell, flag, fish, wave, rise, fisheye, inflate, squeeze, and twist.

In Adobe’s example, you can see how a layer was warped to fit a can. Layer masks and the multiply blend mode make the transformation appear even more seamless.Here is one I did using warp.

Have a play and have fun. A great tutorial can be found here.

Lots of times we need something like this shirt file to show a customer etc. Here is a free copy of this T Shirt in psd format so you can make your own.

Download the free Psd File Here.

With the proliferation of web videos, it would appear that many have no shame producing and distributing crappy videos. While if this is a video of your dog Charlie catching a frisbee while jumping off the dock at the lake, that is one thing.

But if this video is a business video that is promoting, demonstrating, or giving a tutorial on how to use your product, that is entirely a different matter. From the viewers prospective if you don’t care about using a crappy demonstration video why would your attitude when you created your product or service be any different. If you as a business are providing a quality product or service then tell the world about it in with videos…but do it right! By just implementing a few production details, you too can create high quality web videos.

If you would like an ebook over view of the system Click Here.

There is a man from Wisconsin, a former Microsoft Techie, who has begun a crusade to rid the web of crappy videos. Lon Naylor shows you (with videos of course) exactly what you need to do in order to create Camtasia videos that will make your business product or service shine. In a step by step system he calls “Ace the Audio”, he shows you the techniques that can turn a bumbling and stumbling video narration into something that sounds like it was recorded at a production studio. In this twelve part module, Lon breaks it down into simple lessons, skillfully demonstrated in video form, exactly how to produce a studio quality narration for your videos. Did I mention for a limited time, Lon is giving you access to this video completely free! – Click Here for Details

In the members area of his site, Lon takes you through a total of nine different modules each done in the same format as “Ace the Audio”. Starting with a fantastic video overview tutorial, Lon takes you step by step with modules like Video Strategies, Creating Killer Screencast Videos, Planning and Preparing Your Video, Recording Your Videos, Editing Your Videos, as well as a Module on Video Production.

Before you put another crappy video up you owe it to your business to discover how with a few simple techniques you can make your videos look like high quality video productions. Your business’s image is at stake. Learn how simple it is to project a video image that matches the high quality of your business’s products and services.

If you like what you see then click this link and download the powerpoint presentation and grab the images from the presentation. 20 Free Transparent Business Images

OK, Here’s a list of sites with beau coup copyright free images, clipart and more. 100,000’s available for nada, nothing, zilch.

The Best Copyright-Free Photo Libraries: – DotGovWatch Exposing the good, the bad, and the ugly – A Blog Monitoring U.S. Federal, State, and Local Government Websites

Incredible Clip Art & Images

Archival Art presents classic victorian artwork

TP: Images of American Political History

Liam’s Pictures from Old Books

The Newgate Calendar – List of Illustrations

Sketch Archives 1841-1864

PicFindr: Free stock photo and image search

http://www.pdphoto.org/PictureHome.p…at=pdef&md=cid

Antique Clipart – Free Public Domain Clipart

and don’t forget the free images and clipart available from Microsoft office here.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

150,000 total free for use.

There’s many more sites but these should keep you busy for awhile.

Here’s a great video video tutorial, which shows you how to fix underexposed photos – incredibly useful to know.

Just click the play button to watch…