http://www.dophotoshop.com Adobe Photoshop Tutorials Wed, 23 May 2007 12:51:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [photopress:ModColorOver1.jpg,full,pp_image] Use layers and the drawing tool to graffiti over a person in a photograph [photopress:ModColorOver2.jpg,full,centered] 1. Start with a photograph you would like to change. [photopress:ModColorOver3.jpg,full,centered] 2. Create a new layer by going to Layer>New>Layer or simply hitting command+shift+n (control+shift+n on a PC). On the new layer use the Paintbrush tool to ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/draw-graffitti-style-over-a-person-in-a-photograph [photopress:krissycoklsmokeicon.jpg,full,pp_image]Create text out of smoke in just a few steps. First things first: create a new document with a background color of white. In a new layer (Ctrl + Shift +N), type the letters that you'd like to look smoky in the color you'd like the smoke to be. ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/make-text-out-of-smoke [photopress:krissycokl3dlogo.jpg,full,pp_image]This tutorial enables you to create a 3D logo from a 2D logo, then allows you to create a stack of the new 3D logos. I'm going to be taking the Food and Drug Administration logo and turn it 3d, then stack it up. Like a stack of ... logos. [photopress:krissycokl3dinitial.jpg,full,pp_image] Make ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/convert-a-2d-logo-to-3d-and-then-stack-them-up-in-photoshop [photopress:krissycoklkamelogo.jpg,full,pp_image]This tutorial will create the legendary Kamehameha / Energy ball effect. Here's our starting image. [photopress:krissycoklkameinitial.jpg,full,pp_image] Our first step is to make a new layer (Ctrl + Shift + N). Now we create a soft white brush dot. Choose the brush tool, and in the toolbar change your brush to be ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/kamehameha-effect-create-an-kamehameha-energy-ball-in-your-palm [photopress:krissycoklgothamlogo.jpg,full,pp_image]This tutorial is about making any cityscape photo look like Gotham City or one straight out of a dark comic book. We're starting with a basic skyline photo. [photopress:krissycoklgothamstart.jpg,full,pp_image] The first step is to Desaturate the image (Ctrl + Shift + U). [photopress:krissycoklgothamdesaturated.jpg,full,pp_image] Now, open the levels menu (Ctrl + L), and mess with the ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/gotham-city-effect-turn-a-cityscape-into-gotham-city [photopress:krissycokllightningicon.jpg,full,pp_image]Well, in effigy anyway. Check it out! This tutorial is going to teach you how to create an illusion of electrocution in a more or less normal photo. You can combine it with a lightning effect to make it look like the person is being struck by lightning, or you ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/electrocute-anyone-in-photoshop [photopress:krissycoklbflyicon.jpg,full,pp_image]This tutorial is centered around the pen tool, with the goal of making a pretty pair of butterfly wings. So, let's start by making a document with a white background. I'll be using the dimensions 500x500--out of personal preference. First things first, make a new layer (Ctrl ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/put-rainbow-butterfly-wings-on-a-friends-photo [photopress:krissycokleyebrowicon.jpg,full,pp_image]In this tutorial, we are going to add some eyebrow jewelry to this lovely lady. [photopress:krissycokleyebrowinitial.jpg,full,pp_image] First things first, create the general shape of the piercing. My tool of choice is the pen tool. For this tutorial, it'll be a stud piercing, so I'll need two shapes, one below the ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/add-an-eyebrow-piercing-to-a-photo This tutorial deals with making a sheet of flat metal something with a corrugated or "anti-slip" surface using simple photoshop techniques. You can start with any basic metal image. We'll be using this one: [photopress:krissycokl_metal_initial.jpg,full,pp_image] First things first, we have to make a pattern to cover the smooth piece of ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/turn-a-smooth-metal-surface-to-anti-slip Create a nice romantic greeting card for your girlfriend. 1. Open the image you want to use for your background. I've chosen this nice swan on a lake image. 2. Duplicate the Layer (right click on the layer and hit Duplicate Layer). Set the Blending Mode to Overlay. You might wanna change ... http://www.dophotoshop.com/romantic-greeting-card