Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - admin @ July 23rd, 2006
Funky Abstract Background |
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Start by drawing some rough lines using pencil tool in a new layer. |
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| From filter menu select blur>>motion blur. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Duplicate the layer and press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer select 90°clockwise. |
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| Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Select and merge all the layers including background layer. Press Ctrl+I to invert the color. |
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| Duplicate the layer and change the layer mode to hard light. |
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| Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Duplicate the layer. From filter menu select sketch>>photocopy. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Add new effect layer from the bottom of effect window. Select sketch>>plaster. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Press Ctrl+U to open hue/saturation window. Apply settings as shown. |
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| Change the layer mode to color dodge. |
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Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - admin @ July 21st, 2006
Finance Site Navigation Header |
| Start by applying a gradient to the background. |
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| Create an ellipse using elliptical shape tool and place as shown. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create a rectangle using rectangular shape tool. Apply the same layer style as we used for the ellipse layer. |
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| Create a big ellipse using elliptical shape tool. Place it on the left of the header. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Ctrl+Click the rectangular layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels. create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode. Change the layer mode to screen. |
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| Create circular frame shape using custom shape tool. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create a pentagon using polygon tool. Place it over the circular frame. Apply the same layer style. |
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| Duplicate the layers several times and place as shown. |
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| Create a thin line using line tool. Apply the same layer style we used for the first ellipse layer. Place as shown. |
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| Select the small circular shapes along with the connecting line layers. Duplicate and move to the bottom. |
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| Ctrl+Click the big ellipse layer thumbnail to get the selection. From select menu apply modify>>contract. Contract the selection by 2 pixels. create a new layer and apply a black to white gradient in linear mode. Change the layer mode to screen. |
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| Create a shape as shown using pen tool. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Duplicate layer. Change the gradient overlay to a lighter shade. Create Several duplicates of the both the shapes and place them alternatively as shown. |
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| Select and merge all these shape layers. Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create two duplicates of this layer. Move one to the top and warp the another one. place the warp shape on the edge of the ellipse. |
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| Type button links as shown. Apply stroke to the button links. |
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| Insert company logo over the big ellipse. Insert a few relevant images and place above the button links. |
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Filed under Photoshop Tutorials - admin @ July 19th, 2006
Drawing a Cartoon Bunny |
| Start by creating an ellipse shape using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Enable add to shape area at the top bar. |
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| Create two ellipses for the ears of the bunny. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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| Create two ellipses to create eye using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Create eye lashes shape using pen tool. |
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| Duplicate eye layers and place it for the other side. |
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| Create an ellipse shape using elliptical shape tool. Enable add to shape area at the top bar. Create some ellipses as shown using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Apply the previously applied layer style. |
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| From layer menu select layer style>>create layers. Merge both the layers and remove the overlapping area using eraser tool. |
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| Similarly create hair for the other sides. |
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| Create two ellipses using elliptical shape tool. Fill with different color and apply the same layer style. |
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| Create a circular shape for the nose using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Create a rounded rectangle shape using rounded rectangle shape tool. |
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| Create shirt of the bunny using pen tool. |
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| Create a rectangular shape for the arm using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown. |
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| Create a rectangular shape using rectangular shape tool. Press Ctrl+T. Right click the layer and select warp. Adjust nodes to get the shape as shown. |
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| Enable add to shape area at the top bar. Create some ellipses for the fingers using elliptical shape tool. |
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| Apply the same layer style. Create layers and merge. Remove the overlapping area. |
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| Duplicate the arm layers and place as shown in the image. |
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| Create lips of the bunny using pen tool. |
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| Select a 2 pixels solid brush. Create a new layer and click stroke path with brush form the path window. |
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| Select a 2 pixels brush and create some dots. |
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| Fill the background with a gradient. |
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| Create a circular shape using elliptical shape tool. Move this layer below all the layers in layer order in layer palette. |
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| Double click the layer to open layer style window. Apply layer style with the settings shown. |
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