May 28, 2005 | Pattern Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here is a few simple steps to create nice Bump Map Textures utilizing Blending Modes. First create a Custom Preset document of your choice. I used 400×400. Then, create a new Fill Layer by selecting it’s icon on the bottom of Layers Palette , and from the...
May 28, 2005 | Pattern Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a few simple steps to create a realistic fire/inferno effect.First, start a new document, I used 640×480 preset. Then choose an orange color variant for your foreground (I used #DF853B) and Black (#000000) as the Background color. Create a new empty...
May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Here’s a few simple steps to capture any color from your screen, inside or outside the Photoshop program view. Though, many Color Pickers exist, there’s actually a rudimentary one available within Photoshop’s ‘Eyedropper Tool (I)’. To get...
May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Tips and Tricks
Here’s an extra for Photoshop CS & ImageReady CS users. The below zip file contains an additional help file to access all the tutorials on this site via the ‘Help’ file menu of Photoshop CS & ImageReady CS. Simply download the zip file to...
May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Combine a Gradient Fill with Smudged Layer Masks to create the following water image. Begin by creating a new document, I used 378×600, with a White Background Layer. Next: Create a Gradient A. Select the New Adjustment/Fill icon and choose ‘Gradient...
May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
What you will need to begin is a high resolution image. (Not supplied – below is just a sample of what I used for this effect.) Note: Image courtesy of AbsolutVision Photo Gallery. The above image is a nice one in and of itself, but what I would like to focus on...
