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...
May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a detailed tutorial to simulate a realistic grass texture against a semi-cloudy skyline backdrop. The grass will be created with a ‘Brush Preset’ and the skyline will combine a Clouds Texture with a single ‘Solid Color’ layer....
May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a detailed look to help simulate underwater scenes. I first began with a 500×500 size document preset, set the foreground color to a shade of blue (I used #1680D1) and the background color to a dark blue (I used #0C1B6C). Create a new empty Layer...
May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a detailed walk-through to simulate an ocean mist scenery using Photoshop CS ‘Fibers’ filter and varying Gradients combined with alternating Blending Modes. First, start a new document, I used an equal size preset of 500×500. Create a new...
