Painting the Window into a Character’s Soul, the Eye. In this tutorial, we aren’t doing any preliminary drawing or scanning sketches; however, if doing so makes you more comfortable, feel free to scan in a sketch or drawing that you have done. To paint an eye, follow these steps:
1. Create a new image document (600 […]
Creating a shadow for a complex object is a little more involved than the freehand shading we’ve done so far. In this section, we’ll create a shadow for a more intricate object, a complex tree .
1. First, isolate the tree or open a new image with a tree.
2. Make a selection of the tree and […]
Create photo-realistic graphics in your design projects. For example, your client, a leading golf ball manufacturer, wants to showcase his product up-close-and-personal in a realistic situation.
I created the example version using one of Photoshop’s default brushes and a golf ball I extracted from another image. You can find quality images online very easy, a good […]
Create a high-tech, abstract design from scratch.
1. Start off by creating a new, 800-by-600-pixel canvas in Photoshop. Fill the background layer with black.
2. Use the Elliptical Marquee tool to draw a circle in the center of the canvas (on the background layer). Press D to set your foreground and background colors to the […]
Create a very impressive drama effect, by adding rain.
First open your picture. I used the picture made with the Dark Landscape Tutorial.
1. Create a new layer and fill it with black with the Paint Bucket tool. In menu Filter > Noise apply Add Noise, choose Gaussian and Monochromatic, 10 or 15 should suffy for Amount. […]
Modify a landscape by adding a distressing, creepy ambience.
For each step of the matte painting, useless to remind you to create a new layer so that the work will be easier and mistakes avoided!
1. First of all choose a photograph of good resolution. A good image source is ShutterStock.I found the photograph of “St-Joseph Oratory” […]
Prepare an image for your website
1. Duplicate your image file (this preserves the layers and color space of the image file). Select Image>Duplicate Image. In the Duplicate Image dialog, provide a useful name and check the “Duplicate Merged Layers Only” option.
2. If necessary convert the image to sRGB using Edit>Convert to Profile.
3. Select the Crop […]
Create a mystic night scene with rainy atmosphere.
1. Few preprations are required before you start. First basic step is a concept. Bring
down your thoughts on paper. Scan it if needed.Try to colour them roughly with simple patches of colours considering the atmosphere you want. Once you are happy with the result its time to finalize. […]