Photoshop tutorial – Movement

In today’s Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we will show you how to add a movement to a static object on your picture.

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This

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may resemble the photographic method – panning. It is a photography technique which captures motion and dynamics of picture. One thing that is essential is that photographed objects must be in motion. The point of panning is that when you’re watching a moving object the background of your picture begins to blur. However, in this

Photoshop tutorial

everything is the exact opposite. We are trying to blur the object itself and thus create the illusion of movement. The basis of this

Photoshop tutorial

is the creation of a brush from the object that we want to put into motion. We will use Photoshop Lasso tool to select an object and take it out from the background. We create a brush and we’ll transfer the necessary changes to the settings and then we can start creating a movement. When drawing with Photoshop Smudge tool movement must be neither slow nor too fast. Try it several times until the end result will be to your liking.

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Finally, we have enclosed a picture that has been changed by this Adobe video Photoshop  tutorial – Movement. Instruction is simple and we are recommended it for beginners as well..

Photoshop Filter Forge

In this Adobe video tutorial we show you how to convert photo into watercolour picture by using Photoshop Filter Forge.

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At the outset of this lesson you will need

Photoshop Filter Forge,

which can be downloaded as a demo version. In this video lesson we don’t give you a detailed instruction about

Photoshop Filter Forge,

we’re concentrating on explaining the procedure on to convert a photo to watercolour picture. Photoshop tutorial is really simple and we definitely recommend it for beginners as well.

We will gradually apply different types of

Filter Forge Photoshop

On our selected photo. You can download filters from the filters library directly from the application at top right corner. Each type of filter has its settings with which you can experiment and create different variants.

Still, we would like to draw attention to Paint Watercolour filter. When you use this application white lines might appear on your picture. To remove these lines go into Settings menu and click on Distortion slider to zero. The transitions between colours will be smooth.

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At the very end of this Adobe video lesson we have enclosed photos that have been converted to watercolour pictures by using Photoshop Filter Forge.

Photoshop tutorial – How to convert photo into colored ink

In today’s Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we show you instruction on
how to convert photo into colored ink.

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In this

Photoshop tutorial

You can choose photo that you want. At the beginning we will transfer
layer to a smart object and then we duplicate it. For this layer we
apply several Photoshop filters. We start with filter Blur – Gaussian
Blur with small set blur value – about 1 px. Right then we will use
next blur filter, this time Smart Blur to smooth the image. Continuing
further with this

Photoshop tutorial

we apply filter Other – High pass a value of about 2.0. And again
we’ll use Photoshop filter, this time Sketch – Note paper. The last
filter which we’ll use will be again Blur – Gaussian Blur with the same
value as at the beginning of this lesson. We change blending mode to
Multiply and we continue with further adjustments as you can see in
this Adobe video

Photoshop tutorial.

The tutorial is elaborated in great detail and each step is explained
so it can be tried by beginners as well. At the end of this instruction
when you set up color saturation choose what suits you but it is
better to setup less contrasting colors.

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At the very end of this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial – How to convert
photo into colored ink we attached a picture that has been modified by
this lesson. Be sure to see today’s tutorial a try it out.

Quick HDR effect in Photoshop

In this video you will see instructions which will show you how to create
quick HDR effect in Photoshop.

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At the beginning of this video lesson

Quick HDR effect in Photoshop

We need to say that the effect will be created from only one photo. HDR /
High Dynamic Range / are some methods used in photography which allow
larger dynamic range between lighter and darker areas on photograph. HDR
will be created by using more photos of the same object. The digital
cameras can use bracketing function for taking photos for HDR. You can
read more about that on the internet. We begin with our video lesson

Quick HDR effect in Photoshop

We open the picture on which we want to apply this effect. We start by
adjusting photo by using Shadow / Highlights – we set value to 50.We can
copy layer twice now. We hide top layer and we adjust second layer with
Desaturate. Change the blending mode to Vivid Light / you can also try
Hard Light /. If the effect is too strong, we reduce the layer opacity.
The last step in this

Quickly HDR effect in Photoshop

will be adjusting the last layer. Activate it and apply a Photoshop filter
Gaussian blur with a high blur. Just change the blending mode to Overlay /
You can also use Soft Light / and Photoshop tutorial is done.

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In conclusion, we have enclosed a picture that was created by this video
tutorial – Quick HDR effect in Photoshop. The entire lesson is treated in
great detail,it is very simple and we can certainly recommend it for
beginners as well.

Photoshop tutorial – Text and texture

In this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we will show you another possible
way of using text and texture to create an interesting effect.

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To create this effect according to this

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We need a texture of leaves, grass, … Effect will be most obvious on
them. We can save texture as PSD format and we will use it in the next
section of

Photoshop tutorial.

We create a new layer of black colour and by using Photoshop Horizontal
Type tool we will write white color words on the black colour. You can
choose rather wider font, effect will stand out much better. Now we start
to apply Photoshop filter Distort – Displace, we select before prepared
PSD format of texture and open it. We can apply filter twice / or more
times / if necessary. We continue on by this

Photoshop tutorial.

We duplicate layer with texture and put it on the top. We apply a clipping
mask and effect is done. To conclude we can use layer styles to edit our
text.

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At the very end we have enclosed a picture that was created using this
Adobe video Photoshop tutorial – Text and texture. Lesson is elaborated in
great detail and every step is explained. We Certainly recommend it for
beginners as well.

Fractalius plugin for Photoshop

In today’s video lesson we would like to introduce you Fractalius plugin for Photoshop

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Fractalius plugin for Photoshop

Creates unusual, eccentric artworks in a single step. The effect is based on extraction of so-called hidden fractal structure of the image. You can also simulate various types of exotic lighting and high realistic sketches created by pencil. / quoted from the site Redfield plugins / You can purchase

Fractalius plugin for Photoshop

from the Redfield plugins web site. We begin with the actual instructions. We open the picture in Photoshop and duplicate it. We create duplicate because if, for example, we need to keep some portion of the image in its original condition / for example Eyes /, we use eraser tool and erase the desired area. We will go into filters and we find fractalius and open the picture in it. Here are few options to work with images. At the bottom of the menu you have preset options. Two arrows to move undo last operation or redo last operation, button for a random setting generator that generates incidental opportunities. Other keys are – reset all settings and apply filter.

Fractalius plugin for Photoshop

has several sliders on the right side with which you can adjust settings. You can adjust sharpness, line width, radius, diffusion …. You can try your imagination and experiment with different settings to achieve a nice look of the image being edited.

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At the end we have enclosed pictures which were adjusted by fractalius plugin for Photoshop. In this Adobe Photoshop video tutorials we wanted to show you what you can do with this plugin.

Photoshop tutorial – Portrait with textures

In this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial you will see how to create a portrait with textures.

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As the name of this

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Says we will need watercolor textures. You can also easily create your own. We can do few brush strokes with watercolor or acrylic paints, wait until the paper dries, and the result can be scaned into your computer. You can create textures that you desire. Next, we need texture of the paper. You can use old paper to scan it into computer as well. If you do not have that option, you’ll find textures on the Internet. We will start directly with this

Photoshop tutorial.

First we open paper texture and we easily modify it. We hide modified paper texture as we will need it at the end of this Photoshop lesson. In the next section we will modify the portrait and then we put various textures on it. We will mostly use new adjustment layer – Levels adjustment layer and we change blending mode between each layer. At the very end of this

Photoshop tutorial

We add a new layer where we place a simple sketch of a face. This sketch can be made better and more detailed, we just wanted to show you that it is possible to highlight the overall final effect in this way.

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Finally, we enclose a portrait which was done using this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial – Portrait with textures.

Photoshop tutorial – Drawing imitation

In this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we return to theme of sketches, painting and drawing and we will show you a way to creating drawing imitation.

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For this

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- Drawing imitation, we did not choose good enough picture of car. But the final effect doesn’t loose its quality. We create a background layer under the image and we apply a Photoshop filter – Texturizer. This step is not a condition, the layer can be modified to retain only the color. As you can see in this

Photoshop tutorial

- Drawing imitation, we duplicate layer with image three times. On the initial / basic / layer of our image we aply Photoshop filter – Smart blur where the parameters, and this is very important, will be selected to Edge only. With this filter we have created the basis of this

Photoshop tutorial

- Drawing imitation.Adjust Each additional layer and change blending mode between each layer. When setting the blending mode you can experiment and try another. If the effect is too sharp, we reduce layer opacity as needed. At the very end, we used the Photoshop filter – Lighting effect where we set style called Crossing down. Again, we want to remind you that you can use custom setting. Even today’s lesson is detailed and each step is explained.

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At the end of this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we enclosed a picture that was adjusted on the basis of this lesson – Drawing imitation.

Photoshop tutorial – How to create HDR effect using a filter

In this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we will show you how to create HDR
effect with using LucisArt 3 filter.

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From the start we’d like want to say that in this case we will be talking
about so-called fake HDR effect, which we will create only from one photo.
On the topic of HDR effect we have already produced several

Photoshop tutorials.

In this lesson, we would like to show you a possibility of using Photoshop
filter LucisArt 3. If you want to create this HDR effect you can download
demo version of this filter from its home page. LucisArt 3 ED has a
function to highlight detail which allows increased image detail at two
levels of intensity, set up to 125 settings for 8-bit image. With this
filter you can correct image exposure and increase individual image detail
from subtle adjustments to the HDR effect.
As you can see in this

Photoshop tutorial

We do not use only LucisArt 3 filter but in the final elimination of noise
and softening the overall image we will use filter Topaz De Noise. Also
this filter can be downloaded as demo version from its homepage. So, if
you have both mentioned Photoshop filters we can begin with the effect.
Open up photo you want to edit using this

Photoshop tutorial.

First, we adjust the contrast and brightness on our photo. Then we
duplicate layer three times and we start editing. The whole process can be
seen in high detail video processing. Reached final HDR effect is really
great and definitely worth a try it.

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Finally, we attach some pictures in HDR which were achieved by using this
Adobe video Photoshop tutorial – How to create HDR effect using a filter.
So, you can feel free to come and watch a video lesson.

Photoshop tutorial – Text effect of rotten wood

In this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial we will show you how to create text effect of rotten wood.

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The basis of this

Photoshop tutorial

Is texture of rotten wood. At the very beginning of this lesson we create a new layer. This layer is created in the same size as the texture of wood. With using Photoshop Lasso tool we will create a look of old, rotted wood / of course very simple /. We create pattern from texture and then we fill in space that we created by using Lasso tool. We proceed further to creation of the old board under this

Photoshop tutorial

- Text effect of rotten wood. We write word on the board. Important – font should be chosen rather wider and higher, the effect will stand out better. Photoshop filter – Wind creates the basis for this effect. When dialog box will pop up choose method – Stagger. After applying the filter we take Smudge tool, choose a small brush and we begin to paint short strokes over the text. We will continue editing further by according to this

Photoshop tutorial

At the end of this lesson we only modify the text by using Layer Styles. This guide is one of the more complex and longer ones. Video is processed in high detail and each step is clearly explained. Certainly it is worth to try this way of text editing.

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Finally, we attach a couple of text pictures that we created with this Adobe video Photoshop tutorial – Text effect of rotten wood. Watch the video.