Thread: PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL :]

as the title sais it, this is a thread for those who want help with photoshop.

so ..
have a question and want an answer?
have a suggestion and want to share it with others?

post it all here.


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RULES:
1. DO NOT SPAM!! do that in the spam thread.
2. make sure that your question in not yet answered, before ansking.
3. do a little research before asking your question
4. if you have a question "how do you use ___" please try it out for yoursleves before asking


the rules might be updated, so make sure you check up on them once in a while.




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QUESTION: how to add a border. (StealDragon)

*** START
step 01: creace a new layer


step 02: name new layer as "border black" (you may use any other name)


step 02.b: the layer is added


step 03: select "pencil"


step 04: set thikness to 1px


step 05: choose a color (in this case black)


step 06: zoom in for more accuracy.


step 07: make sure that "border black" is selected. draw a border around the picture. (press down shift, to draw a straight line)


step 07.b: zoom out to see results. (notice black border around the image)


step 08: create new layer. name it "border white" (you may use any other name)
step 09: choose a color (in this case white)

step 10: zoom in -> draw white border. (leave 1px of space between black and white border)


step 11: zoom out to see results.


step 12: select "border black" (by clicking on it in the layer panel)

step 13: select "overlay" (notice the difference between "normal" and "overlay")


step 14: select "border white"
step 15: select "soft light" (right below "overlay")

results:

*** END

omg csutibea you are the .... whats a stronger word that best??? ummmm... ULTIMATE!!! yah thazz it... ok step two!!!

how do you get those monochrome effects and those digonal lines you usually have criscrossing your sigs???

oh and do you have any suggestions for brushes??? (how do you use brushes like that???) cuz now my total amount of non default brushes is 2...

*eager to learn*



... gracias senorita maestra CsuTiBea ... mi amor!

Oh. My. God.
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

i've tried to learn fotoshop but it's complicated


and..... how do you cut part of a picture out or something and use wordart or font

@CsuTiBea: Why not just select the entire thing and go select-->modifiy-->border.

mm I want to learn how to colour black/white pictures =/

how do you use the slice tools and what is it for?

I prefer stroking selections. Is much easier. :P

98abaile's method also works, but I like to use solid borders more. :P
Oh yeah, it was select-contract to resize selections. But it's greyed out whenever you select the entire canvas. >.<

Originally Posted by StealDragon

how do you get those monochrome effects

Colorize:
image-adjustments-hue/saturation: set to colorize

Originally Posted by StealDragon

and those digonal lines you usually have criscrossing your sigs???

Patterns:
1)file-new: 6x6 px, set bg contents to transparent, ok
2)zoom to 1600x
3)use a 1 px pencil
4)make this pattern:

5)select-select all
6)edit-define pattern
7)rename to w/e ie: diagonal lines
go back to w/e you were working on
9)new layer
10)edit-fill: set to use pattern and choose the one we just made
11)set layer blending to soft light

You can also use this for grids:

Originally Posted by KIT87

mm I want to learn how to colour black/white pictures =/

Grayscale:
image-adjustments-desaturate

Originally Posted by thatthat

how do you use the slice tools and what is it for?

...*sigh* Leave me alone. -_-

ADDITION TO RULES:
before asking your question, please do a little research.
if you have a question such as "how to do so and so" thats fine.
but if you have a question such as "what is a slice tool" or "how do you use blah blah" ... why dont you just try it out and see for yourselves?

if you still dont get how to use it, or have trouble with it, then go ahead and ask :]

Originally Posted by mangaguy

how do you cut part of a picture out or something and use wordart or font

tools:

when you see a little arrow in the bottom right hand side of the box, click and hold down for more tools (ie.: look at the cutting tools)

the cutting tools:[use shift and/or alt for other effects]




after done selecting,
[ctrl] + [c] = copy
go to new layer/window and [ctrl] + [v] = paste
if you want to delete the selection you just made press [delete] or [ctrl] + [x]

the crop tool:

(cuts off all that is not inside the selection)

text/fonts:

use these to give cool effects to your font


for more fonts, look around on google -> click
i also recomend searching google for brushes. [i dont remember where i got my brushes, but i will post the site if i remember]

You mean use layer styles to give cool effects.

Originally Posted by ApocalypticARK

You mean use layer styles to give cool effects.

naw i ment cool effect to fonts xP lol
like make it thicker or wider or stretch it nd all that fun stuff