Pale Coloring Tutorial
June 29, 2008
This pale coloring tutorial will explain how to add colour to your images.
This effect helps in many ways. Improving your knowledge of Photoshop, learning new things and this exact effect is great if you want to alter the colour of your image - as an example this has turned blue ish, but once you get to grips with this you will likely end up tweaking it to suit your own image.
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Pale Coloring Tutorial - The Steps
- Go to Layers -> New Adjustment Layers -> Curves… make sure your settings are set to RGB, now change your settings to mine, which are below:
INPUT: 50
OUTPUT: 61Once that’s done, just click OK.
- Go to Layers -> New Fill layer -> Solid color -> enter this code: FFB6ED then click OK. Set your new pink layer to ‘OVERLAY’ and change the opacity to 36%
- Now we’re going to add a brightness/contrast effect to your image, simply by going -> Layers -> New Adjustment Layers -> Brightness/Contrast…. Now change your setting to mine: Brightness: -18 Contrast: +20
- Now that that’s done, just click OK.
- Now for the finishing touch, this is optional, depending on what image your using, but for the image I’m using, sharpening the edges gives it a nice touch. So go Filter -> Sharpen -> Sharpen Edges… and you’re done!
- Aaannnddd you’re done! I hope this tutorial was helpful and made sense. If you need any help regarding this pale coloring tutorial please do leave a comment below.
Adobe Photoshop Effect
June 29, 2008
This adobe photoshop effect tutorial will explain how to add colour to your images.
This effect helps in many ways. Improving your knowledge of Photoshop, learning new things and this exact effect is great if you want to alter the colour of your image - as an example this has turned blue ish, but once you get to grips with this you will likely end up tweaking it to suit your own image.
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Adobe Photoshop Effect Tutorial - The Steps
- Duplicate your base image. [To do this go -> Layer -> Duplicate layer... and press okay.]
- Now go, Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur. I suggest setting it to 10 but it’s upto you! And then press okay.
- Next, go and find your layers section. It’s on the right hand side! You should see your ‘Layer 1 copy’.
- Do you see the drop down menu? At the moment it should have Normal on it. Click the tab and look for ‘Screen’
- Just next to that there is Opacity set that to 40%!
- Now go and duplicate your layer again, [To do this go -> Layer -> Duplicate layer... and press okay.]
- Then go back to your blending mode [It's the drop down menu on the right hand side in your layer section] You’ll see its set to ’screen’. Change that to ‘Overlay’
- I have set my Opacity to 50% but feel free to leave it or fiddle with those settings there.
- Almost done, go Layers -> New fill layer -> Solid color. Fill the little colour code with 5B5205, set it to Lighten at 100%. Merge your image. (To do this go SHIFT+CTRL+E).
- Aaanndd you’re done! I hope this tutorial was helpful and made sense - if you do however have any questions regarding this adobe photoshop effect then feel free to leave a comment below.
Photoshop Vintage Effect
June 29, 2008
This photoshop vintage effect tutorial will explain how to add colour to your images.
This effect is great when you want to add a more interesting look to your plain black and white images. Depending on the image you are trying this on you can tweak it to suit your images. This also works on coloured images, although it depends on the colours and if it’s not quite right, you can alter the effect simply by changing the opacity, fill and channel mixer (continue to read for more info).
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Photoshop Vintage Effect - The Steps
- With this effect I was working on the idea of creating colour to a black and white image… without doing some kind of colourization - however, this should also work with coloured images too.
- Firstly, download this gradient. Save it somewhere easy to remember and then go into Photoshop…
- Now go -> Layers -> New Layer Fill -> Gradient -> Load… search for the gradient you just downloaded and then press OK
- Locate your layers pallet and then the drop down menu which says “Normal” - change that to “Lighten”… and just to the right of it change the opacity to 78% and close to that change the fill to 77%
- Now go -> Layers -> New Adjustment Layers 0> Channel Mixer - and change your settings so they match mine: here & here. Once that’s done click OK.
- Aaannddd you’re done. I hope this tutorial was helpful and made sense - if you do have any questions regarding this photoshop vintage effect then feel free to leave a comment below and we’ll do our best to help you.
Enhanced Effect Tutorial
June 29, 2008
This Enhanced Effect Tutorial will explain how to alter your images and add more interest to it.
This effect creates a very extreme, dramatic effect to any image - which can be useful when you need something dramatic. This effect works on all sorts of images and this tutorial will help to improve your knowledge of Photoshop
Once you know how to do this you’ll end up tweaking it to suit your image, and discover new things in Photoshop.
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Enhanced Effect Tutorial - The Steps
- Firstly, duplicate your first layer twice. The easiest thing to do is use the shortcut: CTRL/Command + J - set the first duplicated layer to Screen and change the opacity to 20% - to do that, go to your layers pallet.
- Go to the second duplicated layer and set it to Overlay and the opacity to 50%
- Now download this file and save it somewhere easy to find.
- Now go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layers -> Curves -> Load - search for the file you just downloaded, select it and press OK.
- Now go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layers -> Color Balance - change your settings so that they match my own.
- And now go -> Layers -> New Adjustment Layers -> Selective Color - change your settings so they match mine: click, click & click. Once that’s all done, click OK.
- Aaannddd you’re done! I hope this tutorial was helpful, but if you have any questions regarding this Enhanced Effect Tutorial then please do leave a comment below.
Color Enhancement Tutorial
June 29, 2008
This Color Enhancement Tutorial will explain how to alter your images and add more interest to it.
This effect creates a very extreme, dramatic effect to any image - which can be useful when you need something dramatic. This effect works on all sorts of images and this tutorial will help to improve your knowledge of Photoshop
Once you know how to do this you’ll end up tweaking it to suit your image, and discover new things in Photoshop.
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Enhanced Effect Tutorial - The Steps
- To start, duplicate your layer. Use the handy shortcut: CTRL/Command + J - then go to your layers pallet and change the drop down menu to "Hard Light".
- Make a new fill layer. Go -> Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color. When the little box appears, change that to "Soft Light" and press OK - then enter this hex code: 74B1AF
- Now download this gradient , then go -> Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Gradient, when the little box appears click the gradient - then another box will appear - look for the ‘Load’ button… find the newly downloaded gradient, load it then press OK.
- Now go to your layers pallet, change the "Normal" drop down menu to "Lighten".
- Make another new colour layer: -> Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color - when the little box appears change the "Normal" to "Color Burn" and change the opacity to 18% - then press OK, another box will appear, add this hex code: f2f175
- Now I sharpened the image: -> Filter -> Sharpen -> Sharpen
- Aaannddd you’re done! I hope this tutorial was helpful, but if you have any questions regarding this Color Enhancement Tutorial then please do leave a comment below.
Bright and Colorful Effect
June 29, 2008
This Bright and Colorful Effect Tutorial will explain how to alter your images and add more interest to it.
This effect creates a rather dramatic effect - depending on the colours of the image and the actual photograph/image it depends what happens. However this effect is brilliant for improving your knowledge of Photoshop and learning new effects to use on all sorts of images.
Once you know how to do this you’ll end up tweaking it to suit your image, and discover new things in Photoshop.
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Bright and Colorful Effect Tutorial - The Steps
- Start off by going into the toolbar at the top in Photoshop and select LAYER, then select NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER, then select BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST… a little box should come up asking you to name the layer (note this box might not come up & it might take you straight to the brightness/contrast settings), just click OK. Then set the brightness to +24, leave the contrast set to +23. Click OK.You should notice that your images brightness has now changed slightly.
- Download this file and save it to your desktop. Go back into Photoshop and go upto the toolbar again and select LAYER, then select NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER, then select SELECTIVE COLOR… Like on the last step, a little box might pop up asking you to name the layer, just click OK (note that the box might not pop up for everyone - if it doesn’t, just carry on with the steps). Click LOAD…. and find the file you just downloaded, which will probably be called RoadSC.asv, if you haven’t renamed it. Once you’ve found it, select it and click LOAD. Once that’s done, click OK. Once you’ve clicked OK, you should now notice a huge difference in the colouring of your photograph.
- Now you need to repeat the step above, only you’ll be downloading a different file, so download this file. Then go into photoshop, select LAYER, then select NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER, then select SELECTIVE COLOR… load the file you just downloaded, and click OK. You should notice a difference in your image once again.
- Now fine the toolbar and select LAYER then select NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER then select COLOR BALANCE, then make sure your settings look exactly like mine, here. And you’re done. Don’t forget you can always alter these effects, add your own and even get rid of some of the steps, to change the effect to your liking, or just to adjust it for different images.
- Aaandddd you’re done. I hope this Bright and Colorful Effect Tutorial was helpful - however if you have any questions regarding this tutorial then please leave a comment below and I’ll happily reply.
Saturated Effect Tutorial
June 29, 2008
This Saturated Effect Tutorial will explain how to add a subtle painting effect.
This effect is great for images which have too much colour and maybe you want something more saturated… colour doesn’t always work and there is a lovely elegance in saturated, black/white images
Once you know how to do this you can easily alter it to work with other images… the best thing about this is it’s simple to remember, once you’ve done it you’ll never forget how to do this!
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Saturated Effect Tutorial - The Steps
- You duplicate the base of your image (Layer -> Duplicate Layer ) Set that duplicate to Overlay (to do this go to your layers pallet, locate the drop down menu which says "Normal", change that to "Overlay" - if by any chance you cannot see your layers pallet, press the key F7 it will call the layers pallet) and then change the opacity to what ever you think looks best (mine is set at 100% because it made the flowers more focused).
- Create a new fill layer (Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Colour) and put this colour in #7a8679 and then change the layer type to Saturation (layers pallet - normal drop down menu, change to Saturation).
- There you go, you’ve got that greeny saturation effect that adds a dramatic and great look to images… I’d suggest trying this out on a few other images, just to see what it can do on different types of images. This effect works wonders on other types of images, just try messing around with the opacity levels and also the colour layer. Go wild!
- And that’s it! I hope this Saturated Effect Tutorial was useful and good luck with all of your designing. If you have any problems, questions or anything else regarding this tutorial then leave a comment below!
Written by Cameron
Brighter Colours in Photoshop
June 29, 2008
This Brighter Colours in Photoshop Tutorial will show you another way of adding a different colour to your image.
In this tutorial I use a lot of layer adjustment tools - they’re great when you want to alter and tweak your images colous, lightening, colouring, all sorts of things - hopefully by following this you’ll become more comfortable with the layer adjustment tools and end up tweaking my settings to suit your own images.
The only thing with layer adjustment tools is that some settings work on images and then on others they need altering - it’s very annoying at times and yet wonderful when you get it right as the image turns out even more beautiful!
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Brighter Colours in Photoshop Tutorial - The Steps
- First of all, open a image in Photoshop - then go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Channel Mixer - change your settings to match my own and then press OK
- Now download this curves file and then go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Curves -> Load -> Locate your newly downloaded file -> press OK -> OK again
- Now go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Color Balance - change your settings so that they match my own.
- Again go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Color Balance - change your settings so that they match my own.
- Now go -> Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color… when the first box appears change the Opacity to 17% and change the "Normal" drop down menu to "Overlay" - then press OK, another box will appear, the colour box - at the bottom you’ll see 6 digits, change them to ec43be - then press OK
- Again go -> Layer -> New Fill Layer -> Solid Color… when the first box appears change the Opacity to 26% and change the "Normal" drop down menu to "Overlay" - then press OK, another box will appear, the colour box - at the bottom you’ll see 6 digits, change them to 8292c6 - then press OK
- Now go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Levels - when the box appears, at the top you’ll see input levels - change the first to 0 then the second to 0.84 and then the third to 246 - then just below the black and white graph you should see Output levels make sure the first is set to 0 and the second to 255 - don’t close the box yet.
- At the very top of the box you’ll see a drop down menu displaying "RGB", change it to "Red", and then at the top you’ll see input levels - change the first to 0 then the second to 0.74 and then the third to 255 - then just below the black and white graph you should see Output levels make sure the first is set to 0 and the second to 255 - don’t close the box yet.
- Now, change the drop down menu from "Red" to "Green", and then at the top you’ll see input levels - change the first to 0 then the second to 1.44 and then the third to 255 - then just below the black and white graph you should see Output levels make sure the first is set to 0 and the second to 255 - don’t close the box yet.
- This time change the drop down menu from "Green" to "Blue", and then at the top you’ll see input levels - change the first to 69 then the second to 2.50 and then the third to 252 - then just below the black and white graph you should see Output levels make sure the first is set to 0 and the second to 255 - NOW CLOSE THE BOX!
- Now download this selective colouring file and then go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Selective Color -> Load -> Locate your newly downloaded file -> press OK -> OK again
- Phew. That’s it - the last file, the selective colour may make a diference to your image and it may not… if it doesn’t come out quite how you want it to, just play with the settings, you’ll be amazed what happens! If you have any questions regarding this Brighter Colours in Photoshop Tutorial then just drop me a line in the below comment box. I’ll happily reply.
Dramatic Effect in Photoshop Tutorial
June 29, 2008
This Dramatic Effect in Photoshop Tutorial will explain how to alter your images and add more interest to it.
This effect creates a rather dramatic effect - depending on the colours of the image and the actual photograph/image it depends what happens. However this effect is brilliant for improving your knowledge of Photoshop and learning new effects to use on all sorts of images.
Once you know how to do this you’ll end up tweaking it to suit your image, and discover new things in Photoshop.
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Dramatic Effect Tutorial - The Steps
- Go into Photoshop and go into -> LAYER -> NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER -> COLOR BALANCE.. When the box comes up you’ll notice at the bottom there’s three options - Shadows, Midtones and Highlights. You’ll need to change all three of them, so take a look at the screen shots and make your settings look like mine, Midtone settings here, Shadows settings here, Highlights settings here. Once that’s done, Click OK.
- Now go into the toolbar at the top in Photoshop and select LAYER -> NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER -> BRIGHTNESS/CONTRAST… a little box should come up asking you to name the layer (note this box might not come up & it might take you straight to the brightness/contrast settings), just click OK. Then set the brightness to +58, leave the contrast set to 0. Click OK.
- Now download this selective colouring file and then go -> Layer -> New Adjustment Layer -> Selective Color -> Load -> Locate your newly downloaded file -> press Load -> OK again.
- First of all, go into Phtoshop and into the toolbar, select LAYER -> NEW FILL LAYER -> SOLID COLOR… when the first box appears change the “Normal” drop down menu to “Soft light” - then press OK, another box will appear, the colour box - at the bottom you’ll see 6 digits, change them to F8FED0- then press OK
- Not happy with what your photograph looks like? OK, firstly go into your Layers Palette and on the left side of each layer, you’ll see there should be little eyes. I’ve drawn a red box around the eyes to show you exactly what I mean - you’ll see that on one of the layers there’s no eye beside it, that’s because I’ve simply hidden the single layer to change the effect on my photograph. Click here to see what I mean. now that you understand that, you can hide one or more of the layers and keep playing with it until you like the outcome.
- Aaandddd you’re done. I hope this Dramatic Effect in Photoshop Tutorial was helpful - however if you have any questions regarding this tutorial then please leave a comment below and I’ll happily reply.
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