May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
1. Here’s a detailed look at how to achieve an Open Magazine Effect. Some basic shapes, a photo, some ‘Pen Tool’ manipulation and the Liquify Tool helped achieve this. So follow along to see how. 2. In a new document, set the foreground color #C1C3C0...
May 28, 2005 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a detailed look at how to achieve the Polaroid Effect. Some basic shapes, a photo and some ‘Pen Tool’ manipulation which help achieve this. So follow along to see how. 1. In a new document, foreground color #D9D9D9 then select the...
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here is a simple way to get comfortable using Path Tool. Start a new document. Your preset choice. Then hit the Ctrl+’ (Mac:Command+’) to turn on the Grid, as I have captured below. Alternatively, ‘View/Show/Grid’. Next, enable ‘Snap...
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a few simple steps to create a Wireframe Cube effect. The main trick here is to achieve the effect without having Photoshop close multiple Paths during the Stroke process. Follow along to see how. First and foremost lets select the ‘Brush Tool...
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Below is the image (the mini car) I will recreate to give it the vector look and feel. The quality of the image is not so much an issue in this case, as long as, theres enough detail to trace. The Process First, right-click and choose either: A) ‘Copy’,...
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
1. Here’s a simple Pen Tool/Path combined with a brush preset animated Christmas bells effect. 2. Start with the ‘Pen Tool (P)’; make sure the ‘Path’ option is selected on the Options Bar. 3. Then roughly draw in the shape of the...
