Star Burst Gradient Text

May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Type Tool Techniques

Here’s simple star bust gradient text effect using just the ‘Stroke’ style from the ‘Blending Options’. For this example I chose a Handwriting Font just to reveal the curves a little more. In the ‘Layers Palette’ Right...

Bump Maps and Textures

May 28, 2005 | Pattern Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

Here is a few simple steps to create nice Bump Map Textures utilizing Blending Modes. First create a Custom Preset document of your choice. I used 400×400. Then, create a new Fill Layer by selecting it’s icon on the bottom of Layers Palette , and from the...

Any Screen Color Picker

May 28, 2005 | Photoshop Tutorials, Tips and Tricks

Here’s a few simple steps to capture any color from your screen, inside or outside the Photoshop program view. Though, many Color Pickers exist, there’s actually a rudimentary one available within Photoshop’s ‘Eyedropper Tool (I)’. To get...

Creating Surface Water

May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

Combine a Gradient Fill with Smudged Layer Masks to create the following water image. Begin by creating a new document, I used 378×600, with a White Background Layer. Next: Create a Gradient A. Select the New Adjustment/Fill icon and choose ‘Gradient...

Water Color Retro Art Style

May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

What you will need to begin is a high resolution image. (Not supplied – below is just a sample of what I used for this effect.) Note: Image courtesy of AbsolutVision Photo Gallery. The above image is a nice one in and of itself, but what I would like to focus on...

Grass & Sky Scene

May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

Here’s a detailed tutorial to simulate a realistic grass texture against a semi-cloudy skyline backdrop. The grass will be created with a ‘Brush Preset’ and the skyline will combine a Clouds Texture with a single ‘Solid Color’ layer....

Underwater Scene

May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

Here’s a detailed look to help simulate underwater scenes. I first began with a 500×500 size document preset, set the foreground color to a shade of blue (I used #1680D1) and the background color to a dark blue (I used #0C1B6C). Create a new empty Layer...

Ocean Mist Scene

May 28, 2005 | Painting Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials

Here’s a detailed walk-through to simulate an ocean mist scenery using Photoshop CS ‘Fibers’ filter and varying Gradients combined with alternating Blending Modes. First, start a new document, I used an equal size preset of 500×500. Create a new...