May 28, 2004 | Other Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
1. Add a Dingbat/ Font to a ‘Layer’, and make that type Layer the active Layer in the Layers Panel. Go Big, (with Fonts) … say, 500 pt in size. 2. Go to the ‘Layers’ Menu Option, and choose ‘Type’, Then ‘Convert to...
May 28, 2004 | Other Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
You have a shape or font graphic but doesn’t quite appear smooth around the edges, here is a simple way to correct this. 1. Ctrl + Click the layer in question to Select it. 2. Go the Channels Palette and create a new Channel, as i have created one and call it...
May 28, 2004 | Other Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Open your choice image. 1. Start with the Lasso Tool and draw a continuous line around the Dentist figure. 2. Then go to Select, menu option and choose Inverse. (Select > Inverse) 3. Then Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and play with the setting that best...
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...
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Select the Pen Tool option (Press the letter P on the keyboard). Hold the mouse click and the drop down option reveals five different Pen options. Using Pen Tool with Paths This basically creates an Outlined Work Path, with no color fill and no layer attributes.....
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Select the Pen Tool option (Press the letter P on the keyboard). Hold the mouse click and the drop down option reveals five different Pen options. Using Pen Tool with Shape Layer This basically creates a Vector Color Filled Shape based on the foreground color of your...
May 28, 2004 | Pen Tool Techniques, Photoshop Tutorials
Here’s a few simple ‘Shape Tool’ tricks combined with ‘Blending Styles’ to achieve this 3d ring affect. 1. Start with the ‘Ellipse Tool (U)’ on the Toolbar, and activate the ‘Shape Layers’ icon up on the Options...
