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[Aleena143]

why ths thread is so silent..no other tutorials?????

[Aleena143]

why ths thread is so silent..no other tutorials?????

[mohib-rameen]

Aleena:............

As you can see all the creative desighners are out of the arena and they have no time for the tutorials and also we want some more creative tips,
hopefully we will hear from them soooon if they got any time (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[manjuraja]

Love to see so many animation tips (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

This post has been edited by manjuraja: May 30 2012, 09:33 AM

[manjuraja]

PEN TOOL

This tutorial is specially for the beginners and those who don't have that much experience in pen tool! I tried my best to make this as simple as possible! To begin, select your images and open them separately in two files! Then only it is easy to drag and drop your images into another image.

Now, select the image you want to cut using pen tool!
Click the layer and see whether the image is rasterized! If not rasterize it by clicking the option! If you feel hard, See the next colouring/highlighting tutorial to learn how to rasterize!

Click the pen tool and select the proper settings as shown!
(IMG:http://www.photoshopessentials.com/images/basics/pen-tool-selections/photoshop-options-bar.gif)

Click on the "Paths" icon in the Options Bar to work with paths with the Pen Tool.
(IMG:http://www.photoshopessentials.com/images/basics/pen-tool-selections/pen-tool-paths-icon.gif)

Zoom the image 5 to 7 times larger so that you will feel easy to place the points properly!
With the Pen Tool selected and the Paths icon selected in the Options Bar, click once anywhere inside your image.
Don't click and drag, just click. When you do, you'll add a small square point.

(IMG:http://www.photoshopessentials.com/images/basics/pen-tool-selections/pen-tool-anchor-point.gif)

Place the points around your selection. If you want to cut perfectly just hold the mouse and bend the line and continue! This will need a lot of practice! At least for 10 to 20 times until you feel comfortable! Click all around and with final point join both the ends!
(IMG:http://i45.tinypic.com/1199jpe.jpg)

After completing, right click and select
(IMG:http://i49.tinypic.com/1z4d474.jpg)

And enter the level you need!
I usually give '0' and for some images give 5,10,20 so that you will get some cloudy feathers around your selection!
(IMG:http://i50.tinypic.com/wi9175.jpg)

Then click and select move tool to drag and drop the image to the main image!
(IMG:http://i47.tinypic.com/1icp4o.jpg)

There is an other easy choice also! Just click the 'Path' in the right side menus and select "Load path as selection" icon.
(IMG:http://www.photoshopessentials.com/images/basics/pen-tool-selections/stop-sign-paths-palette.gif)

Click on the "Load path as a selection" icon in the Paths palette, or press "Ctrl+Enter" (Win) / "Command+Delete" (Mac) to convert the path into a selection.
(IMG:http://www.photoshopessentials.com/images/basics/pen-tool-selections/clicking-icon.gif)

Now drag the file to your main image! It's time to re size !
(IMG:http://i48.tinypic.com/345lowo.jpg)

Click the 'show transform controls ' to edit the size!
(IMG:http://i48.tinypic.com/11sypnc.jpg)

Click on the lines around the image and you will get a new menu in the tool bar!Reduce W(width) and H(height) equally! Don't alter other sizes!
(IMG:http://i50.tinypic.com/1f7q81.jpg)

After everything click the tick mark at the tool bar end!
(IMG:http://i47.tinypic.com/33z465v.jpg)


This post has been edited by manjuraja: Nov 25 2012, 02:38 AM

[manjuraja]

Here is a tutorial of colouring / highlighting the background. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


1. Select the image layer and place it above the basic layer.


2. Select the image layer. Check whether the image is rasterized. If already rasterized leave it and you can edit the colour settings.
If not, right click the layer and rasterize.
(IMG:http://i46.tinypic.com/28lgbqu.jpg)

3. Now to change the colours and give highlights, click image --> adjustments --> Levels

Give the values as given!!Above 5 will give darkness and in the below box choose 240, it will reduce the brightness shades and will give accurate dark shades!

4. If you don't need this you can skip this! I used this to give some dark shades only!

5. Now again Press --> image --> adjustments --> colour balance
(IMG:http://i50.tinypic.com/141348w.jpg)


6. Use the values to get this colours!
(IMG:http://i46.tinypic.com/kbr5lc.jpg)


7. Use the pen tool to select the areas to give highlights.
(IMG:http://i48.tinypic.com/2liebo6.jpg)


8. After selecting the areas right click and give the value to 30 -60 according to your wish...I used 40.


9. Then press image --> adjustments --> Hue / Saturation and you will find some useful colour combinations.. I have given the values for the desired results!
(IMG:http://i48.tinypic.com/1zdufk9.jpg)

(IMG:http://i45.tinypic.com/153qu7o.jpg)

10. To give white light reflection, press image --> adjustments --> Hue / Saturation use only Lightness to get desired effects!!

(IMG:http://i47.tinypic.com/b5m88p.jpg)

That's it! We can change any background/images to any colours and highlight some areas using these tools!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wub.gif)

[laciad]

@ manjuraja

Excellent Maj (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) ....I'm glad to see this tip

[kewlone]

Excellent Job Raja (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

[anabhi]

omg!!
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif) thanks bro for sharing you tips cause it's very usefull for me and other who is new here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

[Leafjohn]

Thanx for sharing

[sachinzade1992]

thankx Raja... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif)
I really it....

[kewlone]

As for new comers and people who want to make gif's or some animations,

Lunapic is a website that has pre-stored effects like water, fire, smoke etc. i hope that might help you add some beauty to your wallys (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif)

for those who don't have any software, gimp is a free designing software and also an online website pixlr

Enjoy (IMG:style_emoticons/default/notworthy.gif)

[san-sagar]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/clap.gif) great tuto. . Raja (IMG:style_emoticons/default/clapping.gif)

[srimunnamunna]

raj nannba - awesome tips (IMG:style_emoticons/default/thumbsup.gif)
enna - the link is awesome.

[san-sagar]

Any1 active here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)