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01/11/2005 02:07:36 PM · #1 |
post the most recent photoshop trick you learned. doesn't have to be anything fancy. for me it's this;
Photoshop snow,
take a base image and duplicate it
on the duplicate layer go to edit then fill and then chose black
next go filter>pixalte>pointalize set cell size to about 5
then go put a vertical motion blur on the whole image
next hold shift and move the "snow" overtop the original image
in the layer drop down select screen
and volia it's snowing! |
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01/11/2005 02:10:45 PM · #2 |
You can also adjust the blending mode of the layer for variations of this effect...
Robt.
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01/11/2005 02:34:10 PM · #3 |
take 4 shots of the exact same thing
load each on top of itself in layers in photoshop
set bottom layer to 100% opacity
next layer to 75%
next layer to 50%
next layer to 25%
i haven't even tried it yet, but supposedly it removes image noise
learned it on these forums, actually |
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01/11/2005 02:39:30 PM · #4 |
Latest thing I learnt was hitting 'd' gets you back to black and white swatches. Very cool shortcut
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01/11/2005 03:27:38 PM · #5 |
| shift+O = toggles between dodge/burn/saturation sponge |
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01/11/2005 03:34:25 PM · #6 |
well..this isnt great but i figured this out recently.
If you need to paint in a straight line, but not on a directly horizontal or vertical plane. you can leftclick on one spot, then hold shift, click the next spot and it paints in a line from the original spot to the next, it was really quite usuful in this shot, where there were so many straight lines
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01/11/2005 03:50:05 PM · #7 |
PHOTOSHOP HIGH KEY EFFECT:
This effect works best with portraits a bit over exposed with a white background and is grayscale.
Take your over exposed image and make a duplicate layer and use the filter Diffuse Glow, set your Grain Amount to 0, and adjust the Clear Amount and Glow Amount to however you see fit, and for the Blending Options on the top layer set them to either Soft Light, Pin Light, or whatever you feel best achieves the look, depending on your image.
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01/11/2005 04:18:49 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by gi_joe05:
post the most recent photoshop trick you learned. doesn't have to be anything fancy. for me it's this;
Photoshop snow,
take a base image and duplicate it
on the duplicate layer go to edit then fill and then chose black
next go filter>pixalte>pointalize set cell size to about 5
then go put a vertical motion blur on the whole image
next hold shift and move the "snow" overtop the original image
in the layer drop down select screen
and volia it's snowing! |
I used a similar trick a while back with a photo of my house and this is how it turned out.
Before
After
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01/11/2005 04:22:30 PM · #9 |
Pedro pointed me to a channel mixer download for Elements...that's the coolest thing I've found so far.
(Anyone know of a way to do curves or quadtones in PSElements...please?)
Also, figuring out how to properly use USM is awesome...
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01/11/2005 04:35:00 PM · #10 |
To remove purple fringing (chromatic aberration):
Open your image and go to 100% for easy visualisation.
Create a new blank layer
Set this layer's attributes to 'Color' (in the layer palette where you see Normal)
Select a brush a bit larger than the fringing you want to remove. (No need to be accurate)
Hold down the Alt key and using the eyedropper click on the color you want close to the fringing. Release the key and paint away the fringing. Any other fringing of a similar color area needs no further eyedropper selection. If the new color required is different then Alt click again.
Message edited by author 2005-01-11 17:52:07.
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01/26/2005 09:42:25 PM · #11 |
Using Curves to remove a color cast from a photo:
Select the eyedropper tool.
Add a "Threshold" adjustment layer.
Drag the threshold slider all the way to the left.
Drag back toward the right until the image starts to appear. These are the darkest elements of the photo. Holding shift, click the eyedropper onto one of these places to place a marker there.
Drag the threshold slider all the way to the right.
Drag back toward the left until the image starts to appear. These are the brightest elements of the photo. Holding shift, click the eyedropper onto one of these places to place a marker there.
Click Cancel on the Threshold window.
Add a Curves adjustment layer.
Under the OK button there are three eye droppers: black, mid, and white.
Double click the black one. Change the box next to B to a value of 5. Click OK.
Double click the white one. Change the box next to B to a value of 95. Click OK.
With the black dropper selected in the curves window, click into the
marker you placed on the photo for the dark places.
With the white dropper selected in the curves window, click into the marker you placed on the photo for the light places.
Click OK.
:) Just learned this trick and L-O-V-E it!
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01/26/2005 10:05:43 PM · #12 |
I just learnt this.
If you want an adjustment layer to effect only the layer below it instead of all the layers below it you hold down the Alt key and click between the adjustment layer and the one you want effected in the layer palette. |
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01/26/2005 10:11:01 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by enigmania:
I just learnt this.
If you want an adjustment layer to effect only the layer below it instead of all the layers below it you hold down the Alt key and click between the adjustment layer and the one you want effected in the layer palette. |
damn, that's a good one. I could have used that today, I got so frustrated when my adjustment to one top layer kept affecting the whole image.
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