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11/18/2006 01:28:06 AM · #26 |
Very nice but make the tendons from the fingers meet in the middle of the wrist! They all angle towards each other and meet there. (givin' you that extra lifelike edge!)
Originally posted by Noel_ZH:
I have of tricks for PS but they all relate to game art. I guess the best I could tell you about is purchasing a wacom board if you really want some detail. This is a 3d hand I painted in an evening all on wacom, almost not possible without:
//img501.imageshack.us/img501/1993/hand114sg.jpg |
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11/18/2006 01:30:45 AM · #27 |
Pssst... you can customize and add more shortcuts too! Edit menu/keyboard shortcuts
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11/18/2006 02:10:30 AM · #28 |
From Photoshop, click the Photoshop menu then hold down the Command (Apple) and Option keys and click "About Photoshop".
Enjoy Adobe SpaceMonkey.
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11/18/2006 08:13:25 AM · #29 |
Originally posted by BradP:
:-(
It "was" supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek form of humor.
Had it not been for you, and what you've shared here, I probably still wouldn't have a clue how to do a gradient,
as I had tried so many times, omitting one key step - switch to multiply in the layer properties! |
Hey, hey, hey, I was KIDDING. Deadpan humor. It takes a heck of a lot to get me upset, and Brad sure didn't :-)
Geesh. Don't you people KNOW me better than that?
R. |
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11/18/2006 10:50:14 AM · #30 |
Originally posted by Bear_Music:
Originally posted by BradP:
:-(
It "was" supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek form of humor.
Had it not been for you, and what you've shared here, I probably still wouldn't have a clue how to do a gradient,
as I had tried so many times, omitting one key step - switch to multiply in the layer properties! |
Hey, hey, hey, I was KIDDING. Deadpan humor. It takes a heck of a lot to get me upset, and Brad sure didn't :-)
Geesh. Don't you people KNOW me better than that?
R. |
You forgot the jejejejejejejejejeje©®â„¢ |
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11/18/2006 11:20:09 AM · #31 |
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11/18/2006 01:00:52 PM · #32 |
My photoshop tricks are my own personal prison.
I can not seem to escape from the confinds of realism, and tend to pace back and forth within the confine of my cell called sirrealism.
My photoshop tricks are my chain, and ball.
If I could share, I would, but there is no one there to help me escape.
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11/18/2006 06:33:23 PM · #33 |
Gradient Maps and their masks are your friends.
Gradient Map is found with the rest of the adjustments (also as an adjustment layer) and allows you to create a gradient and then map one end to black and the other to white. This causes the gradient to be mapped to the image based on the tone of each pixel. Using the gradient editor (click on the gradient to open) custom gradients can be created and saved.
At first glance this may not seem all that useful, but here are a few of the things that can be done with it.
- Map a basic Black/White gradiet and apply the Luminosity blending mode. Now the image can be tone mapped as desired by adjusting the gradient in the gradient editor.
- - Use the info pallette to determine what tones each of the important areas in an image are and add a Tone Stop to the gradient at that location with the tone you want it to be. The editor automatically adjusts the gradient to change smoothly between each stop.
- - Use it to create a Levels adjustment that works on the Luminosity of the image instead of the color channels. Placing a tone stop at 50% with a value of middle grey has no effect, but it can then be moved left or right to lighten or darken the image as desired. This works the same as the middle slider in Levels. Move the default tone stops in from the extremes works the similarly to the the left and right sliders in the levels dialog.
- - More can be done to simulate Curves and such, but it is easier to place the Gradient Map in a new folder on the Layers pallette and change the folders blending mode to Luminosity instead of the Gradient Maps. Now any adjustment layer can be used within that folder (above the Gradient Map) and the results apply directly to the luminosity of the image without regard to the color information.
- Create a Gradient Mask by adjusting the black/white Gradient Map as desired and then Ctrl-Alt-~ to make a selection out of it. Save this selection as an alpha channel to be used as a mask when needed.
- - Most adjustments and filters reach a critical strength when applied -- beyond this point bad things start happening in the image. This critical point is reached by some tones before others. Applying a gradient mask to all adjustment and filter layers pinpoints the effect to the areas needing it and often allows a much greater adjustment than otherwise possible without bad results.
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Learn what the Blending modes do. This may sound flippant, but it is a great tip as nearly all of the adjustment layers are applications of a blending mode in a simplified dialog.
- Anytime you want to apply a blending mode to the entire image (masked as desired) all that is needed is to create an adjustment layer (any of them), apply a mask if desired and change the blending mode. This does the same thing as duplicating the image, applying a mask and changing the blending mode -- but does it while using much less memory and is usually processed faster as well.
- - As most blending modes can produce unwanted side effects when applied, using the adjustment layer that allows the correction of those effects saves a lot of time and layer clutter. For instance, many cause a shift in hue and decrease in saturation when applied -- using a Hue/Saturation layer for this allows the side effects to be controlled as they are created instead of after they have been 'set in stone', so to speak.
- Reduce the opacity of blending modes, they are rarely useful when applied full blast. For instance, Multiply and Screen produce results similar to an exposure adjustment that is roughly equivalent to 1/3 of a stop for every 12 1/2 percent of opacity that is applied. This gives an approximate 2 2/3 stop adjustment when applied full blast and is usually not what is needed.
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When adding a new layer (adjustment or otherwise) it is good practice to automatically set the opacity to 75% (or such) before doing anything else with it. Then apply the adjustment, filter or whatever to the exact degree you want it to be. Later, if needed, the effect can be increased as well as decreased by adjusting the opacity of the layer.
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That's all I can think of at the moment, but I'll post again if I think of anymore.
David
/edit: fingers didn't want to do what I tell them to. :P
Message edited by author 2006-11-18 18:36:55.
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12/12/2006 06:14:35 PM · #34 |
One I hadn't seen before and was rather surprised at the results:
Quick color cast correction in CS2: (not sure if other PS versions have this)
Image, Adjustments, Color Match, Check the Neutralize button and adjust the Luminosity and Color Intensity if needed.
Nothing else was done on this and the before & after is quite noticeable.
Shot was taken using Automatic White Balance indoors.
Message edited by author 2007-01-16 05:21:18.
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12/12/2006 06:46:51 PM · #35 |
something I learned just a few days ago from fellow DPCers
how to apply adjustment layers to only one image layer
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02/17/2007 03:34:10 PM · #36 |
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02/17/2007 03:48:18 PM · #37 |
I don't have any photoshop tips to share, but these are some websites I use for tutorials...
Photoshop Tips and Tricks
Good-Tutorials
Photoshop Roadmap
//www.Pixel2life
Anybody have any other sites?
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