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In this tip, create any word and paste a watercolor
background into it. We will now enhance them using filters and effects. The following are a variety of experimentations using Watercolor Backgrounds for Photoshop. In Adobe Photoshop, type in your headline using the text tool on it's own layer. With the magic wand, select each letter. 1. Choose Select > Inverse to select everything but the type. 2. Choose the delete key to knock out the background. 3. Choose Layer > Type > Render Layer. Your type is now ready to manipulate. - With the magic wand select each letter. 1. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 2. Stroke the path with a 1 pixel black line - Edit > Stroke 3. Choose the Layer > Effects >Drop Shadow 4. Choose the Layer > Effects >Bevel and Emboss>Inner Bevel 1. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 2. Stroke the path with a 1 pixel black line - Edit > Stroke 3. Choose Filter > Stylize > Diffuse 1 Don't knock out the background but select each letter. 2. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 3. Choose Filter > Distort > ZigZag Amount 12, Ridges 15, Small Pond. 4. Choose the Layer > Effects >Bevel and Emboss>Inner Bevel 1. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 2. In the layers Palette, click on the mask icon of your layer. 3. Choose channels > layer 1 mask 4. Choose Filter > Sketch > Plaster 25,8 Top Left 1. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 2. Stroke the path with a 1 pixel black line - Edit > Stroke 3. Choose the Layer > Effects >Bevel and Emboss>Pillow Emboss 1. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 2. Choose Filter > Artistic > Rough Pastels 3. Choose the Layer > Effects >Inner Shadow 1. Copy and Edit > Paste Into your texture of choice. 2. Choose Filter > Distort > Ocean Ripple 3. Choose the Layer > Effects >Inner Shadow [Top] |
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To avoid having to go to the Layers
palette every time and toggling the Move Tool Auto Select option On/Off, you
are able to select any layer by simply holding the CTRL key down then
clicking on the part of layer on the canvas. [Top] |
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| Alt + Wheel = zooms in and out. Ctrl + Wheel = pans left and right. Shift + Wheel = pans ups and downs. To change your mouse settings: Choose Start>> Control Panel>> Mouse [Top] |
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pressing the TAB key, you can hide the TOOLS palette along with any other
palette you might have on the stage. Then by pressing the 'F' key, you can
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| To find the brightest highlights or the darkest shadows, using the Threshold command makes this a simple task. Here's how: You can access Threshold mode while in the Levels palette, this way you can avoid going to the menu. 1. Choose Image>> Adjust>> Levels 2. The Levels dialog box will now appear. 3. Hold down the Alt/Opt key while dragging the Highlight and Shadow Input sliders and the image temporarily enters Threshold mode allowing you to see exactly where the darkest and lightest pixels reside. 4. Release the mouse button and the image reverts back to Levels mode. [Top] |
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| If you are working with a series of photographs and you would like to open each photo on a new layer so that you can show progression, below, is a command that will make sure the pixels on each layer are properly aligned. Open all the photos in Photoshop Choose File>> New The New dialog box will now appear Enter the same pixel dimensions and resolution as your original image series. Click OK. A new document will now be created. Activate the first image in the series. Shift/click and drag the Background layer over the new document. When a thick border appears around the new document, release the mouse. The image will now be added as a new layer. Repeat the above process for all the images in the series of photos. By holding the Shift key while dragging, the image will snap to the center of the new document and each layer will be perfectly aligned. This will only work correctly as long as the camera's position remained constant. [Top] |
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| Adobe Photoshop's keyboard shortcuts are designed for photoshop experts to work faster creating graphics. Below, you will find some of the more common keyboard shortcuts used. These shortcuts apply to Photoshop 7 and CS users.
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