Wednesday, December 28th, 2011 | Author: admin

Who says we cannot control the weather? With Photoshop, we certainly CAN! Even if a picture is taken under the scorching sun, we can add snow to the picture with the tools, layers and much more! Follow this Snow Fall tutorial and let Photoshop do the magic for you by adding that realistic falling snow to your photographs.

Main component(s) used: Brush Tool, Filters,Blur filter, Noise, Layer Blending option, etc.


These 6 steps tell you how to adding that realistic falling snow to your photographs.

Step 1 :-

Take an bright clear image to show your effect. Go to Adjustment> Hue/Saturation or Ctrl+U and down the saturation of the image as shown in the screenshot.

Step 2 :-

Take a new layer and fill black color; go to Filter > Render > Differnent Clouds.


Step 3 :-

You will get a cloud image.

Step 4 :-

Change the clouds layer Bending Mode to Linear Dodge (Add).

Step 5 :-

Choose Eraser Tool to remove extra whiteness over clouds area.

Step 6 :-

Choose Brush Tool with selecting white color and apply on green grass as shown in screenshot.

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Friday, November 04th, 2011 | Author: admin

Steel, one of the unique alloy is not only used to manufacture ships, vehicles, utensils and similar other products. It can also be used to customize your text. By using chains, bolts and screws you can create magnificent text and enhance your creativity. Just use few Photoshop tools and design your own text.

Main component(s) used: Pen Tool, Action, Erase Tool, Layer Blending Option, Layer Mask etc.


Here are 23 steps to help to transform your own Steel Text effect:

Step 1 :-

Draw a steel pattern using Pen Tool and similar kind of gradient as shown in the screenshot.

Step 2 :-

Go to Edit > Define Pattern and name the pattern “Steel” as shown in the screenshot.

Step 3 :-

Type a word for apply your effect using Horizontal Type Tool.


Step 4 :-

Right click on Text layer and click on Blending Option; go to Gradient Overlay and choose black & white gradient

Step 5 :-

Copy the text layer by “Ctrl+J” and move to little right by using arrow key on keyboard. Now right click on current layer and go to Blending Option > Pattern Overlay and choose here your steel pattern as shown in the screenshot.

Step 6 :-

Set the value of Bevel and Emboss as shown in the screenshot.

Step 7 :-

Choose Contour style as per your like.

Step 8 :-

Set the value of Satin as shown in the screenhot.

Step 9 :-

Choose Ellipse Tool to create screw on steel pattern.

Step 10 :-

In Blending Option set the value of Bevel and Emboss.

Step 11 :-

To create screw divider choose Rectangle Tool and set value of Drops Shadow in layer style window.

Step 12 :-

Set the value on Inner Shadow and Inner Glow as shown in the screenshot.


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Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 | Author: admin

This time we’ve managed to ‘think out of the box’ and managed to come up with this Spiderman tutorial – where our superhero manages to emerge ‘out of the box’ – literally – and play the role of the savior. This tutorial will help you create this 3D-like image of Spiderman emerging from a television set, with flames all around and saving the little boy’s life.

Main component(s) used: Pen Tool, Smudge Tool, Burn Tool, Layer Blending Option etc.

These steps will help you weave ‘Spiderman’ magic on your images.

Step 1 :-

Take an image which you found suitable for this tutorial and open it in Photoshop. Please respect copyright laws.

Step 2 :-

In your image use Pen Tool and make path around your image as I did on Spiderman.

Step 3 :-

Make a selection on TV screen with Lasso Tool and fill black color.

Step 4 :-

Put Spiderman image in such a way that it looks coming out from Television. Use Transform (Ctrl+T) to adjust it.

Step 5 :-

Bring down the opacity of Spiderman layer and select the child layer to make a path of his hand and bring up the current layer to show the right position.

Step 6 :-

Right click on Spiderman layer and go to Blending option > Outer Glow.

Step 7 :-

Choose Pen Tool and draw a path on a new layer and right click on work path and go to Stroke Path to create waves as shown in the screenshot.

Step 8 :-

Right click on waves layer and go to Blending option > Outer Glow, inner Glow as shown in the screenshot.

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Thursday, August 04th, 2011 | Author: admin

A bumble bee sitting on a rose makes for a wonderful sight. Here, we have taken the help of Photoshop and worked our creativity around a bumble bee and made it more intriguing and interesting. This step by step tutorial will show you the exact transformation – how a bumble bee turns into a winged baby bee. What makes it all the more fascinating is the celestial-like black background with different hues of honeycomb. Notice the bee stings too!

The main components used in this tutorial are Pen Tool, Brush Tool, Layer Style and Filters.

So just follow these 30 Photoshop steps and see how you transform your bumble bee into a real human baby! :-

Step 1 :-

Take the image of any flower; here I picked the image of a rose.

Step 2 :-

Choose Pen Tool and make a path around the flower.

Step 3 :-

To change the color of the flower, go to Layer > Adjustment Layer > Hue and Saturation.

Step 4 :-

Apply History Tool to get back the original color of the flower’s leaves.

Step 5 :-

Take the image of a little baby and make a path around him with the help of Pen Tool to remove the background.

Step 6 :-

Position the baby’s image on the flower with Transform (Ctrl+T).

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Friday, July 01st, 2011 | Author: admin

Express your love and heartily wishes to your sweetheart though romantic, amazing, subtle and colorful e-cards. Create these e-cards surrounded with beautiful picture of your loved ones with hearts and swirls. It would be icing on the cake to your celebration and leave a remarkable impression upon her.  Simply follow our easy step tutorials to create your own images. With amazing Photoshop tricks, you can easily do it all instantly and without any hassle.

Take your loved one’s picture and let’s get going:-

Step 1 :-

Take an image of a girl and open it in Photoshop. Please respect copyright laws. Choose Magic Tool From the Tool Palette, click it on image inverse the selection by pressing Shift+Ctrl+I to remove the white background. Now, copy the image by using the keyword shortcut Ctrl+C.

Step 2 :-

Paste the copied image using Ctrl+V on a new file, the size of this file should be 2100×1800 pixel. Go to Image > Adjustment > Brightness/Contrast and set the values as shown in the screenshot.

Step 3 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Selective Color for color correction set the values as shown in the screenshot.

Step 4 :-

Take a new layer set the foreground color to #ffeo7c. Choose Gradient Tool, select Foreground to Transparent in the Gradient Editor as shown in the screenshot.
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