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Friday, September 21st, 2012 | Author: admin

So, you clicked your picture on a nice, clear day and are now looking for a way to give it a deep dark night look? Well, we have got a quick and easy to understand Photoshop tutorial to help you recreate the mood of your picture. Simply download this tutorial and transform your day shot into that of a moonlit night now!!

Main component(s) used: Pen Tool, Brush Tool, Photo Filter, Blending Option and Layer Style.


These 6 easy steps will help you to change the mood of your picture.

Step 1 :-

Take a day light camera image.


Step 2 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Selective Color and select white in droplet color menu; set the value of
other color as shown in the screenshot.

Step 3 :-

Choose History Tool and set the previous history in palette; apply on rest of image except sky part.

Step 4 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Photo filter and set the warming filter with orange color as shown in the screenshot.

Step 5 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Brightness/ Contrast and set the value.

Step 6 :-

Choose History Tool and apply on the sign boards to reduce the yellowish tone.

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Tuesday, February 28th, 2012 | Author: admin

Unleash the spirit of vengeance with this ‘Ghost Rider’ Photoshop tutorial. This expert tutorial tells you how to create that hell blazing vigilante ghost rider look. Get started and be a fiery antihero!

Main component(s) used: Brush Tool, Pen tool, Gradient tool, Path, Warp Tool and Color mask etc.



These 7 steps helps you how to create that hell blazing vigilante ghost rider.

Step 1 :-

Take an similar aggressive image and open in Photoshop. Respect the copyright law.

Step 2 :-

Choose Magic Wand Tool to remove background of image. Copy the image by Ctrl+J.


Step 3 :-

Go to Image > Adjustment > Bright & Contrast.

Step 4 :-

Go to Layer > Layer Style and set the background with gradient as shown in the screenshot.

Step 5 :-

Set the color in color overlay. Set color opacity as shown in the screenshot.

Step 6 :-

Make selection around the hands with Pen Tool and fill black color.

Step 7 :-

Go to Layer > Layer style and set the value of Bevel and Emboss.


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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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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, May 27th, 2010 | Author: admin

Want to get that perfect cut out? If so, try your hand in this new tool in Photoshop CS5, Masking. This tool will provide you with everything you need to put in place a perfect cut out. So much so that you can do so even with the most detailed edges you encounter; take for instance this dog which has strands of hair. This could just be your first move towards coaching yourself professional photo editing and image effects.  Just follow this 9-step tutorial and you’ll be right there!

Here’s how you can get a perfect cut-out.

Step 1

Take a photograph of a lapdog and open it in Photoshop. Please respect copyright laws.

Step 2

Select Lasso Tool.

Step 3

Use the Lasso Tool to create a selection around the dog. more…