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Few PS questions
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:17 pm
by TheKnight
Ok, finaly managed to get Photoshop (CS4) and now I have few questions:
How do you make glowing text?
If you have image from rendersite, do you have save it on comp or can you copy it for none backround, since when I tried to copy image from planetrenders.net, it had black backround, on GIMP it still has no backround
How do you install new brushes/fonts?
what are keys to Scale and Move image?
How can you move layers?
How do you make Glowing Pen tool line (or w/e it is)
How do you make frames for Sigs?
More questions comming later
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:30 pm
by DumboDii
TheKnight wrote:Ok, finaly managed to get Photoshop (CS4) and now I have few questions:
How do you make glowing text?
Double click you text layer and layer style window will pop up. Then just choose "outer glow" and configure your glow settings the way you want.If you have image from rendersite, do you have save it on comp or can you copy it for none backround, since when I tried to copy image from planetrenders.net, it had black backround, on GIMP it still has no backround
Yes you have to download the renders to you computer. And I would recommend it anyway.How do you install new brushes/fonts?
You can instal new brushes by first downloading them and then copy them to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Presets\Brushes. You can install fonts the same way you always do. Download them and then copy them to C:\WINDOWS\Fonts
what are keys to Scale and Move image?
I don't get the question.How can you move layers?
Hold and dragHow do you make Glowing Pen tool line (or w/e it is)
Same way you did glowing text.How do you make frames for Sigs?
Select -> select all -> select again -> Modify -> border -> use the bucket tool to fill your border.More questions comming later
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 7:49 pm
by chrisorg
I do frames by applying image and the Edit->Stroke
Just throwing it in there...
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 8:41 pm
by Deadsolid
DumboDii wrote:what are keys to Scale and Move image?
I don't get the question.
Edit>Transform>Scale
and to move you use the arrow tool
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2009 10:38 pm
by Shomari
Or ctrl-t
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:37 am
by Mirosuke
lol r u serious? Check some guide on google :/
or just try playing with it since its similar with GIMP
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 3:52 am
by TheKnight
Tutorial tells me to apply image, what does it mean?
Edit: And How does cliping masks work?
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:15 am
by TheKnight
Ok, I tried something with this tut:
http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs25/f/2008/ ... itzu94.pngBut What i made wasn't very good
Photoshop is harder to use than GIMP
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:24 am
by Swindler
Best I've seen from you IMO.
To apply a image press ctrl+alt+shift+e on a new layer or just take Image -> Apply Image
Clipping mask tutorial ->
http://sugarpoultry.deviantart.com/art/ ... -116712895Btw, all your questions are answered just by a simple google search.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 8:59 am
by DumboDii
Here are few basic photoshop tutorials which I found useful when I started photoshopping.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 10:54 am
by TheKnight
DumboDii wrote:Here are few basic photoshop tutorials which I found useful when I started photoshopping.
Great tuts but how to add light source?
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:27 pm
by TheKnight
My newest creation, thans for Tutorial Dumbo
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:47 pm
by DumboDii
Getting better, getting better... Next time pay more attention to flow.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 12:59 pm
by TheKnight
DumboDii wrote:Getting better, getting better... Next time pay more attention to flow.
Flow?
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:02 pm
by DumboDii
I already posted tutorial explaining flow, using colors and the rule or 3rd in your other thread.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:04 pm
by Swindler
TheKnight wrote:DumboDii wrote:Getting better, getting better... Next time pay more attention to flow.
Flow?
For the example, look at Dumbos sig, the shoe is pointed at a certain direction, and the effects behind the shoe is going with the same direction.
It gives a feeling that the signature has some movement in it.
http://fluidstudios.deviantart.com/art/ ... -104946069
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 1:21 pm
by TheKnight
And now other questions:
if you render image with pen tool, you have to choose path as selction, how ( i try to right click the path and select but it says something that over 50% of pixels aren't chosen or something like that)?
How to add transprement backround (or w/e it is)?
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:07 pm
by TheKnight
nvm about the upper questions, got answerd them already (I
youtube
)
Well, tried to focus on Flow, but (again) I did something wrong
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:09 pm
by DumboDii
You should try something else than anime renders all the time.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 4:30 pm
by chrisorg
DumboDii wrote:You should try something else than anime renders all the time.
This.
And imo u should really really look into text placement.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Fri Oct 02, 2009 6:32 pm
by Deadsolid
chrisorg wrote:DumboDii wrote:You should try something else than anime renders all the time.
This.
And imo u should really really look into text placement.
This.
And imo u should really really look into text font.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 2:10 am
by Amarisa
DumboDii wrote:You should try something else than anime renders all the time.
i always found anime to be much more easy to work with then real people and so on
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:18 am
by DumboDii
Amarisa wrote:DumboDii wrote:You should try something else than anime renders all the time.
i always found anime to be much more easy to work with then real people and so on
Indeed.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:38 am
by TheKnight
Well, I tried Gaming Render instead (Real Life renders are still too hard for me
) and practiced text placement a little bit more...
Version 2, I tried to add more depth by creating color on borders (I ruinded it again
)
I should download more fonts
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 8:48 am
by DumboDii
Well I have to say that your photoshop sigs are already much better. I think you should not focus on text so much at this point. Focus on the sig and leave the text so when you know more about techniques you become better at making text.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:36 pm
by TheKnight
Ok I have new question: How do you make your brushes to shinig multi colors?
(
http://brusheezy.cdn.eezyinc.com/images ... 1237563703) <-- Like those
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 12:42 pm
by Amarisa
you tend to have a lot of stuff over the face of your render. try having the face clear but still have a little depth going.
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:31 pm
by Swindler
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 3:37 pm
by TheKnight
Can you set gardient map so it only has effect on one layer?
Re: Few PS questions
Posted: Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:22 pm
by Melez
Apply it as a clipping mask to the layer you want
