Extracting Images With Photoshop

Extracting Images With Photoshop
This tutorials covers 3 methods of extracting an object from the background: the easiest (and least precise) using the Extract Filter, Polygonal Lasso Tool which is not hard to use and gives good results, and Quick Mask which takes a bit more time, but gives the best edge smoothing. Open your image and...

Realistic Clouds

Realistic Clouds
This tutorial will attempt to explain how to get realistic (or at least surreal) looking cloud formations in Photoshop 6 (and up to cs version) ON CLOUDS… No two clouds are alike in nature..it is impossible to find symetrical patterns in swirling gases. Luckily, Photoshop has the means to re-create a...

Embroidery Text

Embroidery Text
In this tutorial I am going to show you a quick way to do embroidery looking text, this technique can also be used for borders and logos to make patches. The first thing that we have to do for this tutorial is create a Paint bucket pattern fill for later on. Make a new canvas 2 pixels x 5...

Cellshade

Cellshade
This tutorial will teach you hoow to create a cellshade-like styled image. 1. Open the image you would like to Cellshade. 2. Make a selection with the “Polygonal Lasso Tool” as shown below. 3. Now click INSIDE the selection you made with the “Eyedropper Tool“. – You can see...

Basic Vanishing Points – CS2

Basic Vanishing Points – CS2
Lets take a look at how Vanishing points can work to remove and unwanted part of an image. This is my beginning image. In this photo I would like to remove the worm and leave the Skink in the photo. Step 1: We want to go to Filter/Vanishing Points. Step 2: In out vanishing Points Window the 1st option is...

CS2 – Using Warp Transform – Paper Folding And Tape

CS2 – Using Warp Transform – Paper Folding And Tape
First I created a new document slightly bigger than the image I will be using, then I placed my image in a new layer. Next go to Edit/Transform and select...