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    ee PHOTOSHC for J BEGINNER IDES Seate, EXPERIENCE A NEW WATERCOLOR AND ACRYLIC PAINT PROGRAM, Ci COLOR BLENDING, MOISTENING AND DRYING. oe ee ey Layer Select Filter View Window Help, Free step-by-step tutorials online | Bissett eT a eae BIR e ers ree tser Shy rae et ct Tweet us your Photostop questions: oe Eroeeatetcneh rere ery ‘tr retsabagsco Magazine team Deputy Etr Sarah Bankes ‘Senior Gengner Dan Bevan ‘Sen Stat rar Mask Write Sent rt tor Donean Crook Pebtning Decor Aaron Asad Mead of Besgn Ross Andrews ces oe Scorn Never understate the power of rash cmtemneten Quite often you fin that they are Ses At aap resporsble br rarctonming mecocre olomerssiara , image to stunning works of ar, Were Seagheicmne ~oing to show you how it's not difficult to create eye-catching masterpieces if you tse masks creatively, Turn to pI2 and see for yourself Also inside are step-by-step guides on painting like ‘Monet, creating cartoon characters with the Pen tool, transforming landscape and portrait images, and much ‘more! And if youre new to Photoshop, there are 14 pages worth of beginner tutorials from p65. Plus, make sure you check out the winning poster of the Mad Max: Fury Road competition on p60 and view some of the other fantastic entries. With so much in this issue, don't forget to download your free resources from the FileSilo! ey = Sarah Bankes Deputy Editor sarah bankes@imagine-publshing.co.uk NEXT ISSUE ON SALE 25 JUNE 2015! 3 Contents www.photoshopcreative.co.uk Feature: Make art easy with masks Discover how comple-lookingar be simple to create with mask Tutorials Startlearn his issue withahost of creative tutoral lax poster winner es fromthe competibon Reviews ae neeee Subscribe New Q&Aessentials problems saver FileSilo Tr Peau et ees Pret ae Cer ir htc slefegy teens a0) [eee et hed Created Sa tease G/N Subscribe now Turn to page 86 to get this 50%, amazing deal! 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Threeluckyrunners-up wilreceivea Phe nto) Cee Lect) MAKE ART EASY WITH Aare Discover how even the most complex-looking pieces of art are actually very simple — ae project you can think of will benefit from you using them, as they Pe emt cee sec d and adjustments subte The best thing about masks, though, is that they're extremely eee Eee arg existing layer. White pixels are visible, the black pixels ae not. In CM eran anc d neem tee oe ts Pane oe ms te otels ere niet! ] ‘tmay sound like an overstatement, but the truth s that layer Usesoftandhardbrusheson the gos of amacklayertocreatoa belevableedgetoyourobject. Cee Toy Fl ar a Reedy Cee ee ee ee ‘sometimes taken for granted in amazing pieces of artwork. Often, the most basic features of Photoshop are the most powerful, and ‘masks are what make artwork believable; you need them when ‘adding adjustment layers, crafting compositions or even tidying the ‘edges of your brush strokes. Get the most out of your masks, and Serene iter Ceres te eee ne Pee ore ae eee sn eo al tice eae ‘can create. Just click on the Mask icon within the Layers panel, and Pee be cere ae Addmaskstogroups \stoeystpaelson ‘mutipltoyers. Mokeuseot black to-wite sradientonalayermasktogve ron destruct fadedetfoct, toalayer i Cece 13 paseo >? 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There ar several nine printingser vices thatoffer Sretchedeanvasasaprinting product, Remember that physical Pntingreaqures amuch ager dpi resolution han screen dispay and Printingmustuse CMYK colours not RGB Final koepinmind that most places cannot print white, sownite 5reasinthe partingwilbewherethe canvas colour shows tough, 26 pie oocea S Neon akvis.com 8 Want towork faster? Download a free action on the FileSilo! Hi Onthesite tn = Create q shattered ' Time taken 3-4hours J e -, Y £.aSs portrait Mark tS White Use acombination of clipping masks, layers and blend modes to loweportaitsthatjump joutand demand your create this smashing glass-portrait effect attention andsassisan intorestingtaxturetomox intoa raciionalpicture. As with any effect, though itcan bebroken downinto very basictechniques,andit's onethatyoucan realy use vyourimagination wit when YyouTrecrafting Iveboen [experimenting n Photoshop asahobby for years and Understand the importance lofhaving fun while you edt: eye-catching and exciting Glass is tat kind of material It can be tricky to work with in Photoshop because of its transparency and the way light reacts with it, and shards of glass are even more dificult, because they each have a unique texture, edge and surface. But this is precisely why creating effects with sass can be so rewarding. Instead of editing the sass to show the picture behind it, were going to then youplace the subject onthe gas, hit space willbe seen leave ass edges acro suchasthe eyes, mouth: the main features, cheat sightly, were going to project the subject image anto the glass, by placing the image over the ‘las layer, rather than the other way round. What youre lft with i the effect of hundreds of shards of las, reflecting the woman inthe picture. It looks meticulously crafted and extremely cficult to create, but it’s a simple lesson in how to use clipping masks and blend modes to ther full potential. Check out these steps and create your ‘own shattered-sass portrait. Every single one is unique, because youl never have two with the ‘lass shards in exactly the same postion, Build toedges Photoshop Creative 29 ( 30 Create a shattered glass portrait folow the Step 4 action that's free on the FeSiloto do this. 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Setthe Multiply ayer to100%to ee clminateanyslasstextureat ll y 7a ‘TheScreenlayerattachesthe ae subject tothe darko pels of thegass The alowsforshine conthesurface. 000 Photoshop Creative 31 hero withadstmarts, plursand blend modes, 45mins a Andre = Villanueval oweusing adjustments, fitersandextreme elements toaddsizitovisuals.| tdscovered Photoshop when studyingweb designand taught for severalyearsinthe rmeciaarts department fm owartdiectorforatech companyinsoutheastUS, ‘monsgingtosoothmy inner Instructorby sharing various | techniques ithreaders” 32 Photoshop Creative Enhance sports photos Ready to score? Kickahumdrum sports shotiinto overdrive with blurs, adjustments and blend modes low do you make an exciting sport ike ‘Adjustment layers and blend modes will be utilised football even more exciting? Amp up the to raise the atmosphere to supernatural eights. action! You can apply moderate edits to add A scanine effect will be produced via a Pattern 2a realistic upsurge in motion, or you can go aout Fil layer. Painting black inthe mask with a ‘and escalate matters tothe extreme soft-edged brush wil alow us to remove the Here wel dial things up using the latter pattern where i's not needed, approach, turning a simple shot into an eye After completing the tutorial, try using what you ‘catching display of dynamism, Streaks and learned to create another exciting mage with your particles, courtesy of mediamilitacom, willbe favourite sport or physical activity, and then upload placed and integrated with layer masks and blend your work to your free online gallery at mades, adding an explosive fel to the action. photoshopcreative.co.uk Select the model 1 Sper Medeipc rom meres, Use the Quck Selection toolto select themodel Cickanddragtoadd tothe selection (hold Optior/lttoremoy ‘square brackets to size the brush Inject some motion 04 Distance to 107. 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Set Width 1 Phe Height 43 Pies, welustusedthe50-300mm Zoom Resolution: 300 Pes/inch Background Content: Transparent Select the Pent Foreground to white Cickthe top 16 piel, Adjustment Layer button in ntebrish to 8 Download free resources www filesilo.co.uk Hi Add glares “<< Apply Levels 16 “aitecestenevriicnsinen Apply Color Balance 18 Cektecetenen Ac yeroutennhelaespautte 77 icitheCrate New Wace Layerbuttoninthe Layers choose Sokd Color Pick #f008c Seto Layerbutton choose ColorEalance. choose Levels Nudge the mctonessider Lightenblendmode Cickthelayermask For idtones setto(tomtop tobottor)_leftwardto sg itn theimage ve set PressCmd/Cutstoinert Nowpartback 100,#25.100Pantblacknihemaskto” tT} NowpantBackinthe mask round What you'lllearn Key techniques Max out the action with these ingredients 4 teg Fik Est tape Lap yt Seat few 20 Yow wesw Hp | ADJUSTMENTS a= See LS § 6 Overaiadiustmentsalow youto ‘weak colouingand tone unlyou achiovetheperfectmic Here we Used Color Balance and Lave Also tryColor Lookup and Selective Color. SCAN LINES. Thescantines, appied withPattornFil dda Btoftechno-extreme totheparty its blendedinby setting toOverayandusing komask CAMERA RAW CameraRawisone jam-packed iter: Herewesimply sedits clanty Sider tobringouta BLURS HYPER COLOURS ‘Blurs factorheaiy here. Blur ‘Adding searinghot spots canreally fitorsbringmotion,andblury help youschiove ahigh-energy.mind- o images reusedtohelp buildup Dlowingvisual Herewe used Color Fils _allof the dynamic background ‘setto Lighten and Color, andused the QO andatmosphere ‘masksto pinpoint. oO Oo Photoshop Creative 35 EEE Tutorial Drawcartoons with the Pen tool Q oO QO oO 36 Onthesite Essentials Works with se What you'lllearn $A Creste shapeswih the Pen tooland shade with Brush blend modes, Time taken 30mins Jenni = } Sanders MA. "Photoshop istjustfor photographs. Is great to {etinthehabitof using Bithe same tools and Coptionsemployedin photomanipulaonsin Gitferentwaystocreate ‘completely new artwork “Fromthemement sah myfather manipulsteour holiday photos asachie, twas completely hooked andhave Since workedentiely within, theindustryof photography fandPhotoshon” Beginwithasketch Draw Startimage cartoons with the Pen tool Recreate this adorable scene usingamixof the Pen tooland the Brush tool tang fom a basse, ths tr wl Geis cet ete car an sy shading ig oi the Pe oo tod ah ol Te cigues und the tora can be varlared ot ary ataen feces ta cess ere rors On hove bss ou eG to cry (thew. ‘Ast tobegn ith lc een the rst base shape uns wi Ten youl bdo O1 snerccacttoutrtoote verybasic or more complete. A sketch wil ‘makeit much easier to bing everything together witha create style, wthouthaving tothinkabout positoningas yougo. Photoshop Creative Placesome points OD Senretentea@andcckt> QZ pace apontatthetopofthelet Sherry, Place your next point towards the bottom of the cherry, raggeg yourc tocreste acurve. Use Altidragtoadust the curveatany tine; CmdjCtr to moveapoint cartoon image with the love-to-hate Pen tool, using various Path and Shape tools. These wil form the foundation ofthe image, and can be as simple or a5 detailed as you like ~ depending on your style and what your cartoon is of. Then comes the fun part: using two different Brush blend modes, Youll learn how to shade effortlessly without even having to change the colour of your paint brush! These bright and simple cartoons can be printed off as greetings cards, vibrant posters for your wall, even as part ofa series ina book "Create the outlineshape O13 fatentd ine cstoopcrasa posable tolceptnetnesoment Cssthe EEE Tutorial Drawcartoons with the Pen tool 0000 38 Layer structure breakdown of the process round sky Draw flower block colours O8 SeitevitttePontoc crn the green stalks pink owerheads ‘andthe yellow flower centres. Keep the flower heads on separate layers, rather than ‘combining them, tornake teasierto create the outines Photoshop Creative Add colour OF crseareniarer Cray CCtrleShifteN) and select the Pen (P). LUsethe same techniqueas steps 2and3, ccreateanew shape inside the outine shape. Keep the distance from the ede sightly ‘irregular, andfilthis shapea brighter ted, Add the faces OG Reseethecpactyctine to ‘cherry layers so youcan see your orignalsketch. Use thisasa guide todrawon facial features. Again keep thepathsonone shape layer by using Combine Shapes, and filthem inadark yey with no stroke. Combine shapes OS Tenieter tne wntaron toolslote cick anda the icon wih squares Select Combine Shapes pion andrew new pton the ametretreshapelayerforthelegs, backormendother chery. Colourin the stalks 7 Aenusraescty hese technique asthe cherry fil adda ‘Rew shape on anew layer tofilinthebrown ofthe tak Keep ta similar distance inside the dark shape as youdtd forthe cherries. Duplicate for outlines QQ dpeseatatreersmeingse the lower elements Filthem na darker versonof thernaincciourand use thePentosigity expand eacharoundtne shape togve them outines 10 usivePetcttocetstore ‘sweepingblades of gassinone shape. When filed wth green, duplicateand Use EdiTransform PathoFlp Horizontal to Create more gjass. Change the shade, Repeat afew times to createa background. (8 Check out the latest blog www.photoshopcreative.co.uk Hi Create your environment. . Make grass outlines 12 venseerrreyediekariiem — Drawinshadows 1] Bekegessinerandcunicate. thetaststeps dawmoregassinthe 42 Crateanewlyerabovetheche/s Selectthe bottomcopyandfilwtha foreground anda few rocks. Create outlines fed Selectthe Brushandon thetop arkgreen UsethePentooltograbthe ——_usrgtheduplcation method Finaly,adda banner, change the blend mode to Darken. Pontsofthislayerandexpandthedark Light BluetoWwhiteGraclentadustment Selecta very darkredcolourand Opacty of greenshapetocreateanoutine,semiarto _layerbehindallthelayers,andashapefiled 10%. Begin paintrgonths lyer around thecheries Repeat orthecthergrass. thrown forthe round areasof shadowonthecherres. Drawin highlights. 1 Seamsnaterrewioe sbovetha shadows yr St theBrushsblend mode toLighten Selecta veryight red Colour vith 10% Opacity Begin painting on this layer around areas ofhghights Bud up areas slow, using big brush svokes. Continue adding detail 115 iesenenlaversabove each ola shape ae create shadows using’ Darken brush, and highlghts using Lighten layer Build shacing gradually witha low opacity setting, ‘You canalso drawin cloudsin the sky and add any extra colour adustments youldlike. Have play! What you can dowith it Make a greetings card ‘Createagrectings car straight from yourPSD! Thefirstthingyounced tomake sureot sthatyourresoltionsset up property Computer| screens use 72pp, whereas printing uses aminimumof 300ppL You Can adustthisinside tne mage>tmage Size menu, Make sure youset up Yurresoltion corecty before youstart drawing becausechaniing {thesettings part way through the creation process canresutinaloss ‘of quality. fpossible ry andpent off yourimage onan inkjet printer for Mirant colours, oruploaditto aprofessional service. 0000 Photoshop Creative 39 OF THE BES Perspective-bending composition tips Master the art of working with perspective REALISTICSHADOWS, Analyse wherethelightisinthe picture add anew layer of20% (Opacity, andbrush soft black colour toshade opposite the lit source. Thiskeeps things realistic focustotiny subjects ginga toy-townetfect. SUBJECTS’ STANDING POSITIONS Becarefulwhere yoursubject standing: ingbreaks thereaismof acomposition badly integrated foreground Make sure thatbuikings or veeson the floorare sble ‘around your subjectsfeet (orpawsinthe ‘example above). subject edges MATCHANGLES ttheangeofthesubject, vesthe angle of the background. Pictures shot from similar pos cittogether,no matter wh szeorscalecf themis,sochoose yt subjects and backgrounds wiselybefore you Ft Abt prep wil save hour USE THE DODGE AND: Mal BURN TOOL Dodgeand Bumarevitaltooksinany ‘compesition, bigorsmal but when you're workingwith strange perspectives, they can heptob Ince andenhanoe the light and 40 PERFECT EDGES ‘enaddingsubjects of diferen bsolutely mperat PERSPECTIVE TRANSFORM ADJUSTMENTS The PhotoFiterand Curves sadustments bothadd.colourand new place Color orby tingittoColorand Image>adjustments ‘creatinganew ayer, brushingover the top. 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These techniques allow you to ‘make your image realy stand out. If yout serious Getstarted O11 carwsanarame Fantasy ah sor Regt orm a Retouch the skin Giabthe Spt Hesrg rsh about getting creative in Photoshop, you have to master these essential kil ‘Some ofthe commands used here are not availabe in Photoshop Elements, but don't worry, ‘check the Expert tip box onthe final page for some ‘alternative methods to re-create the effects, Also, create a clipping mask between the layers, ‘especialy when you apply adjustment layers. Just Click on the layer and goto Layer>Create Clipping Mask. So, ab the fies from the Fieilo and fllow this easy step-by-step guide to learn new sks, and feel fee to try out on your own photography. Name the top layer Blur Hide the Text theBlurlayer Goto} setthe Radius t02, ure layer an els ana Photoshop Creative 43 EEE Tutorial Create a fantasy portrait Createakeyboard shortcut 0 Let screateashortcut forthe king 28 and it lend Repeat this for theer oft-tip brush ( Hue CChangethe Fito of your onthe A ‘Add Shadows and Highlights Dupicate the Finallayer (Cma/Cts Createa snapshot fold hifta toLavers>Group fabthe Brusht cand: ns, Use black to ad nd set the ayer Opacity to 60% ort yan Set the 156, Distanc sgoup Portrait. N ShifteCmejCtreC Spreact 0, Sie 44 Photoshop Creative {1 Get 30% off your subscription Colour correct 1D Nemletsmekeacoburcarectonto e image. Simply g0t0 LayeoNew Agustment LayeSelective Colors Select Colors: Red, set ‘and Yelow to50% Select Yello Cyanto 10%. Nowselect Blackto 100%. Place the background 15, Sofie Pace Backgounding: cst sacandht ReturryEnter Orag the layer and plaoe under the Final layer Now Revel Al Don’t miss out! We can easiy re-create some effects using the tools avaliable in Photoshop Elements, For example for steps 3and4 youcen duplicate the Portrat layer and nameit High Pass. Change the blending mode f layer to Overlay and then go toFite>Other> High Pass, set the Radius to 2pxand hit OK step 1, simply make the Portrait ayer ‘activeand then goto Enhance>Adust ‘Smart Fix Set the Fix Amount option to20% ‘andthenhit OK Frraly for step 13, createa new ayer, name itColerandfilwth colour #5475ad. Now change the blending mode to Multiply st the Fnallayer and go to LayersLayer Masi Paint amaskaround the hai and ar, Make more adjustments 13 Cortada LayeCobr lockup Che SOUT jad choose Moonlgrt 20. Nowgyaba sofctpbush @)settnebrsh Opastyto make sure the Foregroundcolouris black and start painting carefully ver layer maskto create anice ight effect. Omar particle abe ‘TheHighPass fier subtractsthe textures basedon thepisolamount you entered, while the Apply Image command subtracts tha textures basedonthe Information from the orginal mage. Add finaltouches 16 NewsptoFlesace tcf pre Resze toopen the Gaussian Blur fi pixels andhit OK. Repeat this sts the Brush tooland goto EditPresets»Preset Manager ClickLoad Pain the spares around theimage Addagloweffect 11d eandedctbelgr Goto eye kesie the rage around TEX aah Retar/Erter Now Geatea new yet and Sow Chargethe bending + Dodge Gable Bs too soe smal sttorshan ode to ntover the flowers, hitReturn/Enter Hit set Racusto10 > ‘Leaf2.pne! and 'Leaf3.png. Grab Photoshop Creative 45 Transform your landscape shots: °° Transform your e=a¥* landscape shots wewekng wi ftersand e flters and blend mode: eautiful landscape effect reating a landscape made out of water is cate layers, apply iter eft ively simple; you just need to bine the right filters and work with a There are a s th this tutorial wil help aid the tr dark bac 46 Photoshop Creative at Place the waterfalll Photoshop Creative 47 EEE Tutorial Transform your landscape shots Expert tip Don'tcut corners Use adjustment layers (1 Useadiustmentiayerstomake O | cotcurcorretions wherever you thinkis necessary Explore the cfferent adjustments and dontorgetto creates clippingmask, ~ Select specificareas (> Appi iterstospeciticareas OZ crabtnePotygonalt asso tool (© seloctthe area hat youwanttobe fected the iter andthen youcan appv. Create layer groups (2 Whenworkingwithmatile OS tayers,abvaysnamethemand creatolayersgroups tohalp maximise Your workflow. Tocreateagroup select thelayersandhitCma/CtrieG. Hide unwanted areas ()Z, Mer youapply the Calculation ) 4 command, grab asoftbrush paintover the Alphachanneltohide Unwanted areas and enhance theimage prortocreatingthe mask. Gooa 48 Photoshop Creative Place the house () J GotoFiiesPiace't LayeoRasterize>Smart Ob Grab the Pen (P) and drawa path around the house Right-cick, pick Make Selection, Click OK and hit Cmd/CiriJtwioe. Name the ouse|pg’ Go! ll Increase the contrast on the Pls LayepNew Adjustment Levels. Check Use previouslayerstocreate cipping mask andhit OX Sef helnputsto (075,225 Repeat these steps forthe Glowing Edge layer andlset the Input layer. Goto 25, Apply filters 5 Hebe otra tage ae: Now ctekonthe Pst yerand desaturate GOTO iter Galerypartstc>Plastc Wrap Set thetghight Svengthto20,Deta 12 Smoot ckOK. Change the Mixineven morefilters OG o& Q6 courgecge byertomelet sble and goto Fiter Fier len oSykce> onigedges St ele Wet to2 Ege ress Smoothmessto blendingrmode forthe layer to Soft Light Rasterae>Smart Objec Channels. Now goto Image the Source 1ChanneltoB Source 2 Channelto Red, Blendingto Hard Mix, Result to New Channeland cick OK. W Share your watery compositions aa Createamask Duplicate the images OO Spmitelaresealate tn cotoseetondsecton 7 () NowhtcdCtodileethespishesondse Choose CrannoAipal and set the Operation to New Selac (CemdCtrisT to resize androtate, Dupicate each splash ‘and place around the house, windows and porch, Grab the htooland paint ver the layer masktohideallof the tedareas, Now goto Layer>Layer Mask>Revea Selection. Hit Cmd/CtrT to resize Repeat steps 8 and 9to Splash? pg, Splash jpg and Splash og Place thetree ta 11 Goto File>Place Tree,jpg’ Rasterize eiyer GrabtheMege wenacw) Repeatthe effect Onin TodlOpionbsetoarceS0, 17) GotoL ayers Masa Uncheck Contiguous Hold Stands Shiteoma/cuteUtodesaurctethe layers thesty Hesnftscrd/GrsL GotoLayer rage Nowrepeat steps Sand 7toapply LiyerMasioReveaSelecton Pantove the thefitersandi gastoncek Place more ims 3 SrisFieePace Speshtrestong and Splash tree2 png Rasteriae the w apply the Plastic Wrap flter and change the blend mode to Hard Light Hit rease thecontrast. Try CmdjCtrltJtoduplicate each layer and ifferent settings to get the best result distribute over the tree to mimic the leaves, Creatngtransparentimagescanbea lite tickytyoudont observe some basic concepts. Keepinmind youare usingtheblendingmodestocreatea ‘wansparentimage Tobemorespectic, Use the Soreen and the Soft Ligntbiend ‘modes. The Sereonbiensingrode basicaly transforms the black areas of ‘yourimages so they are transparent and thesSoft Ughttransforms the grey areas sotheyaretransparent Ofcourse, isis justa suggestion: there are more nuances ‘toobeerve, So, desaturatethe image first andthenuse Levlsadjustmentiayersto increase the contrastinorder tocreatea ‘Stronggraduation for when theblenaing ‘modes re api. Failing do that my fesuitinan opaqueimageinsteadota ‘wansparentone. Take care with contrast G0 Photoshop Creative 49 OF THE BES T... Grunge-art tips Embrace brushes and textures, and mess with grunge artwork CUTOUT FILTER Grunge artworkreles on alot of blocky, sometimes low-resolution images to create ts signature distressed, wom look The Cutout iter istheperfecttoolto reduce your images tojusta few simple blocky shapes backgroundimageslook great with the Cutout but try make sure postion it stimetocutout the To elementsoftheimagelookcomincing so entretyofthegtl by usingthe Pen tool on openupthe otherposedimages Weare __Oncedone, right-click the selection and pick Make Selection Set the Feather ofthe ede ‘alsomatch the angle. Use the Pen tooltocut _to2px Nowinvert our select and then the legs out and overlay them. erase the whitespace. Edit the dress | Mtenjowvecrited outa tn from the selection and edit proce: ckessand apply the Warp fiter E pushit tight against the models leg, On thistoherhai,as wel? 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Resize the image so the man i lower-middle ofthe canvas, Repeat this Usingthe fle sunset! paintingon the ayer mask fram blackto ofthe sea, Repeat this forthe sky layer. | “a ES a Design a 1 book cover Leam tocreate your own awesome book cover using layer masks, adjustment layersand Smart Objects Reveal All Select the Gracient tool (G) and white, cick andl dragto mask out the bottom Want the best quality? Use high-resolution images Hi design. Well make use of textures to create some ‘mood in the piece. We will alo be making use of Smart Objects to keep the design as non- destructive as possible, sof some changes are needed they can be made easily, You don't have to use the images supplied for this tutorial if you don't wish to Infact, we would ‘encourage you to use your own images. The same goes for any of the settings used: if you want to go for a different colour follow your instinct and see what the results are, ‘Add the subjects (3 Seetietacetnbesdecns choose ‘couple jg. Resize the imagetott UsrgtneGuckSetctontoo, soe thesubjeeisondaickonReineMosk Q Usngthe Refine Radiustool paintover the nar tocreatea better selection ChckOK. go toLayersLayer MastoReveal Selection. a Photoshop Creative S7 Design a book cover Fixthe hair (7 Saraxttnebookcoverasa O4 Selaeoiner sienna high-quality Jogimage. Now open ‘Shadow, Cickthe colour to change thefle ooksjpgGotoFle>Pace itandselect adarkcolour from thesubject’s cae hai then cick OK Right-cickon the layers effectsand choose Create Layer: Adda layer maskandpant the effect away from the body so tonly remains on the hai, (2 esteaetertocpentree ‘Transform Resizeandthen rotatethe cover tofitthe bookat the back ight-clckinside the transform bowandehoose Distor. we (3 vertteconvethandes anda ) 5 cutthecomersto the bookin thebackgroundimage Repeat steps2 fand3 forthe book that son top, Create a graphic look (7 DaibercektheBaceroundloer tounlockit. Goto Select>Select Al Layersand go toFiter>Convert for Smart Fiters. Goto FitersNoisesReduce Noise and use 10 for the Strengthand Ofor the rest, Goto FitersSharper>Unsharp Mask ‘anduse the default settings. 5) 2, Mier maksancmasouk G | OA tetotompoct-aaaecrop shodowtothetopboakanda ipeeltur teootnayerstofinenotineftct 0 58 photoshop creative Addsometextures OS SrioFierreceeraiodand choose the file righting. Resize the image tofitthe top, and set thebiend mode t0.Overay. Adda layer mask and paintit ‘away from the subjects faces, Repeat this forthe fle Tempest texture, setingthe modeto' ftLight and Opactyt ten the faces OG rene Adjustment Layer> Levels. Setthe highightinoutlevelto 225 Select thelayer idpress Cod invert t. 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Usea fontsize of anda font size of 72 with the frst ette of, layer add the author's name to ‘36ptandacolour of white, each word, “One of the most epic tales of love and beauty that you'll ever encounter.” Photoshop Creative 2 4 i w Addareview quote Addtexteffects Tp ronmonn ronsongan 79 saetvetieon place Syesedtcrbos te eee a uene croc urce Seas eseeccie saeteec usted srebnictcamernare tpenarotoraorsciat —Shocouboran ix ssauga sir emcee Gaur sain Cees ese pach hopes tte ose soantortot Getit printed Now that you have created your book ‘and designed an engagingcover you willwantto gett printed out. A good website todo ths is www.blurb.co.uk Theadvantage of getting professional ‘company to print our book for youis that you wil receive a much higher ‘quality product. 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Pesce fre lg -$ 0 (a) Me ues ee Deen aed enc ee ee ee ree ae MASTER TONE AND UN fer ee ere een eel eas Cee Tr SUES ue ytd 66 Wield the Refine Selection Brush Improve your selections with ease and precision using a very simple brush tool ‘A composition is only as good as the source pictures you use, andif Brush, however, enables you to perfect your selections withthe you've isolated a subject or object to use in a composition, it wil simplicity of brushing. ‘only look as good as the selection you've made. This is wit i's It's the same as ary refine too you can add to your selection, Important to aways make the perfect selection, and there are remove elements and neaten the edges, only i's a manual feature ‘numerous ways to refine an edge. that can give you more power than the Refine Edge feature. For any beginner just starting to leam Elements, though, it might ifyouleam to select perfect edges, there's literally no end to what ‘seem a bit daunting to try and engineer the Refine Edge tool, working, _ you can achieve in Photoshop or Elements. A wellefined subject wil ‘out what all the siders mean and how they work; they're actualla look great in any composition, so check out our fourstep guide, and ‘mystery to quit of lot of experienced users! The Refine Selection discover ths useful rick now. Photoshop Creative Brush up on Selections Periect and refine youredses.as you brush nied ‘i Ee eee i Make a basic selection Add to the selection (11. eats Stecton rus ete ne eiges of smatingyeuve ()7) Chon the icon andthe rush over a the ements of ‘already selected, so while itis possibie to select wit it, t's the picture that you want to include in your final selection, You ‘more a tool to use afte the selection is made, Start off by grabbing the can always use the [ and] keys as you would with an ordinary brush to (Quick Selection tool and making 2 rough selection ready to refine. resize the tp. Push/Smooth (03 StecttneRemove ion nate sot wibeelaced wth ()/| Fra before you fish of wha et Rene Ege se he ‘2. This means you can use tto lightly erase any edges that Push icon to just touch up the edges either side of your you've overrun slighty with your brush, touching up your selection inthe selection. The Smooth tool can be used to snap the selection tothe ‘mote obvious areas. picture further. Then cick the Refine Edge box onthe bottom panel, Other refining tools tiave more control over yourselections with these options Farm Refine Edge Selection Brush Regular Brush Amuntuseforeverysdecton Culgh-cck TheSdlectonBrshisusedtomakethe “Try bi create anewiaer tum Opscty ndseloctRetne agetoperfectthesdgerot snlecboneyoulterreine TusGoetrtmean downto ond rush oe your slotion Sryselecton Sesuretoaddareatierofapx, thtyoucatefinetheedgeswintheDnush, _unganybrushofanyszeorrardness.Gma)—() SnitecgebyuptozoxendSmoctoyMibetore thowghahichpertormemorelmeamasting Ceclektislayer preview tossectthese ‘youstroke over your edges. ceffectthana selection too, piel, then click on your egal ayer. 0 Photoshop Creative 67 Photoshop for Beginners NY USES Leaflets are perfect for any business tohighight and summarise a sence, buttheycanalsobeused for social occasions, suchas gathering together holiday photos. ONEDESIGN, Mi OE ey ae er Mott a aoa Onthe site Design a tri-fold leaflet Leaflets are designed tobe informative, but it's also paramount that they grab your attention, with a flashy, exciting look. This might be a stumbling block for anyone using basic templates, even anyone getting them printed online, but thanks to Phatoshop and Elements, you can puta ite creativity back into basic leaflets. {5 _ASwith the most un tutorials, thee reals tess potential for [what you can do witha leaflet, and not just content wise. Everything © trom the style ofthe textures you use to the pictures and layout is © completely up to you, but the important thing to bear in mind is the 68 Photoshop creative spl of the pages. Told leaflets work best when you create clear page divsions, while stil keeping a cohesive design; we've gone for the same font, similar pictures, and a red gradient, but spit up the upto you. There are a hundred ways to create a classy leaflet, but by folowing these steps, you can atleast learn the foundations of what makes a leaflet look good, and ructure and fold one. Check out our three sections and then have ago yourset. Lea Ni lole ae Set up your page design Lay out the basics of your page before you get more creative ‘Things can get extremely ity trying to work out which page goes where cna trifold leaflet, so its important to get al the cimensions right before YoU work ont. tt.ean aso be an idea to label a piece of paper and practice folding Just to get a good idea of how your ieatlt wil ook. Abt of time spent on preparation wl save alot oftime rectifying mistakes! Set up your page ‘Assuming that you want to print onto Ad paper, simplycreatea Hisense oe ‘TEXTURES ; These texturesare froma sample by TheShoponthe FieSio they ropertectfor {hisleslet project. PERFECT FOR A WEEKEND GETAWAY Create separate pages ‘Ade new layer and filin your fst selection witha grey to O11 new document and choose the At option. Make sure your page i landscape, and select a box that is 10cm wide and the height of the age. Go to ViewRulers to activate Rulers to use as guides, Add a margin )2. Make selection around he outside of your document and US inanother colour. A margin can help stop your printer fram cropping te design ater on inthe procedure andi leaves you to design then the centre 2 Rim 9evg se e Vo _mime oe ‘ mc oc UU Une ELM Brushes Graphics Shapes Semerteshpswinawhoehostofnovly instead tadngtestres whyratuse Supeaosreyauniivertoadiorm (i brushesthotiockpeatwnenscateredactoss Cmentv’omtraphicstasrvvstuntedat__extafuntoamypraectondtieycouaeda pictures. Simply spraythem over thetextures _thebottom-rightof the screen.next toLayers nice touchtoyourleaflet.choose anything _) Sndtneteckgeurcectycureater andyoucan sndfterrarangeotbrghtendcoowed fommsclncuetopeeptsandty Siimetaprmramctacheisects beipandatiaesetediebaiauen — pacrgtaniitheccmneratpcaren tira eonesoue iratenee Enns ft Photoshop Creative 71 USE MASKS Maskatwaygrainon your features aren'tobstructed, SEPIA Asopiatone adds vintage feel but youcan aadanycolouroverlayto Fri ightbive and grey erst] Mimic film grain | Give a classic finish to your photos and add a touch of noise Restoring old photos and making them look brand new is actually quite straightforward when you learn how to use the Clone Stamp and the Brush tools. Often though, taking a recent photo and sending it back in time with Vintage effects can be much more dificult to pull oft. Fim grain can actually bea great dation to your pictures, whether or not youre searching fr a vintage photo look. t adds a distinguished fiter to your work and it looks especially good when combined witha sepia layer. you're Going to add a scratched oF worn overlay to your pictures, to make them look ike they'e taken on od fim, a layer of fm grain can be perfect. ‘There are so many options when it comes to creating retro photos, but fim sain is perhaps the fst layer that should be added to ary classic snap. t's a © technique that you can use in any picture: check out our guide of how to create O this weathered took. 72 Photoshop Creative Sprinkle some grain 402 the fim grain and aciust its detail Create a white layer (1. Sixty pening tne ctr ou want oad te fin int black and-wtite photos work well with tis technique, but you can use any kind of picture at all Create anew ayer and filin with ite (pressing Al/Opt+backspace fils in your layer with the Foreground colour, Cmd/Ctrlybackspace wit the Background colour. Change blend mode (03 tage len ode tourer So pte est ‘eau; tis wi ge an overall nie to both the ht and dark pixels of the ayer below Overy also works nicely, and both Muti nd Pn Light produce der gain. Experment wth what oks best trymutiple blend modes need be Mezzotint ‘TheMeratintefetisatonalproessusedin print anita for agoodseratchefecton photographs Duplesteyourlayerandhead {ft Preisertersotetand then chose tracuninestor ts effect Reduce Opec t2 Somtonerensecolur Overlays Theron toamodempicture Other great grainy effECtS tiov cise can you create vintage-ooking photos? : loads of great photographic overays ‘onthe web that you cantise with your pictures to transformthe tone, Even using generic paper or walltoxtures, desaturated (Cma/CtShiteU) ‘nan ayer set to Overay can givearetro feel Add noise ()2 S2tofiternsis>sa ise Sethe Anau ru SO this willbe enough to adda light noise to your picture without being too much. Set the Distribution to Uniform. t doesnt matter ‘ ‘whether you check the Monochromatie box, though, as 0 far youre a only working with black and white. Fill colour layers (0A. frishupwt aa, onion astra and ada colt layer totum your picture ether monochrome or sepa. Simpy create a new layer and fil witha colour; we've gone with HefDBae to tinge the picture with beige. Sitch the blend mode to Color and reduce the Opacity down to 80% to finalise this. Pointillize ‘hie oils artis hays qratir bright lous andba pues ung the Piste splorienredatetontlze-cnalsocreste ‘merely gos am grneftsts Cnoosea ‘cururoa eps Sopp twit doteal comyourpcnivenriacn Photoshop Creative 73 Photoshop for Beginners Fix closed-eyes shots Use Elements to get the very best out of each of your portrait shots "ADJUSTMENTS: Ncucge yur eating Afinaladjustmentean GotoFateradustments> a fn tha Kaan digs of soatoge finishoff the pitureand ‘photography, you had to take lots of photos just to get the perfect shot With limited fim and often no exact dea as to how your picture had tumed out, it was common to ‘always take another picture, justin case the subject closed their eyes inthe fest one. ‘Though we have dial cameras, ‘now, Elements can fi any picture in which the subject has closed their eyes. By taking lots of pictures and citing the best aspects of each together, i's no longer essential to bbe quite so perfection-seeking hen taking photos; it's so easy to ‘make it look realistic too, that you's ‘never even knw ithad been edited. Of course, there's no limit to this kind of iting if you have lots of pictures at your disposal. By using the folowing techniques, you can correct the eyes inyour pictures, but aso fix windswept hair, mouths, orany other feature; use Photomerge for basic replacement Cloning for combining features and ‘copy and pasting for controled eciting. Let's look litle deeper at how to fx the eyes in your pictures. PhotoF ier PICK SIMILAR ANGLES CChoosephotos thatwere taken _atsimiontnotidenticalangles This wit ake yourifeeasor Startimages when ecitingparts together. Photoshop Creative =e ai lole ae Use Elements Photomerge Select the best of everything with just a few simple clicks —— _———— — Perfect portraits with Photomerge Protomerge Faces ae reat uy faces by combining fist ALIGNMENT thenrec om fren ree OO Geoes pte wt sfecetromtne | cosaistanep foto Bn ma bereimoge and omg bingyourperares {Dene tal window, Ck onder inotte Therese image with a face as the source Ir threeavallablefor Head to Photomerge Faces pore ()]. Same petresyuaniopcnebestets fom ete laa Srgefoene bing forthe ones wth te best sri and eyes nthe bation let comer of ements youl ee the Phatbinco clk ths tose ‘them all lined up. Head to Enhance>Photomerge>Photomerge Faces. ‘ick the Alignment too! to place three: tnartars on hte fal noe and the oorceinae, Org te marae ALIGN PHOTOS Someewnincc tena) SGN re con RenPhotosbtton tence yourteet, photo soit fiethe lgnment points with ‘thefeaturesinthe PENCIL TOOL : =a Fraser 01 ieetiererieal Use the Alignment tool coun (02. Basie Beuresto cach wndown ne mth the ees pen eee feurrestetyouvent onthe lefthand side. With the Algnment too, drag the Reccacieeciran | | sores crosshairs to each ofthe eyes andthe mouth foreach picture, and SE | “ancscsse nes, then cick Align Photos. Eraser o fine ure the res Secondpicture Show strokes 1 Show Regions ERASER TOOL Selectandthen use therasertogenty Fetouchthe edges whore youve at bruchedviththe Penel swale tidyup the edges, ‘akingthe endresut sppear more realistic Pencil in the eyes o (03 teste erect dow othe ees that you wat poe oO onthe righthand photo. As you've algned your pctures, the one cance ‘open eves should appear perfectly in place ofthe closed eyes. Click Q Done Fish, o Photoshop Creative 75 Photoshop for Beginners ASO a NILO181 4 Clone features cione trom one document to pick the best features you have simiar pictures of varying qualtes, the obvious answer ‘might be to clone the best features of some into one photo. The Clone tools absolutely perfect for so many portrait ets, but one of its most underrated features is that it works across diferent pictures: you can select a source on one picture and clone to ‘another using these steps. Set your source (D1. Snentethyouronenoes mage ant your closed-eyes image; we'e gong to clone the better mouth tothe open eyes Image, as that's also an option when merging Pictures. AtvOptclick onthe mouth, Touch up surrounding areas (4, Hye cane ith oe cra picture, cove te ete ruth ano st te se youre nin tyes wach ou tesuroundeg areas Cormpare wih ote hats to mae sure yov"e nartaing eho, Position the crosshair (02 Sete ster document. neu the crosshair with the other features and cick to align IL Now whatever you cone, it ‘aligns withthe other image. Make sure the ‘Overay button is checked so you can see both pictures alongside one another. Match source with original TE. One trick to make sure youre cloning inthe right place isto change the blend mode ofthe layer youre edting Difference and Exclusion ae great for showing the pols you're editing Brush lightly ()3 Stearate ne tol oven ove the areata You wanttorepoceYoucan doth on alow pty, bute caret to brush complet She deny shou you doo Mask to finish OG Wiens clon wos compete, ‘click the Mask icon. With a soft black brush, erase any excess cloning that may ining over the pats ofthe orignal picture that you want to keep. What other facial edits can | Make? vse these techniques to ixany photo 8 Strands of hair a | Head straightenin, [D) Otten wispsothairhanging over the forehead your subject canbe tlstracting Use the Clone Stamp to cone areas the forehead ~andeven © cheeks -overthestrayhairsandcreateacleanerlook 76 Photoshop Creative ‘Sometimesa subject'sheadcanlook cooked, andi youhavemorethan ‘one picture, youcan pick the staightest-lookingone Use acombination of ‘the copy-and-paste technique, along with some cloning, oalgn ahead, Rise Ni lel8)s Select copy and paste Mask the best bits of your portraits for full control It Photomerge seems alittle restricting, and cloning can be difficut to pull off unless your pictures are perfectly ined up, ‘masking can be the easiest way to fx closed eyes ona picture. tsa simple copy-and-paste jb, but check out how to make the most ut ofthis simple technique, with the following steps. Align images (9 wehbe own te sae picture were going to need ohne themup. Reece the Opa sting of the pasted head to S0% and move ut te main features, sucha the eyes andthe comers of the mouth ate, Face-swappin, Fece-mappngis fut rbvetyfek though the Clone Stampleperhaps Thecivauschelce, uptoate your mage wea ndash your two ‘Sects hove Ow oppo faces paced over thr Mask and match (03 Siete mask eon, and pres oma Crs totum the mask black. Select a soft white brush and ignty brush over the eyes, before Ctiright clicking the layer and Using Free Transform to reposition. Use blend ‘modes again to realign. Mouths ‘Asmentionedinthe tutorial itcansometimesbe easier toswapamouth ‘over than eyes. Anyaf the techniques can make this ect, But Photomer se ‘Sospecialy useful just brushoverthemouth torepice Make a selection (1. Mearoven bat tne ys oven picture and the eyes-closed picture. Go tothe eyes-open one and make a selection around the head. Cight ick and choose Layer ia Copy, then Cuight-cck the layer and choose Duplicate. Duplicate to your other image. 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By see noise inthe comers and the bight colours dont ook natural. employing some masking ou can just use It transform a sky or Its something that artist try to avoid in Photoshop and lements, an obec, and by eng the hue and saturation asa final touch, you butjustfor once why not embrace It and ryt create the brightest can bring an array of colours into your pictures. pictures posse? ts one ofthe most fun tutorials you can do when you stat ecting Tone and colour reversals a simple effect thatcan be achieved _plctures: reward the creat in you, and doesnt rely quite so © sing afew techniques. evokes the psychedelic look that was so much on being ty and perfect. Check out ou top tis for injecting © popuarin the 1960s, and when done wih taste and style, itcan turn colour into your photos. 78 Photoshop Creative Reverse the polarity jnver your colours and embrace saturation Duplicate the layer ‘Adjust Color Curves (1 Seenyaicure and cuneate neler Were ong for eawy (J) Heat Entance>Adt Clout Clr Ces. nthe edits, so having a copy s useful in case you want to revert to Select a Style drop down menu, choose Solarize, Ths wil ve your orginal image, or layer your orginal image over the final image, the psychedelic effect all you have to do now s adjust highlights, with an Opacity of 20%, just to lessen the saturation brightness, contrast and shadows with the sider. Mask Tweak Hue/Saturation ()33Danlzate he ota iyer an move the tapof the sack it (_/, Ter some ishing furs: Mare your aes to one the maskicon, and press Cmd/Ctrl# to vert the mask. With a layer on top of the stack (Cmd/Cti+At/Opt+Shift+) and hit soft brush, mask anything you want to remain unaffected bythe edt. Cmd/Ctr4U to bringup the Hue/Saturaion panel. ncease Saturation This could be a subject, oust some colours you want to retain, 'by20 and change Hue by 5 either side to make colours pop. 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Photoshop Creative there's no viewfinder at al, but the X-A2isrit aimed at highly experienced photographers who would be likely to considera viewfinder an indispensable feature. The screen can be flipped to ase position, though nat quite to.afull 180 degrees, ad feels reassuringly sturdy and durable. I's not touch-enabled, but ‘one can't help but think that, in light ofthe fact that thsi o central to how the X-A2 works it probably ought to be. Instinctively, somehow, you expect tobe abe to select things lke the autofocus point jst by touching the screen, That said, selecting a focus point is fairly ‘quick and easy: you simply press the AF button on the back ofthe camera and choose from one of the 49 AF points. The contrast etection autofocus didn't appear to be quite as fast t lacking onto a subject as one would ideally ike to see during testing, as there seemed to bea degree of hesitation noticeable, particularly in sightly poocer ight conditions. 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The 16.3 megapixel APS-C sized CMOS sensor produces very good results, with the ‘automatic dynamic range setting doing avery ‘200d ob, Fujifilm includes a number of Fm Simulation modes to enable different effects tobe produced, but fr everyday shooting the Standard mode, which recreates Povia film, Serves as the best general option, However, having access toa range of diferent fi inspired looks in-camera does mean that you can save yourself alot of post-processing time without having to sacrifice the flexibility and Creativity that presenting your work in different styles offers. Thisisa goodcameraatan affordable price withafineset of features and access toadecent range oflenses. Only the absence ofa touchsoreenletsit down, Crop the photo (03 Headine otstonanduse the cop toolto tighten the crop sity, I's worth using the gi ines thatthe program provides n order to help you to ensure a ‘stronger composition. 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