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Juke Joint Jezebel
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"help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Sat 12 Jul 02:03
hey, what options do you guys use to make your pictures pretty? just list them. i'll play around and see what they do
thank you thank you thank you in advance IM IN AH URY
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KTallguy 139th Post
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"Re(1):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Sat 12 Jul 13:05
quote: hey, what options do you guys use to make your pictures pretty? just list them. i'll play around and see what they do
thank you thank you thank you in advance IM IN AH URY
Well... it's usually really subtle...
The newer versions of photoshop allow for some cool effects on text and images. If you double click a layer in the layer panel there are a ton of options for shadows, lighting, all that stuff...
It really depends on the picture.
Juke Joint Jezebel
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"Re(2):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Sat 12 Jul 20:35
whoops, i just realized how vague my question was. it was 5 am (and i was panicking) when i wrote it. give me a moment to think ..
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Undead Fred
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"Re(3):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Mon 14 Jul 00:16
quote: whoops, i just realized how vague my question was. it was 5 am (and i was panicking) when i wrote it. give me a moment to think ..
Well, one thing to try is layer effects... for example, when I color stuff from my sketchbook, I duplicate the layer with the pencil lines, make the layer beneath totally white, then put "multiply" on the layer with the pencil. That way, it lets you paint underneath the lines without having to worry about destroying your work.
But, yeah. We need a more specific question before we can start throwing suggestions out.......
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Omar 238th Post
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"Re(1):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Mon 14 Jul 00:30:
I like to do this:
1.- Open your image.
2.- Select your entire image and copy it to the clipboard.
3.- Paste it
4.- Select the layer below the copy
5.- Select Filter --> Artistic --> Cut Out (tada! sort of cel shaded look. Experiment with plugin's settings for better results) Optional: Then Use Filter -->Artistic --> Dry Brush (experiment with settings for better results)
6.- Now select the layer above it, the copy. Set it to Multiply.
7.- Now go to filter--> Stylize --> Find Edges
Done.
Now, it could also look cool if you use Find Edges in a black and white version of the image in the multiply layer, or adjusting brightness and contrast.
Also GO! GO! SUPER HAPPY TRICK LINES LINES REVOLUTION!
1.- New image with black background
2.- Filter --> Render --> Lens Flaire
(Make sure it's quite bright)
3.- Turn it into Black and White
4.- Use Filter --> Stylize --> Find Edges
Not all these tricks work equally with every image. You have to adjust things as you see fit.
I will probably edit this post to include examples.
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[this message was edited by Omar on Tue 15 Jul 13:56]
Undead Fred
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"Re(2):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Mon 14 Jul 23:20
quote:5.- Select Filter --> Artistic --> Cut Out (tada! sort of cel shaded look. Experiment with plugin's settings for better results) Optional: Then Use Filter -->Artistic --> Dry Brush (experiment with settings for better results)
Eesh. Personally, I avoid filters like the plague. Unless you're awesome at hiding them, people who know Photoshop at all will easily see it and say "filter!" I don't know. Not like people can't use them for fun...
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Amakusa 239th Post
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"Re(2):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 01:19
quote: 2.- Filter --> Render --> Lens Flaire
(Make sure it's quite bright)
Lens Flare is the most overused filter ever, and it looks incredibly stupid to boot. Don't use it.
I found Kagami's sword in a junk yard. I also provide nothing useful to the gaming community. "Dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-do."
quote: Lens Flare is the most overused filter ever, and it looks incredibly stupid to boot. Don't use it.
Daala
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"Re(4):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 06:18
LOL! When used right lens flare is nice filter. :: *pokes Juan with a stick*
quote:HEY LEAVE LENS FLARE ALONE YOU ANGRY HOOLIGAN.
Lens Flare is the most overused filter ever, and it looks incredibly stupid to boot. Don't use it.
Omar 237th Post
Frequent Customer
"Re(3):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 07:21
quote: Lens Flare is the most overused filter ever, and it looks incredibly stupid to boot. Don't use it.
So I take it you didn't try the steps I wrote?
The point of the trick is to create a nice line based background, no SUPER SHINY LENS LIGHTS Z!
That's why there is the "turn it into b & w" and "Find Edges" parts.
Try it. Sometimes if you need some sort of background and don't know waht to do (ARTIST BLOCK! GRAARRGH)it can help in some way.
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Tashoku Kisune
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"Re(4):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 12:19
O.O Dude.. I just use an ass load of layers and brushes. Occasionally some gradients and pattern fills. O_o But really that's all. Everyone else sounds like they use tons of stuff. Ahhh.. ^_^; I tend to live by the 'keep it simple' rule, though.
Amakusa 241th Post
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"Re(4):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 19:50
quote: Try it. Sometimes if you need some sort of background and don't know waht to do (ARTIST BLOCK! GRAARRGH)it can help in some way.
Uh, no, if I ever need a background Lens Flare is the last thing I will ever resort to. And it has yet to make anything I make 'look better.' It just makes it look even more fake than it already is.
I found Kagami's sword in a junk yard. I also provide nothing useful to the gaming community. "Dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-do."
Omar 239th Post
Frequent Customer
"We need more photoshop magic here"
, posted Tue 15 Jul 21:32:
quote: Uh, no, if I ever need a background Lens Flare is the last thing I will ever resort to. And it has yet to make anything I make 'look better.' It just makes it look even more fake than it already is.
So I was right then.
You don't even have an idea of what the end result looks like (because you refuse to use a filter, because it might look dumb, even though this filter is not the end result, is part of a series of steps to achive a diferent effect).
That's ok. We all have different ways of achiving effects in art programs. Some are just quick solutions, some are complicated, elaborated solutions that involve no filters at all.
Just please don't tell me what tools I should use to achive any kind of effects based on the idea that one of the filters involved might look "dumb" or "fake" by itself.
"Nothing suits better than a dead man's shirt"
[this message was edited by Omar on Tue 15 Jul 21:34]
Juke Joint Jezebel
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"Re(1):help with photoshop maaagic"
, posted Wed 16 Jul 13:44
oh man i completely forgot about this. thanks for the tips! i'll try 'em out this weekend and post extreme results
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