ddan TUTORIALS Steel a eae A eeenenniaaies iN —_— eee Se 3D SCENES IN Ges teycoss(1 all eats PROJECT Co) b) 33 V Make subtle adjustments v Control with layer masks V Improve your brushwork Nes dT aN aU) y etChillblast ees aE) aia PCs for Photo Editing! Fusion Photo OC Lite II Fusion Photo OC VI Just £1099 inc. va Just £1829 Just £1199 /chillblast ()@chilllast For full spec go to: www.chillblast.com £50 OFF PSCDISC1215 AVAILABLE ON ALL SYSTEMS OVER £250*‘Magazine team ey Sra Bris Eee Rhee at a aes avrg In this issue's feature, we tak to industry experts about what makes a stunning portrait image. Discover pro tis and insider secrets for retouching, photomanipulation and digital painting, as photographers and artists reveal ther favourite tools and techniques in Photoshop, This issue i also packed full of creative tutorial, including how to create a mech robot using stock photos, how to explore colour with blend ‘modes, how to combine photos and ilustrations, and lots more. And as if that wasn't enough, we take a look inside ~animation company Wanky Films as well as interview Lois van Baarle on her impressive portfolio. Also, don't miss the new readers’ challenge on pO - upload your ‘entry for a chance to win a Canon printer. Pus there are ‘mote than 400 fee resourcas on this issues FileSio, 0 download them and stat creating today! QarahBantes Sarah Bankes Editor sarah bankes(@imagine- publishing co.uk Ta SU te) ae 3Cee Een Conte www.photoshopcreative.co.uk Trending gall Explore colour with 06 Fea mos 22 fiends poner awk hastening Uneoshbragect cou wth blend medes, brushes and more bocieed 08 Readers’ gallery 26 Create a scene in a bauble Take 300k svi! ou readershave bosnepto this aout vilesapetehee los, Readers’ challerge mmaskngandberdmoses 10 Readers challenge ance 3(Q Make 230 chessboard tbwinaanorprimer worth SIF Create 30 objects and combine them th 2B elements 12 Inside the studio We explore creative animation 18 Create an icy composite company Wonky Films Bulan ecb rom scratch then incorperate into scene 16 Feature: Unlock the secrets, of blend modes 44 Combine photos team iocrese eye-catching andilustrations fea hanks todend odes ESreote aia Tovtate rw mea mage 22 Teetrgnewskits rs sve 5 Use the Pen tol for ‘nth host cenivetiorls 2 nsan ur abc ustton it 60 Resource project . the Pen, custom shapes and more ethan onanderatyourown30 texturesto usein Photoshop. 54 Apply masks and 64 Project focus layer styles Srebrer ttnkg behing Comaueeena et ‘Animals Reconquer The World 10s Pt eaten Re e , 106 Reve un rrooot x | Ten Prenat Sok ars : 110 Filesito & This issue there are mare than Aatree resources 38 Reader interview 113 Perse aay meth son his surealcompostionsWielding the power of one of Photoshop's most potent once Ce tae oak craTRENDING IMAGES Leite ee RM Ug a ular artwork that’s been rocking the internet Ue Sa VAN ca ae Caen Maem) There's nothing mo! fing the internet ater russ are crating, ‘Amr ElshamyStefan Braas Javier G Pacheco ‘wou oueropachec tombircom A. Mario Olvera Molinar jomerge angeleLuis Rogério Faria Rosa Adriana Musetti DavilaiP Cleodson Cunha Be Fe ason inChallenge entries The best entries and challenge winner 1 Lind: Henderson witha dark her 2Marcus Jones used the Polar Coordinates ecilyimageanddid Ithends theumbr intothecup,ltwasalldonein Elements 12" tedthelady with idplacedher 3 Corine Spring “Allfour of thechallenge pictures were usedfor his ni. The theme came up surrealcompostion” 4 Noval Sirait “Theidea behind this challenge ens breaking ews, whieh We chalenged you ‘nddana This issue's challenge Think you can do better? Prove it! Ce einem ee sae, taka THE PRIZE... BUNNERS-UP Canon SELPHY CP910 — Amberlight by compact photo printer — Escape Motions Thievery winner wileeave aaron Ourvnnerpistireerumer- up Wl ELPHvtopretberarwcrktronTheprnier’sa__recave Arberihtsohwarefeme=cape smal-scae porlble device that printsposicards and Motions! canbe used io create cores wis. l’sgrestifyoureonthega.t abstract artorjust lot your creativity run cabecaraiersandKsteparecl wid anlsageatcaparon se wth Photoshop. Rutt Poems at a WORTH $29.99! oo your eaponery pails at LOE ee prices b,lttrheaded paper, ound and in igh gual < / ff FLYERALARM nse‘enor WONKY Films Meet the creative collective producing award-winning animation for big brands, charities and in-house projects R= there has een anit 0000 8SA day in the life of Jake Hobbs Hobbs talks us through a WONKY day Morning coffee 1A) Te darisusualykekstated O:00 win scup ofcotee, white ong through that mores emai and preparing forthe day ahead Animation portal review >“ WONKY ns an ane ) animation portal cated Stow Me Te Animation deceated to showcasing allocated to review the latest submissions, Wireframes and planning [:Q0 seekrorsetan ei si on pet or peso’ wt softare Ths ponies une to woo projet ow and eg etre geting tuck Code, code, code! Time to get stucin to some 2:9 U) development. Depending on the parcuaj this ea vary rom dy to ay; being a smal studio means often turning ry hand to cifferes languages anc patorms. Debugging ) etterst Each day often ence wih testing and debueene Sesion, going ‘ver the development work proce tat day Lots of lists ») Just before heading cut of te O stu theres sti ime for the alimportant to-do ist - wing down the listftaks forthe next dy neusr the issuesto be soved from the debugging tine.Inside the studio ooeo 5 TOP 5TIPS coleapestoeteesbs veep 2.opatargiohckp voice snes Eicstiegtinsaragannsengicie Smedoenenusineet .Stektoyourgus hehe sso Srenmee nb teamteniemreit su msentines ogres tbiornsoan euro yaetobrtsged ep balance 9 ana oblre dnt Kinurmdodsiarrsaancoagearerso evden oman ave a passion and values for animation, with 3 strong design aesthetic and a passin for humour This makes a lease to work together and fl creative ides, The breadth of skis that our creative colectve act also means we work on such adverse range of briefs, making each wek ferent Producing high-quality and distinctive animations aross a wi range of goes, brands and end products, means that WONKY uses apethors of software packages, While Photoshop iat used in the actual animation process it pays akey role in fenerating the ase, n particular the quick Characters tht WONKY i known fr. Photoshop is constant used within cur workflow, and the frequency we use can ‘ary from jb to jab and also rom designe to designer” says Hobbs, “Whale some of our ilustrators and designers work i stator to create characters and design assets, the ajay ae using Photoshop to produce these asets Our animators then bing these asses into Flash and/or Alter fects to create the background scenes and character ris We aso frequently use Photeshop to retouch images ad for image optimisation.” "WONKY's productions have adstinc styl sully based around the characters that Photoshop is used to create, andi something that nts come to them fer. "We'd hope that most of ou projects have adstnctive 'WONKY fel to ther, particu trough the sense of humour we enjoy integrating nto both our characters andthe animation,” says Cash “n cases where we'e working wth ‘isting artwork wel apply our house style by adding ina few unexpected moments oF ‘extra datas to make the animation kee ae charming the creative allows" In ocder to really flex ts creative muscles, the WONKY team est creates short fim ofits own every year. These ae usualy wel received, wih projects leading to matiple awards and screenings at fn festivals across the world Its curently working on an inchouse app development project, whichis under wraps forthe time beng, buts proving ‘ute the challenge, as Hobbs explains: "sa ‘eatively new ar for us as 2 company. This brings with alot of new sil tobe lear {and obstacles to overcome. The 3pp is ‘exploring ways to enable users to interact with ‘ur animation work and create ther own personalised shows, Many ofthe challenges have been inthe technical development ofthe 290, understanging what is posible and learning how it an be achieved When eames to cent werk, tie the projects when the cent trusts inthe team ‘and what can ache that WONKY has the most fun, fentastic when youre working vith truly creative cent with a similar sense ‘of humaue where we can spar ideas of of ‘one another” says Cash, ‘We love what we do and doit want to become to big, a we enjoy being 0 hands-on and del ivolved with the creative proces,” says Bothy "However, were up forthe project getting bigger and hope to see more of our own ideas seeing the light of day Idaly we'd increase the ratio of cour i-house projects to our cient ones in the hope tat one of them becomes a spin off lth fe of ts own. Ourstratesy the past few yers isto ncease our dig and socal media expertise in oder to hep achieve thisa) Wielding the power of one of Photoshop's most potent features, add zip to your workflow and pizazz to your visuals Coe! eens Pre eee ee creer Peon eae en eee hace ees WHAT Be aN ‘tale Bs UAC ea a i Ua rane Create asureal image ener —* errr) en ee Se 0 an ay ee a ayers and ayer masks,‘TEXTURES. Createa double exposure ere ccd eat ee ge eee ne the whole idea of blending ee ee) Stack two or more layers, then ea No worries just call upon een ten eee) Seen erin Coroners eee LAYER MASKS Acacias erties ~ Sr flapaebalaiaa i , Pt rah ete eet (Gremave resin Cine ener amet irre RY iy Before ec pitas ern | LO Aeetie ye -se saaa @) ioe Pe ec Peres eee 107 eet ics perheamtae aera) cometary Pare een ener eral bee eentenn td peteeeeend memeene eh ey ‘exit you can using he conrast ees recep career rraneseny eer eeT ice panier teenth mci eey Heriererincarei naar) Preeereen ti ceten seer ier ce ioerenty eerste 1718 UNLOCK THE SECRETS OF BLEND MODES Paint wate oft) eee rtd Poe eer eters Pees colour then you basicaly have to Pereira) Cee nes ree Cem ‘mode and modiy the brushs Cee eens foetus) eee ete) rent . seetenoee Lacie 8 8=6=—eetst=~wS Cree pe eee peceeceencrite Perera te ea cos pene eee Cee urn eed recs fe RU tele eet ae) eee ey Use blend modes Oyieeier race Op eccunertn lok Heoreupereramuonnae Cer ket cen feared Sea eae) eerie yea eee ae eae ene ee me ee ed ence erence ae ee ee ee eg eT ey parenteral ts ea ere ene eet et eT ere a arieTy Piteaecrececre etc ea eer eg peinADJUSTMENT LAYERS20 Com abstract text Cer tee) eee ene eta eee ry es See eee aecreer) Unexpected bursts of vibrancy. When ec Se eer chr eee es arte ey rene neers start going through them to see if anything eee eer aay te ees ee serra Cee oes ter ec hoad Seto omen (oy Iocsmeetlneetaoorsead enor eer esterase et] Ser ey pear pene eet eter en peed errs Vetere ed Perera Pee ae eevee nig Pewee uentery sentry Poorman ee Prohseseter puters). Eerie EUelenoae pentane tr mee Nemec Periereroansineecier on Himtnetternmene ry Petracenet tie iene te AT rv ae eM RS paatteertateret we oiinedeew mmc aries ic Peete onan eta Mt et cnet Hc irises nits = cous with blending Ron eed eee Bereonere ne ea) Perea) polirrein res Preto Ponce serail rmeatertsenbrioeraireny eee etd ery npynecpeniens vee Been neersear sealsommy i Peers Prenat esr Paucritemis bia ptens os peer ade enieea —, pelea eetrensr ceteris peeer water rarer pea eereroer nr Perret eee riebeaveernea sis fel agenesis pedpiniratvenpeni Pete ee HIGH Pass NEUTRAL LAYERMEE Tutorial Explore colour wit Me 0000 StoreMags.comDownload your free esources at www.flesilo, couk/photoshopereative Works with Whatyoullllearn 2 Pay vitor ng brtshor en oges tnd agustrent jes Time taken 1-2hours Andre Villanueva “Tenjeyhow Photeshep allowame to unleaeh olou upon my designs and Setwerke Two of my favourite metho are painting with, Colo Filayers and geting interesting layer lenas by siping trough he Bendmodes. | covered Photoshop when studying webdesign rmnowart Srectorfora tech company, Soathing my inner instructor By sharing echigues > ‘Add polygons brush a 40-80% Opacity >) ]_Open'Start ps from the FieSto. Go J | to FiesPlace (Pace Embeddedin CO, choose MM-Polygors png’ Postion flush to the right and press Retuin/Erter. ick the ‘Add ayer mask’ buttonin the Layers palette Paincblackin the mask witha Soft Round colour with blend modes Unleash a barrage of colour via brushwork, blend modes and adjustments to re-imagine a portrait working with art and designs with sry important tool or feature, knowing how to use and deploy colour i essential Once you Interatse the various ways you can unleash, you ‘are able to devote mare energy into having un and less on the mechanical and procedural aspects. (One ofthe main ways wellbe working with colour here i through blend mades, Wert place 2 ‘arty of images, such a= polygonal ang mixed ‘eda stock rom medkamlitia.com. 8y changin their blend modes and overtaying top the prtat &. Y Place more polygons O2 ste op andcontr Ada ayer Trskanurecuce wi block Pace Mt Pongoripg Se retoyucrg he blend mode drop-dovn at the tp othe Layers pale C= Isone ofthe key considerations when Pace MM-Polygons2png, postion and each other, we can create interesting and Unpreditabe colour blends. Shape layers ea fun way to add colour shapes. Tossing in paint imagery is also a blast. Although we dont specify nthe tutor yu can apply Color Overlay and Gradient Overy ayer Styles to reupholste ayers wit sole or graduated colour. As we ple ayer upon layer of colour and texture, wel copy the orignal madel to reinforce, controling via ayer masks, blend modes and ‘opacity, Wel then finalise things wth a series of adjustments and Calor il laers. Blend light 3 Bt Uaates. nm rdeic >. Overlay Pace’ Light2jpa’ position feshiothebotom andconirm Seto carsales pete Diferece) Add ayer masks lobo layers ndredce wth Back where need. 0000 N 3GE Tutorial Explore colour with blend modes Pe Add paint Tame the chromaticchaos Introduce shapes OA BeePanieicnkmandetto CT Spinianedsme | 0) Meare taper corners Overy Pact Panzpg Pans org elle ite pct he virus Shape os HENS Jpg and Painthpg’Setiothe Linear Light or layer stack to copy. Set the blend mode io Polygon and Custom n Photoshop, ensure ‘verlaybiend modes, Add layer masks and Overlay, Press Cma/Ctrl-Jto copy the ayer Shape is selected the options bar tokeep paint back to reduce these Scale rate and (educe Opacity needed) That shouldciean as vector shape layers. The nial colours Postion wth Free Transform (Cmd/Crt-T)it up extraneous detalfrom previous steps. dictated by the Foreground colo We used you thinkits needed. Refine previous masks ifneeded, white, 100, 06920 and lead Enlist the Pen tool Adjust shape layers (7 Mtiaainn mice tment Ganshnd 9 () 2 Vinh Orr sacinnd Chan ec asta eee eee maar vas pee Ce we oy ee re ea arc re nice oN Peers sree ee reat pire joureaaioaa witecrgniocampitate _ OndoriOpssAltcikandauy ena comer fare caverlsa shape i Bement youcen sete Morgue fos See cee eascr ee ‘Add splats Reinforce the model ha a OQ Bisame sats rd risedmedio | () Opry andthen ae Position some splatters byplacing Splatong, Watercolor. gna ode jeri tetpottbe lace MM Water and (png, MM-MixecMedia andany other layer stack again. Press Omd/ Ctr tocopy “MM-Waterolor? jpg and postion 5). intrestingimages you'like throwin Add the ayer. Set thebotiom.one to Soft Light them to the let andright of the model. [D)_petmesks andreducewihbiack andthen drop the top one's Opacity to 60% (or respectively SettoDatkenor Multiply. Add Experimentwiththe blend modes.Free _less). Add layermasks toboth.Paintwith layer masksifyou thinkits needed arg - <\ CO Transtorm itneedea black toreduce. pentblack to reduce =a Ny spalette agardngyoureolour patty pot {Beestagee anode! production inabeut Stratcoturcorbraons) Youle youre ting ometnngin eed, ‘ebransnguandrscor ‘steed a oecton you teesta haw soar pan Jouresom sign Xe mage are ou Color Filland Lookup 7 ‘Chek the ‘Creaternewfil or adjustment ayer in Addlines 13 etayersalete choose std col Pex 1 D Place ‘Lines jpg’. position at the top, #050505 and drop to 70% Opacity. Click mask, paint thenconirmSeta Linear Dodge _tlackinthe ceive to rede Cicktheil/adsient canted outneplteasyau (ide) PressCmd/Ovtsta dilate ard aston choose Co Lookup Tel Orange Pls opener te Feposton Adler masks raat bsck Cort (Eements use Photo Fer WarmingFiter | ates" **™* inemaskstoredice (5), Pantblack inthe meskio reduce Finalise Inject more colour 715, Bei ating: eee th be ere A, Marae Cole anscone trae Steins and arte brushes fyouneedta change aor Fils cde to Overy ick he maskeandpressmd/Crlliomertt. colour doutle-ik onthe ayers tumanal ndchoose ane Path white ad Coninue water colours(Guch as feaeeas cla Als tke some te real eave lye and rene and 7408 via new Color Filer set to Overlay or en thecompaiton where needed. oleate —vel cove FL f Caras Hetil thercenioUstimadoray te Ee itrg thera mapa ‘ee ob sor, ELS cele a] Essential creative colour techniques REINFORCE THE MODEL ‘As your subject ges overnhgimed ‘seneathlayerso shapes andclours, youcanbolstr the mode copying The ayer above blended eles vet opacity mask anduseblend ‘modesto merge oie OMS NERISS ASS BLEND MODES Playing winbiend modes can resin “zyring tom suteto unexpaciedty ‘wtmises. Ue the tori ea ude ‘ute re experment ith he Seren modes COLOR LooKUP TheCoor Look adjustment allows fo some gackeslaur ‘make oves Here weured eat range Pus Conras Try ou theaters 0000 aeee (Leen Nate) 1 ol Download your free resources at wwvefileslo ‘co.uk/photoshopcreative Elements S| 2A The best way 10 phoomanpulate a glass ‘ scene in a bauble Wak “Ma _ Get in touch with your festive side and create a magical sphere with Niwterisglsswateor_l@yers, masking and blend modes eoeie inet tists are always looking to think outside —_clouds into the bauble, to give the effect of it pes hPracten Ne A= or batsometimas canbemere sctalysnowingin the sere seinoogonclase (cetneoplacealegerthanievcne The lay foe comportan show you se Stsewrmoesstsinin || isieatny abet tyra asso ge tena ase Senger gaged he en pee characters and obec intoa_gbe Be uate low soak ro bed vr the See bauble is one that you can really run with and by edges of the bauble to keep everything contained | Rritupreshe | | state snow ther ace fone, sve scee cele ou own tue seo | tteowattsentest Youcancresioeragesinetepace Yournght__snfeste cn that eery cbs precy ok O | ere: Ssigpctwe”| | Yt peayctien i Be sony Ge ati poet di me Scene, even etre cites and you may want to adé__the globe rather than outside the box. 26(5 Check out the latest blog Here hegrassis created {sng aeund Pen sti brush togueiterealstepanty ges. Myoueea grapes able youcanveryeasiyst feu brushes crest Sands of grass use a5 (Opaque beh or toensire ‘he graseremaine sub nd looks a oa a posable Create the loop Paste some grass ‘yeuresil stupging QT Sztatixpasinatepoteromte |) Passe grass Dipak sat tocteate gra youre resources into you" before! stretches across the with ofthe bauble with Using ths method ough image ocreate oneusingthe Expert Editon space place some solbeneah Groupthese grass exper wh eras ane ‘herextpage Incertthe bauble andmask rages together, then Cma/Crl-Cck thebauble mack, |_| ihconbe fomndas delat cutthe entire photoexcept forthe gpon the _andhit Maskon the grass group to mask out the sides. InProtstop. top oft Name this group inside the bauble’ Layer it up Mask the grass OA Diese tisrse gop 3 Wititmearessoe ga Orligheci and Merge the theseloyersagan Heck Crd/_layerswihinesc group belore para one Gritoinverete mask andwinabroshot belo te orginal grass grow ahd one beween Sard Ispcstarstrkingupaards ove Cp Curve adjustment ayers to tbareateavealste ass texture arse ighen and darken he gras bow and whol the bauble Bove the original grup tal depth Plant the soil 0. Place a soil image in the ‘inside the 5 bauble grou bet the ross layers Ht Mosk OmdOetlto mere rasan witha sofe ne brosh maskin thesol ajing atonon tomate ret blends nv he ras. Insert the tree 017 Sexinetearatoaidate to tneinageto thera) ofthe deer. Paste Teepsd trom the FieSio before) OG fier deer and using ne Pen ol set bkrepasingitin the inside the bauble’ group, ontop ofthe grass Using the sing Select>Colour Range to find allof the blue sky nthe technique you usedto mask te grass, mask outblades cl grass around picture Hit OK once selected andhit mask then Cmd/Ctitobe ‘the deer’s hooves to bend it into the scene. loft with justthe tree's outtine 0 27a 28 Create a scene ina bauble 0] Seat anenseementatzo0200 O11 pets tnd ite tlack 2 0 thedaulteneeratnen DetorsPoir Chordnates>Por to Rectang ()D pvoutlerstoevertealy hen QZ aoioPoiar Coordinates Select ‘atthe Load Cnanne As Selacton con, Now eertanen layerardfilwhte tree ines. O3 Usethecerenaithey along wih thebrash cele cobursetrvh out theft Hey. () A. atatlackilaer neat ne andinserafllayer of adbleb before Clipping he gradient Masksotrateriy thespher shows eneathiaer Mask further OR Yeuritstitned ners alte the tree image ts tkely that the ‘reevwilleave unwanted white pls around the branches and there's the rest ol the sreeneryin the picture to mask out too. Pay ‘lose attention to this, therwase you wil lose realsm in the im Insert the robins [pa aitemore ctr mo epee byinsertng the robin images provided ‘masking them trom ther backgrounds and placing on the branches ofthe tre. Use the Supaled actions to brighten them up and give thera rede tt Liquity nce your vested CH O9 rysekte mas apy tara ‘head to Filter>Liquify. Use the Forward Warp tol odstor eve cree acaredunk that one he gro aroun he ceo apere Eemens sers ve Cra 0 Tato and Warp Add the roots 10 Inagset deadtvees make greatroots. Insert one and go lmnageeAdustments> Thresheldtocorvertto black and it, before iting Cds CirsT to Transom {and Warp nto positon ver the Sl. Brush in the snow 1D. Nao ade sone layers above the restof the baubles lemenis and beneath the sol and grass, Scatter snow withthe supplied brushes; be subtle forthe upper level but be creaive with the lower one,(5 Check out the latest blog Make basic adjustments Create a subtle reflection 13 Sait aseeoacatowyartaies, | 7 7) skater hace ebm gos ed merget eel shaping up. At this point, you might want to brighten it up Go to Filter>Distort>Spherize and then click OK. Press Cmd/CtrlT witha cippedcures ayer supped ae anscton = oryou might. ‘0 Tranciom tard pace over he orga ave. Set Soft Lig, 1% ‘ish addsome vibrate pict Opa for aight efecto Add alens flare Finish off 715, Siesearelayerenctilithac GotoFiteeLiing | ¢ Tofish add some site atstmentso ihe etre suchas . EfectsoLens Flare and adda fare before using Onl! Curves and Vibrance ~we've suppliedan action to createthisin Cru to Transtorm and piace it with more precision. Use Hue/ just aciek. Duplicate your bauble anduse the Gaussian Blur Saturation Cmd/Cir+U) to recolour itor elect. (Fiter-Blur-Gaussian Blur) to create background baubles too. ‘baubles he perfect decoration to place ‘onto a greetings card, Choose File>New and select Ad ther goto ViewsNew Guide to cut the Ad document eval Place your design on ‘one side before printing and folding, ready for you to write your message inside Ifyoure creating acardforafriendor loved ‘ne. you might want to personalise the ‘orignal desig oo; nstead of acing the deer and the rons you might wantto place the recipient’ favourite animalino the picture, or P on ‘even an image of yourself looking festive ree ee (geelnge card anasto te Rosse of paming years_ Makea : 3D chessboard Learn to make 3D objects and combine them with 2D elements for creative projects: Ge eee eee ne es Perc Neco acy the 3D paete te Peer kee eet ference ina ees | ice remem ets 30On the FileSilo e) fFMEE Tutorial Make a 3D chessboard En | coe Optimise Photoshop Merig wh obese ree seereuce Soutpeeecete ect, teacaleny coca Petercr eran reeeeerr, Wieceigrben casera ay age eck ‘Use Graphic Processor’ and Adda frame ‘pen Advanced Settings, Create the chessboard QD ftsCrecanccon te Board Setiherawingmode © 1 fistletstine sage. ota FesOpem layer thumtnalto select. Now aanced oe eable Use peeceimanate ee ‘Background! Now place the chessboard create anew layer. Goto Layer=New> Layer Se enc, || tentre GotoFtesPace Embecded-Boardjpy.Onthe ort ShiteCma/reN Nomen Fame and ‘eee perma ‘pion bar set re HerzontaVertcal cle 0 30% end cick OK Tosca are go Reuven FiterRender Picture ame ey ‘Adjust the settings Set the Layer style Add texture (3 thteffamevindonchose —C) /| Sotolayntawrsileuets —(-),HelsShitantekon te Bord Frame: 42 Art Frame, set the Vine Emboss. Set Style to Inner Bevel. layer. Now go to Layer>Merge layers Cobar to adarkorange Set the Margnto 1, Technique Smooth Drecton:Down So-50 orhicmd/Culee Goto FlePace Se-J.Arrangemert 2 Nowopenthe pace anders SO pls Change the Ernbedsed"Terturepg. Rese theimage dcvencedpaeteand set Number ol nes! Bngjeto 9 Alte Set QlssCortcur__andhtOK Change the lending mode forthe tolbandthenhOK fit Cmd/Cre oresze Lar change he Highaft/Shadow layer to Map and then merge te ayers thetrame ode to Mul, Colour Black Opacy 3%. agar Renare the layer Chesshoard Edit textures inthe30 paeteselect the © Createa 3D layer 7 Create a chess piece O (6 Sez Nees Ewen tem Gresbostexrunniiens. Go) Q Gates embed Oes Go Selecied Layer nthe Properties to Properties ack the Dus on, Pcl panda er Now lets _paetesetthe Extrusion Depthto 20mm and. chose Replace Texture. locate the Wood recrdan actono speed up our work Goto [trier Sin the Propertes pala cick Teturezipyandcck Open SetShieie 204, Windornictons ne Actos palette ck enCootnates, set the Retaten Kio $0" and Reflector: 0, Roughness. 30%, Burp 10%,” cnCreate New Set buton and nameitChess O cit Move toGround (pacity: 100% and Refraction: 1.00. Piece. Ck OK w SWatch the latest video Search Photoshop Creative Magazine EE Doa 3D extrusion 10 SB 30-New 30 Berson tom Selected ayer: nthe Properties palette set the Extrusion Depth to mand ritReturn/ Enter Now open the Deforr Duplicate and Emboss QO Nawetsassion atncton eyo O)9 curactonandstarrecrdng in ‘ations plete cick Create New Acton On the Ne Aton window name 30 ce, Choose Functon Key Fizand check Shit thenhit ecard. check Bend and set the Horizontal Angle 0) 1 240” Click to stop recording the action. Edit UV properties panel. Click onthe top right Deformation Axi, Create more pieces Apply materials 7] tube aDaste cckon be chess piece Berson aeel Now ne Proper pate cckon he Presets \wrdow andthe clans the Slone Marble SettneShneto 6% Retecon Reuhness Of Bur: Fa Opacity 00% a Reracton 1000 2 kstseathe tere nie Poperteslets open the "2 MAF? open he Layes alee. Go Flea Embeds Z Oifuse folder and select Eat WV Properties Set the U/K and WY scale o 50%, The U/Kand V2, Offset UX: -B0%, W/O, check ‘Apply to matching textures! and chick OK eed aeleg a Create black chess pieces. Merge 3D layers 11d, horse cesspecesyeuwartio 1 F GeloteLapts pate Had acithenewmatetaltoandgote. 10) andeelect aD tayers then goto LayersDupcate Layer Rename andcickOX, >Merge30 Laer. Tomorove the ithe PopertespaeteciekthePresescomputersperirmanceyoucan merge wundowared chose Sat Back Set Shr: eachlayeridvaly Select be ayer taht 5085 Refecton 9% Roughness 0% Bump: sbovethe essbom layer anit nd "5, opacy: 100 and Refract: 1000. ‘hon sl th net ayer and ropeat > ‘Chess_piece2 ong’ andhit Return/Enter. Now apply the action Hit ‘ShiteFid to tanetorm the 20 place Repeat step IT and 12 athe materials Now place afew more chess pieces. Scale the chess pieces te 2D pete cickon he Chess © piece to select it. Go to the Properties pate cen Cotas a thenlck Etat Orne Perea Check Seale SoUnom sexing set aM ech Reurn/Enter Repeats proces for ech cress piece 000000 wo aMEE Tutorial Make a 3D chessboard Add layer masks Hide unwanted areas -) Adder masks LyecLee 01 atcheea ab okt ‘horace nao ov chessboard caper ante cnstet ane ‘hespacesontie grass ——— Dodge and Burn ()) ese re Dadge/Burtoos overa OZ sass neseaterey oer toennarce ‘Reb and dark areas af he ropes haat the appropriate range an lew posure seing Group layers 3 Meee ayespate race tgs eesin yer groups. Nona hesitate sme toers hentai. Don eget Use blending modes (0) Z, Sese scien ayer ver te OA Tenriayer secenarge the BiendingmodtoCaou: Crease aight Selon clo ana the lower tree 2 Yellowish, ooo0000 wo & On-image controls 1 fester oes ere chess ec o acta the onmage conrals Use he ren red andlue cons tomo tec rod the hoseboar Cickonthearow ip to move up ard down Sidon or back an forth Edit the texture DQ Sater secon vw ine Properties palette epen the Dituse folder and select st UV Properties Set the ix scale 2055, WY scale 54D. The US. WN.018 Olfet UK 40 and 60% Check Apel o matching textures and then clickOK Create a 3D wall 1Q [tFZandten ead Fixe Embedded Wal. png: On the Options bar setthe Horzontal/Vertcl scale to 30% and it Rebturr/Enter Now go to 3D>New 30 Extrusion from Selected Layer in the Properties palette set the Extrusion Depth owen = Addn matenal 19 Benen palette and select the Wall Extrusion Material Then in the Properties click on the Diftuse folder and choose Roplace Texture, now locate the Wal Texture jpg andlick pen. Next set Shine 208, Recto: 0%, Roughness: 0%, Bump: 1%, Opacty: 100% and Retraction 1000, Merge layers Dua ve scat tye Cmdr). Hash and Select a3 ayers. Now it Gao erga Goto the 0 palete Nove he cursor over the 20 wal anduse he on age Contos orotate and place texto he chessboard boarders.Rotate the 3D objects DD ite Dealete hold shitand select the chessboard and al ofthe chess pieces, Use the on-mage control and drag it ‘up. lacing on topo the walls. Click on Current View then, us the Orit 30 Camera, rotate the 30 objects tocrestea nce perspective, “_¥ Add 2D elements D5, S20 FesPace Embodied Kp 2 Scale andhit Return/Enter Go to LayersLayer StylesDrap Shadow Sethe pact to 40% and Distance to 20ox then cick OK Goto Layer>Layer SyterCreate Layer Selet the Oop Shadow layer ana Hit CCmd/irtT. Drag to adjust perspective (nthe secondary viw window. youcan ick onthe top-letcameraican te open ‘hemana Sletaneurvew camera Sndewapbtueen heman sade Sheonaary ew ‘he 3D ans appears when ouselect ry 3D'001 Renown the andz oorinates of SDabet cameras and lightinthe 30 space Watch the latest video Adjust the light D3 nie pee ck wie pt Go tothe Properties palette and set the intensity to 80%. Now click on Coordinates andset the XRotation Angle to 6 ¥to 55° and Zo -26% Now create the fal ‘ender, by going io 30>Render ~- * Bring more images D6 camsentecoroston Ate forges chkrenand ewer Dont fergatto adshadons orate 2 ht recon To cent 3 ve, a are yer and then go riterfendertree choose tree charge the setngs and OK Ada ljermacktotideurared aes Create a layer mask FA, Satie laprepate sect the Cheshoordlayer Now goto LayerLayer Mack evel Al Gra he Brush tool arehit 5 Checon Brush rests and {penne mens atthetoprirt Sect Cadre FS gan ack grass brashandpanttebotono he walls SE ey Use adjustment layers D7 Nemesia comrectons Goto Layer New ‘Adjustment Layer> Levels nthe calogue box, setthe input Levels to 0, 080 and 240, Now addhe Brightness/Cortrast ‘Agjustment Layer Set the Brghinassto0 ‘and Contrast to 1 ‘Aus ight properties to farglthe ian andceleur cst Shadows srdso on Youcan alco as ‘erent ign ype axistohighighttandthen tov, osteandscdithe sDajecs. 0co00 w 5Ie UP A a O\ -RIPTION THIS 0844 856 0644** www.imaginesubs.co. wipe aeSUBSCRIBE 10 ANY MAGAZINE FOR JUST £29.99 x Exclusive Christmas offer + Save up to 50% on the shop price* > Never miss an issue of your favourite magazine » Free delivery, direct to your door > Ideal Christmas gift - that lasts all year! > Free e-card to send when you buy as a gift BUY AS A GIFT OR TREAT YOURSELF! Use code XMASTSI for this extra-special price. Order by 2" December to start your subscription the first issue after Christmas. "Calls wil cost 7p per minute plus your telephone company/saccess charge. YOUR DETAILS Te Frstrame Sumame Address. Postcode Country “Telephone number. Mobile number. Email address ‘ie adoctennl Horne [Tg DELIVERY DETAILS cr virrenentrrom asover Tie Firstname. Sumame Address. Postcode. Country. ‘Telephone number PAYMENT DETAILS {UK £2999 Magazine name. FOR MULTIPLE ORDERS PLEASE CALL THE ORDER HOTLINE 0844 856 0644** cHEQuE enclose a cheque for Imad aye t sain Pubiehing eh ‘CREDIT/DEBIT CARD _ Visa Mastercard Amex | Maestro card number 1] TTT IT Td T4174 Expiry date TT 1 Issue number (Maestro) |] Signed Date ese ki you wuld pred not recientes mate fom magne ypost") byteephoneT)byemat) Fle tkifyu would prefer not ora any ramets te om ether companst ypost"] bytlephene bye Please eifyouDO wish receive such infomation by ena eoWhatyoulllearn 9% Combine photos, econ sgusiment layers and layer masks a Create an i = COM pmipeste “% “Abe partof reat anime vse nd construct this surreal ice scene Ciferent element nd mn Saye smesed ot how many hoteshop enables us to create some to mate sure that they all tie together cohesive. wonderfl resource here antasticl and impossible scenes, but did Adjustment ayers, especially Photo Fier, ae very Sreonline oma relonce you know, some species of frogs do actually useful for heping to achieve this and give the itvater deaprer end freer in winter and thaw ot again nthe spring? various elements in your arbwork a conen mood sec andhavebeen using | | Obynualy they ae uncnscios ngthe process ocolur scheme We also nee hep an eye ot cameo eee deer peeping ou ole Docks to ty and catch perspecte a t canbe very jaing fore pat of fd ssi compony, Col the odd pasing fy, but wher'sthe unin that? animage doesnt have the some perspective os the Srtoceveghe years" When you fe wsing pote elements fom. rest Throughout the tutorial fel ee to Tanstorm, PRPETTprrrgpyt “wesc teceaes ese sound Wane Dir any aera sense 000000 wo ©i Follow us on Tumblr Search for photoshop-creative Imm Es Start making the ice cube Skew the side ()] Sisstanewteciraca Apply a gradient (3 Rescnicrsodatcaete QT soomm wide by 200mm high, 300i (()D Satecthe Gratien oo 6), setitto (OQ ayer hide the duplicate eickthe Seecttherectonglortarqucetoress 2 ‘Foreground ioBadground and evbaiconnentiothelayeinthe Layers) Wanduse ttocreate rectangular RadalGragertSetheloregoundclouto pate Bacxon Laer Lpresscma/cret. Selectonimardsthebotomnghtelthe WhiardBarkgoundia lack Cham theGrUngh-ek ond choose Skew rag the ‘arvas approximately (dom wie by@cm ——centeofthereclangle.dragupwards and rightsde ofthe rectangle pwardsto-22 2 high Aadanew cyer(Shfecma/CrteN),_reeaset apply agradint as Shown derecs He Erioe oO 39HWE Tutorial Create an icy composite « Set up your G Workspace Hering anaproprite werkspacecan apt Inerease your werkt Sramatenly Cot Window Workspaceto chooses werkspaceand ad diorent Ywndowe uu In {Hs oral wo are manly = Cory dre photo: 4 spoendterentadustoet ‘Add another side Top it off yes or eac reson ve Press Gri dupiate the ‘ke the st supa ayer ble aga, Seeenicemenn | | QA Beremcrymanaem 0) where emesnne sheen weopeca nel annie right-click and choose Fp Herizonta then the bottle corn lines up with the point where Naeem | | move thelayerrightsoatiforms theft thetwo sig pieces meet Ci ig-clck, choose ted quand easy face ofthe Bock andthen drag eleside of _Dstert rd drag te sides rdcarer to postion to mprepapryyers | tmessiretcenewah ies he epol he lo Dodge and Burn it Choose Plastic Wrap ‘Adda Curves adjustment layer OG esShitandcekeaench beck (77 Gorin ly andcheose () 6 Ata Cres ahsmentaye Sik layers inthe Layers palette. then the Plastic Wrap filter from the ‘and crag on various points along press Cmd/OrliEto merge them allento Artistic Fillers set Ener Highght Stengty the Carve, Dont hold back; you wan to, ‘one layer Use the Dodge and Burn teolsto 20, Detal4,Smoothness:10.GotoFiter> achieve quite an extreme result, and abitot ‘make the gradients much ess uniform and _Liguiy Use the Forward Push teolto make experimenting andrefining isneeded until este amore random andvaredaivlace on thealtaght edge anaies ofthe block you naveanelfect amir to thal shown theblock wot and to ound othe corners the sereensnct PFT. ) \\ “Fiked 2 blending mode to SotLigh. Crvnghclick background layer press Cre then [Stites Cross Arle 12 Height the harinalcneembossedlayrto SecmedCiC tn xp om eee 235 Amount 352% dhs may vary selects cones, then applya ayer maskto Crea anew fie 70mm wide, 200mm igh © cepending on how your block looks). CickOK. the cetexture and 300dpi, then pastein the ice block. b SsGi Follow us on Tumblr Search for photoshop-creative IE Select the frog Paste in the frog 1 2 ‘Open 'frog.jpg and use the Quick Selection tool to select 1 Go to Select>Refine Selection, enter Smoothness: 34 and set Output the trop Press tosh to ack Mask mde and use to Selecton ChikOK Press rite to cpythe frog andra” ‘horus otrhblack andi oretne te selacionwhere Creo pact ino your artwork Press Cmdr Crnght eck and necessary Press Qagin ext ick Mask choose ip Horzatal Regoston and re-sze he rog ver ec lock Change blending modes Adda layer mask Lett snow 14 Duplicate the ice block layer (Crnd/ 1 ‘Add a layer mask to the top layer and 1 G Opin 'snowipg and copy and paste it Crielvmowe bathe layers above |) use ablackharé- edged brusho © itoyour artwork atthe tom the tre toglayerintreLajerspalete Change obscure ce back romthelrogs head. layer stack eset the carvas Open theloneris black ijerslndngmode tothe Layers alte ld OphonA ard itspganduze the Mage Ward to seek Mutipyanc the unperielayersbendng. adcragthe ayers mask dowmonioteice thebue aky backgroud verttheslecten rrodeto Hard igtendOpactyo4a% —blocklayr blow to dupeate mach Select the icicle 17 PiessloswicnioduckMaskmodeonduseawhte | De-saturate hare-dgedbrshtoathecer secrsol tetleto | Q ‘Press Ona and resize andpstn teckel ot the selection. Use back to remove the rightmost cele, Press © thecanvas. Press Cmd/CrisU and reduce the Saturation o-10, CmdsCirl to copyit and Cmd/ Cire to paste tint your Click OK. Add a Photo Fier adustment layer, choose te Cooling Fler (82, artwork directly above the snow layer. ‘and change ts layerOpacty to 60% in the Layers palette, oooo000 5EEE Tutorial Create an icy composite Enhancing the realism Create a Path Addsomedepth 19 Creteo re ayer Sit-Crel/CUEND O11 image sets dpm Duplicate lower row yer snd Feserscausrion Bu ten ena and.lick onthe fog’ mouth to add the ist vale ps Poi, then click and drag downwards onthe inl to addthe second point and createa curvedPath Fade out the blur QD Naasianen nermaico heblredsnow aye seecihe Grasent oo tunes na Be, Wie Clekatthenever ol yer mageanathon rag upwards Colour fade C3 ebeesspse errr tereround ad tae rhe 200 Tereplaei slece are yor ihetopoftelayer staat ending irae Ory, Q 0 Tick Pattern Overlay | Pema ga sana | | 7) Neth Patents DB | O4 tteresenge aber bat the Parchment texture wth blend | wihazpecr ikon ator he ‘ode Sct ight and Opacty at 80% Click | Kecretteapeomece OK Use the Brush ooo ect the ends of te SRR EEF tongue and create the wider tip shape. & S os itTongue. Selec the Pentool set to Pas, aa atthe top of the layer stackandname Stroke the Path DO) SeectineGrshtoat with 230o¢ roundhard-edged brush and colour of 110 G55 Bs!. At hebotiom of the Paths palette cick he Stoke Path with rush 'con, vel and boss 2] Skt ntia Layer Sty ‘conatthe bettom of the Layers palette and choose Bevel and Embess. Under Structure enter Syl Inner Bevel, Technique: Smooth Size: 26x and Soltero Under Shading enter Angle: dB darees, Alitude: 2 degrees and Gloss Cortous Half Round, Paste in the fly D3 Sera con ansPae to Yaratworkat be topline ler siakandnane ty. change teers Blenang nde a My Press Cnet rire severe repoten t Press rd Chia dptetek and move copy bow they yerGi Follow us on Tumblr Search for photoshop-creative IE Te 0 Blur and Warp Fade the frog DA, mieoucnsiontiueie: 7, Biles teSrovlnermowek 6 Ae ipl tele sckata Angle 5 carees and Distance 5 sbovethe ie locksmnte Layers hoot aque ae TRipx Press GmlCruT andmovedletso# plete HoldOptow At andctckthe Add choose Goolng Fe 2 reduce yer isbeind the ly Crick Goose Warp ect Mask eon Use Brushtool wih Opaciy aS Add layer mask he og Sndctagthe comers andhandes ogve the whe Spaterbrsh inPhetsnopsdefait ands blac brush at 2 Opa bluredtyacurvedshape Change slayer brushestobringbacksome ofthe snow fadehir sift beneath treice Beck, Opacty os Zeundthe totum ofthe ce bce cpecily towars tera. Paint a puddle Plastic Wrap again D7 Manley sw bee bkeandrmenineclke® 7) Utes tint mide ra te gy mid-grey, hard-edged brush to paint in a puddle of water, dribbling Burn along the edges to achieve the effect shown. Apply ver the aes df the lock Had Optn/A andcckandragthelayer Pasi Wrap er wth the same stings astelore and change mask fom thee Hock yeah Waele thelaye'slending mae Haré Lit Create the tongue youre using Element to complete this ‘Mori youwonthave acess othe Pen too and vil ned to use a fret method for creating the tengue nsteps 2 nd 22. ‘Mer erating the nev Tengue Layer select theLine oot Make seis set OPhels and choose weight of 30pcSelct.acolour OFRI0G55 861 then chkearderag rom theca the ro'smoutto create aie Press Cmte Crnghtcickand ‘heose Warp Clekand drag therandeso create curved shape, expec onthe let endolhetong, 000000 PRT FORTE b o(eRe ss) Download your free esources at www flesilo, couk/photoshopereative Works with Ps Whatyoullltearn & Combine photos ana ‘Mdstrations to ereste an eye-catching composition Time taken 9) rhours Daniel Sinoca “Venjey working with srined-media compositions, Becausatt gies me the Freedomtouse lending ‘modes and othe echnaues tbereate exclusive digital masterpieces. |startedto getewolvedin ne digital ‘Normore than 10 years dypandhave been mocking Ss ateclance ast ever Sine, creating al kinds of 8 Download free resources here www.filesilo.co.uk Simm Combine -- photos and illustrations Combine photos and illustrations using blending modes to create a unique piece of digital art C= reabe photographs witha Yeu practise using your own creativity to ealour Cartoon drawing or vector image sa great the image ané ad your own fining touches. If way to polish your Photoshop sls In this youre using only a mouse to paint, dot forget to tutorial were mixing some swiry, decorative adjust the Opacty and Flow this wil ive you ‘tration wih photo ofa beautfulwoman. mare cantrl over the strokes. Check the Expert Wel tart by using basc tools such asthe Quick Tip for more advice on this. The Expert Edt shows Selection oa to create masks, and the Gradent how to create your ovm loushing design using tool to add 2 pleasing colour effect. Well then get the Fen too. We've provide the lustrations, (-)") Goto FiesPlace Floursh actpng, (-)"). Goto LayerNew Adjustment New Adustment Layer=Gradent Map and). 2. On he Tool ptonbr set the Qo Cayerstive/Saturation Check Use) CickOK Cickto ect the radent Seine HorizontaVVertical scale 60%. Dragihe previous aero createcipping mask and (=) frstcclour to #3c8dB Location 20% the image tothe topleftcorner andhitRetury at OK Now check the Colorize box and set QO second colour to #fecce, Location: 808 and, Enter. Now change the blending mode forthe Hue to 265, Saturation to 0nd Lightness vox layer to Multiply. 1085, 0MEE Tutorial Combine photos and illustrations Seta Create flourishes Drawasketch O17 Sesarensocmenton O11 cern thenyao netsh ct Crees ahareipbeushanderaw roughstatehayourReureh arttomark thepah ———— a Set the brush (CD ftStocpenthe Brush O2 ‘shapepana Sette trusnszeo oprand Spacing 1%, Now ht Donyur Keyboard iose he delet Foreground! Background lous el Use the Pen tool C)2 Nespas roPentat O3 trendicanderogounarszte setbe anor pos Use be gon Ao foc roaaetn erctont of Create the stroke C7) Pacethe meus cursor oer OA, srerenorpontandcrrht lek ChooweSioka Pah check Smt Pressire nahi Ok rUigs-cek gan ndchoose Delete Pat 0000 4 a Choose your brushes Od SelaeNeriae sae tno Narre oor ond souk rarest bes ee raya Now oa re Brsh ol HAS an ick Brosh Pests Chckortoe opie cer fron openthe crop-donnmen Set Wale Buses cick yperd Select Refine Edge C7 Base in nee Ege pane set Soot Sit Ege: 32%, Check Decorate lor frre 10S and choose Outpt New (Gyertne Layers anc OR Ulu Select acolour QS Sebinowesnaies onthe rush Presets palette choose the Viatercelor Light Opacity brush 42. Use the ‘Swatches and ick a virdcolour. Start paining the lowers and when youre happy. change teblend made a Overlay, Place a new image 06 Ferpace ‘Woman jg! and it eturn/Enter Drag the layer andplace ontop of helayer stack, Grab the ick | Selection tool W).0n the Tool Option ba choose ahardstp brush, size 70, check ‘Auto-Enhance and thenbrush to select the woman, Soften the edges Og Tstesaet tea is cn tetotomotte mage Ht bon Your epbor set ete Bacon Eee Cie ate oe Truskendgebasof apbrsh Be 20 Garth pan over be hit aha sten theedges8 Download free resources here www.filesilo.co.uk SII Correct the colour ‘Now werned to make a quick colour correction, Goto Layer-New 0 Adjustment Layer>Virance. Check ‘Use ‘prevous layer to create clpging mask’ and Fit OK, Sethe Vibrance to #30 andthe Saturation 12-20 ‘Add images to the hands 1) Siorierac one ‘Change the blend mode to Multipty. Nw rag the layer and place on tp he layer stack Got Layer fastereesmar Opec He Cmdr, check Colo and SetFue 260 Setar A ehiness 3 and cick OK Paint with the mouse Hfyousrousing onlyamouse to pant your figtalart tne bee vay to corral tne strokes to adjust the OpactyandFiow of yourbrush Start witha low Opacty ‘round 40% and et the Flow to 15% Place the cursor over the imageclck and holds you dag to start panting ease tho button and paint again to add an oxra caver Hold dow Option Alt hen CHU right-click and drag eft or right © decrease or nrease the brush sie. Move Uupordown to contrelthe Hardness. Cl Figh-cliek to acess the contextual menu 4) y Create a gradient 1.0) Saree uneretne colour layer andere t Watercolour Grab the Gradient tol (Next open the Graet Etor ad choose the Yelov Vet (range Sie preset Select Linear Gradient andragfrom the pitt io te bat ght ‘Change the blend mode to Multioly and set pact 070% Create a layer mask 73 Bae Rar an owe ard repeatsep 2 Now crestea poke ease Vsti neta eT Slopeg roghher gers USE YOUR KEYBOARD Change the pac by presing umber For earple. you you e110, type to get 70H, or ypeto ombers och eget ne vale, CONTEXTUAL MENU Grab the rush ool andr rightchck over tRecawasto penthe Bush caextul menu Tou canada the sg ngharsess or ‘Choose adferen brush Use a layer mask J] Selene Mado a se eee ee hana the Bhan Band Choose he pater 2ubrshncresee ost. on the oo Optonba et Opa 35% Sort ‘painting diagonally around the woman to. gee tayo oes Add final touches 1A, Base Pears Aripg undemesth the colour layer Change the blend ‘mode to Multpy asa ilo 70% Rese, rotate and duplicate it Cmd/CrteD), positioning behind the woman, Place the hummingbirds pg images and Flaver png) and change the blend made to Luminosity 0000 gTN Go to GreatDigitalMags.com and get great deals on brilliant back issues & exclusive special editions vi USS Sst ale IF YOU SSA) 3ila 0h COMPOSITING SECRETS “MNVEE ae Whatyou'lllearn §& The Pen tool, Gradient Orage, custom sap Shine les snd mask Time taken 2hours Moe Hezwani “Wen dacoveredthe PentoatnPotchopit fevealedtome aoter formosa abieto ng my hand dawn sethes Uteby eg tema et fraprtessoral graphic decane ond ilsotr, SnaProtosopis my ge Blot tormy sens in tool for gradientart Use the Pen tool. | for gradient art Become the master of the Pen tool and create a vibrant illustration A vector made up of mathemt 2 by othr a straight ne or acu ‘worry to much about the mathematical aspect of vector though; just focus on drawing the shape. ‘and wondered whatit woud lock te tally? The best way to achieve this in Photoshop sto trace using the Pen tol There are theee options to choose frm when using the Pen toa Vector, Path o Pixel. Using the ‘Options bar theres set of thee icons on the left the Shape Layer option and this is I fists I points Dont Another great hing about vectors thal each time you make a change to the shape, ether by resizing oc reshaping you wont lose the image quality or resolution Follow this guide and see for yourselt ‘The sketch is provided on the Fillo,Begin the process Q] Sabrina cayourtseain or open up Grader Stertagejpg {fom the FieSto,Wevilbe using the iusraion asa guide. As youbegn to draw alll he elements ro Potoshop, you my want ree-handrew adonal aspect of tetlusratin Select New Group OD tana Lae 2. crgerised wilbecome usetl as you progress Win your Layers pate you wail have an optional New Groups dred callpur oder Foreground Win tht {ede ake arev one called Mstroam andthen: er called Mushroom rook 1 = Choose Shape layers (3 Sietnreet Use itt )3 sora oeryourengna coving Nake sur youslette shape lye one lth enc oabarTwlalon Fuser Youoss apa new ayer Weidman syocassediour tanre faceMEE Tutorial Use the Pen tool for gradient art ©6800 52 sj Swatches palette ith thitype a lustration Seratcoler election ho Swatchespaletteprovides| andro otto most eed colours However i pete cloureenersyou Eancustomie the swatch palette daly yourchace Dolour Todor setthe feregrundcaleurto he felouryouwantosnve as Senate Then from the Swatch palete drop dows merce New Swatch, Create anchor points QA. Baezeyosristarcnpint cick onthe carvasatthe piniycu wantio start Create a ‘second anchor by clekng afew milimetres away rom the rst To create a curve, poston the Pen tool where youwant the curve to begin hold down the mouse button and then dag, Close the path OG Benvevbegn fish yours shape, you wll need to case the Path In oderto close your shape youhave to lick vith the Pen onthe fist anchor paint. You'll nate alii rele near the Pen; ence you click that your path wil case. Move vector shapes (7 Senate one te ato eur rst shape you wil mice ha the anges have disapeared Select the Path Section ot) an cick onyour shape sect andor move he exsing {ecto shape and visualise where your tangents aor ein hem necessary, 5 a Continue drawing Duplicate shapes OO tihtomaberctctbemskcaminghe | tecnguestomesiop 08 Non cron tase othe ‘grass andthe pathway (make sure the layers arebelow te rest ‘ol thernushroom)sGivethagrassagreen gradient and make the path sqilightb own. Change direction OS tanttoearan treo tant ale the rector you- carve ley have chkedanedorapgedto create tre cave you can cect pore Opton/Acik and rove the tngen in inthe corel poston hen cane Select Gradient Overlay O Rsstagrtentioyur hope click the layers shape to bring the Layer Sve Selec the Gradient Overay click onthe Gradient bar toring up the Gradient festor Make the fist colour stp ight red andthe second a darker red then ht OK Tocreate grass strands headio the Custom Shape tool and select the Grass 7 shape Cick rag and release to create the shape and {ve ithe same green gradient asthe grass base. T dupa, cick Cmd/ Cts onthe layer’ shape anduse Path Selection tool o mave to place Repeat to create the strands,W Share your Pen tool gradient artwork! Tweet us @pshopcreative IIE ‘Add landscape shapes Add gradient rocks Insert the waterfall | Sienandiae Shapes tomour 17) Wiendrvng erecatosadie 7” Sty ong be ci unde source, dove cikng tefl to theelitshape dae eachrckino 3 tater and add purple nde pen the shapesimoyourCustor Shapes, separa shape ayen ge hemhesare graders th wate behind he water SHectthe Custom Shopestolandncice the puplegradent Even howheachrockhas thenadd wo yelow flowers Next draw the newshopes Cresethebishusrg ihe thesame gradient they Raventblenéedin_waterfl g tan aqua graces Mae ‘shapes and give them vibrant gradients, ‘together instead the gradienthas helped you sure the waterfall folder with its shape layers ‘king the same tecinauvas step make amare reais ci iS above alte other yer fle. = = ‘Adjust water transparency Finish off 11d, Nekealeryauren te voteayou btn vetily othe 7) Catyondawegte etch yr tsar ig flowers, To brng them back, duplicate the watrtallayes. Ge the |) maryasthe custom shapes to bul up he ssraton niga layers 60% Opacy andadda mask othe duplcatedlayers..andusing ltsof vibrant raters, Using al he same echnques Grab the Brush tool with soft 40% Opacty brush andsimply brush away fromthe previous stops. You doit have to stick othe sketch, try the areas over the fawers, obeas creative as possible Create your own shapes a3ic8t thin his tutoral he landscape greenery was Mipeepee yd prove yu honor why Som you ae Erackatmskngyauronnchpes batyoucan reuse amany tes as youl. Tecrese your omcisom shapes raw your objects or ore as unl uangthe Pen tokmking sat Shape Layers sled Once Youhave cramyour shape sek kushg he Pansaeetentotandten gto EsbDeine Castam Spe hennomeyor new shape nd O Pa Non header Caos a Inrrew Spe beedysnrtre err staevereay nding REUSE YOUR SHAPE o reyputorenecrt urn shine 5 Ie recon meet reat ten 3 tunes azyou the wih your lust aten, Dontioget tage taorant ZNSE ee 53Ei Show us your out-of-bounds images Search for photoshopcreative HIE On the FileSilo Donnload your fee Fesources at wwtweflesilo, couk/photashopereative Works wit Whatyoulllearn A How to create an ‘utot bounds efect using ‘masks and layer styles Time taken 2hours Daniel Sinoca “Crating an oto bunds ets avay great tn ‘Wivafew wee andthe Tohtietniue sparse terake ony image ume Titoutoletrametominic Bets “stared ogetinvledin the dial word more than {Dyers ogo ahave ben vworkingasefesaneartst Srerae, crewing aliinds ofmattmeda greets and tur guides" Open anew document O)] Somtiehe tame rout Bounds Set Wid 230 Hog Resolution: 300ppand hit Return Enter. Grab the Gradient tol (9) Open the Gradient Editor. Selthe fist stop t black the seconds colour 45988 and lick OK. Hold Shit. «rag from the top tothe bottom, Apply Sees masks and layer styles Use masks, layer styles, custom brushes and blend modes to make an image jump out of the frame reating an out of bounds elect isa great way to lea new Photoshop sis To make this populr elect you have to use several {techniques and took such as masks, selection tools brushes, layer styles and fiers, Despite thi, the effect quite easy to achieve, mere going to show you how to add bi ofeeatvty and transfor this simple effect ina stunning out-ot ‘bounds photo comnposton Fist you'l learn howto create a ice background sing the Gaussian bur iter and a few tweats, than youl work with yer styles to create a fame Create the background 21a Tow gpioFlesPace Ebedded O2 Sacer ante’ Enter. To make a blurry background simply gph iter Biy-Ganun Bur Set te aus tob0 pos rdf OK Set eer rao op © and and shadows, and use ayer masks for creative felects, Wel alc cover etfren election tools and use the Warp command to modify the image Last but ot last youl use custor brushes and several fiters to simulate a enowtal eect. “This easy step-by-step tutorial wil guide you through the entire process. A the end you wil be able to use these techniques in your own projects, 25 ou can use any photos to achieve marvelous rests. Check the Expet tip for entra advice and on’ forget to dowload the start images and brushes rom the FisSio Correct the tone Q3 etavensewAasmen LayersLevels. St the put levels to BOM ard 255, Add aColor Balance ‘adjustment layer Set Tone: Midtones, Cyan Ree: 70, Mageria/Greer--20,Yellow/Biue:0 and Preserve Luminosity oo0co0 a a00000 56 Apply masks and layer styles inner sae neescreee, | | noe ‘Adda Drop Shadow 0 OG Mints tesa nono telajerLay Site-brop Soden Trensethetions rodeo Mutsy Oasy {Bis Ange 90, Ostane fo puts Sean ‘Phan Sze Is pels en MOK Mask the houses. OO Memeredto masa fewhases Goto Fe Pace ?Photl pg’ andhit Return/Enter. Name the new layer Houses, Grab the Pen tool () and create 3 path around the houses in the Option bar click Selection then OK.Go to Layer-Layer MasleReveat Selecton Place the books Goto File>Piace Embedded Books. ipa and ht Return/Enter, Grab the Plygonal Lassa tol, set Feather to 3 pines andmakea selection around the books and table Create layer mask. Go to Layer-Layer MasloRevea Selection, Warp the image adjust the angles use the book cover angle a5 a uide). Now goto Edt-TranslormWarp. Carefully start dragging o create acurved shape. Hi Return/Enter a commit, Set layer style OS feerioraceenansns ea py nant Retr Enler Now rest abrder Go LayeoLayer Sve Sroke Set Seto 3 pols. Peeiton ede, end Made Norma Opscty 100% heck Overt chose Fl ype Caburand stato ‘te Now got LayesRasterze>Layer Se Lets adjust the perspective and Fix the shadow ‘warp the phot. Go io Edt> OR stax haste ier co Translorrn>Perspective.Orag the corners to to LayersLayer SilesCreste Layer Inthe Layers palette click the new Photo's Drop Shadow ayer. it Cmd/CirbT to open the Free Transform tol Drag the handlers to ads the perspective, then hit Return Enter. Add trees 1, Seaegreae hitrcesCr. mete andl Go to Fiter>RendersTree. Choose Base Tree Type: Pine Teel, _adust the setings andclick OK. Ha dCi and st the Iputeves to 15,040,200 then click OK Hi Crd/Ct+U Sethe Saturation to -50 and cick OKEi Show us your out-of-bounds images Enhance the tree Load custom brushes Add ice spikes J] Sabin DedgetelO. chasse asmal 17 GowEdbPresehPresetMarager 2 Onder panel slecthe ee soltbrush, set Range to Highlights, ‘and click Load. Locate the'Snow_ D spikebrush ine Opon bar disable Exposure: 100% and with repetitive strokes brushes.abr’click Load and then Done the Airbrush style effect. Set the Brush angle Sart painting the leaves to simulate snow. Create a new layer GhiltxCrd/CriN) 1090" and size to 250 Increase the Spacing Resize and dupicate the tree ayer placing Nameit Snow Grabthe Brush tool andhitF5. 300% and change the Shape Dynamics Se behind the houses. Goto File-Place'Lame. Find the ‘Snowr" brush, setthe Foreground te to 90% Pain the ce spikes over the fg, reszeit and place n trontofthehouses. colour to Bef, pantthe bookwithsnow. “book-cover edges. Apply more brushes 71d] Hester aponirctenonom rete cose Place anather photo tnenlarandnareond snow Onde ah > Gobrlevlietmbuéee Patt Res nse he paneslecthe Powder sro rush Useaverylargetruch 1 mage andht Retun/Ertr ow Layee" Sye-sake, Set (around 1800 pbels) Set the Angle to -8, Roundness o 45%, Click Size to 40 pels, Postion inside, Blend Mode: Norma, Opacity: 1006 couple times to crate the effec. check Overprint choose FilType: Colour and set ito white. Cick OK. Place the hand Refine Mask Select the thumb 16 Sirhan tmeedsa Handy 77 SotoSeeeoReine Mask Sette 7 Q Grabthe ante and tow apath Q ‘andhit Returner Now Rastrize ‘Smoath sider to 20, Feather 2 pines, around the thumb. nthe Oaon bar the layer. Goto LayersRasterze>Smart Contrast 0, Shit Edges. -20, check click Setecton Set the Feather Radusto} (Object. Grab the Quick Selection tool(W) and Decontaminste Colours Amount 100%4,now pirel Ht Crd t copy he thumbin its select the Hand, Goto Layer>Layer Mask> choose the Qutputto New Layer andttien _ownlayer Name thumb, Now drag the Reveal Selection cick OK Hand_copy layer under the Photo2layer. CJ 570000 58 Apply masks and layer styles | Create a snowfall effect 20 Sesane are aniname tSrowal Dona kerb to set the default Foreground/Backaround colour and then it OptiorvAleD to flit with black Goto Fiter>Pielate>Mezzatint Choose Type Grainy Dots andclickOK. Now go To Fiter>Blur>Gaussian Blur Set FRadus to 5 pve ard hit OK Add Drop Shadow 1 lick on the Thumb layer and go to Layer=Layer Style> Drop Shadow Sethe Opacy fo 3% Distal Spread 0. San ID pts rick OX Now goo LayeoL ayer ‘Style>Create Layer. Click on the Thumb's Drop Shadow layer and TitcmdertpUAt¥G toc the ayer Use blend modes Duplicate the layer D)] itemarctt oop thes js beri tolS1ODand 7) Tones hesnowtl tes dptatte yet Cie 60 andl OK. Change the blending mode forte ayer o Screen, Cle) and.use the Free Transiorm tool Cmd/Ctr) to (Open the Free Transform tol (Cmd/CiteT) and adustthe sie and angle. resize and place ontop ofeach other. Duplicate the layer a5 Use the Warp command to make the snowfiakes look le they are ‘mary tmes ae you want Than use a layer mask eget rio the coming from the hands, hardedges Despite the out-- bounds effect beng _Sraighforward there sone ting youhaveto ‘0 when youcul or maskthe subject rd tring formar besure toh or remove t frombsbackyraute nodthe same abject ‘appearingbehind Depending on the rage you use you may need to etch he bacrure, Tete way dothati by slacing ne subjectusingary fhe slecien cosard then tteethe Cortent vate fil Select the subject Go tori choose Content Aware at OK HitCma/Ci-0 1 ceeleet andab the Clone ‘Star lol tofxirepuritesAUN MORI Nola aa www.dphotographer.co.uk $2250)50+ MINS OF FREE VIDEOS cae Bae ee | Py BI _ BUY YOUR ISSUE TODAY Print edition available at www.imagineshop.co.uk Digital edition available at www.greatdigitalmags.comdy # esi. ) there because the picture needs some grating thereafter keep ongoing inthe direction you funny wanted that kindof fesing fem my before tall done want finish oft. Pictures 50 guess I succeeded, 65From the makers of Photgshge 1 Photoshop ) creative Annual Put your Photoshop knowledge to the test with this years lecting together the best effects youll eam how to creative projects, Aworld of content at your fingertips ou love gaming, histo jotography, Ph*Retouch, manipulate and paint stunning portraits *Master the art of making creative selections Create an explosive dispersion effect “Make a mechanical robot using stock photos *Get to grips with various Transform toolsPEM ctaelgeuiNcy STUNNING PORTRAITSIS TIPS FORCREATING STUNNING mA Perfect your portraiture with these pro tips and insider secrets for retouching, photomanipulation and digital painting ee etesces cece > ete eet fp pepe is) de pai Ce enor en Ce eee eee preter sewer iieerer mmm ronyaoormn ay ethane et Sear Her fon ree ert erst uo aporie troy epee nmmmnonr a oeeet eee yy rH rca preemie eete ohero ames pe ener entor iiy peutic sens arph) bean tpi ops Eeeeiereieeiinanctis cers sest ent hones de brea pO USE KEY TOOLS FOR RETOUCHING 7peta ae UlNey eae Ca UU eRe) Cee Parent Cen ea ee er ere ee ea Peete me anne eee ed SEES eee nett eer ter hep ha as een eS cee ah ete peeneeEne rane eet rere roel eet eee eee tere eae en ee ee ee ety San nee Saeenerlror inthe eee REE Tee Site ny ea mTorr eel prey enrennanmnen caret ntti et tet ene eae ae ea foe te err eeu tere eg eet ee er Besar cn tera tre hac een Eee Le ee rt ere ae eee Ene ee om ee eee ee eT Cy eee) ere an eee cet amen etre Tern eaten eat ements Ce ete eee teeta te eee ee et eee eT) Peet ree Peer eee ee eee er eer eer ene eee a ers ee ees eee ae ee es pe oan eee ie ee eee ae! eee ere eed Caen ete eee ae! er ee ee ey eee ea ee ed Pree mete bor eer ety ee ee ee Cee rai oe nec cote eee ee eee teed ee eet errr es ee Ly MT pelea beer ree ec TsPPureigesden icy eae A bcc \ of aU De ; Sa Oca MOL tee ate cee reer ett een ee ee ee eter eee ee eee eed Peart aia pheonenrndat eect ot ite ee a een rete eee eneet at) Pere ery teers ee ee er ener ete ere Pete) Aah ay eee ence pee en ee eta ery eer ey oer Pope tent ee area peer rset ee ete) Paty pero ers scart Se Pa Percale beeen No Faw ietee neo eae a cc ert cet enn eerste eee rear g Serer eye eee ee) Peete recs Cee a ee pee eect een ea vAl‘Thwe ines arbre inorder tcnte Ihecslowrsreninencel neuen Risyurstenaus Toovethe pire ferrites have gave 4, Porton tne * YQ 72 BIS esesanyaiteren assvong DG srcteectapaming due totnevseot rmanyspaterbrustes.Pena Tat RO at ean A cerepeerersey composts use a wide varity peer ny errr women tere] eee tal Pee eter eee eed asian ron neers meee eterna ee eet) Pet el tr Se es Serre aoe err a eae eer ta eee et ee eee) ea rere eet ee eats Ripe enpneripeepyroiony oir ee eee carer eet Cee een La BLEND race tH PANU eee eters sa See pee ere Cer eros Peed er re eer ee eee et ener ety ener sce et ots ean more vivid and vibrant, and bing up the contest. | alo added artic 73nose i eae CREATE DOUBLE-EXPOSURE EFFECTS This special eect ios blending a porta image wth 2 tert mage, often a andscape. Aly Bassam (aw behanee. ‘eV/AlyBassam) explains "The mos! unique thing n double spose wort eho entraordnar ereatity@ hold by Mow you ‘can blend 3 porta eth andeeapes or nature | ak se the Tacalfestres ty clear. The foo use are mostly the rae ‘and Brush tole wth ier mack, use several copies of he same pci, bu each copy is et toa diferent Opacity 2d blencing mode for exarole Normal Lighten Screen, Mute and soon use 3 cipping mack on Some yest fake the shape ad form ofthe t oc Fal Lad some entra colour “ets to get some relreshment and an artiste spit 74a | , Rta ae) The defout brushes in Photoshop canbe perfect Cre eee ons Se Eee ee eee eee ee ee en ere ee) eer ene ery aoe eee eee ee ek eee eee eee eet ttc Se ea et ey eo eee i ey ee es Se der ae ren erate ene eer eed coord 15TIPS FOR CREATING STUNNING PORTRAITS: eee tek ee snip til rl oa ll renee escent aera LY an Pierson eT Fo iter eeoemg teenies neta tana cumrrorcwnat thelghtsourcein the erirorment he to drow Pome ana eer eee lier ee ee) Eeeretesrc rents Otros Loy enctoererr carte eee ras eter er eee Perea ce re ett Cece er ee eer eee pemraetatit Pe cs efoto res eta Peer ere eee phar lee Eenneriiunesntareniuesnny ere etite igeheeag eae esr eee Eero aR Peart ey eee es fon ee eee eee ere heen nD eet et ee een ee ee ot ee Peers Pe eee ee eer prereset cameron cy y : Fe DEE Sail ape ia Peer eae oriny eee 4 posters ener) Petpeeae eerie } preneeteneriet iP Peeeerareerneinany Ce eee Peet tee ae cerca Saaaeieael 75SE Advanced Take control of selections On the FileSilo Download your free resources at wwveilesto co.uk/photoshopereative Time Eas 2hours, Andre Villanueva “The wholeconcep of selections sedtotertity ime Iwoulspurposetlly bold selection foals, optg instead to aly eis canvas: ‘wie. Obvicusy eid get ‘ery lar doing hs "Regained mare ‘experince andeonfidence ‘working with elections, Fealsed fat they are tegral toagtalimaging.andinow Ue thom in jut about very piece workon, “Tdscovered Photoshop whi studying web des. ‘Aer ordutng taught for fo yarein toe media arts ‘eparmentmnow art (Srectorforatechcameany insoutheast US, soothing my innerinstrator by sharing techniques with readers Formore of Andres xcallet work heed io ‘rv. 000-000-0000, ‘Smoothen skin 0 witha sot-edged brush at low opaciy, Brush tol for spring-loaded access the Eyedropper, 0000 ‘Open Model prom the Filesla On revlayers above the model pat) the Eyedropper tool to select approxmate colours, held Option/At whe using the Take control of selections Use selections, masks and more to retouch a portrait and add an explosive dispersion effect hat eter wy tomake a npel than tats an epselyclus Wee with Refine Edge, Speaking of Refine Ede, this Fantastic featur isthe successor to the od Extract = Ss iz) Boost lips and eyes 07 using blend mode. Cck the mask andiwertit pact io edice # needed ‘Add Color Fil layer and choose Soli Color Pik MaSIb0, Seto Color (Cmd/Crris, Pant with white to colour lis Repeat or the eyes using #861b0, #4330, and flabdea, Set these to Overlay Lower plugin. I's @ potent and weleome aly when selecting hac For the dspersion effet, oul eam aos with the venerable Pen tol. Eschening the populer technique of quia copy of the subject and ‘masking with various brshes, youl instead crate the neces, These wil be a combination of faci bits selected wth lssos and vector shapes buat with the Pen tool After forming several seed ‘roups, youl copy these and redeploy to quickly populate the colourful eruption. Particles courtesy of mediamitia.com an other debris ill also be tossed into the fay o- = he Enhance eyebrows (Q)2 Sharew aye: zm non he Q'5 eyebrows. Go to Select-Coler Range. On canvas Shick onfair Opole clekto remove Agus selecton range wth FuaronessUang fe Lasse eel hold Opin AlvShicickrd dag, enccing the tyro Ad Corl 8610)Forgotten selection shortcuts?0000 78 Take control of selections For erening camplexshapes ‘itcompleo eee ure the Pantootset Pao plat precee outine offing Sreomplshapes. (Set, toShapotoereatvetor shapes) Cick treat comer pore clck ndiagto create mouth pont Clsethepat bpeteking on he righ, To orverttoaselecton press CelreReurn Enter Contin tock rick and Refine Edge TE, Contin to work nthe selection doesnt have tobe perfect but it's a ae Select hair OA. Sear aer athe ap Wi be Selection tol tick Sample ALLayersin the options bar - make a rough selection ofthe hai Use| deateostibesdecton ‘and to decrease or nerease the brush sie Start with Sine tld opto coy larger brush se for hentia pass-through, then usetetoa, Use male sizes asyou get dwn tothe dtais.200m imandoutto get a good look, & : E- um cs. " goodidea to get as decent aselecton as you Can get before continuing onto Refine Edoe Goto Select>Reline Edge (Cmd/CutrOption! Alle Use the Refine Radius tool to pant around the edges, Zoom handout as, needed ara size brush with | and) - Colour hair Place modelandmakeholes Create pieces OG RrcamrR ceo Saacion (77 Shen Fp. Gom Firs 7) Gleken hemodd trtnal Use ‘Add Color Fl layer Pik 86160 Embedded, grab the model Adda © theLassotoal create atreetorm Seto Color blend made, Refine the mask. layer maskandpaintblack Tocreatethe selection of abit ofthe face Press Cmd/ Duplicate the Color Fil ayer twice. Double- hale, use thePlygonalLasso tol o plot Cir te dupicate and move above the holes. clicking on the frst settoa darker colour the jaggedshapes then fl with black on new Goback othe made layer andrepeat. Use (4861657 Setthe other to apaler one layers. Youcan isouse the Pentoo. Add the Polygonal Lasso tocreate shards Als, (tfab2ea) Et each mask t blend Inner Giow ayer styles using #810ck Adjust createcoloured shape ayers withthe Pen colours throughout the hai: Save Modelpsd. the glows’ Opacity Nose. Choke and Se. tool Continue to buildup. v ’ = - 4 Use Radial Blur and Color Lookup 10) Bi ace sot ogre st corer Finalise dispersion Burda Br Set Arent 60 Bur Nefod 200m, OO Mapes nests te Bet rns andOsee ty Gad etre nde a Drop Opty er Gow desire, place cher magestorvarey,forexmple | __Using re rai reat counerockwse Opton/Alecick 1M Lighted MM Partlesipand-opealpg. Use oske ane the Addlayer mast button ond pntbark wth white Ck tvermentesihblend res ori Bupeste groups andarangethe Craterew ior adistent buon, chaove Color Lookup Pick dkpieates. Foe Tanslorm wnol groups cr nwt pecs. fmtoc. 502d Pont back inthe mask°): Forgotten selection shortcuts? Check the Options bar! IE e Select with Refine Edge iroducedin cS Reine Edge Storing wih sstngste, ‘sdyounzelecing complex ‘hinge tte hse Set wna feugh selection then goto Sols ee. Use te Rane Rasulo brush ‘oUt objet ecg. ‘Sinath easeshils sn valleys ‘urs thetenstonInresse Contrasttomake sft eges lwanslons mere abrupt. Use ‘Shite tobrng sa edged Dorders rnardor outward Thisise qick woytoreduce urwantegfinge cour Continue tweaking colour 112 Natron Cree new or Adustrent btn agninand cheese Cor Leal, Pek Sin. ico’ Optealy se aloneredopacty to redace Duplicate with Cte Sethe peat acurimentijers bend mode to Multiply. Cick the mask and invert (Omd/ Cie) Pantbock th wit darken Add some stars Y | Pace Sarin arsetto vera Mone ‘arourduntl youcan visualise some ofthe stars ‘overlaid upon an area within the flying shards. After canfeming the place, Opion/Alcik the Hd ayer ‘mask’ button tide then pat back wah ihe to {add the stars. Place more stars and repeat the proces, ‘or duplicate, move, and edt each mask Refine composition [3 Sst tae ates 3 oped Cenc andchors Carver Sar hj Pers Mepledea be smor coe lb ppd as nan-decrucle) Cot Fr Rendo>Lene Fize ithe en re dao cx te prove oace rete fom Case fom Feaurences hen agus ighess ‘Add more lens flares 1d, Srattobectscan have mate ‘mart fites applied to them. Ad more lens flares by repeat lygoing to Fiter>RendersLens Flare Cmd/OXsF) Vary the placement of te lens Rares and ‘experimentwith the ferent ypes. To edt a lene flare, double-ciekon underneath the layer Togoe visibility with the eye icon. Use Camera Raw 75, Netgelayers gan ard comerioa D_smart object. Go to Fiter>Camera Rave Fiter This iter has loads of settings on theright to fine-tune your eage, To peck adreamy fel side lant leftward to 50. Explore he other setings i desired. Click OK ‘when done. Paint lack m the Smart Filters ‘maskto peel lf the dreary aura in areas. Sharpen up 16 Mest inssendcrrtioasmart joe Apt carers Raw iter crease Gartyt30 Under the Dea ab, ease Amount ard Luminance 030. {hk OK Pat blacinhe Smart ters rank reduce Alratvey youcan pant onthe sharpness. vert the rar Flers mas thenpartwhte fo sharpen area. Dodge and Burn 17 Snanew ae gow esr choose 5% Ora forCanens: Seto vert To code path white Start ato lobrushopacty and work your way up. To. buat back Youcanworkin Stages erostrupe layers you neato rerove lak or we andres 1 50% Gry pint wit 808060 Finalise 11 Martie oe aks wan ey Color Fil layer (#26947) Seto Linear Burn. Drop toa low opacity vert the ‘mask, Pant with white alow opacity toad Toamp up the supernatural ibe, 2d3 aColor Fil fe24ee6) and setto Soft Light Invert the mask To apply sight cast adda Color Fil (beObde) and lower Opacity to around 8. Qooa ~~ 6Pelee] eee Tosa V un el le recs pBe ASHE TCO eV maar sore al ol Con (ot eere ON gee) Se 2hours Construct la a robot orm Welbog tel Coss Master the fundamental techniques to create a mechanical Moe x Pike Soe “Whenever workon apiece settee ton acs peSeen ets andidesigner Peli rkonteuitdy See et eee ere eee ee oer eee ot eee eee tee eee In this tutor we wil be going over fundamental eee) eee ie Cotes Dee eee eed des, ajustment ayers and painting techniques eee! Pree area eee teams an advanced knowledge ofthe Transform tok, See een ea required, Using a tablets alsoextrernely ee eet eer eer ee es your accuracy and enhance the aveal nish guide you trough step by step, fom constructing Pere rs ee] teers LE Nan eae) Prepare the canvas (oy scutes fe) poe etry determining the proportion and pose ofthe Photoshop ta build the b Se nt ee ete orc rer Beene tg oer Sard eer eked Eeanioir rennin pert reneerersen fee erate of car parts, engines cables and veh eet reer ag Peer eet ee eer ee ee eS ee oe eer eet en ere Pesacieer rel Ei]joo00 82 Construct a robot with your photos Cresteg ech ing pots Blending he diferent rages Silwitneierenighing and Perspectives Waintaeing Shih tevest paterce keytoeresing a sickand professional ooking pace pend meteforeyou sar Eelecing enough stock images to enable youts Complete the pace without havi tostopandstart oo Sento mantanyour fom ‘Add armour texture Place the armour ‘Well use different texture and Placing the armouron tp of the painting techniques to create the skeletal frame's similar to creating look of having diferent materials, first wth theinternal parts bulwewillbe panting translucent material Grab brush at 50% more andneed ibe more precise When Opacity andpait over the object ons Layer cuting out stock photos, create a ayer mask mask. Then, create anew layer. clip mask Build the organs Bula partsone by one When cting ot the stock phat preisan sot needed most he pars are gang oe caveredth armour but vel sree lend the mater Use the orignal shanesin te stock ese the tory ol eroba Ite shapes ot press Cid Rghcilo Warp transom rele insteadof deleting itso youcancome back shdpaintin shadows and highlight vith 2 later and edt tif you needa, Assemble the chest plate The chest plate ncludes thea building the ches plate be sue to add thickness tothe plate. To easly do it we can paint highlight decals to styise the chest pate, Soft Light blend mode Blend the organs The parts wl have alert ishing ard colours soblend them by using adustrent ayers Wo ae acing oer shadows brig midones and thighs, Create anew ayer grab ach brush ett blend mode fo Sof Ligand ponin shadows andhighths tothe body Carbon fibre plate Downloacaten reper Pretoshop Onl cick ear plate go Fo ayer se stings Colo pater archers carbon fre pat. hang te end mode to Cray Cher votes conte vested Alnoscreates new (Seria Lg end mode patin Sod andiht blend amour Construct the helmet tures, When Constructing the helmet uses the same techniques asthe chest plate bu well use car body parts to assemble the janine, Dont the edges ofthe and lip he pats, buttransform using the Warp tool andthe Plate After applying textures and shading to te cutouts, we wil Perspective tooo ad depth To create round parts fr the top. use loeb Spherize. Add shadow o the averapping patsfiShare your mechanical creations Ceeatingarealsiemechis otal sbeutlcckng good butt spouthow fonctions Hoel neared increatnghebasicseteta Make the arms and hands Clean up the mech Silecnitow estore Create shapes scoring tthe number nts (Checkallthe ayer masks to make Sedndpit oceeaton yetican fon yourhand,Relerence your hands ure they were cut ean la port farsotiemech along for the size and placement of the fingers and its pose. looks too bright, turn it down by adjusting thebesic structure of the hurean anatomy whe to ‘Shade the mech On anew layer, clip maski to the mech ayer. Change the blend made a Overlay. Change the Opacty of your brush 1 50% and Flow to 60%. Select asoft brush and pant wth lack ‘and white to creste more conrat. apart overans another, t villneedlighter shading Use a small brush I5pe) to create righighs. Paint around he edges ofthe mech io addrim ight Set up the background ree anew aye iow the mech and select asmake or dud truch Changes Opacy to 70% and pant fom fe beter tthe tepafthe canvas Mithe coourct tre rus em ightarey to back'e Create aciferent dept f=roke krport stock age on exloson preteabiy wth ablack background andstto Screen ace t behing the mech Gaba sftbrush and part above he exlason create aglow Add more details Creates new layer then make a damond sh andpastet four time layer and create an outergiowr wih the Opacity of 4%, Cringh-cck> CCopy Layer Syleandpasteitto other layers. Alter the eyes are st create ‘anewlayer and paint thin strokes at horzorval angles 1a create fie sparks. ‘Then add Maton Bur with a Sereen blend mode. Add details and make adjustments Create anew layer ontop a the mech, Selecta of, > _rourdbrush with the mellone colour ofthe explosion layer. Set blend mode o Screen and pant onthe border of he mech and the explosion. Create shapes betvecn the explosion and mech layer Paint edges and contour wih aera, sft brush, ‘And iter>Blur>Motion Blur to create debris behind the mech. 83Construct a robot with your photos Make final adjustments Create anew ye select the Br toler check Sarl al Correct the colour layers. Paint around the edges of the mech this heips blendit with Use a Selective Color adustment ayer to add blue tothe the background. Create anew layer and merge Cmd/CtrsShit+E), Grab shadows and change thevibrance ofredinthe canvas. the Dodge ool anlchange the target midione and paint aroundlthe Create anew ayer ‘Adjust the values under the Red, Neural and Stack tabs Create canvasto lighten up mectones. ‘an Exposure adjustment layer to brighten up the artwork Create andmerge again Go to Filter: 2 Vibrance adjustment layer andincrease thevalues of Vibrance. —youcan see thin deals ofthe artwork. Set blend mode to Linear Light Using ilerent blend modes anhave changing the shading and adding colours sswitha nice surprise. So's better varius eects onihelayers andbrushes iothescene While Sereen andLineartotry outand experiment wh ciferert thatyou use nyour artwork Test out Dodgeis great for ang ight sources lend modes yoursalf to see which it works onciferert backgrounds. andsparks.Eachbiendmate has ts onefits he best and creates the most SoftLightandOverlay soreat way of wunpropertes, but sometimes eachone interesting eect. 1B Oo 84Seer ee ec) ced eld M eon! eee te Digital ar: Blend illustration with reality. CoM nc aes ut Practise your compositing skills in Elements by turning fire into water to produce a watery candle p94 erie) a COa Uy eu Senet) ‘tutorials,Cees C load your fee resources atwww.flesio. i co.uk/photoshopcreative i Select with the Lasso tool Selections are one ofthe most worth things to masterin Elements. fyoucan select an object neat, you can convince someone locking at your composton that anvthing belongs “anywhere: get t wronghowever, and yoU' create subjects with Dury ‘and unconvincingedges. There's aie lne between Ue to, b there ae Selection foo in Elements tat can help you get right Pertect selections are absolutely key to creating ealisticimageryand compostons, and selection sks are often the tel as to wheter the creatoris experienced or a complete begrne Othe Lasso toot perect starting pot if youre just leaning how toselectan object's rather ike the Pencil too, and can be used to 86 rag an outine oughly around an objec of your choice. tts particulary good if youre jst looking to tidy up a selection by removing chunk and some people also use i for making realy rough sketches in Elements before bulling upon them, i ean be used in more sophisticated projects to though, and if you have a graphics tablet, the Lasso tool can prove tobe even more Useful ane precise than you might have first thought. Accuracy is key after al Now lets check out how to make a basic selection withthe too remember, the selections just the begining, and you can use the Lasso and Refine Edge to improve it even further.Master freehand Selections use t= freedom of draningto select your objects Start drawing (1 Bimeealsisesio siesta sci then ec and had down te cursor ut youve down curd the entra edge of what yout selecting. Za0m nto get a close look ‘and it the Spacebar, lek and dragto move the cans. Add to selection (03 aueende the same ting to ois ou want toad io use he Add con in the same panel asthe Subtract. Switch beeen the to at ance toc: Optin/At+ inet euberact abject frm the eelection and Shit+Cick te add them. The other LaSSOS 122: howto elect objets with even more precision = Polygonal Lasso The Laced zn ve youthotreadom o dave particu fyou uta gfghies tabla bu cmt good at cresingstaght nes Lucky he Paton aesoisuestular th cekto sy 3 pnt andyoucanmake Book shapes around your abject The loser you om he beter you Eannegatne carves ‘Subtract from selection ()2 Sree youse eae semen of selon yumi ato eta ite closer and just yup the edges you missed. Hit the ‘Subtract buton nthe bottom pane nd draw around edges to take ‘them out ofthe selection Refine Edge ()d, eth she wth oreo eke en Ee tox Hore can touch up the rouge edges of our selection by asl the ge Deacon, ang wh the aust Ee ser fo ge ‘fis ereratral ee Magnetic Lasso Theos Lasofalas ees ing south cer two Lasso tis awn rang msn orsnecton: Tokngee se rail spre our ees crn senco caveo eg on Juco feos pang tetd orsesomaly cated 9g ReGriapeceiy. Q a 87Download your te ces at wWWlesilo, Make your ; coger ames own invitations Add a touch of personalisation to your event with text, layers and effects in Elements Photashep and tements ore Frnt jur natant softare packages hat ar wet cos angactuny yea seat forso much more than ist creating rwork ort ntemet ts posse tocreate among desi, dbvousy but where's the inn geting rate you can share them? - ‘ereatve projet Me an nation is the perfect way o showcase your Youa ectig sis, You can make them fr pa Sry occsen fem th anyon ae ard were shapes Youle ou G caneven choose the se and nertation. laments has al kinds of tools and features perfec for these kinds of projects, and there are countless ways to personalise your instatin and tao to your event. Forthis project, weve chosen a minimal ternplate wit usta few text boxes and simple embelishments ‘The idea fr this invitation i o create _a.trking colour theme of just fow shades and to present the information n an easytoread, yet stylist manner Should you be eRe creating a birthday party intation : ec though, you might choose to insert baloon shapes instead of stars, ort its more ofa festive theme, why not choose snowtakes? Let's take a closer look at howto create the perfect tation in Elements inthvee easy stages. SO Ra Me tty Ooo!Ae 13 . Crd Prepare the Sfontorpe project Create the template before you fill it ‘Setting ups important all kinds of Elements projects. youre creating composition, you might want to put the images in place before you mask them, and youre about tocigaly pat, you might want to make a sketch frst Anieitation sno cfferent. Forte fst thee steps, ‘ake sure your canvas sie is big enaugh and that you have enough beed. not, the ination wl fll ab fat ‘once i's printed. Set up the page (1. Wetegongtocteate 22047 ennai sto FleeweBlnk Fe and ehooae inches fom the dop-doan boxes. Yu can ener chaose to make I'S x7, 0" 1D $0 Ou Can ‘6d back tthe ination, Insert a guide (02 ive nena aa bo te ttn, ten oe {ang once to inser guide nthe cer ofthe page that You can ete spec. Choose 127m in order to place Resa in thecente PRESET Choose whether you template uch a8 azar orb,or Pret Castor RESOLUTION Choose 00 pels Inehinordera create abies image hat Went pivelated When youty pre iteut ont pape. ——— Add your bleed (3 New assome bled he uses strat weno int your ination, you're having to cut exactly onthe edge. Choose black as your background grab te Crop tool and make your background bigger. SIZE iyouare creating image ased on 2 parhetr template, ‘Schas internatonat ape, you shuld pk Species ‘COLOUR MODE (Choose RGB hen Yyoatecreaing your Image, but canvert, itochnn tyovie ‘xing an image with Guin 0000 8 xOBE | Build the a invitation Get inspired and start building your imitation | ‘ow that you've created the bask tides for your ination, ts tine to str puting together the images, shapes and text. | scare Mewes notte frou cantaleyour poet youmign | wants personae an Itaton teen dest youre tng Whatever yorcoor tan tba nce tach tive er rend someting at Qo 0 90 youve created hee —— Insert your background O)] enya rere, todo bocigound tot For tne but spacer et pace sy om the FuSto ona em lyr an ace tothe ot ‘hove gan Place your text (A, Steen sag ante afew boxes or yout inset infomation nto, We chose to have nda tent es fr oth rames on heaton 0 prez them ot sigan erent ots foreach secon, Corpses. ‘Tweak the levels (J. Dest mage, go Levels (&ma/Cts) to bring up the Levels tab. Tweak the levels to bring out some ofthe brightness of te stars and move the tile se. Add shapes (5 ethos ce }D fain were not gat rr telah You can choose a 200 images You wih but we've st gore fora ew shapes thayoucan nd uno’ te shape olan tag ots the cane Pick a colour (03 nvurcanas neon newer and tum that layers blend mode to Colour Hit Cmd/CliU and teak the colo, ‘This wil ge the texture a move subtle tone ‘and you ean choose ay clour that you ke; Wwe went or ws8192, Touch up the invitation (DG eters rurntaton cose the shapes you dep onto you might want to add ltrs 0. Here, we've ‘uplcated the ext iaers, merged them 20d Sppled a Rada 00m ier Bur>Rada Brea gow to theta,Add finishing touches Complete your invitation with just a few flourishes With the buk of your invitation now done, why not adda few subtle touches to just bring out te best of what youve created? Adding small details he layer styles and Smart Look fiters ean really make a od design just ook 3 touch classes. Its the simple touches that eal make the catference, £0 ts finish of this Invitation an then print it SS Sr Duplicate the background Add layer styles ()] Meraterineceaeete tot 0) Tatas tol ata yout, eu wineedto tothe, tsar and wot ct ete the sametothe back and duptcate your stay text lege, asthe texts quite an texture. Movelt tothe efthandside ofthe important aspect. Head to LayerLayer Stvle> Invitation so that once has been printed, Style Settings, to experiment with yer ses, wiloldtke a care asthis can improve tho lego Print your work Od, Best youre tpi or ‘work Heat File>Pit to print your work fyouhave paper that can print 10x7 imitations, use that Otherwise, pit onto Aa and use the bleed yeu created to get the perfect edge CUSTOMISE YOUR OWN Use hie tutaril for anykindtitaton: ‘neforabithdayparty, for example. Give it a Smart Look With yourinitaton compete, you might want to give tone nal adjustment to un the colours, Goto Quick {and choose Smart Locks pick after you ke then go back to Exper, where you can essen ‘the effect withthe Opacky sider RECOMMENDED ‘SMART LOOKS ‘TheSmartLooks are fve ‘commended fiers thst Elements chooses eyo, based onthe colour of ‘SEASONS Choose char fiers oo fromthe tie, sich = Srathen tone dovnthe ters ihoExpt Mode ooo00CHOOSE THE Ri Planets wllookgreain ay 5, bul ya choseyaur mage tether sk or ater 3 the Chlourscan look grea, Dae dal a O co.uk/photoshoper corner Add planets to skies Send your photos out of this world with simple intergalactic editing Whether you're adding a quick adiustment, altering the colour or tweaking the brightness in your landscape shot, there are hundreds of ‘ways to improve a picture subty Few though ‘are as creative as binging whole galany nto the atmosphere of your photo and i's ‘surpisingy simple to master he great thing about stock mages of (> Dlanets is that they almost always come with 2 © biack background. Tes makes it realy easy to insert into our terest atmosphere 92 you need to do's st the layer'sblend mode to ‘Sereen Planets fitinto Earth's kes perfectly wth a tle masking, and they can add clout ‘excitement and mystery to your pictures, Ofcourse, you might wantto use this technique just to add a moon to you peti, but there'sno Emit to where you can take it. Experiment with pianets anther sizes, and ‘even add colour layers over the top unl youte ‘happy wth the resut. The sky, or quite possibly your imagination i the limi.Brighten your HorizON cive > toucn of science fiction to any photo Position the planet ()] Sazasixt mate rue contin om ne esi Stet ‘an image ofa planet fom ‘solasystem pg and place tonto ‘thes Hit Cmdr otranstorm it 0 ou can ree and reposition Itt tin wits the rest of the landscape. You dont wat it be to big, Mask the excess (03 Wement tosses tht tis net sting eo he atmosphere, butthat ts stil ight years acoss the gala. Mt the Mask con and with a 50% Opaque, soft, black bush, mask the ges sgt to improve realism, Set to Screen (D2 ses lanetimages aves ba Sze bacgound be easiest way to gt id ofthat background isto ht Swen to ‘remove al lack rom the picture. This wil aso give the lusion of ‘lovds in your pleture being front of yur planet. Make further edits (9d, Sousmaiasmany arts toyourpete aso ish Pethaps youre planning 2 sc scene, of maybe you'd ust Ke {toad the moon to a dusty photograph. Fish off with a Photo ter (Piter-Adustmente> Phat iter to complete Add some staf cive spacey fe! to your shot with added nebula ers Insert the nebula ‘etsy ade planet on able dacigrnd your pte do esa wth a netdsmage sede Scieo Talore tesinm chetgsotdavisandohevtrs |) Sotethar giv natu her tro ok Invert the mask Agreipte whan yore asi ito mask Seti raver tout Gg irtyoumarandovean soé anes manu wnerve yu aer han racking conver ou Sawant Brush it in Baginusng sof he brush t 20% Opa. ‘mvatgneyouraredbecanawhe og becouse tepcure ts eepantngthe tebuloen atertnoedingacardha ou Santiorseal=tsavsetnabetogetime, | CO QO 93Create a watery candle composition Master the elements in Elements and tum fire into water ‘Surreal compositions are some ofthe most popular Photoshop to itonto candles, Using blend made tricks, you can give theilusion projects onthe internet. They gr your atention with just simple of translucency, and adustments can unify your layers to make the premise: theyre ether mind-bending, or ou just dont expect to see final piture look belevable, that combination of objects inthe same shot. ‘These watery candies look great and by earring the techniques ‘Though t's a software package primarly intended for photo sed, you can expertnent witha kinds of interesting water eating. just as easy to create an exciting compostton in composttons, Let's take a closer look at now to photomanpuate, Elements, Water a particulary difficult material to work wth, but from removing the flame to adang the water. Sureal compositions withthe Wanstorm too, ayers and masts, t's easyto bend splashes look complicated, but they need be dificutto make Set compositions alight use watery stock shotosto tun an ordinary picture onitshead Clone out the flame Use bigger brushes Repaint the wick Toei eth nina!) Rost hy be ie stout) Hove aoe crest ows rater we must core ouritebumng 2 yauvecionegout te ame sogeta, 2 thewok oft cance, gab te begs fone. Dowload candejp fon the Fest. bgger bush enddone he eas wounethe_el(0 fons uals nbs et Grate lve Stamp teclaré OptonAtclck ca Tis way amoneseeng the picture he wck to get darkness rd cer oa. toceose a souce Bush verte fame wort ques thatthe conde was actalyitin Use a Faposur of 0% and rush cre he fepoce the re wh he bokgourd thers age wok gent, ee Rermbe tka he black nck intet, seit be eed when you pace he Splash image ver them Wien preparing ‘hebaekgroune bore you start try fang somectthe foregroindedjcte too the avtallor {hereatem your alcomposten, | O) Sharpen the candle (4, ater ne tet mn JA. etomersp dation, gre yourcande 3 touch more sharpness by pian your Iyer sting Olay arethen sop 3 Wgn aos tert On roomy Poss Tiskepethe cone okie. 95Place on the candle Insert the splash 2. Setthe splash to Screen and Give it tone A) Nowwereeanetoadatrewateo OG iptetetnie Seestal eect ()7 With oon ae selected ent )S the comeston insert sipoied tase laeenow ana ntcnesctisto —O/.backto noma an then ad ayer Eplshimagesrom he Festa Tune tanto ther togattr Rest andre maskand treo Now vag Dckground to blackbyinvertingtne image, them tefiton top of one ofthe cancles. Ris soft white bush with 20% Opacity, touch up then moving the Huet +280 us the important to resize al tree layers at once to inside the splash to adda bt mare tore tothe Hue/Saturation mena (Cma/Ci+U) keep them the same sie. water image Mask the base Mask in the wick ()Q feé amask to the two Screen ayers and using soft black, On the same Seren layers, withthe same size and opacity 50% Opaque brush, mask around the edges of te base ofthe OD) trash, maskin the wick of our candle gently te bint back splash to make't ook mor ike aflame. Remove ary excess water and into the compostion sight, suggesting that, ke a fame, the splash round the exes, ‘coming rom there. Thefrst aye efyour {Splash shouldbe sao Normal ard makes niyo the tne ard ‘Shade! he wat Theathertwo Screen produce he watery Ugh shades Uk paar epefectaete Dy Serpette co Oo ‘or distort them, Make sure yourecareh ‘aber nating your Splash as fateree forous compositions. O 9%Make some more splashes 7) state same screen and mast 10 tectigus ai sore more splashes, casknginte ater dpe uid ono isting sls, Ts april od eres at eps outpace these coef conosting techies Colour the water [:D. Snare aren he topo he tack. gab 320% Opaque brush and with ‘hades of blue, gery brush over your splashes to ada touch a colo to the Watery flame, St this ayer to Color an adjust the opacity 2s needed. 4 Make use of lighting effects nisasparietoyourcomposion Aopen With al kinds f composition, ghting eects are mpertant, They dont justhelp to brighten Upyour mage they help frameittoo, anda wellplace ighing eecteantraneormthe Teck and fel of your projec Thereare all kinds of bghtng effects you «an creat too andthey canbe especialy fant playarundvuthina ptureinwrich fre~ bright material inpclres hasbeen replaced with water ‘Create snapshot of your pictureby 19 Ctl eAt/OpteShf-E and goto FiterRendersLene Flare toat3 gst 0 Your water you wont to add more colour, 2 anew layer, sett Color and bushi some ight yellow. Wen yourecreating Composting seatytoloet rocket he evar oodyoure Image Sametime ounces tbtakea break and come bck ‘bya poet noe see batusigine . Use the Eye icons to toggle Create condensation . spiny yeah Use the supplied water splashes andthe sane catty tes berweentelre 11 conposingend mestrgtcctnnes pace 9 Seken ocd ee few water droplets onthe edge of one of the candles to ite ‘ide matiple jes orton anionta sho st {ve the mpression of condensation. ransorm tof thatlner, the cande, Insert the steam 1.3 Westmant ot nat ese O candies ae ht, 0 create anew layer and fiwth Back. Goto Fiter>Render-Clouds and ek OK it Mas, Invert (Cmd/C) ad with 2203 Opaque, white sat brush, mask in Alte steam eto the image. Add a smart look |, Nest er mage rey much FY compete, gota the Quick ab across the top bar of Elements ad ten use a Quick Look iter to bring the best out othe colours and ones o the whole image. Then fouble-ieto set. 6 000 97is at wwwflesil, jphotoshopereative Blend illustration with reality Creating an istration n lements looks tke a particularly completed project to tackle. You might worry that youre not artsticaly talented enough, or that you aly have a mouse instead of ‘a graphics tablet wth a pen, so won'tbe able to accurately craw, However, is stil pssble to crete amazing cartoonised portraits vith absolute ease n Element without a tablet and top drawing skals~ and t can be even more rewarding to hihi ust how stating the subjects by mang them at elt ‘ou don'thave tebe a gifted distal painter who can draw peopl © treenand with a mouse, because scan coneet any pict O into a line drawing for you. Ifyou i ject in your image? 98 you can eeate an outine of them and the rests simply down to your ‘on creathty Bushes can realy flesh out the cartoon etter use the Caligraphic bushes that come as default with Elements, orload your own fora more personalised tou. The great thing about this tutors that anyone ean master it, regardless of how skiled you are wth a penci Fiters make so mary things easy in Elements, so make the mast of them and get a creative as you can with your Mlstration, You might want to use other fits to fin your ine craving rates than brush strokes. Follow our steps endcreate your very own vibrant ilstration blended with realy, and experiment wih colour combinations and blend modes.Choose your photos QO] Betaroroonnes ota subj hon» backgound ht you wait to pce the oi, Wake sre yeu pick {Wo pots cana anges and wo pes ‘aoe tay ong together el ee ‘to cownload ours rom the FleSto ‘when you happy. Blend with the background (DA, tera eaten of vetontrang/rom ttoosteo2! 622617) to your picture and set asa Ciping Mask (Cx! ret tick> Create Clipping Mask) so that oni affects your subject. Set to Soft Light, 20% Opacity, then Nerge Down This blends your subject ad background, so that youl use more realistic colours te. Ce Mask the subject 0) Seetynr sie win auc Sekcton ol and wing the Rene Selection os stoke the edges our Sutec touch co you eeecton Ba sre t0 poycloe stron the hat and bt Mask Mix the styles. comp your image, create the cartoon and blend it with your orginal photo pio Apply the layer mask 013 Nerve games teis tray Cif chng and hooste Ay Layer Mask Before st owen your otra! ayer anid tin ae ou needto mek aan orp back afew Stop Tho peat erro destucive edt ss Sz Add the filter (95 Buses ou ste avec FitFterater Photocopy and choose Deal: 24, Dares: 10. This wil convert your subject int a line caning ready for you to pant betweon ‘the nes. Ht OK and choose Mult to keep the back stokes and hide ‘the whit inthe picture, bteadot using the Photocopy et, you might want to go fran ‘renmore sheer ‘ect anther enooce theCraphe en iter, Simp andchrcea servant tdk nd Saas onios Eee eepetraaa | wasters estand Caged rer sprcke mage . 998 oooo = === == Sze === 2=z ==s Add a second filter a (6 bpleste our atest over aan Choose a brush Ts sgongtobetneteren ncn (7 Now youcan se, wehove a atmised you base all af our colouring, 50 go to Fite> \vorsion ofthe subject. Were going to take that Fier Galery again ad this time choose further though vith block colours: grab the Brush too, Poster Edges with Thickness, intensity and goto Callgraphicbruses in the drop-down menu and Postervation set100 fer each. Ht OK thoose thee brush ta start painting with Use a graphics tablet for ease Craps etsconrely cai vnaypoucee stroshopand bloat as Soya tracarocd Sem arc tmey ote hia ptced ocr Snatdet setiediteen SS vattlper spa ntoaracenyotsnos dace eay tang st yey Strang btn Srepccbentoyetrch Sot yearesomeone Sfoctogceomgdgtd Manas nese are oer aleyouong rooaane Begin painting Apply a second coat Build up your strokes 0) Eitan ostinato (C) Bovesamethrgaginonamen 7 () Parnas ethan pick cour wit you sects at tyr wit fa ang the fst yer LC) othe, atrg ogg ovokes nto crakeiarch bigitchade andlor bey topeka second clu Then make iaersand mingup clu. Weve chosen sleting bor wory too much abot eng gentebush stokes frsmote highs or matemore messy svokes onthe ret of he Overthe ines a st adcstotheressy low wrh wil tong tne eour models that we can ide soe athe ne efecto tataton outotte tet shade. Crawingto bond te tects BRUSH SIZE AND OPACITY woDe BRUSH SETTINGS Chowseyur tush rm Toucan aterthesarand dew gait oi your Decevhebe he esp domimensané Space sen rsh Dawes pete tnd Bestcnies ves seectcanrapne ses ‘Sige des nine ove tonelastorratané coecy ends ago foraincu deta eo sree Ox Senators motel Sctenwane ebash yorsuack ‘aoe ey Senter mangshere X = Sich: a oemeaies Brush Settings... Size: 100 px Speci: eT | Tablet Settings...Colour the skin Add the irises Mask with reality TL] tanyoureectosurtcobuirgtne 710) Theteytopanegs, tusvaonsand 1] stine tisitweh he ogra skin by Opts Atclcking to pick a shetehes is oftonin te ees. the photo to ight the difference Colour again, ana then on ake between the eyes ook ea, the pleture wil look more between te twa Dupleate your orginal hair yers brush inthe shade. Dont be aisid realistic; as we'e uying to tone down the picture, move othe top of the lye stack and ‘toovera the ha but iy tokeep the colour realsmin avour of acartocn sive, draw a_mask out mast ofthe pctue, Mask the ofthe ips pink. cartoony i around the pupis of your subject. comer ofthe in caning too, Add the hand ‘Tweak the colours || Nex.rinesta catout te pentldngtanstem a stock Tens sete Hi/Satration commando weak te cbr oto, provided on the Fleio, then paste tino the pictues of individual ayers and add another Yelon/Orange/B.own ‘nice touch hereto grab brush and recolour the nib ofthe pen torent, as in step 4, set to Soft Light, 20% Opacty to nase the ‘match what t's actly drawing oo. picture and unity the colous. Experiment with gradients inject even more vibrant colour Creating apt thatshallilutation, hateeatysanopportuty abe as Yd and creative a possible moder to cntast sans tneormaltyandsimpetores ct Your grat Whieis eas) 0 get bolSand brghtwhen chess alors sketch wth Youcan ake colouring astepKethe hen Icomestacgpingmasks reste srew layover the setchecayer tat yeu wish to brighten up. createaclpingmaskby Oster! ‘tceeking the lye anggrab te Grader tool) Seectcloursand dog them across Your pct beore experimenting wah DMendrmode. Sok Lights agoodption sCOMMON PROBLEMS IN ELEMENTS i Ask onTwter Poston iacbook | Ateratve, woucan emal Get in touch 99 Srsfaptiesive | BD Pictsthesetestive | pecSimogineunsahiopenuk WHAT DOES THE SMART ‘oan se wyhndotscure BRUSH DO ANDHOWCANI rift ata USE IT IN MY PICTURES? one Thesrart rushslesedine Ethane scion othe foobaron Pete hod geo terertssuedto sh ickehecleeto ya betes soonas ease Shoncesbrgniess network say ote ck Steen tatyousoe! eas ofthe Page atu veut feloorsn Crom Pere Eerertscretes amas an the efect styled oft nak These reste pe-eding crest yuan ap reah ae oras Sraplein Sue Se ofectgst ctor set te eurBur Themeansatfovean oreovn he Spout eral treble eet hese shoe Youn othe Sr Bashy aqui al aduset wingman orsnotes BLUE SKY The BlueSky eect ges richer, deeper ecouF ery picture you choos to mel - HOW CANICREATE A SIMPLE BUT COLOURFUL AND EYE-CATCHING ==—— DOUBLE-EXPOSURE PORTRAIT? Double exposures are some af the most popular portal sves ou her, andthe fret thag abou them eta they ar easy terete an ly eesti Here. the original image ofthe aubject hasbeen given are contrast with the = Levels eal Crd) and then nature images have been paced over the tp. - = Selyournatire mages to Sreen andthe darker peso he ora vl be replacedby the ushtones of greenery rom your nature mages. Experiment ‘th the postionng of re natre mages. You can use mulplenature mages a EXCLUSIVE CHRISTMAS OFFER os SAVE UP TO 17% ON THE SHOP PRICE > NEVER MISS AN ISSUE OF YOUR FAVOURITE MAGAZINE > FREE E-CARD TO SEND WHEN YOU BUY AS A GIFT »* IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT - THAT LASTS ALL YEAR EAL NE Twos Une tes cial and Tecpel tema hurostuecanesinhry ecw manure Bisue, saree ‘iss, ae B FIND OUR FULL RANGE OF TITLES AT THIS GREAT PRICE Ry ONLINE! ONLINE AT res ver Revnprescdui gat Metros soy imaginesubs o.uk/xmasl Avo tage mae ois esis. aT) ieee a 5 te ts 3 ORDER HOTLINE . Carre +44 (O95 592869 1 el Cape seted BUY AS ‘ oe BSA GET me OR TREAT aa YOURSELF! Use code MAS15! for this extra-spedal price. Time ce niet “SC iy and ris ese, ae, 7 OTOGUPAER TO GER fama tna Tete rane nus and frcuscorny fies Uae elFREE DOWNLOADS PHOTOSHOP CREATIVE ISSUE 134 YOUR RESOURCES LOG IN TO WWW.FILESILO.CO.UK/PHOTOSHOPCREATIVE AND DOWNLOAD HUNDREDS OF YOUR FAVOURITE PHOTOSHOP RESOURCES ¢ YOUR BONUS 4 t, | RESOURCES > NAUTICAL DOODLES CREATIVE PACK 20 SNOWFLAKE BRUSHES 110photoshopcreative.co.uk FILESILO - THE HOME OF GREAT RESOURCES DISCOVER YOUR FREE ONLINE ASSETS & Arapidly growing library Nomore broken discs Updated continually with cool resources Print subscribers get allthe content Lets you keep your downicads organised Digital magazine owners getall the content too! 8 Browseand access yourcontent fromanywhere § Each issue's contentis free with your magazine 8 Nomoretorndisc pagestoruin yourmagazines 9 Secure online access to your free resources 12 FREE DOWNLOADS PHOTOSHOP CREATIVE ISSUE 134 HOW TO USE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ‘ACCESSING YOUR NEW DIGITAL REPOSITORY Toaccess FileSilo, please visit www.filesilo.. enone Ol incens OD sitter” — OB resioonam — OA sitions nan Gee rereeceen Ree aes ee fetes (rece ceariae tne ce y thetdgtabhmete | Guhasaat freer | FaQsoaincerema worereniie || extepitetobveynr || Goalechome hsichepe saad fear ectenny| |rapcibaes FADED FILMS NEED HELP WITH =< THETUTORIALS? -. Issue 135 of Photoshop Creativeis on sale 7 Jan from GreatDigitalMags.com@ Randy Monteith ma Day Seczct pin is conasion arist andaskhimhowhe creates surreal visually nigung compostions 1 goa is always to create the kind of ‘andcome back tt ater. | lke seeing originality wT Artwork want to see” says Randy in artwork, evenili'sjusttaking ol techniques Monteith Randy aught hrmsaifhowto _tonew levels, \ usePhotoshop and has been using far around 2 yrs. He since created atwerkfor magazines 2rd heavy metalbands. How does he achieve his Unique syle though? Wepputhim onthe spot task — ust wantto create the kind of artwork that sbouthis cestive process makes people sy: "Wow thats neat” lerjoy creating beautiful artwork but love darker things as welt sometimes a technique influences a mood, = [have an imagein myheadand!starttobuilit Ike or peopl tcomeback and ook at instages.Sometenes what! startoutcresting my artwork agan and aga, takes severalturs and then comes out better \ than inalyimagined Sometimes wanting to To see more of Rays artist www. use anew technique ishow Ibegin photoshopcrestive couuklusersnowdog The Displace iter isone of my favourite tools ’s agceat one lr trying to wrap alexture around a subject Layers are a very mportantpart of ‘creating with Photoshop. My advce for beginners to take your time and learn about the ferent layers, ne at atime ‘The final image is all thatcounts, When Ive Frished something, | ask ysel "Di achieve whatlsetouttocreate? fot, vil eave aloneDISCOVEr THE LATeST anD GreaTesT GADGETS ] a) eR (0) Beles Sete ea sie] BSE es a Oa Lis ] Every issue packed with Everything from hoverboards, drones, Wilco) es ese Commu ase eae ule oe New and cool kit and where to get it Vie aed code ao Ere A oN Mayt Xe): 8 son h IN :| OR ORDER ONLINE Enc ges iA OyACCELERATE YOUR CREATIVITY. | Acceferate your creativity with NVIDIA. Quadro’ — the world's most powerful workstation graphics. Whether you're developing revolutionary products or telling spectacularly vivid visual stories, Quadro gives you the performance to do it brilliantly. ea) en) re) ee need eed NG een LoL Learn more www.pny.eu/quadro & pny.quadrok-selector.com A TCLS i rls Teles i eee eo eae plies ouetertee pacer OLRM oir A K-] eee Oe bef Bae Oa see PUP Oe 4 COMPLETE WITH REAL:WORLD SIMULATION OF FLUID FLOW, ol C aa raid eet)