The most important tool of photoshop is brush tool. but most of the beginer of photoshop try to ignore this tool...
TO DEFINE A CUSTOM BRUSH:
1. Open a picture and select marquee tool. Select the picture and goto Edit>define brush. Change the name.
2. To apply, open a new file, select brush from tool box and use it.
OR OR OR
Click on toggle brush palette in brush option. From there also you can select your custom bursh.
TO DEFINE THE DIRECTION OF BRUSH:
1. Choose your brush and apply.
2. Copy it and paste it. Then use free transform "CTRL+T" and transform it to opposite direction.
NOTE: Use pen tool for selection. Click on "path" for outline in the pen tool.
HISTORY PALETTE:
This will record each and every action we use. This palette will revert the previous command, means without
pressing "CTRL+ALT+Z" , we can go previous, or to the next stage easily.
SNAP SHOT:
Create a snapshop to save impermanent stage of any image. When we loose the image fill, all the shots will begin
from the snap shots. While using snapshot fill, we close the image fill. Later it can be reused.
HOW TO CREATE SNAPSHOTS:
1. Open an image, goto history palette. Click on the 2nd button in the history palette.
2. Now Desaturate this image (CTRL+SHIFT+U). or goto IMage>ADJUSTMENT>Desaturate.
3. Click on the original image in the history palette and again change the color or apply fill color from edit menu.
4. Then click on snapshot button in history palette.
HOW TO CREATE DIFFERENT COLOR IMAGES TO A SINGLE PICTURE:
Use history brush from tool palette. Select the original image and place a history brush icon to 2nd snapshot and
slowly move the history brush to orignal history palette.
BLOOD EFFECT USING BURN:
1. Open a new picture.
2. Select burn tool and change the setting of range to hightlight.
3. Use burn.
4. Again change the range to shadow and drag over the previous burn.
5. If you want darker color, increase the expansion.
For more real look use smudge tool.
LAYER MODE:
Remove Red eye and changing eye color using layer mode:
1. To remove a red eye, zoom the eye to maximum.
2. Now select a clone stamp tool and "Alt+click" to select a nearby color & slowly click over red area.
3. After this if you want to change the eye color then use the following process:
CHANGE EYE COLOR:
1. Open a new picture, add new layer.
2. Select a brush and change the foreground color.
3. In the new layer slowly move the brush to eye color.
4. Change the new layer mode to color. Again add new layer and repeat the same process.
SPONGE TOOL:
Use this tool to desaturate or saturate any particulay image part. Use a rectangle or eliptical marquee to select
an image area. Choose sponge tool and slowly drag over the selected area.
GRADIENT FILL:
1. Open a new image. Select a gradient color & fill the gradient color in a new layer. (new layer above the image layer).
2. Select fill layer & change its layer mode to overlay.
3. Use history brush tool to bring back the image to original.
LAYER MASK:
We use mask to hide something. Using layer mask we can change any image view as well as we can make a black and white
or half color picture. Method are:
1. Open a new image & duplicate.
2. In orignal image press "CTRL+SHIFT+U" or image>Adjustment>desaturate.
3. Select the duplicate layer & goto layer>add layer mask>Hide all.
4. Press "D" to bring default color i.e. b/w and shift the black color as foreground and select brush and slowly move the
brush over the duplicate image.
NOTE: If you choose layer mask>hide all options; you foreground color should be white.
If you choose layer mask>reveal all option, your foreground color should be black.
Merge two layers: "CTRL+E"
Layer Menu>Add Vector Mask:
To apply vector mask bring different images in one image layer with different layer. Select the 1st layer and goto
layer>reveal all option. From the tool box select custom shape and drag over the image area.
CD COVER DESIGN:
1. Create a file. Goto view>Rulers. Select move tool and drag a line from ruler area. i.e. horizentally and vertically.
2. Now select ellipse shape (make sure you click on path only). Now hold down the "ALT" key and drag the mouse and
press "CTRL+ENTER" to select and fill with gradient color. Repeat this technique to draw a circle in middle part. So
that it looks like a CD.
GROUPING:
1. Open a new picture.
2. Add one layer and select the type tool to type.
3. Re-arrange the layer i.e. place your image layer above text layer and press "CTRL+G" or goto layer>group with previous.
LAYER MASKING WITH A DIFFERENT TECHNIQUE:
EXAMPLE I: LAYER MASK & GRADIENT FILL TO MERGE TWO IMAGES::
1. Open two new images and place two images together in different layers.
2. Now in 2nd layer and goto layer>Mask. Then select gradient tool and choose any gradient and drag it over the image.
EXAMPLE II: DISPLAYING YOUR IMAGE IN YOUR CUSTOM SHAPE.
For that use brush tool and make sure your brush color should be black.
1. Open a new file(transparency).
2. Now select a brush tool and make your own shape using different brush option. "CTRL+CLICK" to select your custom shape.
After selecting it, copy it & minimize it.
3. Now open a new image and goto layer menu>layer mask>reveal all.
4. "ALT+CLICK" the layer and paste the copied shape, if you want to use transform to increase/decrease the shape.
5. Now deselect the shape(CTRL+D) then goto image>adjustment>Invert or "CTRL+I".
PAGE CURL:
1. Open a new file and fill with color.
2. Add new layer and fill it too with different color.
3. In the 2nd layer select line tool and draw one diagonal line and press "CTRL+ENTER". Fill it with different color.
4. Now select a magic wand to select and goto select>Modify>Expand (Enter the value in expand dialog box) and click ok.
5. Then delete the selected part.
6. Now select pen tool and draw a line and press "CTRL+ENTER". Fill it with linear gradient and you can use the blending
option at last.
IMAGE>REPLACE COLOR:
1. Open an image, select the part of the image where you want to change its color. Use pen tool to select an image.
2. Dont forget to use path when using pen tool.
3. After selection press "CTRL+ENTER" and goto image>adjustment>Replace color.
4. And in the dialog box change the settings.
5. If you want more dark colors, increase the fuziness slider and vice-versa and click ok.
CREATING AN EYE IN PHOTOSHOP USING BLENGING OPTION, FILTER & HUE/SATURATION:
1. Open a new file. (Transparent background).
2. Select the elliptical marquee tool. Hold down "SHIFT" key and draw a circle and fill it with white color.
3. Open the blending option of this layer and follow:
Check drop shadow ON.
Blend Mode: Multiply, opacity 75%, Angle 120 degree, Distance 5, Size 10.
Check Inner Shadow ON.
Blend Mode: Normal (Black color), opacity 53%, Angle 120 degree, Distance 45, size 50.
Check Outer glow ON.
Blend Mode: Normal, opacity 100%, click the color button and choose black color, size 3.
Check Inner glow ON.
Blend Mode: Normal, opacity 66%, click the color button and choose black color, size 3.
4. Add new layer above this layer and draw one circle in center and press "D" to bring the default color i.e. black/white.
5. Now select gradient color, choose radial gradient and drag from center to edge. Once again add new layer above the second
layer and fill this layer with white color. (Remember not to deselect the second elliptical marquee where you have filled
gradient color.
6. After filling with white color, goto Filter>Noise>Add noise. Settings as:
Amount: 400%,
Distribution: Uniform,
and click OK.
7. Select smudge tool, choose a 21 pxl diameter brush and drag the smudge tool from center to edge and then goto
Image>Adjustment>Hue/saturation or "CTRL+U". Settings as:
Hue: 3
Saturation: 93
Brightness: 35, check mark on coloring.
8. And then change this layer's blending mode to overlay.
9. After this, draw one small circle in middle and fill this circle with black color.
