Title: Easy Nature PhotoManipulation Tut..
PinkPanther - August 14, 2005 12:27 AM (GMT)
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Learn how to make your images go from this
After:
to that.
OR:
Before:
After:
First of all, get a nature picture, something you took or something from google, im gonna use google this time.
Take your picture, My Pic
and then re-size and then crop out using your crop tool.
Crop Tool:
<-- dont mind that BG but it should give you an idea how to do it on YOUR bg.
After i cropped my Original pic:
Now that you have your background picture cropped out, its time to make it better ;)
1. Duplicate Your Layer, (Ctrl+J)
2. Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur
Radius: 2.0
3. Put your duplicated layer on overlay. note: for some pics, this is good enough, but if you want more lighting, and stuff, keep going.
3.5: If you want, you can repeat steps 1,2&3 to get your image to look darker- if you do this, make sure you duplicate your BACKGROUND layer, which should be your first layer.
4. Filter>Blur>Motion Blur
Distance: 15 pixels, [note: if 15 pixels doesnt look good, you can put it higher or lower.]
5. Duplicate your layer, (Ctrl+J)
6. Filter>Render>Lighting Effects, now on the scroll bar pick Blue Omni and put the color on White. [Note: For different sig BG's put the circle of light on other places, since my trees are in the middle, im gonna put the light in tords the center.] Like So:
7. Now put the opacity lower and put the layer on overlay.
Now your finished, add a border and add text. if you need help with borders and/or text, there is more tutorials that will help you in the Staff & Member Tutorials.
8 Optional: If your still not satisfied, you can add more color, by doing this; Layer>New adjustment Layer> Color balance, and click shadows. If your doing a nature scene in the woods, i would suggest trying to put shadow Up on Yellow and Green, if your doing a water scene, i would suggest Cyan, Blue and Green.
You should be finished now.
Congrats, and happy photomanipulating!
-Pink
[copyright to pinkpanther of furiousgfx 2005]
Learn how to make your images go from this
After:
to that.
OR:
Before:
After:
First of all, get a nature picture, something you took or something from google, im gonna use google this time.
Take your picture, My Pic
and then re-size and then crop out using your crop tool.
Crop Tool:
<-- dont mind that BG but it should give you an idea how to do it on YOUR bg.After i cropped my Original pic:
Now that you have your background picture cropped out, its time to make it better ;)
1. Duplicate Your Layer, (Ctrl+J)
2. Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur
Radius: 2.0
3. Put your duplicated layer on overlay. note: for some pics, this is good enough, but if you want more lighting, and stuff, keep going.
3.5: If you want, you can repeat steps 1,2&3 to get your image to look darker- if you do this, make sure you duplicate your BACKGROUND layer, which should be your first layer.
4. Filter>Blur>Motion Blur
Distance: 15 pixels, [note: if 15 pixels doesnt look good, you can put it higher or lower.]
5. Duplicate your layer, (Ctrl+J)
6. Filter>Render>Lighting Effects, now on the scroll bar pick Blue Omni and put the color on White. [Note: For different sig BG's put the circle of light on other places, since my trees are in the middle, im gonna put the light in tords the center.] Like So:
7. Now put the opacity lower and put the layer on overlay.
Now your finished, add a border and add text. if you need help with borders and/or text, there is more tutorials that will help you in the Staff & Member Tutorials.
8 Optional: If your still not satisfied, you can add more color, by doing this; Layer>New adjustment Layer> Color balance, and click shadows. If your doing a nature scene in the woods, i would suggest trying to put shadow Up on Yellow and Green, if your doing a water scene, i would suggest Cyan, Blue and Green.
You should be finished now.
Congrats, and happy photomanipulating!
-Pink
[copyright to pinkpanther of furiousgfx 2005]
StarFantazy - August 14, 2005 07:20 PM (GMT)
Sweet. I have to try this :D .
13lank - September 11, 2005 06:13 PM (GMT)
Tryed it, didnt get a good outcome with my luck :(