[nahnsaemi]

Did everyone here buy photoshop???? It's so expensive!!
Does anyone know where I can get it for cheaper?? >_<
I've wanted it for so freakin long =*(**

[Muddie Murda]

Inside Semi-transparent Border
By: Muddie Murda



1) Open the image you want to border up.
2) Make a new layer.
3) Make sure you're on the new layer. Go to Select > All
4) Go to Edit > Stroke. Do width 10 (or however you want) and color white.
5) Go to Edit > Stroke. Do width 1 and color black.
6) Then On Opacity, change it to something Lower than 80% or something.

Done!

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Camtasia, I'll look it up. Thanks jason. My name's so fun to play w/ huh?

[luVin_k-PoP]

Wow, there are some AWESOME tutorials here. ;D THanks to those who've posted. <3 Very helpful indeed. I'd like to ask..

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5867/breakmainhead4ml.jpg
(credits: roujin from break thread)

^ how do you do the lines thing around the characters (on the right hand top corner)? I'm not sure what it's called. A vexel was it?

If not - What is a vexel? :x

<3 thanks.

[jasonyc]

Wow, there are some AWESOME tutorials here. ;D THanks to those who've posted. <3 Very helpful indeed. I'd like to ask..

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5867/breakmainhead4ml.jpg
(credits: roujin from break thread)

^ how do you do the lines thing around the characters (on the right hand top corner)? I'm not sure what it's called. A vexel was it?

If not - What is a vexel? :x

<3 thanks.

That technique is often referred to as 'Line Art'.
It involves creating a path on the areas you want 'lined', and stroking that path with a specific brush size and weight. If you're not sure how to use the pen tool, it's an invaluable tool you'll love once you get the hang of it. There are tons of Photoshop pen tool basic tutorials online you can find. Start there.

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On a side note,

Here's another link to a page with fantastic stock photos for y'all to use.
For non commercial use, of course.
http://www.kavewall.com/stock/

[Muddie Murda]

^ Nice site. I like how they organize everything and their categories are great.

[Angel_luvusa]

Not really a request.. but i was just wondering if someone knew how to fix this? Like when i'm doing something in photoshop the colors look really nice and pretty,.. but then i save it to the desktop and they're so bright and ugly looking? Is there someway to make the colors look the same on photoshop as the one on the desktop??

[Nana]

I don't know why but brush is a lot smaller than the threshold I pick. Anyone know how to fix it??

[merciiii]

Um i'm a total newb at photoshop stuff so i got a simple(?) question. how do you add font you downloaded onto photoshop?
-mimi

[Pseudonym]

Um i'm a total newb at photoshop stuff so i got a simple(?) question. how do you add font you downloaded onto photoshop?
-mimi

(Assuming you've downloaded the font already)

Control Panel > Appearances and Themes > Fonts > Install New Font.

[jasonyc]

Not really a request.. but i was just wondering if someone knew how to fix this? Like when i'm doing something in photoshop the colors look really nice and pretty,.. but then i save it to the desktop and they're so bright and ugly looking? Is there someway to make the colors look the same on photoshop as the one on the desktop??

This is an issue that not many people realize exists. Most don't even notice it.
It's a color profile issue.
Every JPEG image carries a color profile that tells programs how to display the colors.

In Photoshop, click on Edit>Color Settings.
It'll be super confusing, and totally foreign to you.
It still is to me.
In the Color Settings dialogue box, you'll notice drop down menus for a bunch of different things.
Just pay attention to the RGB option in the Working Spaces area.
Click on it, and choose sRGB.
That might help.

Additionally, open an image in Internet Explorer, and open the same image in Photoshop. Adjust the windows so the images are side by side. Open the Color Settings dialogue, and adjust the settings until the two images look identical. That's the quick and dirty way.

[Angel_luvusa]

This is an issue that not many people realize exists. Most don't even notice it.
It's a color profile issue.
Every JPEG image carries a color profile that tells programs how to display the colors.

In Photoshop, click on Edit>Color Settings.
It'll be super confusing, and totally foreign to you.
It still is to me.
In the Color Settings dialogue box, you'll notice drop down menus for a bunch of different things.
Just pay attention to the RGB option in the Working Spaces area.
Click on it, and choose sRGB.
That might help.

Additionally, open an image in Internet Explorer, and open the same image in Photoshop. Adjust the windows so the images are side by side. Open the Color Settings dialogue, and adjust the settings until the two images look identical. That's the quick and dirty way.

haha yeah your right.. i have no idea what any of that stuff is o.0.. I tried changing it to RGB but it didn't do anything at all. And the color settings dialogue.. is that the same box that i changed the settings to sRGB? or is it a different one? Thanks alot for trying to help ^^.

[zweet]

can anybody help? how do you make text curve? i can rotate it alright, but i have problems with say, putting text in an arc shape. thank you!

[babyxdestiny]

^ when you type something, there should be a menu at the top of your screen (under the file, edit, image, layer etc.) and the second to last button has a T on top of an arc. if you click that you can warp your text by changing the style.

[battleuphoria]

^i've been trying to figure out that too. thanks!

[zweet]

thank u so much babyxdestiny! so that's what that button is for thank you for helping me out!

[loving_D]

im a total dummy when it comes to filtering. i know the steps...filter>>distort>>wave but mine look...really weird and icky. what exactly do you put this filter to? a brush on a new layer? and which brush gives the best results? im using small brushes...and they look bad. then i use this huge brush and it looks horrible. and which blending mode?

the kind of filtering im wondering about is like chelly's.

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=58372

like the second, third, and fourth ones. mine doesn't turn out like that.

sorry for so many questions at one time. i think its time i learn how to filter.

[starbrite]

^ You learn how to filter on your own. And many artists like Chelly create their own techiques for filtering. Just keep playing around. ;]

(Correct me if I'm wrong.)

Thank you jasonyc for correcting me.

This post has been edited by starbrite: 26 May 2006 - 02:58 PM

[sixth.]

loving_D: try out all sorts of different brushes and blending modes to make your own style. when i first started filtering, everything was ugly lol. but for my blending modes, i like to use lighten, screen, overlay or soft light

[jasonyc]

im a total dummy when it comes to filtering. i know the steps...filter>>distort>>wave but mine look...really weird and icky. what exactly do you put this filter to? a brush on a new layer? and which brush gives the best results? im using small brushes...and they look bad. then i use this huge brush and it looks horrible. and which blending mode?

the kind of filtering im wondering about is like chelly's.

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=58372

like the second, third, and fourth ones. mine doesn't turn out like that.

sorry for so many questions at one time. i think its time i learn how to filter.

Instead of the Wave filter, try Filter>Distort>Twirl.
Set the Blending Mode to Soft Light.
Drop the Opacity to 30%.

I'm guessing at the settings by looking at the images you linked to.

But there's absolutely no way of knowing what brush you're using, what brush Chelly used (unless you ask her), or what settings would look best to you.

Hopefully, you'll take this starting point, and play around.
Photoshop isn't always about the 'put tab A into slot B' type of work/play.
Sometimes the best things happen by accident.

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^ You learn how to filter on your own. And many artists like Chelly create their own techiques for filtering. Therefore, there are hardly any tutorials to actually learn how to filter. Just keep playing around. ;]

(Correct me if I'm wrong.)

I'm going to correct you half way.

There are plenty of tutorials that deal with specific filters and the kinds of effects they're capable of.
There are also plenty of tutorials that deal with where one should or shouldn't use said filters.

The variable lies in the fact that none of these rules are written in stone, and a Photoshopper is free to use the filters in any way they see fit. Which is the main reason why we have such varying degrees of 'good' and 'bad' Photoshoppery. And this is where you are absolutely correct. There's no greater teacher (when it comes to Photoshop filters) than Photoshop itself. Playing around with the different filters, and REMEMBERING what they do, is key when learning about the different aspects of Photoshop.

And I can't stress this enough. FILTERS ARE NOT THE ANSWER TO ALL YOUR PHOTOSHOP PROBLEMS.
The power of Photoshop lies in the power of the BIG filters and effects it's capable of, but the true magic, I believe lies within the small details. The effects that don't look like effects.

I'm rambling.
Go filter something.

I'm gonna be over here.
Not filtering anything.
Maybe I'll eat a sandwich.

[theedqueen]

as someone who's still trying to learn about the functions of photoshop, I'm just going to ask: could someone do a begginer's tutorial on filtering? I hear a lot about it, but I don't know what to do. At all. If someone could just point the way I think I'll be able to experiment by myself later.