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• Add realistic reflection using Clone Stamp tool

  • Tuesday, 8 Dec 2009, 03:56 PST (8 December 2009)
  • By: sergio, PSDTOP Blog - Design Tips, Photo Effects, Icon Creation, Special Effects and Links
  

  You can create a reflection using different techniques and tools of Photoshop. Creating a mirrored reflection involve many steps like selecting object, duplicating and transforming layers, adjusting opacity, and more. In this tutorial we’ll try to create quickly a realistic reflection using Clone Stamp tool and the Clone Source feature of Photoshop CS4.
  Final Image Preview

  Step 1. In Adobe Photoshop CS4, open your image (to make this tutorial I have used Maybach Exelero Side Promo Car Wallpaper from carwallpapers4you ).

  Step 2. Click on Create a new layer icon in the Layers panel to create a new layer.

  Step 3. Select the Clone Stamp Tool (S), in Options bar find the Simple drop-down menu and select All Layers options. Click on Clone Source panel icon to open the Clone Source panel (F5). In the Clone Source panel click on Maintain Aspect Ratio icon to unlink the Width and…

• Realistic Denim Texture

  • Wednesday, 23 Sep 2009, 05:55 PDT (23 September 2009)
  • By: sergio, PSDTOP Blog - Design Tips, Photo Effects, Icon Creation, Special Effects and Links
  

  This tutorial is about creating a realistic denim texture from scratch by mixing grayscale layers using Blend Modes and Filters. So let’s start!
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  Step 1.
  To start create a new RGB document 900px wide x 1500px high, set the resolution to 150 ppi and the Background Contents to white.

  Set the Background Color on Color Picker dialog box to R:30, G:73, B:126.

  Press Ctrl+Backspace (MAC: Command+Delete) to fill the Background Layer with blue color.

  Step 2.
  Create a New Layer by clicking on the icon at the bottom of the Layers panel.

  Press Shift+Backspace (MAC: Shift+Delete) and select from Fill dialog box, 50% Gray to fill this layer with 50% gray.

  Set Foreground and Background colors to default black and white by pressing D.
  Step 3.
  Select the Filter>Sketch>Halftone Pattern and set the Size – 1, Contrast – 0, choose Line for the Pattern Type, and…

• Typographic Portrait like Grammy’s Posters

  • Tuesday, 1 Sep 2009, 09:12 PDT (1 September 2009)
  • By: sergio, PSDTOP Blog - Design Tips, Photo Effects, Icon Creation, Special Effects and Links
  

  In this tutorial, we’re going to make a typographic poster (like Grammy’s Typographic Posters) from a simple portrait using Photoshop techniques.
  Final Image Preview

  The described effects look nice on portraits with good contrast and light background, but you can easy adjust the contrast and make the background lighter using possibilities of Photoshop. (to make this tutorial I have used Female Stock thanks to Katanaz-Stock).
  Step 1.
  In Adobe Photoshop, open our portrait

  and adjust the contrast Image>Adjustments>Brightness/Contrast

  Step 2.
  From the Select menu, choose Color Range.

  From the Select drop-down menu in the Color Range dialog, choose Shadows and click OK.

  Press Ctrl+J (MAC: Command+J ) to copy the selected shadows pixels in a new layer. Back to the Background layer in the Layers palette.

  Step 3.
  Use Color Range again, but now choose Midtones from the Select drop-down menu and click OK.

  Press Ctrl+J (MAC: Command+J )…