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Play With Light
Free
Photoshop tutorial
In This
massive tutorial you will learn how to
Draw a universal-like image .And you will learn
a new text effect technique .you will also
create a wind light that appears to
originate behind a shape. This technique
will add depth to your image. Also, you will use
layer blending modes and opacity settings to
create text
it is a very
nice tutorial but you should follow it step by
step and understand all points.
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STEP 1
:Create a new project
choose
800x650 and set the resolution to 100. From
the tool box press the button which sets the default
colors of the foreground (black) and
background (white) OR press D.
Then choose the horizontal
type tool and write the word then press Ctrl +T to
resize it and make it large.
Select the text
layer and then choose Layer >> new >>layer via copy
(OR press Ctrl +j) to copy the text layer.
Create a new layer
and then drag it above the background layer and fill
this layer with white then click the original
universal text layer and press ctrl +e to merge it
with the new layer which we filled it with white
Then hide the
universal copy layer.
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STEP 2:
Select the universal layer
(layer1)
and
choose filter >> blur >> Gaussian blur ,Set the
radius to 5 and click ok.Then choose Filter >>
Stylize >> Solarize.
Choose image >> Adjustment
>> Auto levels
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STEP 3:
Choose Filter >> Stylize
>> Wind and change zoom to 100% ,change the method
to wind, and change the direction to (from the
right).
Then Rotate the image to 90°
CW ,you can do that by choosing Image >> Rotate
Canvas >> 90° CW and then choose again Filter >>
Stylize >> Wind .
Rotate image again and Choose
Image > Rotate Canvas > 90° CW And Choose Filter >
Stylize > Wind, Then Choose Image > Rotate Canvas >
180° one last time to rotate the image to its
original orientation.
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STEP
4:
Choose Filter > Blur >
Radial
Blur Set the amount to 50 and the method to zoom and
the quality to good .The text will look as if it is
moving rapidly toward or away from you.
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STEP
5:
Select
universal copy
layer to select it and redisplay it and choose the
horizontal type tool and select the text in the
universal copy layer and change the text to the
color shown in the image
With the universal
copy layer still selected double click on it to get
its blending options and from the blend mod choose
Multiply And change the opacity to 40%.
Then Choose The
Universal layer(layer1) and Choose Image >>
Adjustments >>
Hue/Saturation OR press Ctrl + U to get
Hue/Saturation dialog box. And Click on
the Colorize check box to select it, and set the hue
to 230 And the saturation to 53 and then press ok .
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STEP 7:
Double click on the universal
layer (layer1) to get its blending options and then
and choose outer glow.
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STEP 8:
Save the following picture to
your computer
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Open it by
Photoshop and then select the elliptical marquee
tool from the tool box and press and hold the
shift button then draw a circle around the
earth press ctrl +c to copy the earth and then
go to our original project and create anew layer
and past the earth into it
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drag the earth layer to become over the
background layer Then select the universal layer
(laye1) and change its blending mode to Screen
you will get the following result.
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STEP 9:
Select the background layer
and fill it with black |
STEP 10:
Add Anew layer and drag it
above all the other layers , fill it with
black and then
choose
the rectangular marquee tool and draw a
rectangle at the right portion of the layer as
shown here .
Choose Filter > Stylize >
Wind from the menu bar, make sure
the From the Right option button is selected And
set Zoom to 33% Press Ctrl+F four times to
repeat the filter
Choose Edit > Transform >
Rotate
90° CCW to
rotate the layer’s contents so that the white
area
now appears at the top of the image window.
Choose the Rectangular
Marquee Tool from the
toolbox, press and hold the Shift key, and drag
in the layer to make a square selection that
includes the full white bar and the black area
beneath it, down to the bottom of the image
window.
Choose Filter >
Distort > Polar Coordinates,
Select Image >>
Rotate Canvas >> 90 cw to rotate the image to
its original size.
Drag the layer
above to become above the background layer.
Resize it to
become coordinated with the earth layer
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The End
DrSmith
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