Text and Image Blending

This is a tutorial on blending an image with a block of text which can be used in graphic design.

I have taken this image of Bollywood actress Kareena Kapoor.

The image and text blend. The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Text and Silhouette

This is a simple but a great effect for a graphic using a silhouette and text.

You can see that the black text changes to white as it passes over the silhouette. This is easy to do. Here is the tutorial.

Other tutorials are here.

Pattern Maker Image Background

You can use the Pattern Maker to make a background from an image.

This has been created in Photoshop using Pattern Maker. The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Text -- Pattern Maker

You can use the Patern Maker in Photoshop to make cool effects. Just follow the steps and you can do it too.

Create this text effect easily. Here is the tutorial.

Other turorials are here.

Alpha channel selection

You can make a selection with the Luminosity of a photo by tweaking the Alpha Channel.

The same photo after editing. Here is the tutorial.

Other turorials are here.

Text with Texture

You can create a textured text by using a texture. It is quite easy to do.

This text created with texture. The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Note Paper made in Photoshop

You can create a realistic notepaper in Photoshop, just as you would do in real life to send to friends and colleagues.

Take a blank white layer.

The notepaper made from the blank white layer.

And the text with a Drop Shadow added as an optional step.

The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Actions in Photoshop 2

You can use Actions in Photoshop to do a repetitive job. Here I have made a vignette and have applied it to another photo. It can be easily done.

Here is a vignette.

I have used Actions to create a vignette with this image.

I have added a White Background to the vignette and there it is.

The Tutorial on Actions is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Photoshop CS 3 Levels and Curves

You can use the Levels and Curves and the New Black and White Filter in Photoshop CS 3 to correct grainy photos, especially those taken with mobile cameras. It is quite easy to do.

I took this photo at night with my mobile phone camera.

The same photo after correction. Here is the tutorial.

Other tutorial are here.

Photoshop CS 3 Black and White, Darker Color, Lighter Color

I have been asked to post some tutorials on Photoshop CS 3. Though most of my tutorials can be done with all versions of Photoshop, this is for PS CS 3 users only. I will demonstrate the Black and White Filter and the Darker Color and Lighter Color Blend Modes which are exclusively found here.

This is a photo I have opened in Photoshop.

These are the effects that cn be achieved with Black and White filter and the Darker Color and Lighter Color Blend Modes. The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Actions in Photoshop

Sometimes it may be necessary to apply the same technique to a number of images such as applying a border or a crop. Photoshop Actions does this for you.

I have applied a white border to this photo. If I wish to do the same for a number of images it can be done with Photoshop Actions. See the tutorial here.

For other tutorials see here.

Silhouette in Photoshop

Here is a simple way to create a perfect silhouette in Photoshop.

Take for example this photo. It might have looked better as a silhouette.

The same photo with the perfect silhouette.

Or take this photo.

Create this fun effect.

The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Washed Effect With Photoshop

You can give a simple washed effect to all photos by following a few simple steps.

I have given the washed effect to the photo at the top. You can see the result in the image above.

Here is the tutorial.

Other tutorials are here.

Make an Eye with Photoshop

Photoshop can do an infinite number of things. I found out you can even make a realistic eye with it. See for yourself.

Eyes made in Photoshop.

The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Make up with Photoshop

You can apply make up to a photo just as in fashion magazines with Photoshop. It is quite simple to do and uses a lot of layers.

The photo without the makeup and the one with makeup applied with Photoshop.

The Tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Hair - Change Color

You can turn a blonde into a brunette with this tutorial on changing the color of the hair. The top photo is the original. By use Hue/Saturation and Gaussian Blur you can turn her into a brunette,

The blonde turned into a brunette. You can change the hair to any color.

The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.

Framing Photos 4

You can frame your photos in different ways, here is another one. Most of it can be done in Photoshop 7, for two or three steps CS2 or CS3 is needed.

I have opened this image in Photoshop to 'frame'.

Here is the 'framed' photo.

To warp the frames you will need PS CS2 or CS 3.

The tutorial is here.

Other tutorials are here.