Pen and Brush Tutorial Part - II

Some find the Pen Tool difficult and avoid it. But it is a fantastic Tool. I will show you how to use it easily in this tutorial. You can master it without any difficulty. I will also show you how to use the Pen and Brush Tool together to create special effects.

I have chosen this free stock image.

The same image with the Pen Tool and Brush Tool used to create this effect.

The tutorial is here. Other Photoshop tutorials are here.

More Phootoshop brushes

More Brushes for Download.

You will find them here.

Pen and Brush Tutorial - I

The Pen Tool and the Brush Tool can be used together to create some great effects. Don't be afraid of the Pen Tool. I will show you how to use it easily. The Pen Tool is not at all difficult if you know the secret of using it.

This has been done using the Pen Tool and Brush Tool in combination. You can do it too. I will show you how.

Here is the tutorial.

Other PS tutorials are here.

Brushes -- Free Brushes for download

Here's another great collection of Brushes for Photoshop available for free.

Download them from this link.

Fixing Overexposure in Photoshop

Sometimes the family picnic photo you took makes you throw up your hands in despair. It is overexposed. There is no need to be glum. Let Photoshop fix it for you.

This photo is overexposed.

The same photo fixed in photoshop. It is quite easy and does not require great expertise.

See the tutorial here.

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Shattered Glass

You can create a shattered glass effect in any version of Photoshop in just a few steps. You don't have to be an expert to do it. Just try it out. I am sure you will be able to do it.

You can create this effect easily.

Please see the tutorial here.

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Stream of Light

You can add a stream of light to a sunrise or sunset for a superb effect to your photos. This can be done in just a few steps and in any version of Photoshop.

Step1 : I have opened this photo in Phooshop. A photo like this is best for the effect I have in mind. Choose a similar photo.
Step 2 : Go to Select>Color Range.
Step 3 : In the Color Range dialogue box click on Select to reveal a dropdown menu. Select Highlights from it. Click ok.

Step 4 : As soon as you click ok the highlights are selected by a column of 'marching ants'.

Step 5 : Press CTRL+J twice. This will duplicate the background layer twice -- Layer1 and Layer1 copy.

Step 6 : Go to Filter>Blur>Radial Blur.

Step 7 : Set the Amount to 100 or the maximum. Select Zoom for the Blur Method and either Good or Best for Quality.

Step 8 : This is the effect you get.

Step 9 : Press CTRL+J a number of times and you will get this effect.

Step 10 : Press CTRL+J. This duplicates Layer 1 copy to Layer1 copy 2.

And here is the final effect. That was easy was it not?

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