Making Dust

• Create a new document
• Create a new layer
• Press D (default color black and white)
• Again Edit >fill (alt + backspace) fills the foreground color. (Black color)
• Blending mode – Dissolve. Opacity 2-5

Wood design: –

• New document
• New layer (Ctrl + Shift + N)
• Make a rectangle marquee selection, eg
• Foreground color brown, background color light brown
• Filter > Render >Cloud
• Click on brush tool (select 15. No brush)
• Click on doge tool, Smudge tool
• Edit >Transform >Skew
• Option bar: –
• H = -60 V= 0
• Create a new layer
• Make a rectangular selection, eg
• Filter > Render >Cloud
• Use burn, dodge, Smudge tool
• Again, create a new layer
• Make a rectangular selection.
• Use direct selection tool and adjust it, eg
• Fill brown color use burn, dodge, Smudge tool, eg

Sun Effect:

• Create a new document
• Fill black color
• Type some text (eg: OK, text color white)
• Text must be on center of document
• Merge layer (Ctrl +E)
• Filter menu>Distort>Polar Coordinates>Give the tick mark to “Polar to Rectangular” radio button>Ok.
• Image menu>Rotate Canvas>90^oCW
• Filter menu>Stylize>Wind>Ok.
• Press Ctrl + F for two times.
• Image menu>Rotate Canvas>90^o
• Filter menu>Distort Polar Coordinates>Give the tick mark to Rectangular to Polar>Ok.
• Image menu>Mode>Gray Scale.
• Image menu>Mode>RGB/CMYK.
• Now press Ctrl + U for layer adjustment [Hue/Saturation]
• Give the tick mark to Colorize checkbox and drag slider of the current dialog box and click on Ok

How to make fire text effect?

• Create a new document
• Press D to set the default colors
• Take paint bucket tool and fill the background with black color
• Now press X to reverse the default colors
• Click at type tool and type some text
• Pasteurizer the type layers
• Edit>transform>rotate 90CW
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the right
• Ctrl + f
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the left
• Ctrl + f
• Edit>transform>rotate 90CCW
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the right
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the left
• Filter>blur>Gaussian blur>amount=2.0>ok
• Filter>distort>ripple>100%, medium size>ok
• Ctrl + e
• Image>mode>gray scale>ok
• Image>mode>indexed color
• Image>mode>color table>black body>ok
• Take type tool and type same word again

How to make Electric text effect?

• Create new document
• Press D to set default color settings
• Fill background color as black
• Press X to reverse the default colors
• Take type tool and type some words with white color
• Rasterize the type layer
• Duplicate the type layer by pressing CTRL + J
• Hide the new duplicate
• Select the first type layer
• Edit>transform>rotate 90CW
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the right
• Ctrl + f
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the left
• Ctrl + f
• Edit>transform>rotate 90CCW
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the right
• Filter>stylize>wind>from the left
• Filter>distort>ripple>ok
• Ctrl + e to merge the layers
• Ctrl + u to apply hue and saturation>check colorize box, 210,70,0>ok
• Select the hidden duplicate layer to unhide
• Press ctrl and click duplicate layer to select
• Select>modify>contract>2>ok
• Edit>fill>black>ok

Wind: –

• New document New layer
• fill black color
• Type the text (Color white)
• Rasterize type layer
• Filter >Stylize > Wind, Ok
• Press (Ctrl + f)
• Define its depth and size.

Ice Text Effect: –

• New document new layer
• Fill color black
• Type the text (color white) rasterize type layer
• Image >Image rotation 90-degree cw
• Filter > stylize > wind
• Ok
• Press (ctrl + f) 2-3 times
• Image >Image rotation 90-degree ccw
• Layer >layer style > Bevel and emboss
• Define its depth and size.

Rounded Text Effect: –

• Type the text (Edge to Edge of document)
• Filter >distort >polar co ordinates
• Options – check on Rectangular to Polar ok
• Apply different layer style (drop shadow, color overlay, etc)

Matrix text effect: –

• Create a new document – New layer
• Fill white color
• Filter >Filter Gallery >texture >Grain (type – vertical
• Intensity -100
• Contrast -100
• Ok
• Foreground color –Green
• Background color –black
• Filter > Filter Gallery >Artistic >Neon Glow
• Glow color > black
• Filter > Filter Gallery > Stylize >Glowing Edges
• Edge width -1
• Edge brightness -7
• Smoothness -1, Ok
• Type text matrix color green
• Duplicate the text (Rasterize new text layer)
• Filter >Blur >Motion blur
• Angle -0 Define your own distance, Ok

Fog Effect: –

• Open an image
• Create a new layer
• Press D (default color)
• Filter >Render clouds
• Blending mode screen (Fog Effect)
• Blending mode multiply (Smoke Effect)

Snow Fall Effect: –

• Open an image
• Create a new layer
• Fill black color
• Filter >Pixelate > Mezzotint, Then ok
• Type: Coarse Dots. Then ok
• Image > Adjustments > Levels
• 133; 2.15; 169; Then ok
• Blending Mode change to screen
• Create a new layer
• Fill black color
• Filter >Pixelate > Mezzotint, Then ok
• Type: Coarse Dots. Then ok
• Image > Adjustments > Levels
• 103; 1.58; 195; Then ok
• Filter > Pixelate > Crystallize
• Cell Size = 12-15. Then press ok
• Blending mode change to screen
• Filter > Blur > Motion Blur. 20-22 pixels

Sketch Effect: –

• Open an image
• Double click on Background layer to unlock. press ok
• Duplicate the layer
• Click on copy layer
• change the blending mode to color dodge
• Press (Ctrl + I) (Inverse)­­­­
• Filter >Blur >Gaussian Blur
• Define radius
• Ctrl + U (Hue Saturation)
• Ctrl + L

Ripple Text Effect: –

• Create a new document
• Type the text
• Duplicate it
• Edit >transform >flip vertical
• Adjust it
• Opacity –35%
• Filter >distort >ripple
• Amount 100%
• Size –medium

Censor Effect: –

• Open an image
• Make a selection (face area)
• Filter >pixel ate >Mosaic (define cell size)

Making a cloud: –

• Select foreground color –Light blue
• Back ground color –white
• Filter >render >clouds
• Press Ctrl + F ( To chage cloud shape)

Making foot Ball: –

• Click on polygon tool
• Number of sides 6, fill Black color
• Arrange the polygon like e.g. image
• Select all layer and merge it (rasterize)
• Make a circular selection from the centre. like e.g. image
• Filter >Distort >spherize ok
• Press Ctrl + Shift + I
• Press delete key
• Press ctrl + Shift + I
• Create new layer
• Fill white color
• Place layer 2 back to layer one
• Merge layer one and layer two
• Press ctrl + I
• Create a new layer with selection
• Press D
• Click on gradient tool type –Radial
• Click and drag from the center of the ball
• Blending mode multiply
• Merge layer 3 and 2

Making capsule: –

• Create a new layer
• Make a rounded rectangular selection
• Fill the color
• Create new layer
• Make a selection e.g.
• Fill white color
• Filter >blur >Gaussian blur
• Select layer one (Rounded rectangle)
• layer layer style >inner glow
• Blending mode >normal
• Color >black
• Opacity-20%
• Define size
• Ok
• Merge layer one and two
• Make a half selection, e.g
• Press Ctrl + U (hue Saturation)
• Colorize
• Layer >layer style drop shadow

Lance Flare: –

• Open an image
• Filter >render >Lance flare
• Select the lance flare type
• Define brightness and flare centre (click at the required place to change the Position of lance flare)

Light scenery: –

• Open an image (scenery)
• Press ctrl + L
• Drag middle slider to right side, click on ok
• Filter >Render >Lens flare
• Lance type 105mm prime
• Define flare centre (click) ok
• Press ctrl + F to increase the flare

To change the lance flare color: –

• Open an image
• Create a new layer
• Fill black color
• Filter >render >Lance flare, Click on ok
• Press Ctrl + U
• Check on colorize
• Define hue saturation value
• Change layer mode to screen

New lance flare: –

• Open an image
• Create a new layer
• Fill Black color
• Filter > Filter gallery > Artistic >Plastic wrap ok
• Blending mode screen
• Or Press Ctrl + F
• Press Ctrl + U to change the color

Circuit design: –

• Create a new document
• Create new layer and press D
• Filter >render >cloud
• Filter >pixelate >mosaic, cell size 20
• Ok
• Filter >Filter Gallery> Stylize>Glowing edges
• Edge width-5
• Edge brightness -13
• Smoothness -1
• Ok
• Press Ctrl + U
• Check on colorize
• H-100 S-50 L – 0 Press ok

Water Effect: –

• Create a new layer
• Press D (Default color)
• Filter >Render >Cloud
• Filter >Filter gallery>Sketch >Chrome, Ok
• Press Ctrl + U, Check on colorize
• H-200 S- 60 L- 0 (Blue color), Ok

Night Vision Effect: –

• Open an Image
• Filter >sketch >half tone Pattern
• Pattern type – line ok
• Filter>Render >lightening Effects
• Style –Soft Omni
• Color –Green
• Click light icon to add new light
• Ok

Glass Effect: –

• Open an image
• Filter > Filter Gallery >Distort >Glass
• or Select the texture
• Click on load texture
• Select Psd file
• Click on ok

Photo copy Effect: –

• Open an image Press D
• Filter >Filter gallery> Sketch >Photocopy
• Stamp
• Plaster
• Note paper
• Torn Edges etc

Making dotted ball: –

• Create a new dot pattern
• Create a perfect circle selection on new document
• Fill dot pattern on it,
• Filter>Distort>Spherize 100%

Diamond Text Effect:

• New document types the text
• Black and white gradient
• Filter >Filter Gallery >Distort >Glass
• Distortion -5-10
• Smoothness -1
• Texture –Tiny lens
• Scaling -50-60%, Ok
• Layer >Layer style >Stroke
• Fill type gradient
• Black white black or Orange yellow Orange
• Size 2-3
• Drop shadow
• Bevel emboss
• Style –Stroke Emboss
• Gross Contour: Ring double
• Define depth and size ok
• Create a new layer
• Click on brush and select cross type brush
• Select the fore ground color white
• Click at the required place.

Making a wall: –

• Create a new layer
• Press D
• Filter >Render >Clouds
• Filter >texture >Texturize
• Texture – Brick Light Direction Top Left Define Scaling
• Ok
• Press Ctrl + U
• Check 0n colorize
• H-25 S-50 L-0
• OK
• Type the text (white color)
• Layer >Layer style >blending option> Overlay

Eye design: –

• Create a new Document, create a new layer
• Draw a perfect circular selection, Fill white color
• Layer >Layer style >Inner glow
• Blending mode normal, Color –black
• Define Size and opacity press ok
• Create a new layer
• Press Ctrl and click on layer one
• Select >Transform Selection
• Press alt + Shift key click and drag inside
• Fill Black color (Do not deselect the selection)
• Filter >Noise >Add noise amount – 60-90 %
• Check on monochromatic press ok
• Filter blur radial blur; blur method >Zoom Amount -50% press ok
• Press Ctrl + U
• Check on colorize H-200 S- 50 L-0
• Create a new layer, Scale down the selection
• fill black color
• Create new layer
• Make a small circle in side the black circle fill white color, eg

Making a burning cigarette: –

 

• Create a new layer
• Make a rectangular marquee selection
• fill gradient color
• Create a new layer
• Subtract the selection
• fill the filter color (Blending mode multiply)
• Click on brush tool
• load Calligraphic Brush
• Select \ type brush
• Select the foreground color light yellow
• click on the required part of the filter
• Create a new layer
• Make a rectangular marquee selection, fill black color
• filter> noise >add noise amount 90 % Check on Gaussian and monochromatic,
• Press ok
• Ctrl + u check on colorize H -360 S -100 L –10 Blending mode – multiply,
• Click on polygon lasso tool
• select the burning part and delete it
• Create a new layer (smoke)
• Click on rectangular marquee tool, Feather 10 pixel
• Make a selection (Click and drag), Fill white color
• Filter >Liquefy (Ctrl + Shift + X)
• Click on wrap tool Click and drag to make a smoke shape, Press ok
• Filter >Blur >Gaussian Blur
• Click on text tool
• Font windings
• click on the document
• Press Shift + N (Danger symbol
• color white
• Remove the cross-bone part
• Filter >blur>Gaussian blur
• Adjust it
• type the text no smoking, e.g.

Frame Design: –

• Open an image
• Create a new layer
• Make a rectangular selection
• subtract the selection
• eg
• press Q (quick mask mode)
• Filter >Distort >Glass
• Press Q (Standard mode)
• Fill color /pattern
• Layer >layer style >Bevel and emboss , droop shadow etc

Extrude: –

• Create a new layer
• Press D
• Filter >Render >Clouds
• Filter >Stylize >Extrude
• Size 25 Depth 150 level Random, Ok
• Press Ctrl + U check on colorize and define your own settings

Extrude II: –

• Create a new layer
• Click on gradient
• edit your gradient Black White – Type – Radial
• Click and drag
• Filter >Stylize >Extrude Type – Pyramids
• Define its size and depth
• Press Ctrl + U Check on colorize
• Define your own settings

Emboss Effect: –

• Open an image
• Make a perfect circular selection
• Click and drag into the new document
• Type the text (Rounded)
• Merge the text and the image layer
• Filter >Stylize Emboss
• Press Ctrl + U, Check on colorize
• H- 50 S- 50-60 L-0
• Apply bevel and Emboss and drop shadow.

Map Type Design: –

• Create a new layer, Press D
• Filter >Render >Cloud
• Filter >Sketch >Plaster
• Press Ctrl + U, Check on Colorize
• H-200 S-50-60 L-0

Ice land: –

• Create a new layer, Press D
• Filter>Render>Clouds
• Filter >render >different clouds
• Filter>Filter gallery >Sketch >Chrome
• Filter>Render >Lens flare
• Bright ness -100 %
• Lens type -105mm prime
• Filter >Distort >Polar co ordinate
• option – Check on Polar to rectangle, ok
• Filter >Stylize >Wind
• Press Ctrl + F 2-3 Times
• Ctrl + U Check on colorize on
• H – 210 S- 50 L – 0
• Use X Type brush foreground color white
• Click at the required place for shine.

To load texture: –

• Design something in black and white
• eg text – save it text Psd
• Open an image
• Filter > Filter gallery>distort >Glass
• Texture — Load texture select your file
• Click ok

 

Liquify filter

The Liquify filter lets you push, pull, rotate, reflect, pucker, and bloat any area of an image. for retouching images as well as creating artistic effects we can use liquify filter.

Forward Warp tool: Pushes pixels forward as you drag.

Reconstruct tool: Reverses the distortion you’ve already added, as you hold down the mouse button and drag.

Twirl Clockwise tool: Rotates pixels clockwise as you hold down the mouse button or drag. To twirl pixels counter clockwise, hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you hold down the mouse button or drag.

Pucker tool: Moves pixels toward the center of the brush area as you hold down the mouse button or drag.

Bloat tool: Moves pixels away from the center of the brush area as you hold down the mouse button or drag.

Push Left tool: Moves pixels to the left when you drag the tool straight up (pixels move to the right if you drag down).

Distort an image

Select the layer you want to distort. To change only part of the current layer, select that area.

• Choose Filter > Liquify.
• Choose any of the liquify tools to distort the preview image. Drag in the preview image to distort the image.
• After distorting the preview image, you can:
• Use the Reconstruct tool or Reconstruct Options to fully or partially reverse the changes.
• Use other tools to change the image in new ways.