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    Transform a day photo into a creepy night one
    ON: 2009-06-23 11:10:16
    In this tutorial we are going to change the mood of a photo. I have taken this photo of a building from imageafter and changed it from a nice clear day to dark and creepy. This tutorial shows that with a few techniques you can drastically change the look of a photo and have it fit any project you need. Enjoy!




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    What does your website say?
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:57:24
    What does your website say about your business? Can everyone see what you are selling in the first few seconds they arrive at your site or do they have to search around to find what they are looking for? Do people go to your site and wonder if they went to the right place? There are many things you can do to get people to stick around your site and find what they are looking for instead of going to a competitor. This article will help with the general setting up of your website, how should it look, what should and shouldn’t go on it (specifically the home page), and how your products and information are presented.

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    Glowing text in space scene
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:40:51
    This is the final result of the glowing text tutorial that we will be creating today with Photoshop, I hope you enjoy it!
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    Enhancing Eyes in a Photo
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:20:33
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to use PhotoShop to really make eyes 'pop', like in the magazines. Spruce up your photos and make your eyes (or anyone else's) really stand out. Decide which photo you will be using - a good candidate is one with a nice resolution, and the eyes clearly visible. This method works best for lighter eye colors, but can be used for darker eyes also. Below is the image we will be working with. Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! The first thing we will do is to zoom in one the eye we'll be working on. ...
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    Making Photos Come Alive - Cutout
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:18:37
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to add a unique effect to your photos to make them come alive. We will be looking at creating a cutout of an object or person in a photo to create the illusion that they are emerging from the photograph. In this example, we will be using the following image: Our first step will be to cut out part of the background. PhotoShop makes this relatively easy for us, particularly when we have a background which contrasts the foreground. You can use any of PhotoShops' built-in selection tools or the extract tool for this. We will use the Quick Select Tool to make a selection...
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    Adding Realistic-Looking Clouds to an Image
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:14:44
    In this tutorial, we will be looking at using PhotoShop's built-in Cloud Render filter and Quick Mask to create more realistic-looking clouds. We will start off with the following image. Let's add a more appealing sky, including wispy clouds. The first thing we want to do is extend the image, to make more room for the sky. Goto Image > Canvas size. This image is currently 400x300, so we'll make it 400x400px: We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. We'll move the photo to the...
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    Adding a Rainbow to a Photo
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:13:25
    In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a rainbow and blend it into a photograph. In the example, we will start off with the following image: We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. The first thing we will do is to create a new layer. Then choose the Gradient tool and create a new gradient by clicking on the current gradient in the toolbar at the top: We should get the window below. Add a gradient like the one shown below by clicking just below the color bar to add markers...
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    Creating an Infra-Red Night-Vision Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 10:06:22
    In this tutorial we are going to look at creating an infra-red nightvision effect on a photo. Server Intellect offers Windows Hosting Dedicated Servers at affordable prices. I'm very pleased! We will start with the following photo: The first thing we will do is to create a new pattern to overlay onto the image to get that scanline look. Open a new document of about 10x10px. Zoom in, create a new layer and delete the background layer so we're working on a transparent canvas. Now draw a 2px black horizontal line at the top. You can hold shift whilst using the Pencil tool to draw straight lines. Press...
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    Using Vanishing Point to Replace a Wall Picture
    ON: 2009-06-23 09:51:57
    Using the Vanishing Point filter in PhotoShop, we can somewhat delve into the world of 3D whilst working with our 2D images. In this tutorial, you will learn how to virtually hang a painting on a wall in an image. We will be using the Vanishing Point filter to get our perspective correct. Need help with Windows Dedicated Hosting ? Try Server Intellect . I'm a happy customer! This is the image we will be working with: The image we are going to put on the wall is this: In our room image document, let's goto Filter > Vanishing Point. Notice the tools on the left - we need to first create a Plane...
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    Change Colors in Image using Replace Color
    ON: 2009-06-23 09:49:10
    In PhotoShop, we can quite easily replace any color in an image with another. Not only this, we can replace different shades of a color in an image. This can be extremely useful when editing photos. In this example, we are going to change the color of a model's lips using PhotoShop's built-in tool, Replace Color. We moved our web sites to Server Intellect and have found them to be incredibly professional. Their setup is very easy and we were up and running in no time. This is the image we will be working with: First, we want to make a selection around the area we are wanting to change the color...
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    Adding Facial Hair to a Photo
    ON: 2009-06-23 09:46:36
    PhotoShop CS3 has built-in tools that make it even easier for us to create dynamic effects in our images. With each of our brushes, we can set values that will affect how our brush paints. In this tutorial, we will be looking into the brush dynamics to recreate human hair so that we can paint realistic facial hair onto our images. Yes, it is possible to find a good web host . Sometimes it takes a while. After trying several, we went with Server Intellect and have been very happy. They are the most professional, customer service friendly and technically knowledgeable host we've found so far. We...
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    Creating Rain Effects
    ON: 2009-06-23 07:15:19
    In this article, we will explore how we can add effects to an image to make it look as if it is raining. We will add raindrops as well as puddles. Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality and Quantity! To create a raining look, we will create a new layer in PhotoShop above our image layer, and we will fill it with 50% gray (select your new layer and goto Edit > Fill, and then choose 50% Gray. Next, we will goto Filter > Add Noise and choose 12.5%, Uniform and Monochromatic. Then goto Filter > Blur > Motion Blur, and choose your desired angle of rainfall and a distance...
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    How to Eliminate Shiny Skin
    ON: 2009-06-23 07:13:19
    Shine – you are our greatest hero, but alas you are also our greatest enemy. We want our resume to shine, we want our bathroom to shine, we even want our kids to shine. We love the shining stars, the shining sun, the shining city on a hill. Truly, shine, you are a shining example who shines through. But… look, we have to draw the line at foreheads. You cost Nixon an election when his shiny forehead advertised his nervous perspiration, and you ruined my prom by revealing to the world that a powder blue polyester tuxedo doesn’t breathe. Shine... enough already. It’s time...
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    Colored Text Effect using Photos
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:42:23
    In this tutorial, we will be looking at how to use a text background to take on the color and texture of a photo. We will start with a blank canvas, colored black. And the first thing we want to do is to create our tiled text background. Choose the Type tool and then add your text. Make sure you pick a size and font you like. The color doesn't matter. Next, goto Edit > Transform > Rotate. Angle it a little, and make sure the text is covering the entire canvas, like so: Now paste in your image you want to use as the overlay, and resize it as needed. For this example, we are using the following...
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    Creating Fire Text Effects 2
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:38:19
    In this tutorial, you will learn one of many ways to create a fire text effect in PhotoShop. Although this tutorial is written with CS4, most versions are largely the same. The first thing to do is to create a new document in PhotoShop. For this example, we create a 400x300 black canvas. then We add our text to the canvas, in White: Now, goto Image > Rotate Image Rotation > 90° CW. Next, we need to Rasterize the text. But first, right-click the text layer and choose Duplicate Layer. Then hide that copied layer by clicking on the eye next to it: We used over 10 web hosting companies before...
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    Overlapping Text Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:32:52
    In this tutorial, we will be looking at creating a cool text effect using PhotoShop CS4 where the letters overlap each other and cancel each other out, creating a cut-out effect. To start with, we create a new document and add text to the canvas using a font and color of your choice. TIP: use a relatively bold-looking font for best results: The next thing we want to do is goto the Layer menu, and choose Type > Convert to Shape. At this point, we will no longer be able to edit our text, so make sure it is as you want it. [Click to enlarge] Try Server Intellect for Windows Server Hosting . Quality...
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    Creating 3D Text Effects
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:27:43
    In this tutorial, you will learn one of many ways to create a high quality 3D text effect using PhotoShop CS4. To begin, we will start with a blank canvas and use the text tool to write some text to the document. Make it pretty big, like so: If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting , try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. Next, we want to make duplicates of our text layer, but first, right-click the layer and choose Rasterize Layer. This will make the text no longer editable, so that we can manipulate...

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    Double or Triple Stroke on Text
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:23:14
    In PhotoShop we can add a stroke Layer Style to anything, but this is somewhat restrictive as the built-in feature only let's us add one stroke at a time. There are a number of ways to add multiple strokes, some of which are destructive, meaning you can't edit it once you create it - not easily, at least. If you're ever in the market for some great Windows web hosting, try Server Intellect . We have been very pleased with their services and most importantly, technical support. In this tutorial, you will learn an easy way to create double or even triple strokes on elements in PhotoShop. We start...

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    Making Text Follow a Path
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:20:40
    Paths are very useful in PhotoShop and have many uses. They can be hard to get used to at first, but like most things, the more you use them, the easier they become to work with. In this tutorial, we will be looking at how we can use the Pen tool to create Paths that we can then use for text to follow. We are using Server Intellect and have found that by far, they are the most friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable support team we've ever dealt with! As usual, we will start off with a blank canvas. We will choose the Pen tool and begin to draw a line we want the text to follow. We can either use...

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    Split Color Text Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:17:40
    Web 2.0 is one of the latest buzz-words about the Internet. Usually associated with Web 2.0 is gradient-covered text, which provides a nice glossy look. This tutorial will show you how to recreate such looks, and more. The text looks as though it is split into two colors, or there is a light source being projected onto the text. There are many looks to be achieved with this effect. We are using Server Intellect and have found that by far, they are the most friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable support team we've ever dealt with! We start with a blank canvas and then add some text: Next, we use...
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    Simple Chrome Text Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:11:07
    In this tutorial, we will look at a quick way we can make chrome text. There are many PhotoShop tutorials on the internet showing how to create metallic or chrome-looking text, and this is one of the quickest and easiest ways. We will be using Layer Styles in this tutorial - exact values may output different results on your composition, if you are using different text, fonts, images, dimensions, etc. It is highly recommended that you experiment with the help of this tutorial as a guide. I just signed up at Server Intellect and couldn't be more pleased with my Windows Server ! Check it out and see...
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    Simple Plastic Text Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:08:22
    In this tutorial, we will look at a quick way we can make our text look plastic. We will be using Layer Styles in this tutorial - exact values may output different results on your composition, if you are using different text, fonts, images, dimensions, etc. It is highly recommended that you experiment with the help of this tutorial as a guide. Server Intellect assists companies of all sizes with their hosting needs by offering fully configured server solutions coupled with proactive server management services. Server Intellect specializes in providing complete internet-ready server solutions backed...
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    Creating a Simple 3D Text Effect
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:04:24
    In this tutorial, we will look at a quick way we can make our text look 3D. The result is similar to a drop shadow, but more detailed. We are using Server Intellect and have found that by far, they are the most friendly, responsive, and knowledgeable support team we've ever dealt with! We will start with a blank canvas, and fill it with a nice gradient, like so: Now we will add some text, like so: Duplicate the text layer and drag the duplicate underneath the original, then change the color of text to Black. Right-click the duplicate layer and choose Rasterize Type (or Rasterize Layer), and hide...
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    Creating Crystal Looking Text
    ON: 2009-06-23 06:02:24
    Text effects are a lot of fun in PhotoShop, but the built-in effects and styles are somewhat limited and rather dated-looking. However, PhotoShop of course provides the tools to let your creativity run wild. This article will show how we can create text that looks like crystal or glass. Server Intellect assists companies of all sizes with their hosting needs by offering fully configured server solutions coupled with proactive server management services. Server Intellect specializes in providing complete internet-ready server solutions backed by their expert 24/365 proactive support team. We will...
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    Creating Metal Looking Text
    ON: 2009-06-23 05:58:23
    In this article, we will see how we can create a realistic-looking metal effect on text, without the use of those fancy plugins that do it all for us. Need help with Windows Dedicated Hosting ? Try Server Intellect . I'm a happy customer! We will start off with a pretty big document (640x480), and a font size of 150pt, with a relatively thick font. We chose bold Impact for this demonstration. It is important to create a large version of this, and then we can scale it down as needed. Once we have our text, we will Ctrl-click the layer it is on to select the contents: Next, we will create a new layer...

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