Tuesday, August 31st, 2010
Open a new document in photoshop 600×445 px.
Find or use an image you already have of a face. I chose this one:
Place it in the photoshop document by copying and pasting. Place it wherever you see fit.
Go to Filter > Pixelate > Color Halftone…
Use the following settings:
Your image will look like this:
Select the ellipse tool from the tools palette.
Use the following settings:
Place an ellipse where you would like a speech bubble.
Right click in the ellipse and select fill path:
Use the following settings:
Select the pen tool from the tools palette.
Draw a triangle to show the origin of where the speech is coming from.
Right click on the layer and choose Blending Options.
Use the following settings:
Fill the background layer with black.
Go to Filter > Pixelate > Color Halftone…
Use the following settings:
Do this 2 times.
Your image will look like this:
Select the Text tool from the tools palette.
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Now write whatever text you would like directly over the speech bubble.
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Monday, August 30th, 2010
Open an image you would like to put bubbles into in photoshop.
Duplicate the layer by pressing Command J.
Select the Circular Marquee tool from the tools palette.
Make a circle over the area you would like to create a bubble..
Go to Filter > Distort > Spherize…
Use the following settings:
Hit OK.
Create a new layer and name it Bubble.
Make the foreground color a light blue of your choice.
Select the gradient tool from the tools palette.
Use the following settings:
Use the gradient inside the circle selection to create a “bubble” effect.
Right click to bring up blending options, and select the stroke style. Use the following settings:
Repeat these steps in different areas to create more bubbles.
*Make sure when you “Spherize” that you are on the Image layer.
BEFORE: AFTER:
Tags: bubbles, Lesson, Photoshop, Tutorial
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Friday, July 23rd, 2010
Open a new file in photoshop.
Choose the Custom Shape tool from the tools palette.
Choose the shape you’d like to use. I chose a spade.
Draw the shape.
Right click on the layer and choose Rasterize Layer.
Choose a darker color in the foreground.
Select the gradient tools from the tools palette.
Use the following settings for the gradient.
Make a gradient by holding shift to keep it straight, and pull from the top to the middle.
Right click on the layer and choose Blending Options.
Select Stroke, and use the following settings:
Choose Bevel and emboss and use the following settings:
Select the text tool from the tools palette.
Write the word next to the shape. Select the word but not the first letter. Open the character palette and select the superscript.
Choose the line tool from the tools palette.
Draw the line under the word.
Tags: Lesson, logo, Photoshop, texture, Tutorial
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