Bullet hole on the glass
Step 1.
Create a new image with the size 500X500 pixels with the black background.
Step 2.
Create a new layer. Choose the tool Freeform Pen and try to reproduce the figure like shown on pic.1.
Step 3.
Pick out the figure with the Direct Selection Tool. Apply Edit -> Stroke. In the dialogue window set for width - 1 pixel and the white colour, then press OK. Choose the pallete “Path” and press the left second button at the foot of the panel.
Step 4.
Apply Edit -> Transform Path -> Rotate. Turn the figure a little and press left second button at the foot of the panel again.
Step 5.
You can apply Edit -> Transform Path -> Again (Shift+Ctrl+T) for repeating the turn. You will repeat this procedure until you get the result in the form of the circle from lines.
Dublicate the layer and turn it round (Ctrl+T), moving a little.
Step 6.
Combine all layers and miniaturize the scale. And now you can set “the Bullet hole” in the necessary place.
Sandy Texture
In this article I’ll show you how to make the background as the sandy texture. You can apply this effect on your webpages.
Step 1.
Create a new document with the size 250X250 pixels and with the white backgrount and black foreground.
Step 2.
Apply Filter > Noise > Add Noise and set the following requirements:
Step 3.
Apply Filter > Stylize > Emboss and set the following parameters:Angle: 45o, Height: 2px, Amount: 30.
Step 4.
Now we have grey sand structure. Let’s make it yellow or the colour you wish. Apply Image > Adjust > Hue/Saturation and set the following requirements -> Hue: 40, Saturation: 60, Lightness: +20. And that’s it.
Red-Hot Wire Text
Step 1.
Create a new document with dark background. Cover drawing by Radial Gradient Tool to get light circle. Use Horizontal Type Tool and set up the text. I used the font “MathSoft Text“.
Step 2.
Apply Filter > Sketch > Chrome… (detail = 9-10, smuthness = 0-1) and then Image > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast for tuning the brightness up.
Step 3.
Apply Filter > Render > Lens flare with the Brightness 40-80 and the Lens Type: 50-300mm Zoom.
Step 4.
Apply Image > Adjust > Brightness/Contrast for getting the necessary brightness and then apply Image > Adjust > Color Balance for getting the necessary hue. And that’ it.
Metal Effect
Let us create a metal effect at the picture of the horse.
After reading the Photoshop tutorial you will be able to apply the metal effect on any photo.
Step 1.
Choose the necessary part of image by Lasso (L) tool and copy into the new layer (Ctrl+J). In our case there are the mane and the horse-tail. And then turn on the flag Lock transparent pixels in the palette Layers.
Turn off the Background layer. Then press Ctrl+Shift+U for discolouring the image.
Step 2.
You have to use two filters - one after another. The first, Filter > Noise > Median with Radius 3 pixels. It is necessary for cleaning small “rubbish” from our image, and the surface will be more smooth. The second, Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with Radius 3,5 pixels. By changing this meaning you can regulate lines and bends flow.
Step 3.
Make a new layer for regulating curves Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Curves, and make your curve like the curve in the picture.
Step 4.
Press “Ok” and look at your image. Don’t you like it? Then you have to make the copy of our Adjustment Layer by dragging it to the Create New Layer icon of Layers window.
And the last
Step 5.
Choose Layer > Merge Visible or press Ctrl+Shift+E, and turn on the Background layer.
The image is ready! See how you applied a metal effect on the photo using Photoshop 7:
Explosion Effect
Today we will draw an explosion. It takes few minutes for this effect, but the result of this work impresses. Let’s begin.
Step 1.
Create a new picture with the size of 800X600 pixels and with black background. Press D button for setting colours, and then press X button for replacing them. Cover drawing by Radial Gradient Tool at will.
Step 2.
Create a new layer (Ctrl+Shift+N). Apply the filter Clouds (Filter > Render > Clouds) one time and Difference Clouds (Filter > Render > Difference Clouds) two times. Set Blending Mode layer with clouds on Color Dodge.
Step 3.
Apply function Hue/Saturation (Image > Adjust > Hue/Saturation) with the meanings: Hue: 30, Saturation: 50, Lightness: 40 to your layer.
Step 4.
Besides you can get the impressive tongues of flame using this effect. Apply such meanings in action 3 in Hue/Saturation: Hue: 30, Saturation: 50, Lightness: 0.
Pencil Drawing
The method imparting photo to a pencil drawing using Photoshop is described in this tutorial. Try to use photos with degraded background and large objects in the foreground with legible contour for reaching maximum effect. You must degrade the background by filter Gaussian Blur, if your photos have legible background.
As an example I will use the photo of a sportsman. The drawing size - 508X764.
Step 1.
Make a copy of the layer with drawing by dragging it on the icon “Create a New Layer” on Layers. Press Crtl+Shift+U for desatureting drawing on the upper layer. Apply Filter > Stylize > Glowing Edges with the meaning Edge Width - 1, Edge Brightness - 11, Smoothness - 5 in this layer. Regulate Levels [Ctrl+L] in such a way as to highlight the maximum of the significant lines of drawing.
Step 2.
Press Ctrl+I for inverting drawing on the current layer. Apply Filter > Artistic > Cut Out with the meanings No. of Levels - 7, Edge Simplicity - 3, Edge Fidelity - 3. Regulate Levels [Ctrl+L] as shown:
Step 3.
Make a copy of the current layer by dragging it on the icon “Create a New Layer” on Layers. Apply Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur with the meaning Radius - 5 pixels by new layer. In Layers set the blending mode ‘Screen’ for this layer and set Opacity - 50%. Press Ctrl+G for groupping it with the lower layer. Attention! Before pressing Ctrl+G activate the main drawing. Well, we have an interesting pencil drawing:
Step 4.
Now, let’s add colours to the photo. Switch over the second (pencil) layer and set The blending mode ‘Overlay’ for this layer. Switch over the Background layer and apply Filter > Noise > Median with the meaning Radius 5 pixels for imitating water-colour. And that’s it. See how you created a pencil drawing from the photo using Adobe Photoshop 7.
