[PS CS2] Nice looking nature signature.
#1
Posted 10 July 2006 - 04:36 PM
Welcome to my first tutorial (probably not the last).
Thank You for wasting Your precious time at this short text. The main aim of this tutorial is to show You how to make some nice looking sigs with simple nature image with some effects and border. I'll guide You through brush settings and simple usage of PS filters. I hope it'll help You in some way...
Okay, enough talking. Let's do it.
My outcome:
1. Find some nice picture of any nature part You want (You can surely use any other image with car, human etc... but of course it won't be nature sig then.) I'm using this one: http://www.cdesign.n...ig/orchidac.jpg
2. Create new document. Width: 350; Height: 125. Background doesn't matter. Set your image in the middle of screen like so:
3. Duplicate layer with Your image three times. I'm using default names of layers so I'll be using them also in this tut.
4. Select "Layer 1 copy". Then go Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur. Set radius about 4~5 pixels. Set its Blending Mode to Overlay.
5. Select "Layer 1 copy 2". Go Filter>Artistic>Cutout (You can experiment with other filters but this one is the best for me). Aply this settings:
and set its Blending Mode to Saturation.
6. Select "Layer 1 copy 3". I deleted main "object" in image (as You can see at screen I used Rectangular Marque Tool with Feather set to 15).
Then I did the same as in step 4.
Okay. Now we should have something like that:
Do we? If not, try to refine it or just follow next steps with Your result.
7. Now we need to add some light effects. Create new layer. Grab Brush tool and use this settings:
Brush upper corners. Middle of brush should be out of our picture to make some glowing effect. Should look like this:
8. We're still using Brush Tool. Create new layer and use this settings
(Brush size beetwen 13 and 27). Brush to become effect like this:
Now You have to do something with this because it doesn't look good, does it? Again use Gaussian Blur filter with radius about 4 and set Blending Mode to Overlay. You can add some various to this ray using Smudge Tool. My result:
9. Now we're going to make some "dots streams". Grab Brush tool and set this settings:
Brush from the edges into the middle of image. My result:
10. Create new layer at the top of others and type ctrl+a to select all. Go Edit>Stroke. Width: 2 px; Color: #FFFFFF; Location: Inside. OK! And then set Blending Mode to Overlay. You can also add some text or something of course.
Once again my outcome:
And that's it! You're done! I hope this tutorial helped You in some way. You can try this in other projects.
Post Your outcomes or comments, will be welcomed.
Greetings
#2
Posted 10 July 2006 - 04:42 PM
Excelent work Ciumil
#3
Posted 11 July 2006 - 03:10 AM
Great sig and good tutorial.
Very well explained, I really like how it turned out.
Thanks
Edited by PSgirl, 11 July 2006 - 03:11 AM.
#4
Posted 11 July 2006 - 02:47 PM
I would love to see more of your work and I love the effect from this tutorial..Abd I love how it was done in all defult brushes..
Pro
#5
Posted 11 July 2006 - 03:38 PM
Soon I'll write some tutorials but actually I don't have enough time to work on them. Thanks again
#6
Posted 19 July 2006 - 10:54 AM
Great thanks for comments. I'm glad You like this .
Soon I'll write some tutorials but actually I don't have enough time to work on them. Thanks again
But um the noise around the flower seems too distractive
I wonder how to remove them
#7
Posted 19 July 2006 - 11:18 AM
#8
Posted 19 July 2006 - 12:21 PM
#9
Posted 21 July 2006 - 01:23 AM
#10
Posted 21 July 2006 - 05:50 PM
a waiting for more than ..
with regards ..
#11
Posted 27 July 2006 - 04:23 PM
#13
Posted 30 July 2006 - 02:05 PM
in Your first sig You should follow the steps from beginning then just reediting step 9, i'd like to see Your outcome =)
In second sig You should experiment with filters and blending modes. Maybe also with lighting effects to gain some shinny effect. (Filters>Render>Lightning Effects). Besides try to use some more corolfull images.
#14
Posted 01 August 2006 - 06:47 AM
#15
Posted 03 August 2006 - 03:23 PM
I tried the tut with another flower photo. You can see my result beneath.
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Edited by UntouchedStars, 03 August 2006 - 03:26 PM.
#16
Posted 04 August 2006 - 05:24 AM
I think same procedure could be nice on a sepia picture too.
I'll try it sometime.
#17
Posted 05 August 2006 - 05:18 AM
Going to try this tutorial out. xD
Edit - I tried it, got a bad result - My own fault, To be honest I think i used a bad photo to do it with, anyway
Edited by Dale71, 05 August 2006 - 07:09 AM.
#18
Posted 10 August 2006 - 07:16 AM
@Scythar - yes indeed. You can try with other filters and effects.
@Dale71 - it looks like You didn't set blending modes to overlay
I followed my tut once again and that's my result:
I also discovered that in step 5 layer opacity should be set to 50% because default layer makes whole picture to dark.
Greetings
Edited by Ciumil, 10 August 2006 - 07:16 AM.
#19
Posted 10 August 2006 - 10:11 PM
Edited by Nothing '2' Lose, 10 August 2006 - 10:47 PM.
#20
Posted 11 August 2006 - 12:37 AM
i think its because i got such a beautiful outcome
here is my result :
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