February 2013

How Photoshop Actions Can Change Your Life – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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http://youtu.be/GxWbKWB-4XQ

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Summary

Monday’s are contest days! Today we are reviewing the winner’s from this week’s contest, and announcing a new contest. Thank you to everyone who entered last week’s contest, your insights are really great, and I can tell you are all destined for greatness. The most important part of being a great photographer is having good taste, and taking a ton of photos. Enter our contest and I could make YOUR action. Actions take a bunch of steps and put them into auto mode in Photoshop. All you have to do is press a button, and your entire image gets edited before your eyes!

Contest Winners

I really thought everyone did a wonderful job on the contest, but I could only pick 5 winners. If you did not win this week, keep entering, your time will come! For the winners, be sure to send us an email and let us know which PRO Tutorial you would like 🙂 To view the contest and comments click here.

Jenny Su – A wonderful look on lighting and composition. A lot of things I would not have thought to do.
Paul L. – Brought up the idea of story telling, which is huge. The Story should be very clear in a photo.
Mark ODonnell – Spent a lot of time and energy analyzing the photo and gave some great insights.
Pat Mateos – A great look on composition, and suggestions on how to make the image FLOW.
Rochelle Marquette – Did a great job making clear the thoughts of the group and her own.
What You Will Learn

0:20 – Intro, Pump Up Time
1:00 – Thank you to everyone who entered the contest
2:00 – Announcing the winners from Last week’s Contest
3:30 – Introducing Phlearn Action Directories
4:00 – This Week’s Contest
5:00 – Breaking down what actions are
5:30 – Creating a sample action
6:00 – Your benefit from this contest
6:30 – Showing photos that have the look of an action
7:30 – How to submit your entry to the Contest of the Week .

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How To Make Images Look Old In Photoshop – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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http://youtu.be/eAoBj4xodbo

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Making Your Image look old in Photoshop

Learn how to take details from an old photo, and apply them to a new photo to make your image look old in Photoshop.Also included is a Photoshop file of the border we use in this tutorial!

This is the Third and final episode with Mom Nace. We had such a good time visiting, and everyone seems to really like Mom. If you missed Part 1 – How to Repair an Old Photo, and Part 2 – How to Repair an old Photo, be sure to check them out!

What You Will Learn

0:30 – Intro to Part 3, and Showing results of Part. 1 & 2
1:20 – Nudity Warning
1:50 – How to use channels to cut out details
3:00 – Making a selection from channels
4:00 – Copying the border from one image to another
4:17 – Changing the mode from grayscale to RGB
6:00 – Coloring the photo to match the frame
6:50 – Separating the border from the photo
7:40 – Changing blending modes to integrate texture
8:30 – Adding Noise to the photo to make it look older
9:20 – Using a gradient map to match colors
10:00 – Using this border on any image.Challenge!
How to apply this to your images

We have even included the Photoshop File, so you can add the exact border from this episode. Just click and drag it over your photo and you are done.

Now it is time to make your image look old in photoshop. I recommend using a photo that has a bit more of a classic feel to it, so the effect doesn’t look out of place. If you choose an image that is really busy, and has a lot of lights flashing everywhere, it may look odd. Boobs are always a plus, as long as they are tastefully incorporated. Don’t stick this effect on porn and expect to hang it in the Louvre. .

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How To Make Fake Blood In Photoshop – A Phlearn Video Tutorial

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In this tutorial, Aaron Nace covers how to create blood from scratch using Photoshop. This is a special episode for Halloween week.

We decided to make a place for the blood to come out of the model, so some bite holes seemed appropriate. To make the holes in her neck we need to use some custom brush settings and layer FX. This helps give the holes a bit of depth and texture.

When it comes to the blood, using a reference image, we make a shape using the lasso tool, and then refine the edge to make it a bit more smooth. Then we paint in the selection to make the blood look layered.

To make the effects match the resolution and focus of the final image, we need to give it a bit of blur. From here you are free to move your effect around the image, and choose a place that will best suit the effect. To make the blood look as though it is flowing on the neck of the subject, we use the smudge tool. .

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