19 mai 2010

Casino Wallpaper




In this Photoshop tutorial i will show you how to create a wallpaper with casino theme . We will make a thematic background , add some gambling elements and write a text .
First create a new Photoshop document , right click on the layer and from Blending Options click on Gradient Overlay , select the gradient to be Radial and use this settings ( i wrote the color codes on the picture ):The background look to simple so we will add some new elements. Create a new layer ( Shift + Ctrl + N) pick up the Custom Shape Tool ( U ) and use the "Ornament 8 " shape . Make a big shape on the center of the picture and color it with this color #00960e . Your image should look like this :
Now let's add some casino thematic elements . Create a new layer (Shift+Ctrl+N) and from Custom Shape Tool ( U ) pick up one of the four poker card symbol . Make a shape and dry it black . Right click on the layer and from Blending Options add a white Stroke with a radius of 3 Px and from Gradient Overlay add a linear gradient from #000000 to #6d6d6d .
Your image should look like this :
Go to Select-Load Selection then create a new layer ( Shift+Ctrl+N) and with the Pen Tool (P) make a shape like in the image below :
Right click on the inside of the shape , click on Make Selection and dry the remaining selected area in black . Right click on the layer , and from Gradient Overlay add a Linear gradient from #474747 to #000000 . Now the poker card symbol is ready :The image look pretty good but I want to add some text . Press T make a selection where you want to add the text and write it. I wrote it below the card symbol . The text effect I suggest for this wallpaper is like the effect we used before . I made the same trick with the gradients and the white Stroke like in the steps above and the result is something like this : I hope this Photoshop Tutorial will help you . If you have any question just post here .

11 mai 2010

Realistic Graffiti




For this picture to be realistic we need a realistic graffiti wall . So let's find one . I found this background on Google .First you need to select a font to write your text . I found a list of graffiti fonts here . After you installed the font just write the text on the background in Adobe Photoshop . Your image should look like this :
Now add some colors. Create a new layer ( Shift + Ctrl + N) , move the new layer below the layer where you wrote the text , create a rectangular shape with Rectangular Marque Tool ( M ) and add a gradient like in the image below .
Now your image should look like this :On the layer where you added the gradient , pick the Eraser Tool ( E ) and delete the parts from the gradient which you don't want in the image. The image will look like this :
If you don't like how the text look like , go back on the layer with the text and add some effects . I added from Blending Options ( Right click on the layer - Blending Options ) Drop Shadow and Gradient Overlay . I added some photos with the options i used :
For the graffiti to look realistic , set the Layer mode to Hard Light . Your image should look like this :I think the image is a little bit "empty" so i added something . I fount on Google this picture :

It's simple to add this picture to the graffiti . I opened the picture using Photoshop , from Select-Color Range i selected the white color , then i selected the opposite of the white color with Select-Inverse or Shift+Ctrl+I . Copy the selected area (Ctrl+C) then Paste it on the graffiti (Ctrl+V). Set the layer mode to overlay and the image is ready :D
I hope this tutorial will help you . If you have any question just post it below .

8 mai 2010

Drifting Car




In this tutorial Easy-Psd will teach you how to add to a car a drawing effect + drift motion .1)First you need a picture with a car . Open the picture with the photoshop and with the Pen Tool ( P ) cut out the contour of the car , then right click on the car and click on Make Selection . Go to Select - Inverse , press Delete and then Select - Inverse again.2)If the car is not black and white Desaturate it (Shift+Ctrl+U). Now we have to add the drawing effect to the image . Go to Image - Adjustments - Threshold and move the slite until you get a good result and click Ok .
Now your car should look like this :

3)The picture now got to many edges so we need to blur them a little bit . Go to Filter - Blur - Gaussian Blur and add a 1 px radius .
Now adjust the curves ( Image - Adjustments - Curves ) . Create an S shape like in the image below :
4) Copy the selected area ( Ctrl+C ) , create a new document with a larger Width and paste the selected area on it ( Ctrl+V ) . Right click on the layer where you put the selected area and go to Blending Options and add a 1 px black stroke and click on Bevel and Emboss . Move the car in the left part of the picture .
5) This part will be a little bit harder . Go on the first layer and make the background black . Create a new layer above the layer with the car ( Shift + Ctrl + N) and make a selection like in the image below .

Fill the selected area with white , deselect ( Ctrl + D ) and from the Filter - Stylize - Wind add wind from the left 3 or 4 times . Now move the "winded" layer under the layer with the car .Merge all the layers down and the image is ready .