Photoshop Thread

[k9000]

that's pretty clean, you might want to consider re-doing it in illustrator though.

[WorldBench]

original was posted in photography thread
this is when i landed on the moon in the 60's
http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/111/fieldirwingrain1jr8.jpg

[DaVinci]

This is such a cool thread and Ive never posted in it. Ok here are a few jobs I recently did for a few clients.

This one is for Desi Elements Ent. (miami)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/laceuec/bikramfront.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/laceuec/bikram.jpg

Logo Design for DJ Redline (boston)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/laceuec/n205103773_31067330_2078.jpg

HighRoller (Boston)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/laceuec/n205103773_31067329_1819.jpg

[rusty antique]

PLEASE HELP!

ok...i have more of a maintinance problem ...trying to install adobe cs3 to my laptop.

All is well for a minute untill i receive a pop up that says "could not initialize photoshop because the skratch disks are full"

i have no idea what this means? i have alot of free memory? can any1 please help if you are familiar with this situation?

thanks!

[johnny ballbags]

try googling the error message... i did and got a bunch of results, but im not motivated enough right now to search through them for you.... seems like whatever drive you designated as your scratch disc during install doesnt have enough free space on it basically.....


edit: found this:

"while PS is loading, hold down ctrl+alt+shift (i think...it's been almost 3 years since i last worked on PS!) and you should get a prompt to select your scratch disk.

it's always a bad idea to use your OS drive as your scratch disk because the OS and PS are gonna battle for the resource"

[DaVinci]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/laceuec/j2.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v437/laceuec/djtt.jpg

[sonny wong]

finally... a place for me!
<a href="http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/?action=view&current=live-art.gif" target="_blank"><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/live-art.gif" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/?action=view&current=wong-boombox.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/wong-boombox.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/?action=view&current=Copyofnew-wong-index2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/Copyofnew-wong-index2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
<a href="http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/?action=view&current=new-serpent-color.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/new-serpent-color.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>

thanks!

[sonny wong]

well... proving i'm a 12oz rookie... fuck

[sonny wong]

damn... ya gotta earn this shit here! ok this one should work...

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/wong-boombox.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/Copyofnew-wong-index2.jpg

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/sencond%20ebay/new-serpent-color.jpg

[getursaladtossd]

just a few thing i messed wit
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i297/getursaladtossd/IMG_0035.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i297/getursaladtossd/IMG_1039.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i297/getursaladtossd/nohair.jpg

[Hayabusa]

i need some help
ive asked this somewhere else but i cant fucking find my question

how do u do the whole black and white with only one color showing in the image
im totally stumpppped

i mean i could turn the whole thing to grayscale then just color the part in, but that aint cool
is there a way to do this?

[decayingsketches]

i dont have photoshop but im guessing all you have to do is use the 'select' tool at a high magnification to select what you want to be in color/bw and then desaturate the rest. that way the colored part is how the photo/whatever would look naturally and you wont have to color it yourself.

the select tool usually looks like a lasso, but could be different in ps.

[Hayabusa]

yeah that might be a way
altho the select tool is a huge bitch to use so im hoping theres another way

anyways while i wait, heres some old shit i did in PS
mix of drawn and photo alteration
i hate using PS, its toooo time consuming for most of my projects
but ive learned a lot over the years about it
as well i have a lot of bookmarked sites with tutorials and shit

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/tough_love/Angel_done2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/tough_love/angel2done.jpg

[Hayabusa]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/tough_love/Centaur_color.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/tough_love/KateColor.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v506/tough_love/ultimate_super_color.jpg

only colored in photoshop
the rock climber was never fully done
i got tired of drawing it all so i slacked
excuse quality

[Hayabusa]

NEVERMIND ABOUT MY PREVIOUS QUESTION I FIGURED IT OUT

in the image tab, go to adjustments, hue/saturation
theres a drop down menu that has master, reds, yellows, blues etc. u can choose whatever color there and choose to edit it seperately
yay finally

[Hayabusa]

you think your PS skills are good?
best up your game

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/4029/4029_1199286862_medium.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/205826/205826_1197593381_medium.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/118381/118381_1195153631_medium.jpg

http://www.ljplus.ru/img3/s/a/sana_metallurg/DApartb.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/225164/225164_1187826838_medium.jpg

http://features.cgsociety.org/gallerycrits/200467/200467_1187535547_medium.jpg

CG TALK FORUMS
best of

http://forums.cgsociety.org/forumdisplay.php?f=137

[Hayabusa]

THEY HAVE AN EXTENSIVE TUTORIAL SECTION FOR ALL YOUR NEEDS

http://forums.cgsociety.org/index.php?

[Bojangles]

Sooper Dooper Quickie:

http://a230.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/108/l_b3099b5976e8dfbf373763f377380e75.jpg

[sneak]

i need some help
ive asked this somewhere else but i cant fucking find my question

how do u do the whole black and white with only one color showing in the image
im totally stumpppped

i mean i could turn the whole thing to grayscale then just color the part in, but that aint cool
is there a way to do this?

im sure everyone has their own way of doing it, but i always desaturated the photo first then went back over the desired colour bits with the "art history brush"...

[k9000]

or using a layer adjustment and painting the mask where you want color exposed.

same idea as the art history brush.

[nesok]

Knkr has some dope pieces!

[Pet]

...or you select two colors in to be on the palette and then do a gradient map...

[Mercer]

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z110/mercer2789/Sketches/DestructionLeague.jpg

[tresmas]

just found an old copy of ps 7 anyone know where i can find some activation numbers?
lost my old link..
shoot a pm

[johnny ballbags]

still fine tuning and looking for fonts...
work in progress:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/onetuchlogik/usdutch2.jpg



origianl image:
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/onetuchlogik/Picture.jpg




i really need the fonts that are in the original.... if anyone can help i would really fucking appreciate it....

[☠☠☠]

http://www.conceptart.org/

I was really into PS way back
I need to start again, I got this tablet I need to put to use..

[spadeo]

Here is some digital work. 60/40 Painter/Photoshop



http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Spadekos/topoftheworld_01.jpg





http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Spadekos/crossing_final_02.jpg




http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Spadekos/Koala_01.jpg

Thx..

Chris Spade...

[Seph]

I like the first two, lots of layers from what i can tell.

mouse/tablet?

edit: all of their eyes have this look of disappointment/sadness...

[getursaladtossd]

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i297/getursaladtossd/detroitedit2.jpg
http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i297/getursaladtossd/crazyninja.jpg

[johnny ballbags]

saladboy, you should really be using illustrator for shit like that........




and spade, very nice work...

[getursaladtossd]

ita not even photoshop its PSP plus im not really a fan of illustrator but thanx for the tips

[Mercer]

http://2789k.com/donotbite.gif

[scottiepippenhaircut]

PHOTOSHOP IS FOR TRASH MAMMALS....

[nekro2ala]

dang. 99% of the ps shit on here is extra sloppy and gimmicky. that hayabusa shit is fresh but thats about it. for shame 12 oz...for shame

[Bonjour Quebec]

http://julianhopkins.net/uploads/jh_pic_070713_XiaXueFurongPhotoshopped.jpg


holy shit thats a transformation

[eski173]

http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/6122/80sbabya.jpg

[eski173]

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/5053/afrik3.jpg

[eski173]

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/404/dancehops.jpg

[eski173]

http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6636/sodaflyervertical.jpg

[423894]

http://julianhopkins.net/uploads/jh_pic_070713_XiaXueFurongPhotoshopped.jpg


holy shit thats a transformation


No doubt, minus the elf ear

[Appletea]

does anyone know where i can download photoshop for free

[emook]

www.google.com

[sophisticated_one_]

google.com?

seriously???

[johnny ballbags]

does anyone know where i can download photoshop for free


gay.......



www.google.com (http://www.google.com/)



gayer..........

[Testicular Catastrophe]

Sometimes I'm amazed. Back in the early 90s you actually had to look and know the right people to download pirated software. Before that it was dial-up BBSes. Now, technology has advanced and any piece of illegal anything is available with a single search from public sources and people have trouble finding what is probably the most commonly pirated piece of software in the history of piracy itself. Unbelievable.

[johnny ballbags]

tc,

very true.........

or as i say when im feeling drunk and urban: "true fucking story".......


-jb

[Statrick]

http://www.nicekidnice.com/stat/vice/statz_baxe_1040x800.jpg

STAND BACK! dont get your head bust

[AllYourOilAreBelongToUS]

Sick, I'm digging that color scheme.

[johnny ballbags]

http://www.nicekidnice.com/stat/vice/statz_baxe_1040x800.jpg

STAND BACK! dont get your head bust


is the pattern in the orange part just a pattern overlay or how did you do that if not?


would like to see it w/out the bevel/emboss on the stroke just out of curiosity......


shits pretty dope.....

[Statrick]

is the pattern in the orange part just a pattern overlay or how did you do that if not?


would like to see it w/out the bevel/emboss on the stroke just out of curiosity......


shits pretty dope.....


the pattern is just a brush i have. its basically a bunch of dots so you could use
.................................
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.................................
.................................
.................................
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and mess around with the ledding to get the same effect. rasterize the text layer and you'll be able to cut into it.

also the strokes doesn't have a bevel but i see how it can look that way. their is small drop shadow between the "one shot" and the "3D"

[Statrick]

been having fun with the digital coloring.

http://www.nicekidnice.com/stat/vice/statz_transform_small.jpg

[ENSO_TPA]

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Ensone-BH/canvas8.jpg

[ENSO_TPA]

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l59/Ensone-BH/Ensone-Brasillcanvas-1.jpg

[Statrick]

nice work ENSO. you ever try working with Adobe illustrator, i scan in my sketches and crisp them up with that program.


i guess its up to us to keep this thread going haha





http://www.nicekidnice.com/stat/blog/TheHiddenValleyMonster.jpg

http://insigneink.blogspot.com/

[ENSO_TPA]

Ma u work is cool... my pic is one old combination of Paint and photoshop..... is the old times.... not have mcuh time to work witch design.. but i try u idea! thanks!!!

[phillybios]

nice work ENSO. you ever try working with Adobe illustrator, i scan in my sketches and crisp them up with that program.


i guess its up to us to keep this thread going haha





http://www.nicekidnice.com/stat/blog/TheHiddenValleyMonster.jpg

http://insigneink.blogspot.com/


holy fuck dats fresh

[GZ06]

that is pretty cool work ^

[sonny wong]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/toms/kill-the-dead-horse-linecol.jpg

[buttabisket]

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo328/seven3oz/kid.jpg?t=1251001839


http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo328/seven3oz/shark.jpg?t=1251001884

[ldon]

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r77/leahatwoodpics/toms/kill-the-dead-horse-linecol.jpg

damn, do you to a sketch with an outline then scan and colour or whats ur method?

[xawnai]

Props buttabisket

[topaz]

wow, some def stuff in here..

[Razapazta]

just started using photoshop yesterday; something i cooked up.

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/272/4/1/4119aaf5103c08f151913848ff4cf9ea.jpg

[Razapazta]

i couldnt figure out how to erase that horizontal line at the top if someone knows how i can do that in photoshop lemme know

[r1char]

clone stamp tool

[watson]

eraser tool, just have the background color in the paint pallet that pink color
to get the pink color, use the eyedropper tool

[r1char]

http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af231/capitalreign/29th/zombieparade.jpg

[Razapazta]

http://fc08.deviantart.com/fs50/f/2009/274/7/2/v2_by_AJ_THE_VILLAIN.jpg

[Razapazta]

maybe a little too much blur on that one

[Bhanga 404]

poster i made for sts9's run in athens last spring:

http://i442.photobucket.com/albums/qq141/bess9/poster-1.jpg

[johnny ballbags]

just started using photoshop yesterday; something i cooked up.

http://fc09.deviantart.com/fs51/f/2009/272/4/1/4119aaf5103c08f151913848ff4cf9ea.jpg


theres about 100 ways... but easiest ways are either select that layer in the layers pallet and then use the selection tool to select a rectangle around it then hit delete... or select a chunk of the light pink layer same way then copy/paste it on top of everything.....

[johnny ballbags]

......or just crop the whole image and take the top out....

[$HOOD RICH$]

does anyone know how rap albums make people look airbrushed like this...
http://artwork.datpiff.com/m7f2db7e/Jadakiss_Styles_P_Am_I_My_Brothers_Keeper-front-large.jpg
http://artwork.datpiff.com/m7f2db7e/Jadakiss_Styles_P_Am_I_My_Brothers_Keeper-front-large.jpg

[watson]

different lighting effects
brushes, shading and coloring, glow effects

[johnny ballbags]

or just redraw shit using a wacom tablet.....

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/onetuchlogik/paintypants.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a87/onetuchlogik/806521245_l.jpg

[r1char]

the chair
http://i1011.photobucket.com/albums/af231/capitalreign/thechair.jpg
hmmm
in the October set of mind
this needs something more maybe...i dont know

[Wonder-HD]

Some of my Photoshop work

http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/Wonder-HD/Wonder-HD.png

ReMix

http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/Wonder-HD/Wonder-HD-2.png

[Wonder-HD]

http://i753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/Wonder-HD/Wonder-HD-3.png

[spadeo]

New piece.







It is a roofmover. Has 2 asses and an outhouse for waste removal and stuff for the town above.








http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y92/Spadekos/roofmover_FLAT.jpg










Painter. Photoshop.





Thx.

[wafflecakee]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2697/4324305956_2a18f22fdc.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4064/4299363350_c263073742.jpg

[FILTER.BFG]

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs499.snc3/27235_1304581892306_1163258409_30729507_7845354_n. jpg

[watson]

you made that? i like it

only thing i would change is the drop shadow on the black text
either get rid of it or change the color of the text

[Mercer]

Agreed, or at least reduce the size of the shadow itself, it kind of looks like an outer bevel without highlights.
I usually never set a drop shadows size larger than the distance.

[k9000]

opacity= 30%
size= 3
spread= 3
distance= 3

[FILTER.BFG]

thx folks...next time...

[aids virus]

some recent stuff.
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/jdunk502/slityourwristl.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/jdunk502/skyscraper1.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/jdunk502/DIEYOUNGcopy.jpg
http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j257/jdunk502/streetlight1.jpg

[aids virus]

sorry if theyre big.

[emook]

http://www.picrandom.com/images/adobephoto.jpg

[RSZ_BOYS212]

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx74/boys212/graffiti/WESRSZcopye.jpg

[RSZ_BOYS212]

http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx74/boys212/graffiti/pamer2.jpg

[DoogieHouser]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4651271335_7778c452cd.jpg

[watson]

what a horrible one-liner

[emook]

won't save yours for sure. text, drop shadow. texture fill. design school is paying off

[DoogieHouser]

Buncha art critics on here, yes?

Never went to design school, which would appear to be obvious by my lack of talent that you so thoughtfully pointed out.

It's a bit more than what you listed, but yes, all those things were involved. Do you "real" designers never do things just for shits and giggles anymore?

I'm dying on the inside due to your comments, really.

[watson]

you're on a graffiti website that people get their shit torn apart by other writers
not everyone is going to like what you make
if you did go to a school for design you would know that professors critique your work to pieces

[DoogieHouser]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4651886540_831ae23d5c.jpg

[__ __ __ __]

I like that one.

[Mercer]

I liked the text, if I hated it I would have posted sooner.
12oz hate machine for life.

[justchill]

i like that text one alot.

[DoogieHouser]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1063/4725887831_b9730e75b5_b.jpg

Sorry, its a bit large.

[watson]

that's good shit man
definitely nice

[Freightfisheroner]

Just started messing with photoshop. for those who skate and know about shake junt. well a freind of mine loves baking so here it is ttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4878308848_121974f229_o.jpg

[Freightfisheroner]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4102/4878308848_121974f229_o.jpgwoops

[iloveboxcars]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4651271335_7778c452cd.jpg
at first glance i like it.
second glance-
a little more texture in the "your life"
make the background fade to dark more fluid so i cant really tell where one color ends and another begins.
when parts of letters are connected and they change color as soon as the new letter starts, it really erks me. this is a personal preference i'm sure, so i dont think you need to listen to that.
aside from that, never being a designer but paying attention to shit for my entire life, i'm a fan of what you did here.

[Pew_Pew_Pew]

^ For some reason I want to put a woodgrain texture in the background of this. Cross-section of a tree's rings...something in the background that adds more interest.

I do like the alignment of the text, however it is approaching the fine line of "I can't read that shit" Maybe a bit more kerning between the letters...or not.

/2centsoner

[STYLEISKING]

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/profile-ak-snc1/object3/1989/67/n44495498749_6876.jpg
i finally got photoshop,and is hoping anyone
would like to share some tips on how you learned
the program(private lessons,school,books,youtube tuts etc)
and if you have any basic tips for making your photos look better?
1. sharpness(how much)
2. hue n saturation(exact amount)
3. brightness
and learn Photomerge for collage walls?
any help is very much appriciated!
tx

[DoogieHouser]

Thanks for all the feedback. Here are a couple new things.

http://www.deformcreative.com/work/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rant2.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4911813046_cd55510d9a_z.jpg

[johnny ballbags]

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/profile-ak-snc1/object3/1989/67/n44495498749_6876.jpg
i finally got photoshop,and is hoping anyone
would like to share some tips on how you learned
the program(private lessons,school,books,youtube tuts etc)
and if you have any basic tips for making your photos look better?
1. sharpness(how much)
2. hue n saturation(exact amount)
3. brightness
and learn Photomerge for collage walls?
any help is very much appriciated!
tx


honestly... just play around with it to get familiar with the tools.... google some tutorials and follow them to help you learn the basics (thats all school is anyway).....
i taught myself how to use it with ver 6 or 7 while designing a friends cd cover about 10 yrs ago.... it took me 3 weeks and i could probably do the entire thing in less than an hour now.... one of the best ways to get faster/more efficient with it is keyboard shortcuts..... almost every tool and/or function has one, plus you can customize em (under the 'edit' menu)....
a lot of the photo editing shit youre askin about is under the image>adjustments menu..... i would suggest making a duplicate layer (ctrl+j) of the original before you start editting so you dont have to undo (ctrl+z) every edit to get back to where you started... as far as photo editing specifics im not the one to ask b/c most of what i do with PS is from scratch.....
im kinda buzzy right now so i prolly just rambled on and didnt say much, but i have had my head buried in PS for a while now so if there are any questions i might be able to answer just ask.....
-JB

[STYLEISKING]

thanks Johnny!
this is what iam trying to do,i was hoping to speed
up my knowledge,by asking for a few tips and tricks...
much apprciated!
if you have any links,books or other things to watch
let me know...

[DoogieHouser]

Yeah, I learned the same way ballbags did. I had to make flyers for friends events about 6 years ago, and I ended up doing it for a living. IMO, the best way to learn is to have something to do. When I had nothing going on, I would try to re-do my favorite album covers. As long as there was a subject and some text to work with, you'll have plenty.

[johnny ballbags]

yeah man.....
having a project to complete is definitely the best way to learn.... give yourself 'assignments' and complete them.....
any 'how to' book or even formal classes basically work the same way....
also just open a jpg of a photo and just fuck w all the tools 1 by 1 to get a feel for what they all do...
look at other peoples work that youre into and try to break down how they did it and recreate it.....
start small..... dont overwhelm yourself.... it seems like theres a ton of shit to learn but you will eventually pick your fav 5 or 6 tools and only use the other here and there...... almost every PS newbie gets filter happy as a phase, but you will grow out of that quick (if you even hit that phase), especially knowing how much raw talent you have, B.......
one spot i frequented for a time for tips, tricks, and tuts is creativebits.org ....... i cant recall an other specific ones right now, but i will post any that come to mind.... i spent/spend a shit ton of time just googling specific tuts based on any project im working on.....
theres really no substitute for burying your nose in your keyboard for 8 hours at a time when it comes to learning PS (or any design s/w for that matter)....its a matter of dedication and reps...theres no secret formula......
i have wasted more hours than i care to think of just staring at other peoples shit....
shiniybinary.com is a pretty fresh site that always inspires me.....
also check out brianlife.com for some fresh work.....
if youre really tryina get serious with it i would look into a wacom tablet..... i have a 9" x 12" intuos that i could not live without.....
...../more buzzy rambling....
//JB

[STYLEISKING]

thanks for the feedback,iam going to look into the links
you mention,ill wait with wacom tablet,theres alot to be learned still

[Mercer]

I'm self taught on photoshop, best place to look is youtube now for video tutorials.
I had CS3 pretty much down but recently upgraded to CS5, youtube had everything I needed to learn for free.
Plus it's better to watch a variety of techniques than just learn one way to do things.

I will say this though, alot of talk in here is based around graphic design, letters, font's and stuff like that.
Illustrator is much better for graphics and typography, photoshop does have some of those features built in but it's best for just working with photo's.
If you really want to do design work I'd suggest learning illustrator also.

[__ __ __ __]

^ truth.

[k9000]

Thanks for all the feedback. Here are a couple new things.

http://www.deformcreative.com/work/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/rant2.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4073/4911813046_cd55510d9a_z.jpg

these are pretty nice BUT is this a existing typeface that you stretched or a free font?

either way, it looks really bad and makes the rest of the poster look amateur. look into classic/well designed type families (ie; knockout, din, garage gothic, interstate, trade gothic, univers, etc.)

[__ __ __ __]

I think he said he hasnt gone to school and didnt really care for specific techniques of design.

[perfectloveoner-]

http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/perfectloveoner/autumnsunrise.jpg



http://i934.photobucket.com/albums/ad186/perfectloveoner/pipepatterns.jpg

[TOXDEA]

Hi guys im new to photoshop, Ive been looking for tutorials about brushes and stuff and made this, hope u guys enjoy it and ill take feedback and tips from all you artist thanks :)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4092/4962247767_a7d6cc9bcf_b.jpg

[DoogieHouser]

these are pretty nice BUT is this a existing typeface that you stretched or a free font?

either way, it looks really bad and makes the rest of the poster look amateur. look into classic/well designed type families (ie; knockout, din, garage gothic, interstate, trade gothic, univers, etc.)

Existing typeface. Taller evolution. I would never stretch a typeface more than 5-10%, and thats IF I would do it at all.

I think he said he hasnt gone to school and didnt really care for specific techniques of design.

This.

And yes, I'm not the best out there. Just a humble dude who is glad he gets to do this for a living.

[STYLEISKING]

http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/photoshop_illustrator_magnets.jpg
iam still a newbie to both photoshop and illustrator....
any direct links to learn some basics is appriciated!!!

[Mercer]

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/illustrator/articles/illcs2am_getstarted.html

[Mercer]

Adobe.com has tons of tutorials and if you have the install disks there are tons of tutorials already in there.
Most of them will be updates describing the new features but some will be basics.

Personally I use youtube, I hate their stupid fucking adds but if you get used to searching on there it's better.
The people making tutorials on there have competition and tend to be better than even the paid sites like linda.com
Getting used to searching and arranging the search results by relevance, most comments, most views, ect. is the key I think.
That's whats going to help you out the most, not a few links here and there, if you have specific tasks you want to learn you can pick and choose.

For the most part it's tough because if you don't even know what you want to do is called in photoshop talk it's tough to search for.
That's why I just watched a ton of basics and payed more attention to what different stuff is called.
Learning the names of tools, functions, stuff like that is the foundation, getting good and improving your skills with them is the never ending process.
Watching basic tutorials are mad boring though and hard to pay attention to but remembering what stuff is named is the key.
By far the first skill you have to learn is good search skills to get started.

[__ __ __ __]

yeah man anyone who wants to learn some good tips, go to the adobe site, or when you open your program there should be a link in the welcome window. They got lots of vids for every program, they even got mini convention things on tour, if you got the cash and wana see it in person or whatever you might wanna look into it.

you can also just google what you want, i.e. "chrome text photoshop" and a bunch will come up.

[__ __ __ __]

also, look into the classroom in a book they got, some of it is pretty dull, but they teach you the technique and you can apply it to whatever you want after you master it. Good books, and you might be able to find pdfs somewhere online.

[dkae215]

http://technabob.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/photoshop_illustrator_magnets.jpg
iam still a newbie to both photoshop and illustrator....
any direct links to learn some basics is appriciated!!!

yo mang, check sites like photoshoplady.com, might be something of use there...also, agreed on the whole thing about giving yourself assignments/projects, best way to learn i think... 99designs.com is not bad if you're starting out and want to take on some "actual" projects...

some work:

http://www.dkaegraffic.com/cracksbeansfront.jpg

http://www.dkaegraffic.com/cracksbeansback.jpg

http://www.dkaegraffic.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/vultposter.jpg

[TOXDEA]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4105/4962426641_d0d5803042_b.jpg

[watson]

you like brushes a lot

[TOXDEA]

lol yeah its kinda cool to do stuff with brushes , im new to these stuff and looking foward to keep practicing to devolop something more profesional really

[johnny ballbags]

you like brushes a lot


..............this...............

[TOXDEA]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4128/4962243723_4b0460abc8_b.jpg

[DoogieHouser]

nope.

[__ __ __ __]

i like it. this IS a photoshop thread not a graphic design fundamentals thread.

[bigpoppa.k]

http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/profile-ak-snc1/object3/1989/67/n44495498749_6876.jpg
i finally got photoshop,and is hoping anyone
would like to share some tips on how you learned
the program(private lessons,school,books,youtube tuts etc)
and if you have any basic tips for making your photos look better?
1. sharpness(how much)
2. hue n saturation(exact amount)
3. brightness
and learn Photomerge for collage walls?
any help is very much appriciated!
tx


a really good online resource for tutorials, articles, quick tips, freebies -- brushes, icons, patterns etc.. is here:
http://psd.tutsplus.com/

take a look through the Network as well they have a huge resource of other tutorial sites and partner sites like this one: http://vector.tutsplus.com/ -- which can help you out with vectors and Illustrator.

hope that helps you out.

[watson]

http://i53.tinypic.com/2sax8wl.jpg

got bored, made an e

[RYKE]

here's some of my work :)

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/c4i-1.png

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/rap.png

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/fly.png

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/smudge.png

[RIVERRED.]

You should all give this a read/buy it.
Got it from a talk i went to called The Plight Of The Modern Designer, bunch of what not to do's in the industry this year and whatnot. Was good, and a hell of a laugh.
Few flicks of the publication, gives a hint of what they were on about.
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f4fa79d4970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20134881a2f92970c-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f405357e970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f40535ce970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f4053858970b-500wi

[Cro.]

here's some of my work :)

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/c4i-1.png

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/rap.png

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/fly.png

http://i552.photobucket.com/albums/jj347/xsab12x/smudge.png

If you can tell you used topaz you've used too much.
Stay away from Dutch sig sites

[RYKE]

i over topazed the 2nd one on purpose. i was just messing around w/ the filters

[Schnitzel]

You should all give this a read/buy it.
Got it from a talk i went to called The Plight Of The Modern Designer, bunch of what not to do's in the industry this year and whatnot. Was good, and a hell of a laugh.
Few flicks of the publication, gives a hint of what they were on about.
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f4fa79d4970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20134881a2f92970c-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f405357e970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f40535ce970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f4053858970b-500wi

some of the others ones from this book are great as well I wish i could see the blog I noticed them on..

[T4M*]

http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/3605/1bc1l16n.png

[T4M*]

http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/7149/65s4fs5d4f.png

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7723/65sdf4s65d4.png

[Spaceman Spiff]

FOCUS!!!

[T4M*]

actually, i meant to do that. Used the Gaussian blur filter. The only things that are in "focus" are the eyes, lips, and a few other things.

Used the filter to "soften" the skin.

*edit. Unless there is another method of doing that, willing to learn.

[__ __ __ __]

i had to use the shape and pen tool to create something, and paint it too.

and the second one, I had to make a landscape using brushes, pattern, gradient. not complex at all but doing it for class.

[Cro.]

The first is a good start but needs more.

The hills in the bg of the second are pretty bad but the rest is okay, I guess.

[__ __ __ __]

I ended up adding some of the red up on the top of the brain. and I agree with the hills. I think I only used noise and burn/dodge.
thanks

[AllYourOilAreBelongToUS]

You should all give this a read/buy it.
Got it from a talk i went to called The Plight Of The Modern Designer, bunch of what not to do's in the industry this year and whatnot. Was good, and a hell of a laugh.
Few flicks of the publication, gives a hint of what they were on about.
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f4fa79d4970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20134881a2f92970c-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f405357e970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f40535ce970b-500wi
http://shillingtoncollege.blogs.com/.a/6a00d83452e54569e20133f4053858970b-500wi

Where can I get a hold of this?

[johnny ballbags]

I ended up adding some of the red up on the top of the brain. and I agree with the hills. I think I only used noise and burn/dodge.
thanks


the shading on the tree trunk needs work.....

[schismism]

the clouds look pretty good though, clouds are fun

[Sheriff Cousins]

Would any of you be interested in doing some artwork for a CD?
I would do my own stuff, but I don't know how to use photoshop for shite.
I can't pay, but we can send you some copies and of course you'll get full credit (if you want it)

If any of you are interested you can just hit me up on here or by email:
lifewhyz AT gmail DOT com

[T4M*]

PM Sent.

[Sheriff Cousins]

Would any of you be interested in doing some artwork for a CD?
I would do my own stuff, but I don't know how to use photoshop for shite.
I can't pay, but we can send you some copies and of course you'll get full credit (if you want it)

If any of you are interested you can just hit me up on here or by email:
lifewhyz AT gmail DOT com

*bump*

(GOT YOUR PM BRO)

[watson]

aww t4m


sniped it

[T4M*]

Yup :)

I did a quick sketch but it still needs work. just waiting on some feedback to continue.

[T4M*]

http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/7798/khsdkjksdafkh.png

Edit*

Comments are appreciated.
Thanks.

[T4M*]

Second Attempt .......

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3735/khsdkjksdafkhcopy.png

Comments are always appreciated.
Thanks.

[watson]

I like the first one more but I think it's too busy
I hate that distressed cowboy font so much.. it's in everything!! haha

[T4M*]

Thanks for the feedback. We decided to go with the second one. The first one has issues. The rap crew is more than three and there is no picture of the whole crew, yet. The font was his choice, hard to pick one, since i have a tone of fonts installed.

What's funny is he said "CD Cover". He was talking about the "Album Cover", not the disc itself :lol:

Now he is working on sending me some pictures so get that going, my bad. Thanks to my new webcam, he can see my work live and make his own suggestions.

[Sheriff Cousins]

So album cover is the disc, while CD cover is the front of the insert in the jewel case (ie main cover)?

As far as the Distressed Cowboy font, I definitely like it, but I agree, it has been used a lot. Im not against something better, but I know theres a shitload to pick from, so I feel bad going through a million in a row. But im open to suggestions from anyone.

t4m, Im bout to go on AIM in a few if you're around?

[T4M*]

yea. i got your pics. im noticing that you are into astronomy and roman greek type art, something new for me.

Ill try to make a background with a tablet-type texture and see how i will emphasize some stars and the moon.

[T4M*]

man, i love how the moon came out.....

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8527/moonj.png

i might move it tho. ill play around with it some more tomorrow.

Edit*

i soften an inner outline.

[johnny ballbags]

a bunch of old ass album covers/inserts/cd's.....

http://i53.tinypic.com/2n0ri94.jpg
http://i56.tinypic.com/5f2aeg.jpg
http://i51.tinypic.com/t0t4w2.jpg
http://i55.tinypic.com/2jg40t5.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/1zdayd3.jpg


havent done an album ina while.....

been doin a bunch of twitter backgrounds, logos, & most recently a shit ton of tee shirt designs with some serious financial backing..... will post the designs when they are ready to release em....

[Diamond Joe Quimby]

Something I did recently for a local show, this was done more for my folio then anything.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f100/BillyRamone/DTK.jpg

crits?

[schismism]

i like the illustration alot but you definitely dont need 'playing live' on there

[watson]

t4m - that moon is awesome. really good job on that man


Johnny - nice stuff but on the subway car cd, the type used in the metro is out of place I feel
I know it's past work but if your bored play around with a different one to make it a better portfolio piece


diamond - I agree with what schismism said only if the band demanded it on there



for those into music related art and pretty much anything else to do with art
take a look at www.gigposters.com
an amazing amount of talent on there

[Sheriff Cousins]

Johnny, that JtheS covers dope. I like what you did with the DNA.
Redline btw?

t4m, Im liking that so far. Its not even so much Greek stuff as it is Gnosticism and Mysticism, but either way, it all ties in lol. Talk to you in a little bit bro.

[__ __ __ __]

Could I see some of your stuff? I Pretty much mess around with some of the same stuff.

[watson]

Whos work

[Fist 666]

Second Attempt .......

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/3735/khsdkjksdafkhcopy.png

Comments are always appreciated.
Thanks.

straight up stealing an established band's logo for background imager? faux pas.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/opeth0717.jpg

[r1char]

Oooo, called out. Thats a straight up gank.
You coulda at least changed it up a bit..

Is that eipher9 cipher9 or upher9?

[__ __ __ __]

wow.

hahaha


oh and I was talking about Sherrifs work. he mention something about Gnosticism and all that

[T4M*]

i didnt know.....

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/5424/74494173.jpg

Great. i have to go and change it.

Edit. Sheriff, send me a pm when ever you are going to be online to change it. i think i might just have to put the moon on the CD.

[Sheriff Cousins]

wow.

hahaha


oh and I was talking about Sherrifs work. he mention something about Gnosticism and all that

I don't photoshop, but heres a link to a few songs www.youtube.com/lifewhyz

[Sheriff Cousins]

...

[Sheriff Cousins]

straight up stealing an established band's logo for background imager? faux pas.

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2009/07/opeth0717.jpg

An established band, straight up stealing a photoshop font for a logo? faux pas

[Fist 666]

that is interesting, my bad. they've used that O for over a decade now.
sorry for the accusation trance, i thought you'd just taken their logo...

[johnny ballbags]

Johnny - nice stuff but on the subway car cd, the type used in the metro is out of place I feel
I know it's past work but if your bored play around with a different one to make it a better portfolio piece




that was literally the first project i had ever done.....prolly about 8 years ago.....i got into & learned PS while doing that project.... it was rereleased lrecently & i did the cover for the re-release....if i can find the new cover i will post it...



Johnny, that JtheS covers dope. I like what you did with the DNA.
Redline btw?


orange.....

[T4M*]

its koo.

[T4M*]

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3826/skjfjksdfkjasfksdfh.png

[watson]

good shit.. maybe add a color gradient coming out from the center and fading out to the edges



I do talk a lot in this thread but never post anything
I'll post some of my stuff in here tomorrow when im at my pc

[T4M*]

ill mess with colors and see what works best. Im still working on it. I made some minor changes and still might add another layer on her stomach. Still debating. Either one or two.

[watson]

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq193/incasedx/boris.jpg

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq193/incasedx/irak2.jpg

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq193/incasedx/casecover.jpg

http://i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq193/incasedx/katt.jpg





some of my stuff you might have seen in the past
the newest is the last and that went on a banner for some local dj.. just some simple type with gradient treatment

[emook]

if you did that bottom one in photoshop then you just made the file size about 40x bigger for no reason

[watson]

I feel I work quicker in photoshop compared to illustrator
it's really not that much worse once it's setup to be printed
once a file is like 5'x2' it's a big file anyway

[rushawn wuan]

Issue.

I'm working on a water mark to place on my pics.
I have the text the way I want it but I'm having trouble removing the background.
I just want the text so I can copy and paste on all the necessary photos.
How do I do it?

Thanks

[watson]

Did you make the watermark or is it a random picture
I'd have to see what your talking about because I would just select what needs to be erased
Then have it on its own layer

[rushawn wuan]

the watermark is just text with a few effects.

[emook]

turn you background off, save for web/device. save as png-24

[rushawn wuan]

thanks and props

[emook]

thanks man

[DON_FRANCISCO]

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6726/shescreamsinspacecopy.jpg (http://img713.imageshack.us/i/shescreamsinspacecopy.jpg/)

Uploaded with ImageShack.us (http://imageshack.us)

some type treatment

[__ __ __ __]

took me a while to read it.

[emook]

she screams cocaine is plain as day. its a graffiti website and that was hard to read? very interesting

[__ __ __ __]

anything more than 3 seconds. is a while to me. sorry. I guess its kind of like reading bad graffiti

[emook]

hahahaha. i actually laughed

[r1char]

try making all the c's the same
the second one with the line threw it throws the motion back to the beginning of the word
for me at least

i guess its all the triangles

[DON_FRANCISCO]

thanks for the feedback. was way more into the fancy shit, sometimes i over look the basics.

[T4M*]

people pay me good money to restore/add color/add effect to their antique pictures. They scan them, then i go to work.

From.....
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4554/imag0645p.jpg

To....
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4906/imag0645copy.jpg

[emook]

that is god aweful. props on the scam

[pissdrunkswhat?]

sooooo you made it blurry and over saturated ???
:lol:

[Mercer]

Yea, no offense T4M but, GOD DAMN

[2ndRodeo]

ha i wish the second pic hadn't been deleted

[dilligαf]

Here's (http://media.smashingmagazine.com/cdn_smash/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/shortcuts3.jpg) a great print out on Photoshop Keyboard Shortcuts.

[QbaOner]

people pay me good money to restore/add color/add effect to their antique pictures. They scan them, then i go to work.

From.....
http://img337.imageshack.us/img337/4554/imag0645p.jpg

To....
http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/4906/imag0645copy.jpg



Hey I was just wondering how much do you (or anyone else) charge for photo fixing?

[r1char]

depends on the photo and extent of restoration or "fixing"

[QbaOner]

yea that's what i figured. what is your bracket? do you charge hourly or per pic?
Just wanted to know since I was thinking about getting into that as well.

[Esspweb]

Thanks for the great post.
Cheap Essays (http://www.essayprovider.com/)

[watson]

3 neg props with one click... i got the power

[watson]

http://kro1975.com/2011/042011/apr0301-01a.jpg







yeah it's big.. but it's worth it
found this.. done in photoshop..
insane

[Doodle]

That wolf looks sick!

I finally got photoshop! anyone got some links to some good beginner tutorials?

[deado]

56 Photoshop Tutorials from the heavily worked graphics, integrating light sources, to simple airbrush work. Enjoy: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/56-absolutely-brilliant-and-intriguing-photoshop-video-tutorials/comment-page-1/#comment-444681

[rushawn wuan]

im in need of a serial number for photoshop cs5. help?

[__ __ __ __]

you can download programs that do not allow CS5 outgoing or ingoing connections. (download all the trials).

[Sheriff Cousins]

IS ANYONE WITH EXPERIENCE DOING CD COVER ART INTERESTED IN WORKING ON MY PROJECT. YOU'LL OBVIOUSLY GET FULL CREDIT AND RECEIVE ALL THE SAME DISTRIBUTION AS I WILL (LOCAL SHOWS, LOCAL CD SHOPS, INTERNET ETC.)
I PLAN ON PRESSING THIS WEEK IF EVERYTHING GOES AS PLANNED.

[Sheriff Cousins]

I'D ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH ABOUT 15-20 COPIES OF THE CD AS WELL.

[Nivis]

This thread is full of lulz

[Lavamonstermisty]

I get bored and photo edit.
I work with GIMP, but I assumed it would be fine to post shit here...since it's the same general concept.


Here's some examples lol:
These are all pictures of me that I've edited except for the band one. I just do it for fun.
from:
http://i.imgur.com/3bVBh.jpg
to:
http://i.imgur.com/91jxl.png
to:
http://i.imgur.com/WEcjJ.gif


and then the time I went to paris:
http://i.imgur.com/iDazt.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/AU7oD.jpg

and this was super easy to photo edit, but really hard to take with a self timer. I ended up looking sooo awkward.
http://i.imgur.com/EN6R5.jpg

Also:
http://i.imgur.com/cWX39.png

[515ZomB]

What's up guys? I made a quick easy tutorial on how to make digital graffiti pieces, or atleast my technique on it. Hope this helps somebody out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9LIDMieOn4&context=C3859c13ADOEgsToPDskLHy0YmLNjGVzaktw0S-YS2

[Seph]

So just spent the night editing this picture. Taking out credits etc. out of pure boredom...
Wished I was getting paid like T4M to add effecs :lol:

http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6559/7j7mhqs8.jpg

Also don't know why imageshack resizes images but I have the full version if anyone is interested :D

Original (http://www.movieroar.com/daybreakers/2/p)

[gnarwalker]

http://i41.tinypic.com/72u1c0.jpg

[gnarwalker]

http://i42.tinypic.com/25uiq0n.jpg

[r1char]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6797708935_fda1583864_z.jpg

Bored. Diggin' threw my archive trying to resurrect some old shots.

[bed framed]

School assignment from a couple years ago. Create a "Monster."

http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu260/goodfella2903/turt.jpg

the body nor the head was designed by me, I just collaborated the pieces and added spikes for good measure, a little bit of color matching for the body and head helped...