Adobe Photoshop Creative Design #4: A Stormy Day
It’s an image of a beautiful late afternoon. It’s quite typical for special effects designers of movie and video game industries to use a combination of Adobe Photoshop and After Effects to turn an image like this into a storm scene. In a matter of 14 minutes or so, a beautiful late afternoon turned into a stormy day with dark clouds, rain and lightnings. Continue reading
Adobe Photoshop Creative Design #3: Making Flames
It’s a typical scene of America’s 4th of July celebration. A number of people showed up out of the blue. It looks like they could use our Photoshop assistance. We decided to make flames so that they could cook their foods more quickly. If we don’t do anything, kids can go hungry, start crying, and the whole celebration day can turn into a disaster. Continue reading
Adobe Photoshop Creative Design #2: A Yacht Needing Water
We found this yacht drifting with no sign of life. A yacht without water is like a car without roads. It would have been a matter of days before she became the prey of seagulls. We couldn’t just leave her like this. So we decided to do something so that she could sail with dolphins once again. Continue reading
Adobe Photoshop Creative Design #1: Design a Cover Page
We have five images that were taken at Sequoia National Park in California. So we decided to make a simple front cover of a photo guide to the park. By just blurring the edges of the side photos, huh, we can design a decently nice cover in a matter of 8 minutes. Continue reading
Adobe Photoshop Very Basics for Graphics Dummies #7: Blending Modes
Many applications including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Fireworks and Apple’s Final Cut Pro support blending modes. The blending mode is another important aspect of Adobe Photoshop. It is useful especially when you want to screen out a group of tonal levels like white and black entirely. Continue reading