In this video tutorial we are going to take a look at how we can change the color of an object that is in a photograph in two different ways using Photoshop. We will also convert a black and white photo and color it.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
How to Convert a photo to line art in Photoshop
Have a photograph that you'd like to turn into a drawing? Well, how about some line art? This video will quickly show you how to transform a normal picture into a cool line art image in Photoshop. Just open up our selected photo in Photoshop, create a duplicate layer, then go to Image > Adjustments > Desaturate. This will turn your image into black and white.
Next, go to Filter > Stylize > Fine Edges and you've got a pencil drawing effect. Now, go back to Image > Adjustments and choose Brightness/Contrast. Adjust the Brightness to 20 and Contrast to 87, then go to Filter > Sharpen > Sharpen More. And now you have your line art! You can adjust the opacity of the duplicate layer to create a rotoscoping effect (only they aren't moving images).
How to Correct skin blemishes & skin tone in Photoshop using
Oftentimes a subject in a photo will want to remove certain blemishes or correct his or her skin tone, and it is simple thing to do in Photoshop. This video takes us through the process of what is known as "facial scrubbing" using Photoshop software that can automatically give a person a flawless appearance like that in magazines. Retouching can be done by editing certain layers of a photo's subject. By following the steps in this video you can touch up the complexion of anyone in Photoshop.
How to Fix a blown-out sky in Adobe Photoshop
Looking for a guide on how to fix an overexposed sky? With Adobe Photoshop, it's easy. Whether you're new to Adobe's popular image editing software or simply looking to pick up a few new tips and tricks, you're sure to benefit from this free video tutorial from the folks at Britec Computer Systems. This video offers a step-by-step guide on how to repair a clipped sky.
How to Create a starry sky in Photoshop
The video is a Photoshop tutorial teaching how to create the starry sky effect, an effect that turn regular sky in a photo into a starry night sky using the Adobe Photoshop software. This effect is created by the use of Photoshop filters like noise, blur, levels and masking in order to achieve the look of a real night sky. By following the tutorial you will learn how to create and control the amount of stars in the photo's sky in only 6 minutes.
How to Create a 'zipper' effect in photos using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop
Create crazy looking images by 'unzipping' a person or object using Adobe Illustrator to create the zipper and then adding it to an image in Adobe Photoshop. Your tools in Illustrator will be the basic shape tool, the brush pallet, and a transform filter. In Photoshop you'll need to use the select, puppet warp, and paintbrush tools.
Level Up Fast! How to Gain XP in Minecraft with an Orb-Generating Zombie Farm
Ever wondered how other players can get so much awesome enchanted gear in such little time? Struggling to gain experience orbs and need an efficient way to do so with very few casualties? In this tutorial, we will be going over how to build a quick XP farm with a zombie spawner (though any spawner will do).
Step 1 Setup
Working with the spawner you found, you will need to begin the setup process. Keep in mind that it is very unlikely that your spawner room will look exactly like mine. It's just how Minecraft works! Don't let that frighten you, as you will still be doing the same steps I did, regardless.
A good setup is making sure the room your spawner is in is 7x5 blocks in size. The 5-blocks long side will be the sides to your spawner, and the 7-blocks long side will be the front/back of your spawner room. Behind your physical spawner, make sure you have 3 blocks between that and the wall. Same goes with the sides—you will need 3 blocks of room on either side.
When it comes to the front of the spawner, you will only need 2 blocks in front. Only one row of these blocks will have water on them.
The other will be your glass wall, as well as the 7-blocks deep hole where mobs will drop down.
Step 2 Setting Up Combat Area
You will now want to make a hollowed out area down below your safe zone. This room can be as big or as small as you want, as it won't make a difference.
You need to have the floor dug down 2 blocks under where the zombies drop down. This makes it easy to get under the iron bars and hit the zombies without you receiving damage from them.
3 iron bars will be placed just like it's shown in the picture below.
Step 3 Mob Galore!
You are now all set to let your spawner do the work for you. You can build around the area that your spawner is at, or simply sit in the same spot while they spawn.
Once you have enough zombies spawned (30-40 minutes), you can go ahead and start killing them!
Questions for the Audience:
- Do you have experience with creating mob grinders?
- How do you normally go about setting up your XP grinder?
- What kind of tutorials would you like to see in the future?
I would love to hear a few words from the audience, so please... don't be shy!
How to Really Connect Your Words with Friends Mobile Account to Facebook
I can't say it's absolutely true, but when it comes to mobile word gaming, there's Scrabble people and then there's Words with Friends people. It feels segregational. Rarely does one play both. At least, that's what I see when it comes to my family and friends.
Everyone who loves Scrabble sticks with Scrabble, while those who just liked playing from time to time or never played at all veer towards Zynga's word clone. Me... I'm one of the rare few who plays both. If you're addicted to word games—any words games—how could you not?
The other day I finally decided to open my Words with Friends play to more of my online buddies, opting to connect to Facebook. It took me a good three months, but I finally did it, though not without some painful hiccups. I remember when I connected Scrabble to Facebook—very easy. Too bad Zynga couldn't have made it easy.
How to Schedule Automatic Birthday Wishes for Your Facebook Friends
If you have a lot of friends on Facebook, chances are that every day is at least one of their birthdays. If you took the time to individually post a message every time, you'd spend ALL of your time on Facebook, but you don't want to be a bad friend either. Let's face it, some people take this stuff personally.
So what's a social media junkie to do?
Luckily, there are a few apps to help you out by scheduling automatic posts on friends' birthdays so you'll never miss another one again.
fBirthdays for iPhone
fBirthdays is an iPhone app that connects to your Facebook and lets you schedule custom messages ahead of time to be posted on your friends' birthdays. It tells you how old they're turning, how many days until their birthday, and lets you save messages to use again later.
It also lets you edit the time and content of messages you've already scheduled. You can download fBirthdays for free over on the iTunes App Store.
Birthday Scheduler for Android
The Birthday Scheduler app for Android devices is very similar, just with a few less features. You can schedule birthday posts, see whose is coming up next, and even give gifts right from the app.
You can download it for free over on Google Play, or get the Pro Version($1.42) that lets you schedule multiple birthdays and includes an editing feature.
Facebook Apps
If you don't have a smartphone, there are a few Facebook apps you can get to schedule birthday messages.
birthdayFB is one of the better ones because, unlike a lot of apps, it doesn't tell your friends that you used it to remember their birthdays. You can choose from a list of greetings or write your own.
Another similar FB app is Happy Birthday Post, which has a huge list of messages to choose from sorted by age, message type (funny, famous quotes), or who it's for. Check out the video to see how it works.
How do you remember your friends' birthdays? Would you use one of these apps (or know of a better one)? Let us know in the comments.
How to Find Photos by Exact Dimensions and 'Larger Than' Sizes in the New Google Image Search
Google recently changed the way we search online, and from what I can tell, I'm not the only person online just a little bit irritated with the new design.
I don't mind that they moved the options from the left column to the top; it's just aesthetics. But I am pretty frustrated that I can no longer perform detailed searches easily, especially when they specifically say that "the same advanced tools you're used to are still there were you need them."
That's kind of a temporary lie.
The biggest example would be searching for exact image size.
Before, you used to be able to do an image search, then click on sizes to view things like medium and large images, which are still there now. But you could also search for images by dimensions using the "Larger than..." option, or by the exact dimensions.
This more advanced size search is no longer there, and is also missing from the "Advanced Search" options under the gear icon.
And this isn't the first time they've messed up image search.
So, what do you do?
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