Spear Sphere Tutorial

In this tutorial you will make this transformation:



































Ok lets start,

first you have to find similar texture image like first one. i used some "stone road" photo

than using Eliptical Marque Tool make selection like this and choose Layer via copy (using right click on selection)




















than invert image colors (Image > Adjustments > Invert) and you should get this


















using Magic Wand select square and than use Spherize filter (Filter > Distort > Spherize)



















we're using another filter (Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates) select polar to Rectangular


















Rotate image cnavas 90CW and use wind filter (Filter > Stylize > Wind). Repeat wind filter step 3 times


















now we sholud bring sphere back with rotating image back 90CCW and Polar Coordinates filter (Filter > Distort > Polar Coordinates). this time will be Rectangular to Polar






















one last step Ink filter (Filter > Brush Strokes > Ink Outlines) and this is it




















now you can play with color and bacground and get something like this or whatever ypu like

--Photoshop-- Create Water Drops

Tutorial on creating water drops in adobe photoshop in a few easy steps.



1. Open your image on which you want to create water drops (mine was a picture of leaf).




2. Create new layer, select Elliptical Marquee tool and create ellipse like this:







3. Now select Gradient Tool (make sure that background/foreground color is black/white) and cerate gradient as it little red arrow shows:




4. Deselect and now set the blending mode from normal to overlay:



and now you should have something like this:





5. Now double click on the "water drop" layer to go to set shadows in blending options:





After this you have created a realistic water drop:




Optional you can duplicate "water drop" layer a few times and using Transform Tool you can easy get this:

--Photoshop-- Stick Out From Picture

This time you will learn how can you make any object stick out form any image like this:





1. Open your image, duplicate layer (delete first one) and make new layer. You should have this in layer palette:




2. Now select Rectangular Marquee Tool, make selection on "superman layer" and fill it with white like this:




3. Select Rectangular Marquee Tool again, make square on the white area and use Erase Tool to bring back the old photo:




4. Select first selection with rectangular again and press Ctrl+T to transform it. Right click on transform area to select Perspective. Transform selection like this:




5. Use Erase Tool to remove part of border that should not be seen:




6. Now select "Background copy" layer and using erase tool remove all all background of image except that in border (it is easier to zoom image and use erase tool):




7. Create another new layer (for background) and drag it below background layer like this:




8. select "Back" layer and fill it with some color (no matter which one):




9. Now double click on "back" layer to open Blending Options and in Gradient Overlay set this:




It is done! Your final result will be:

--Photoshop-- Magma Planet

Create realistic magma planet in adobe photoshop.






1. Open up your "space image", make new layer and draw a circle with Ecliptical Marquee Tool (hold Shift):





2. Fill circle with black Edit>Fill and apply difference clouds filter to it (Filter>Render>Difference Clouds). Apply filter twice:





3. Now go Image>Adjustments>Levels and set:





4. Next step will be Filter>Sharpen>Unsharp Mask with these settings:



after which you have this:





5. Now go Filter>Distort>Spherize and set:



which gives this:





6. Now we gonna set proper color. Image>Adjustments>Color Balance and for Shadows, Midtones and Highlights set:

Shadows:



Midtones:



Highlights:



and now you have something like this:





7. Now just use transform (Ctrl+T) and a little bit of Blur Tool for edges od planet and you have your final result:

Pencil Drawing

Extremely easy and "good resulting" tutorial on how to make a perfect sketch from any image.

1. Open your image



2. Desaturate it, Image>Adjustments>Desaturate:



3. Duplicate layer (Layer>Duplicate Layer) and invert colors Image>Adjustments>Invert:



4. Now in layer palette select Color Dodge:

and now yu should have this (don't worry it will be ok):



5. Now go Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur and set Radius to 9 pixels:




and that's it. You're done! Your final result: