{"id":57,"date":"2008-05-18T21:50:06","date_gmt":"2008-05-18T14:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ronaldkang.com\/diary\/beautiful-photoshop-editing-tutorial\/"},"modified":"2012-09-06T16:50:43","modified_gmt":"2012-09-06T09:50:43","slug":"beautiful-photoshop-editing-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ronaldkang.com\/diary\/beautiful-photoshop-editing-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Beautiful Photoshop Editing Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"

I will teach you how to make a beautiful photo using lasso tool and layers like this<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s get started. First we have a picture with some of my friends in this photo.<\/p>\n

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\"Original<\/p>\n

Duplicate the background layer, so we don\u2019t lose the original image. To duplicate the layer, you could show the layer window by pressing F7. Then click on the layer that you want to duplicate, drag it onto the paper icon below the small window.<\/p>\n

\"Drag<\/p>\n

If you do it right, there will be a new layer named background copy<\/p>\n

\"the<\/p>\n

After that, click on the eye image beside the background layer to set the visible to off, we don\u2019t need to see this layer anymore.<\/p>\n

\"invisible\"<\/p>\n

There will be no change in the preview image, because what we see is the top layer which is [Background Copy] layer.<\/p>\n

After that, we need to select the object using the lasso tool. I like to use polygonal lasso tool, it easier to clicking on the edge, slowly and accurately. This one is the polygonal lasso tool<\/p>\n

\"Lasso<\/p>\n

Keep clicking on each edge patiently, well this will need some minutes to do. If you have wrong clicking, simply press the [delete] button to undo the selected dots.
\nI give you an example. The red circle points to my cursor. See that I click it on each edge.<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

After you finished, right clicking on the selected area, and choose select inverse<\/p>\n

\"Select<\/p>\n

After that, it will look like this<\/p>\n

\"invert<\/p>\n

Then press [delete button] to delete the object background. It will be shown like this one<\/p>\n

\"deleted<\/p>\n

Still with me? good, now copy the original background layer again and place it on the second place. Because the first layer we have empty spaces (the gray squares) , so we will see the second layer filled the empty space. Make it look like this<\/p>\n

\"duplicate<\/p>\n

After that, deselect the selected area by right clicking on the image, and choose deselect<\/p>\n

\"deselect\"<\/p>\n

Now, click on the second layer<\/p>\n

\"second<\/p>\n

Then let\u2019s make it grayscale by clicking on the menu item, image -> adjustment -> desaturate.<\/p>\n

\"desaturate\"<\/p>\n

And it will show like this<\/p>\n

\"grayscale\"<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s give it some color touch. Click on the menubar again and choose image -> adjustment -> color balance<\/p>\n

\"color<\/p>\n

Then give it the color you want, I will make the background color to dark blue so it will match with their uniform. Useyour creativity to make a matching colors.<\/p>\n

\"combine<\/p>\n

It looks pretty good now isn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n

\"blue<\/p>\n

Wait, did you realize something doesn\u2019t look right here?<\/p>\n

\"doesn't<\/p>\n

The crop before doesn\u2019t look merged with the layer below. So, choose the first layer again on the layer window and then click on the blur tool<\/p>\n

\"first<\/p>\n

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Set the blur strength value to 50%
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Now move your pointer alongside the object so it will look more merged with the background image. The result looks better now<\/p>\n

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Another trick is to blur all the background image to make it look focused to the object. To do this, choose the background layer, then click on the menu and choose Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur<\/p>\n

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Enter the value to 4.0, enter more if you want<\/p>\n

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Already satisfied? Now, let\u2019s give some text on the picture. Click on the Type Tool on the toolbox to add text. Then below the menubar, choose your desired font. I like to use Impact as the headline.<\/p>\n

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Then, write some text on your picture, arrange the layer to make more variations. I will give you an example. I will write a text with white color. To change the text-size, simply press Ctrl+t to resize it. Don\u2019t forget to put your text layer in the upper position.<\/p>\n

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Looks like it\u2019s hard to read the text, let\u2019s give it shadows so it will be more readable. Right click on the text layer then choose blending option<\/p>\n

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After that, check on the shadow, then click the shadow menu and configurate it as you want.<\/p>\n

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The result are better now<\/p>\n

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Now I will show you how to make the transparent text. Click on the layer text and adjust the opacity. Voila, That\u2019s all. Use your creativity to make a beautiful edited photos.<\/p>\n

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You can download the 800 x 600 resolution picture, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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