Photoshop tips and tricks

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 7th, 2002, 05:48 PM

I thought I'd start a thread where we can discuss photoshop techniques and tricks. Have any good advice? Post it here.

Pu the Owl · Apr 8th, 2002, 02:28 PM

Being honest, I don't have many techniques: I spend many hours trying and messing around with Photoshop software, and sometimes I see this strategy works pretty well

Spirit · Apr 8th, 2002, 03:34 PM

ok
tip #1
use a lot of filters and different styles on each, yet use similar colors so they bland together well
more tips coming as soon as everyone gets off their lazy butts and asks!
j/k lol I'll post more l8r

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 8th, 2002, 04:12 PM

Well Fortune, that Grid tutorial you gave was awesome. Messing around is good too. What I do sometimes is take a wallpaper I've already made, apply different filters and stuff, and it turns into a great new background

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 8th, 2002, 04:13 PM

BTW, what plugins do you use? I use mostly Xenofex and Eyecandy.

Spirit · Apr 8th, 2002, 05:11 PM

KPT....5
KPT....6
need to get 7 >.< can't find it

Pu the Owl · Apr 8th, 2002, 05:39 PM

Downloading lots of brushes or creating your own brush sets is very useful.

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 8th, 2002, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Fortune
creating your own brush sets.

How do you do that?

Pu the Owl · Apr 8th, 2002, 05:58 PM

Anything can be a brush. If you scan a pic, a material, your own writing, an object, well, you can use it as a brush. All you have to do to create a brush is open the image you want to use to make your brush and go to Edit ----> define brush. The process is similar to the one you use to make patterns.

Spirit · Apr 8th, 2002, 06:10 PM

yea, making your own brushes is very usefull
I reccomend trying to mess with the standard filters in PS, then define brushes from there
also another good way is to zoom in on the image to make the zoom around 1400%+
that way you can make very detailed things =P
However I never used define pattern, and I'd appreciate you telling me about it fortune =P

kupoartist · Apr 9th, 2002, 02:15 PM

I usually just throw a lot of commands at the damned thing and hope it comes out with somthing

... actually I'm intrested in this thread, because I only recently moved from Paintshop Pro... need to learn some cool stuff ^_^

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 9th, 2002, 02:36 PM

Anyone for some plugin swapping? I got a CD from one of my teachers with tons of plugins for photoshop which I can send through ICQ. (because some of the files are too big for email)

this will also give me a reason to sort though them and find the good ones. One of them is Axiom (sp?) and it's a beautiful flare effect. I've used it on these:
IG88
Adi

Spirit · Apr 9th, 2002, 03:02 PM

I'd be more than glad to share my plug ins, but I'm afraid I have over a gig worth of them heheh =P
besides hte best ones are actually separate programs (and very in-depth) to be able to send in a matter of hours, especially since I got 56k ;/

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 9th, 2002, 05:33 PM

I have a DSL connection so I can send/receive anything. I have one folder that's 76 MB, with over 1200 filters. I've only begun to experiment with them, Here's a weird texture I made with the oil slick filter with plastic wrap added.
texture

Spirit · Apr 9th, 2002, 11:02 PM

filters are good but I feel like I'm using someone else's work when using them =P
That is why i switched to using brushes a lot more than filters, due to the fact that they're more original and your creativity does not depend on using a crapload of filters, but on blending brushes together evenly with the right color =P

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 9th, 2002, 11:07 PM

It's what you do with the filters The oil slick just adds some color. If you have a white sheet all it does is turn it brown. Here's the end result of that oil slick one. I just try different combinations and layers until I get an effect that I like. ackbar2

Pu the Owl · Apr 10th, 2002, 04:56 AM

In case you're interested, you can find here lots of links to sites where you can download brushes.

Sleazy P Martini · Apr 10th, 2002, 10:09 AM

Very cool. Thanks!

Spirit · Apr 10th, 2002, 12:04 PM

thanks fortune!
Much appreciated
goes to find any brushes he missed while downloading 50mb worth of brushes a month ago

Apr 8th, 2002, 03:34 PM	#3
Spirit ............... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: inside a girl Age: 39 Posts: 1,147	ok tip #1 use a lot of filters and different styles on each, yet use similar colors so they bland together well more tips coming as soon as everyone gets off their lazy butts and asks! j/k lol I'll post more l8r __________________ Blade\|Gash

Apr 8th, 2002, 04:12 PM	#4
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	Well Fortune, that Grid tutorial you gave was awesome. Messing around is good too. What I do sometimes is take a wallpaper I've already made, apply different filters and stuff, and it turns into a great new background __________________

Apr 8th, 2002, 04:13 PM	#5
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	BTW, what plugins do you use? I use mostly Xenofex and Eyecandy. __________________

Apr 8th, 2002, 05:11 PM	#6
Spirit ............... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: inside a girl Age: 39 Posts: 1,147	KPT....5 KPT....6 need to get 7 >.< can't find it __________________ Blade\|Gash

Apr 8th, 2002, 06:10 PM	#10
Spirit ............... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: inside a girl Age: 39 Posts: 1,147	yea, making your own brushes is very usefull I reccomend trying to mess with the standard filters in PS, then define brushes from there also another good way is to zoom in on the image to make the zoom around 1400%+ that way you can make very detailed things =P However I never used define pattern, and I'd appreciate you telling me about it fortune =P __________________ Blade\|Gash

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Apr 7th, 2002, 05:48 PM	#1
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	Photoshop tips and tricks I thought I'd start a thread where we can discuss photoshop techniques and tricks. Have any good advice? Post it here. __________________

Apr 8th, 2002, 02:28 PM	#2
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	Being honest, I don't have many techniques: I spend many hours trying and messing around with Photoshop software, and sometimes I see this strategy works pretty well

Apr 8th, 2002, 05:39 PM	#7
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	Downloading lots of brushes or creating your own brush sets is very useful.

Apr 8th, 2002, 05:58 PM	#9
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	Anything can be a brush. If you scan a pic, a material, your own writing, an object, well, you can use it as a brush. All you have to do to create a brush is open the image you want to use to make your brush and go to Edit ----> define brush. The process is similar to the one you use to make patterns.

Apr 9th, 2002, 02:15 PM	#11
kupoartist .illustrated.thingy. Joined: Mar 2002 Location: pixel-land Age: 37 Posts: 2,576	I usually just throw a lot of commands at the damned thing and hope it comes out with somthing ... actually I'm intrested in this thread, because I only recently moved from Paintshop Pro... need to learn some cool stuff ^_^ __________________ ~ the kupoartistry network ~ puppeteer ~ forever loyal ~ illustrated girl ~ arbitrary imposition ~ moonlight butterfly ~ うらぎりもの ~

Apr 9th, 2002, 02:36 PM	#12
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	Anyone for some plugin swapping? I got a CD from one of my teachers with tons of plugins for photoshop which I can send through ICQ. (because some of the files are too big for email) this will also give me a reason to sort though them and find the good ones. One of them is Axiom (sp?) and it's a beautiful flare effect. I've used it on these: IG88 Adi __________________

Apr 9th, 2002, 03:02 PM	#13
Spirit ............... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: inside a girl Age: 39 Posts: 1,147	I'd be more than glad to share my plug ins, but I'm afraid I have over a gig worth of them heheh =P besides hte best ones are actually separate programs (and very in-depth) to be able to send in a matter of hours, especially since I got 56k ;/ __________________ Blade\|Gash

Apr 9th, 2002, 05:33 PM	#14
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	I have a DSL connection so I can send/receive anything. I have one folder that's 76 MB, with over 1200 filters. I've only begun to experiment with them, Here's a weird texture I made with the oil slick filter with plastic wrap added. texture __________________

Apr 9th, 2002, 11:02 PM	#15
Spirit ............... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: inside a girl Age: 39 Posts: 1,147	filters are good but I feel like I'm using someone else's work when using them =P That is why i switched to using brushes a lot more than filters, due to the fact that they're more original and your creativity does not depend on using a crapload of filters, but on blending brushes together evenly with the right color =P __________________ Blade\|Gash

Apr 9th, 2002, 11:07 PM	#16
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	It's what you do with the filters The oil slick just adds some color. If you have a white sheet all it does is turn it brown. Here's the end result of that oil slick one. I just try different combinations and layers until I get an effect that I like. ackbar2 __________________

Apr 10th, 2002, 04:56 AM	#17
Pu the Owl Useless Oracle™ Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Everywhere Posts: 5,136	In case you're interested, you can find here lots of links to sites where you can download brushes.

Apr 10th, 2002, 10:09 AM	#18
Sleazy P Martini Senior Member Joined: Jan 2002 Location: Great White North Posts: 1,582	Very cool. Thanks! __________________

Apr 10th, 2002, 12:04 PM	#19
Spirit ............... Joined: Jan 2002 Location: inside a girl Age: 39 Posts: 1,147	thanks fortune! Much appreciated goes to find any brushes he missed while downloading 50mb worth of brushes a month ago __________________ Blade\|Gash


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