PhotoshopKitchen.com 12.13.2006 - Faux Grayscale Baby Announcement - Show #3
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Voiceover and Master by David Bernard Introduction Host Jason McArtor Presented by GraphicAuthority.com Save 10% on all GraphicAuthority.com Products Use coupon code PK1 at checkout. Photoshop Kitchen Mission Resources Website / Blog Tutorial Assets Today's Tutorial Faux Grayscale Baby Announcement 2 Areas of Focus Masking Color into a Faux Grayscale Image Creating a 4x8 Photo Card Select the "Colored" area using the pen tool Load path as selection in the Paths palette and Invert the Selection Select>Inverse Create a Gradient Map of the selected area Click the Adjustment Layer icon in the tool bar at the bottom of the Layers palette Edit the Layer mask To reveal more color, select the Layer mask thumbnail in the Layers palette. Set Black as the foreground color in the color picker, select the brush tool and paint in the areas you wish to color. Add Type layers Select the Text tool from the Tool palette and type in your message. Add Drop Shadow layer style to name Click the Layer Style icon in the Layers palette. Check Drop Shadow and set your options for the shadow. Create a Layer Group of all layers to drag and drop into a New File Hold Shift and select all Layers or Layer Groups in the Layers palette. Click the options tab in the Layers palette and select New Group from Layers... . Name the New Group and click OK. Create a New 4x8-inch Document Drag and drop a background image Open a background image. Drag the background from the Layers palette into the New 4x8 File. Drag and drop a Photo Edge Open a Photo Edge file and drag and drop into the New 4x8 image as described above. Rotate the Photo Edge into place and scale it to size, Edit>Free Transform. Drag the Layer Group Photo (your original photo) into the New 4x8 image Merge the Gradient Map layer and the original photo layer Select the Gradient Map layer and the original photo layer by holding Shift. Layer>Merge Layers. Now the two layers have become one composite layer. Drag the Photo Edge layer into the Layer Group behind the original photo Create a Clipping Mask Select the original photo layer and go to Layer>Create Clipping Mask. Position photo and type within the Photo Edge to complete the effect. Save the file. Closing Visit the website Show notes. Tutorial files. Leave feedback. Email me. Support our Sponsor GraphicAuthority.com Save 10% on all GraphicAuthority.com Products Use coupon code PK1 at checkout.