PhotoshopKitchen.com 01.10.2007 - Elegant Photo Ornaments - Show #4 |
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Voiceover and Master by David Bernard |
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Introduction Chapter 1 (0:13.375) |
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Host Jason McArtor |
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Today's Tutorial Chapter 2 (0:00.000) |
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Elegant Photo Ornaments |
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Skills Covered |
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Working with Custom Shapes |
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Working with Layer Styles |
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Open your image and Alt/Opt+Click the Background Layer to remove Background properties |
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Select the Custom Shape tool from the Tools Palette and load your custom shapes |
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Click the Custom Shape Picker. Select the pop out menu tab and roll down to Replace Shapes... |
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Locate and Load your custom shapes file inside the Custom Shape folder in the Presets inside your Photoshop Application folder. |
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Draw in your Custom Shape |
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Choose a shape form the newly loaded palette |
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| Make sure the Shape Layer icon is selected in the tool options menu. | |
Click and drag to create your infinitely scalable shape |
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Select the Shape Layer in the Layers Palette and fill the layer with a new color |
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Free Transform and Scale the shape to the desired final size |
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Draw in more shapes |
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Simply repeat the step above until you are satisfied with the resulting custom shape design |
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Add Layer Styles to your Custom Shapes |
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Click the Add Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette and add Outer Glow and Drop Shadow |
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Copy & Paste Layer Styles |
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Right-click/Ctrl+Click the Layer, Select Copy Layer Style |
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Right-click/Ctrl+Click the Layer you want to Paste to, Select Paste Layer Style |
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Add Layer Style to Photo |
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Click the Add Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers Palette and add Gradient Overlay |
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Save the file. |
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