Posts by daniel:
Making Image Pop Out of Photo
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make a section of an image appear to pop out of a picture.
There are several way to do this, but I have found the easiest, for me at least, is this way.
Step 1. Open the image of your choice. Here is the image I will be using.
Step 2. Create a new layer on top of the background layer. You can do this a couple of ways, but the quickest is to click to “new layer” button next to the trash can on your layer pallet.
Step 3. Using the rectangular marquee tool, make a selection on the new layer similar to mine.
Step 4. Fill the selection with white.
Step 5. We need to get rid of the excess white, so go to select -> modify -> contract and contract by 15-30 pixels. I have gone with 30, but my original image is of higher resolution.
Step 6. Deselect the layer by pressing apple + d (apple) or control + d (windows). Then go to edit -> transform -> perspective and move the box as necessary.
Step 7. Select the part of the image that you want to pop out. You can do this several ways. You can either use the magic wand, the pen tool, the extract filet, etc. etc. I think it is easiest to use the magic wand. Once you have it selected, copy and paste it to a new layer as well. Again, you will not notice any change in the picture, but a new layer will appear with your selection. Do not worry if you get some of the image that is in the picture. When you are done, you won’t be able to notice it.
Step 8. Go back to your picture box layer. Using the magic wand, select the outside of the box. Then move back to the background layer and hit delete. Make sure the background layer is unlocked first.
Step 9. Add a new layer and move it to the background and fill it with a light gradient. I did mine with the foreground 00d2ff and the background 0690df.
Step 10. Add some effects to your background to personalize it even more. Here is my final.
Highlight a Picture with Color and Black and White
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make everything in an image black and white accept a few items. Here is an example. Step 1. Open the image of your choice. Step 2. Duplicate the background layer. You can do this by dragging the layer on top of the new layer icon in [...]
Highlight Selection by Blurring
In this tutorial, I will show you how to enhance your pictures by bringing out a focused selection of your image. We will do this thru adding a slight blur to the background. Step 1. Open the image of your choice. Here is the picture I will be using. Step 2. You need to duplicate [...]
Apple Like Reflection
In this tutorial, I will show you how to make an image like the apple homepage (iPhone) with your own pictures. Step 1. Create a new doc in photoshop. My screen resolution in 1280 x 800, so that is what I will be using, but you can create the image in whatever size you would [...]
Business Card Fold
If you are hoping to order a folded business card for yourself or your employees, it is important to consider the design as well as the image you are trying to create. Does your company require a lot of information on the card that would warrant having a business card that folds? If you are [...]
Graphic Design DFW
Finding a graphic designer in DFW can be harder than you think. If you spend 15 minutes searching online, you can literally come up with 100 or more choices. You have now created a second job trying to find someone to complete your first job. It can be especially difficult choosing a DFW Graphic Designer [...]