5 Useful Photoshop Effects

Special thanks to Andrea Austoni for posting this tutorial to the Photoshop 911 Tutorials page! Andrea, from Milano, Italy, now Krakow, Poland graduated from Politecnico di Milano university with a degree in Architecture. Starting in 3D art Andrea then branched out into identity, advertising and packaging -- now specializing in icon design and illustration, with a strong focus on realism, three-dimensionality and fun. See lots of bright, sincere design and visuals at the www.cutelittlefactory.com

5 Useful Photoshop Effects in 3 Easy Steps

In this fun tutorial Andrea will explain how to create 5 essential effects in 3 easy steps, using basic Photoshop tools. Useful for a range of situations, these effects work best when you don't have time to reach high quality standards. If you work in an agency you know how it goes -- these techniques are lifesavers! Andrea submits the following ...

  

1. The Bold And The Beautiful Effect

Let's try to replicate the soft and blurry image effect used (and abused) in soap operas, daytime dramas and erotic magazines. I'll call it The Bold And The Beautiful Effect.

Step 1 : Duplicate the picture's layer.

Step 2 : Apply Gaussian Blur.

Step 3 : Set Screen blending mode, possibly reducing Opacity to your liking.

Done! You can puke now. It's a release.

2. Fake Miniature Photography

This pops up here and there. You take a picture of a landscape or a nice city shot. miniature-start

Step 1 : Enter Quick Mask and make a gradient selection. (detail)

Step 2 : Invert the selection and apply Lens Blur. (detail)

Step 3 : Adjust colors and sharpen the image.

Now it looks like it's a model. Cute!

... continues on the next page!

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