| I cannot say enough good things about my best friend | | | | twice. |
| in the digital world: PhotoShop. Suffice to say I love it! | | | | 3. Click on the first duplicate layer (this should be your |
| As a Graphic Designer, I use it in 99% of all my | | | | middle layer), then go to |
| projects, and now I enjoy using what I do to make | | | | Image-->Adjustments-->Desaturate. Then click on |
| PhotoShop Tutorials for others. | | | | the second duplicate layer (your top layer) and do the |
| You don't need to be a professional or even and | | | | same. |
| "artist" to create works of art. Nowadays, you don't | | | | 4. On the top layer, go to |
| even have to know how to draw! I intend to create a | | | | Image-->Adjustments-->Invert. |
| series of tutorials to illustrate several ways to use this | | | | 5. Still on the top Layer, set the blending mode (located |
| program for creating beautiful pictures and illustrations | | | | within the layer palette, looks like this:) to "Color Dodge". |
| just by using photographs. In this particular tutorial, I will | | | | 6. Still on the top Layer, got to |
| be showing you how to turn photos into watercolor | | | | Filter-->Other-->Minimum and set the radius to 1. |
| paintings in a few easy steps. | | | | Now duplicate the bottom layers (the one that still has |
| The only materials needed to follow along with this | | | | color) one more time and drags it to the top of your |
| tutorial are: | | | | layers. Go to Filter-->Blur-->Gossip and set the |
| --PhotoShop. I use PhotoShop CS3, but you can use | | | | radius number in the box anywhere between 1 and 5. |
| whichever version you have. | | | | Usually the more detailed the picture, the lower you will |
| --A photo. Either a photo of your own or a stock | | | | want to set the radius. Then set the layer-blending |
| photo. Some really good stock photos can be found | | | | mode to "Multiply". |
| for free at Stock Exchange. | | | | 7. Select the PaintBrush Tool, select the soft round or |
| That's it! I find a graphic tablet a nice tool for all work I | | | | "fuzzy" brush shape at the top and set the size to fit |
| do in PhotoShop and they are fairly cheap these days, | | | | whatever area you are working on. Set the opacity to |
| but it is definitely not necessary. | | | | 20%. |
| This tutorial does assume that you have some basic | | | | Go to Layer-->New Layer and name your final layer |
| knowledge of PhotoShop. Having a basic "beginner | | | | whatever you wish and hit "OK". |
| knowledge" of the program will help a lot. Also, there is | | | | Then select the color you wish to paint with and paint |
| a link in my bio for you to see photos that walk you | | | | the area to improve or change colors. |
| through everything. | | | | Each picture you do will have different results. Have |
| 1. Open PhotoShop. Then go to File-->Open, select | | | | fun playing with different levels and colors! I hope you |
| the picture you want to work with and then hit "Open". | | | | found these PhotoShop Tutorials easy to follow. If you |
| 2. On the layers palette (on the right side), right click on | | | | have any questions, feel free to contact me. |
| the "Background Layer" and select duplicate. Do this | | | | |