How to create a water drop

Hello and welcome to our sixth tutorial on AREA 1!

This is what we’ll be learning how to make today:

So let’s get started!

Open your Adobe Photoshop, make a new file (width: 500, height: 500) and then copy your image. (keyword: leaf). You can find the image I’ve used here.
See Screenshot 1.

Next, choose the Elliptical Marquee Tool and make an oval and then press CTRL + J on the keyboard. This will create a new layer. See Screenshot 2. With the new created layer still selected go to Filter > Distort > Spherize. Choose the Ammount to 100% and mode to normal. See Screenshot 3.

After this, right click on the water drop layer and go to Blending Options > Drop Shadow.
See Screenshot 4.
And then go to Blending Options > Inner Shadow.
See Screenshot 5.

Then apply Blur Tool on the edges of our water drop.
See Screenshot 6.

With our water drop layer selected, press CTRL + Click on it, right click and choose New Layer. Change the Foreground Color to white. Now choose the Gradient Tool, select the second preset (Foreground to Transparent) and, with your SHIFT key pressed, draw a line from the bottom down corner to the top left corner.
See Screenshot 7.

Then press CTRL + T and change the width & height to 90%. Apply the changes and then press CTRL + D to deselect the layer. Change the opacity to 50%. Use the Blur Tool again on the edges.
See Screenshot 8.

Here’s my final result: Screenshot 9.

Download the project here. (Size: 1.41 Mb)

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How to create lightnings

Hello and welcome to our fifth tutorial on AREA 1!

This is what we’ll be learning how to make today:

So let’s get started!

Open your Adobe Photoshop, make a new file (width: 800, height: 600).
See Screenshot 1.

Now, using the Gradient Tool (G) fill the image.
See Screenshot 2.

Then go to Filter > Render > Difference Clouds.
See Screenshot 3.
After this, press CTRL + I or go to Image > Adjustments > Invert (to invert the colors). Then press CTRL + L or go to Image > Adjustments > Levels and choose the settings in the screenshot below.
See Screenshot 4.
After this press CTRL + U or go to Image > Adjustments > Hue/Saturation and check the Colorize box. The settings are in the screenshot below (218/35/0).
See Screenshot 5.

Here’s my final result: Screenshot 6.

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How to make a download button

Hello and welcome to our fourth tutorial on AREA 1!

This is what we’ll be learning how to make today:

So let’s get started!

Open your Adobe Photoshop, make a new file (width: 200, height: 75).
See Screenshot 1.

Next, using the Rounded Rectangle Tool (See Screenshot 2), draw a rectangle. After this, right click on the new created layer and choose Blending Options > Bevel & Emboss. See Screenshot 3.
Now choose the Text Tool (See Screenshot 4), and write DOWNLOAD.
Duplicate this text layer, then go to Edit > Transform > Flip vertical, move down the layer and then set the Opacity to 50%. Now we should have a reflection effect. See Screenshot 5.

Next, create a new layer and using a custom brush (KLstock_Arrows, click the name to download) draw an arrow. Duplicate the arrow layer, go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal, move the arrow a little and set the Opacity to 25%. You should now have something like this: See Screenshot 6.

Now insert the attention sign (download here) in your project. Scale it down a little and then duplicate it. Move one of the attention sign layers and change its Opacity to 50%. See Screenshot 7.
Scale down a little the attention sign layer with 100% Opacity. See Screenshot 8.
You should now have something like this: See Screenshot 9.

Here’s my final result: Screenshot 10.

Download the project here. (Size: 309 Kb)

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How to make a wallpaper

Hello and welcome to our third tutorial on AREA 1!

This is what we’ll be learning how to make today:

So let’s get started!

Open your Adobe Photoshop, make a new file (width: 1280, height: 1024).
See Screenshot 1.

Next, using the Gradient Tool, draw a line on your background until you get something like this: Screenshot 2.
Then import you model. See Screenshot 3.
After this, choose the Magic Wand tool (Screenshot 4) and click on the background of your model (Screenshot 5) and choose Refine Edge and change the Feather to 2 px (Screenshot 6), Click Ok and then press the Delete key on your keyboard to erase the background. Repeat this until you have no background: See Screenshot 7.
Go to Layer > New > Layer (Screenshot 8) and using the Brush Tool draw whatever you want. See Screenshot 9. Create a new layer for each different brush or color you use.
Right click on a brush layer (let’s say that your layer is named Brush Layer 1) and choose Duplicate layer and change the name to Brush Layer Blur 1 instead of Brush Layer 1 copy. See Screenshot 10. Then move the layer Brush Layer Blur 1 under the layer named Brush Layer 1. See Screenshot 11. With Brush Layer Blur 1 selected go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and choose Radius 10. See Screenshot 12. Do this for each layer (different shape or color). You should have something like this: Screenshot 13.
Make a new layer and, using a sun rays brush, draw one. Put this layer above your Background layer and change its mode to Multiply and the Opacity to 50%. See Screenshot 14. You should have now something like this: Screenshot 15. Now create a new layer, choose one of the colors you’ve used before and draw some dots using particle brushes. Duplicate this layer and change it’s mode to Color Burn. See Screenshot 16.
Now using the techniques above make some more layers, use more custom brushes.

Here’s my final result: Screenshot 17.

Download the project here. (Size: 13 Mb)

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My latest work #2

Since I have free time and my mind is full of girls(:P) I made a wallpaper … Hope you like it!

My latest work #2

Click here to see it in full size.

Download the project here. (Size: 9.48 Mb)

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