Manip Academy #14 - Mesh by Black-B-o-x, literature
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Manip Academy #14 - Mesh
New mesh from grayscale
This tool could be useful...or not, but it's fun to use. Result is what it is...little weird. I made wallpaper from it.
Here we go...
1. Open new file. I make it 1920 x 1080 (wallpaper size), but you can make any size you want. If the file dimensions are high, it takes more pc cpu power.
2. Open texture file (you can download it from here Burning Black Cracked Yogurt - texture). You can use any texture, but the result is different.
3. Choose Elliptical marque tool and make copy of the texture (middle, where is more red).
4. Move it to the new layer and scale it down, so it fits and make a copy of it (just in case)
Manip Academy #9 : Adding realistic highlights by Rowye, journal
Manip Academy #9 : Adding realistic highlights
So you're looking to have a dramatic light effect in your work and aren't sure how to go about it... In Photoshop there are always many ways to reach your goal, today we're going to focus on adding highlights by using the Color Dodge layer mode.
This is a fairly easy effect to produce realistic light hitting a surface. This method works best when you're working on mid/low range levels and with elements that don't have extreme contrast. It does very well when you have a shaded element and want strong highlights but might not work in other circumstances.
If you want to practice with this same tent, feel free to download this PSD (tree stock a