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Contest Overview
Each month we will select three different free tutorials from the Planet Photoshop collection. Your mission: watch the tutorials and create an original piece of work, inspired by one or more of the selected tutorials, and submit it to Planet Photoshop. Winners will receive a special prize from NAPP and will have their work displayed in our "Learn it. Do it. Win it." Gallery. Each month, we will issue new challenges, designate a new batch of tutorials and offer new prizes so be sure to check in often. It’s great to learn when you win stuff too, right?
Tutorials For Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Contest
Watch these tutorials and create an original piece of work, inspired by one or more of the selected tutorials, and submit it to Planet Photoshop by Wednesday, June 24, 2009.
Prizes For June 24, 2009 Contest
Thought we would start this contest series off with a bang and give away an exclusive prize package which includes:
Prizes will vary per contest so keep checking back.
Planet Photoshop is the Web's premier source for free Adobe Photoshop tutorials and brought to you by the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). This is where we offer a small taste of what NAPP has to offer. Our mission: to educate and inspire other creatives through Photoshop. If you like what you see, please join us!
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Winner of the Feb 18th, 2009 Contest: Sandman
By: Paul Cordero
I learn to create easy borders in less time and how can manipulate the text with paths, Cory you are the best
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First runner-up of the Feb 18th, 2009 Contest: Vigilant Justice
By: Sara
The awesome comic book effect I learned helped to create my super hero. I also learned how to make brushes in a separate tutorial. I learned how to make a very cool looking and quick border as well.
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Second runner-up of the Feb 18th, 2009 Contest: Freestyle
By: Jason Kendall
I learned a new way to create a comic book effect that is quick to do and looks great. I especially like the halftone effect. I used the masking technique for the border and also to make the rips on a few of the lines for the illusion that the board ripped the page.
Photoshop Tutorials
Hollywood Touch-Ups
See how you can add some subtle touches to give that green screen studio shot the Hollywood treatment.
Flare Effects
Corey has a cool trick for creating a flare brush and see how one effect can lead to another.
3D Christmas Ornaments
Corey shows how to create reflective holiday ornaments using 3D in Photoshop.
Styles & Text
This week Corey has a tutorial using layer styles and text shapes to create energetic effects.
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CS6 Blur Tools
Use Photoshop CS6 to create selective softening effects using the new on-screen Blur Filters. Mix and match among the three filters for a variety of depth-of-field and tilt-shift effects. Continue reading
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High Roller 3D
This week Corey shows you how to take simple vector shapes and gives them life with 3D in Photoshop CS6. Using simple extrusions and lighting effects you can achieve a level of hyper-realism you never could before. Continue reading
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Dark Edge Vignette
Make your subject of your photograph stand out using dark edge vignettes. Continue reading
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Content Aware Move Tool in CS6
Lesa explores the new Content Aware Move tool in Photoshop CS6. Continue reading
Premium Video Tutorials From NAPP
Photo Retouch
Scott Kelby shows you how to take an overexposed photo into a great photo using Photoshop. Want Great Photoshop & Photography Skills?
Extended Definition Processing
Scott Kelby shares a technique he's been working on, which gives your final image an HDR look using just one photo.
Join NAPP & Get a Free DVD.
Smart Object Masking Trick
Dave Cross shares a trick he discovered that will help you remove white from around your subject when using smart objects.
Want More?
Light Painting
Dave Cross takes a popular trend - light painting - and shows you how you can paint text recreating this cool trend.
You Don't Need to be a Pro to Join NAPP.
Create A Composite Layer
If you have a multilayer composition and you
want to apply an effect to all the layers at once, don't flatten the layers--use a composite layer instead. Hide the layers you want excluded, and press Shift-Command-Option-E (PC: Shift-Ctrl-Alt-E). A new layer will be created at the top containing a merged copy of all the visible layers.
Another option is to create a new layer at the top of the stack and make it active. Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) each layer you want to include to make those layers active, as well. Press Option-Command-E (PC: Alt-Ctrl-E).
by Colin Smith
