I found this example image on the web by doing a search for old war photos. Most of the scanned photos from that time had interesting folds and bends in the original that makes for good grunge when you do these simple steps.
Step 1: Desarurate the image by pressing "ctrl+shift+U" to remove color cast.
Here's a quick and easy tutorial on how to make a scanline effect on your image.The basics are here, you can use your imagination to take it further by using different blending modes.
Let's get started.
First we'll start by making a pattern. Once you make this pattern and save it, you can apply it to images without having to repeat these first pattern making... [Read More]
I put this together for a friend of mine and thought maybe it would come in handy for those that have never worked with a Vector Mask and erasing around a subject. Basic to some but if you have never done it , it can be very confusing.
Below, on the left of CS there is a red box with a circle in it , Third up from bottom on right . It says Edit in quick mask mode. make sure you have it pushed and activated. [Read More]
There are several ways to create a fairy picture. Some people are very creative and have access to some beautiful wooded locations to create their own fairy settings. I am not one of those people. A great shortcut is to buy a premade digital background. There are quite a few out there, but the ones I've been working with are from renderosity.com. They come in sets of 10 backgrounds for only a few dollars and include the full rights for commercial use. (this is the set I am using now: [Read More]
