TwilightTeens

I thought since there was no thread for PS newbies, i should go ahead and creat one. Feel free to contribute anything you have, as it will help others less skilled[myself included] gain knowledge and experience.

NOTE~
C4D - CINEMA 4D is a commercial cross platform high-end 3D graphics application produced by MAXON Computer GmbH of Friedrichsdorf, Germany. It is capable of procedural and polygonal/subd modeling, animating, lighting, texturing and rendering, and is noted for being very easy to use and artist friendly among high end 3D applications and having a very flexible interface.

Tutorial Ratings:
* = Newbie +
** = Some knowledge is required

Tutorials~
- Good Tutorials *
- Icon Tutorial Index*
- Icon Tutorials*
- Assorted Tutorials - By mata090680*
- Assorted Tutorials - By firaga *&**
- Stock Tutorials *&**
- Icon Tutorials - By __iiconize__ *
- Icon Tutorials/ List - By sugah *&**
- Icon Tutorials - By colortone *
- Icon Tutorials *
- Icon Tutorials - By Bunny_Icons *
- Icon Tutorials *
- Icon Tutorials - By amethystia *
- Icon Tutorials *
- Icon Tutorials - By sanami276 *
- Filter Effects Tutorial *
- How To Make Digital Photos Look Like Lomo Photography **
- Vintage Tutorial *
- Neon Lights Tutorial *

Resources~
Deviantart
Fractured Sanity
Joyful Heart Design

Fonts:
- Dafonts
- Font Garden

Textures:
- By Tove-91
- By Plaebird
- By mata090680
- By firaga
- All Sizes
- By colortone
- Assorted Resources - By colorfilter
- By crazy_perfume
- Hybrid Genesis

Gradients:
- By firaga
- Icon Gradients
- By colortone
- By i_harmony

Brushes:
- By mata090680
- By firaga
- 100x100 Brushes
- By colortone
- Miss M
- Assorted Sizes
- By crazy_perfume
- By amethystia
- Assorted Resources
- By aino-hanako

Screencaps:
- [HQ] Supernatural
- [HQ] Assorted
- [HQ] TV Shows & Movies
- [HQ] Assorted

Stock Photos:
- Plover
- Harphe
- Soompi Stock Pictures Thread

♥ Awesome Banner By Steph-chan ♥ [aka.ForeverEponine] ♥

Icon Tutorial~
By ForeverEponine

Signature Tutorial~
Since I apparently have mad skills i though i might as well write a tutorial~!

Note: This Tutorial is set up for Newbies, Hence all the clickable links. Anything in Bold is a Hyperlink. Please Don't copy this style, play arround with it, use different textures, C4D's and modes, to achieve better graphics~!

Final Product:


1. We beging with the SHEXC Edward Picture ----> Edward
- I always do this with every picture.... Image ---> Adjustments---> Auto
Contrast

2. Open a blank canvas. Size 350x100, RGB.
- On your blank canvas press ctrl+shift+n. You will now see that you have a new Blank Transparent layer...... select a round brush, set the color to black, and color this intire layer black

3. Resize you Edward picture & drag and drop it into your canvas. It should be on top of the other layers. I placed myn on the Right hand side

4. Select the round shaped faded eraser brush... Pic Opacity - 100%, and erase a little bit of the left hand side of edwards picture... so that it blends in

You should have something which looks like this ---> Check Point 1

5. Now were gonna make it pretty. Drag and drop this --> C4D ontop of your previous layers. Set it to Color Burn, Opacity: 100%. The drag it arround your canvas till you see what you like If there is some stuff on Edwards face erase it out with a low opacity eraser

You should now have something which looks like this ---> Check Point 2

6. Now we place drag and drop this awesome ----> C4D Inbetween the previous layer and Edwards pic layer Set it to Screen, Opacity: 100%, Untill you see what you like.

You should now have something like this ---> Check Point 3

7. We add yet another fantastic ------> C4D Above the Screen layer & below the Color Burn layer. This layer should be set to Soft Light, Opacity: 100%. Move it arround till you like what you see, then delete any excess crap thats on edwards face and lower the opacity and go over his cloths a little bit

You should now have something like this ---> Check Point 4

8. Last but not least we add a border I always create a new layer for the border..... incase i don't like what i see So press ctrl+shift+n. Then Using the Rectangular Marquee Tool Select you Signature. Go to Edit ---> Stroke. Then put in the settings that you want

This is the setting i used ---> Border Settings

9. You may add text to it if you want to, I did When your done. Go to Layer ----> Merge Visible. Or you can use the shortcut Shift+Ctrl+E.

Here is another Example Using this technique~
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Comments, Criticism & Questions are most welcome <3
Enjoy~!

Fantastic thread!

May I suggest [url=good-tutorials.com]Good Tutorials[/url]?
It was the site that taught me most of what I know, and it doesn't just give Photoshop tutorials, but also Paintshop Pro and other graphic designing programs.

I recommend it highly.

I recommend this site for brushes. It contains links to various other good sites with brushes, both psp, ps and image packs.

Joyful Heart Design - http://www.ajoyfulheart.com/pspphotosho ... ources.htm

Thanks!
Great thread.

I'm a newbie at using the photoshop as well.

wow, this is a cool thread!

i suggest this tutorial if you would like to have a Lomo effect on your photo: http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/how-to-make-digital-photos-look-like-lomo-photography

iamcullen wrote:Thanks!
Great thread.

I'm a newbie at using the photoshop as well.

Your very welcome The reserved post is for my tutorials

Tanx for the links you guys *hugs* <333

Momo wrote:^ Your very welcome The reserved post is for my tutorials

Tanx for the links you guys *hugs* <333

no prob!

Lmao you posted ur comment whilst i was writting a reply to the old ones

But that is one sick tutorial Added. Tanx soo much sweety *hugz* <3333 Oh and i do love ur avatar and sig

Do you have a 'Photoshop for Dummies'? Lol, I always try tutorials, get half way through them, decide I have no clue what they are talking about - and start pressing random buttons and icons(I'm an easily distracted person...). So, is there a tutorial which is good for people like me (as there are lots of links, and I get anxious thinking about which one I would like to choose...Lol, I know, I'm weird)?

^ The one star links are the easiest ones to start off with If you get confused ask me The tutorials i put up are very understandable as they teach u step by step techniques

Momo wrote:Lmao you posted ur comment whilst i was writting a reply to the old ones

But that is one sick tutorial Added. Tanx soo much sweety *hugz* <3333 Oh and i do love ur avatar and sig

haha, thanks! *hugs back* i'll post a tutorial on how to make a photo look vintage, like my avvie and siggy, soon. i'll try to find that wicked tutorial on neon lights soon too. i know i have the links here somewhere...

for some reason, i couldn't edit my previous post so i'm posting it in a new one.

Found them!

Vintage Tutorial: http://fc01.deviantart.com/fs15/f/2007/117/4/6/Vintage_Look_Tutorial_by_Nhung.jpg

Neon Lights Tutorial: http://www.darjanpanic.com/tutorials/neon-lights-with-photoshop/

glad to be of help!

^ Added Thanx for the Help Sweety <3

^^ no prob