Distressing text with brushes

Cropping

f you have a subject where the head is turned, it’s inevitable that you’ll find some creases in the neck. The best method for removal is the Spot Healing or Healing Brush tools on a new layer, and set to Sample All Layers. Click bit by bit along the creases rather than trying to remove them in one sweep. If you get near to the edges of the neck, you’ll need to switch to the Clone Stamp tool to prevent the healing brushes dragging in areas outside the skin, which will give a discoloured area.

Here’s a technique that will work in any version of Photoshop. It enables you to quickly brighten up underexposed sections of the shot without burning out correctly exposed areas.

01 Marquee tools  The basic Selection tools

Photoshop is such a powerful package that it provides you with many ways to produce creative yet realistic effects. A font engraved into a metal surface is easy enough to achieve by using the Horizontal Type tool to create the text, followed up with a quick tinker with Layer Styles. Check out the steps below in order to engrave text in metal without breaking into a sweat.

Photoshop has a command that creates contact sheets in a jiffy. In CS2 go to File>Automate>Contact Sheet II. Alternatively, use the steps below to create one in Bridge.

This type of compositing challenge can be solved with help from the Layers palette, the Transform command and some gentle layer blends. Start off by opening two suitable source files of the happy couple and a wine glass.

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Here is a really handy visual guide to lighting. We’re always banging on about the importance of getting light direction and shadows right in your Photoshop work, so here’s your chance to really study how it works. With this knowledge on board, your Photoshop images will look even more realistic.

The Halftone filter is ideal for comic strips