This is a repost of one of my older tutorials. I have some problems with the navigation on my single post pages and I wanted the test if the problem was in this post. Seems the problem was not  in the post.

This tutorial was originally created in Finnish and therefore the picture names are in [...]]]>

This is a repost of one of my older tutorials. I have some problems with the navigation on my single post pages and I wanted the test if the problem was in this post. Seems the problem was not  in the post.

This tutorial was originally created in Finnish and therefore the picture names are in Finnish. The instructions are in English though.

Part 1

In this part you will learn how to

1. Remove a background with the Magic Eraser Tool
2. Select a part of an image with the Magnetic Lasso Tool
3. Copy an image to a new layer by pressing keys CTRL + J

Save kuva2.jpg and open it in Photoshop. Erase
the background with the Magic Eraser Tool.

Part 2

In this part you will learn how to

1. Select a background with the Magic Wand Tool
2. Invert a selection (Select -> Inverse or SHIFT + CTRL + I)
3. Copy an image from one file to another
4. Scale an image
5. Change the order of layers
6. Use the Overlay Blend Mode
7. Change the opacity and fill settings for a layer
8. Use the Graphic Pen filter
9. Create an adjustment layer
10. Pick a color from a part of the image
11. Add a Drop shadow

Save kuva1.jpg and open it in Photoshop.
Select the background with the Magic Wand Tool.

Part 3

In this part you will learn how to

1. Copy an image from one file to another
2. Invert the colors in an image
3. Use an adjustment layer
4. Change the opacity of a layer

Save kuva3.jpg and open it in Photoshop.

Part 4

In this part you will learn how to

1. Create an elliptical path
2. Add text to a path

Here’s a set of free Photoshop brushes for you. I created the flowers in Illustrator as shown in the post Create Retro Flowers in Illustrator. You can download and use the brushes as long as you follow the rules in the Artistic License 2.0. The license can be found here.

My own grunge brush set

You can download and use the brushes [...]]]> This is a tutorial on how to create a grunge seamless background pattern in Photoshop. I’m not going to use photos as a base for the tutorial, I’m going to use grunge brushes I’ve created myself. You can download the brushes here:

My own grunge brush set

You can download and use the brushes as long as you follow the rules in the Artistic License 2.0. The license can be found here.

I created the colors for the background on the Colourlovers site, and if you want to you can download the colorswatches here.

Color by COLOURlovers

Step 1

Start out by creating a new 2500px*2500px image in Photoshop. The reason I create such a large image is because I sell my backgrounds at mickrostock sites and some of them require a larger sized image. The buyer can also choose whether to purchase a large image or a smaller one.

Step 2

Select a grunge brush and a color and paint in the image.

Step 3

Select the Offset filter.

Step 4

Use these settings.

Step 5

Continue painting with different brushes and colors and switch between offsets once in a while to avoid sharp edges.

Step 6

When you have added enough colors and patterns, zoom in ad check the edges. Paint over any sharp edges with a smaller brush. Repeat once for the other edge.

Ready repeated pattern

The tutorial as a flash presentation. Quite large, might take a while to load. Click here (Opens in a new window)

You need to have the flash player installed on your computer to be able to view the tutorial.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

In this exercise we will create a 15 cm * 15 cm sized image and we will use a part of the image as an effect in some text.

In this tutorial you will learn how to:

Photoshop Out-of-Bounds tutorial (opens up in new window)