Posts tagged “tutorial”
Photoshop Quicktips: Digital Macro Lens
Make a screenshot, texture or other flat image look like it was taken by a macro lens I’ve been using this effect recently on some pattern wallpapers and textures, but it also works well for things like screenshots. The basic steps are: Print screen to get the image Transform to add perspective Gradient to make [...]
How to: Change My Computer icon to a Laptop (Vista)
Short video I made showing how to change the little My Computer icon from the default Desktop type computer into a laptop/notebook in Windows Vista. Basically: In the Control Panel, search “icon” then click “Show or hide common icons on the desktop” (You’ll need to be in the default Vista control panel, rather than the [...]
Photoshop: Rounded Pixelation effect
I was on /wg/ today and someone had posted a desktop screenshot, asking for the original wallpaper. At first glance, it just looked like a basic, pixelated image, but upon closer inspection, the pixels had rounded edges and a slight sharpening effect. The pixels were also on an angle, something not possible with the standard [...]
Photoshop QuickTips: Vintage Colours
To start off my Photoshop tutorials, here is my most popular video tutorial on YouTube. It’s a very simple trick, but not obvious if you’re new to Photoshop. The trick is understanding how Curves work and it’s not specific to Photoshop – you can use curves in Paintshop pro and GIMP for example. One notable [...]