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Well recently we have been receiving constant email request from our regular readers for a photoshop tutorial that shows how do photoshop masters do the shining effect on their texts.

And we think it’s about time to make that request, actually its the first time since we started this blog, that we used the suggestion of a reader. So for this tutorial we will be doing a shining text effect. In this tutorial we will be learning how photoshop brush can be used in variety of ways.

So lets gets this photoshop tutorial on the roll. We will be making this simple shining text effect:

Step 1: So starting off with the tutorial we will first setup our canvass, any size will do but i did mine 640X480 pixels. Now lets give it a background color#FFD456.

Step 2: Now we have our canvass set, we now make the text were gonna place the effect, so with our text Type Tool(T) we write anything on the canvass. So go on ahead and type anything you want on the canvass. I typed “SPARKLE & SHINE” on mine.

Note: In choosing the font for your effect, try to use a much wider or bold type font to fit this effect, but in any case you have chosen a slim typed of font it will do just fine.

We now apply this settings for our text to be more prettier. Just copy the settings below or adjust it to your liking:

Step 3: Now we move to the step where we setup our brush tip for the shining effect. But before that we must create a new transparent layer on our PSD file. So we go to File>Layer>New Layer (Ctrl+Shft+N) and we name this layer “Shine”.

Onto our brush tip setting, click on our Brush Tip template we choose “Crosshatch” 1 or 4.

Note:By the way “Crosshatch” brush tip is one of the default brush tip for photoshop. If ever you don’t see the brush tip crosshatch, just click on the Load Brush button and select Assorted Brush and the click OK.

Step 4:Now we apply the Crosshatch brush to complete our Shining Effect on our text. Before we apply it though, we must make sure that we are using the White color for your brush. Moving on, select the “Shine” layer we just previously created and then apply the brush effect on selected parts of the text to make it look like its shining. Just like so:

Note: You can adjust the brush tip size to make variation with the shine size to make it more realistic. You can adjust the size by pressing the ([) to make it smaller and (]) to make it bigger. Or you can simply click on the brush tip and drag the Master Diameter to adjust the brush tip size.

Here’s the final artwork we have made:

There’s really many things you can do with photoshop brush from making the actual artwork, or even using it to enhance your design or logo. To learn more on how to use photoshop brush you can visit our photoshop tutorial page and watch our online videos. Also you can try and download our huge collection of artistic photoshop brushes, for more effects to choose from. Get it right our photoshop brush page and start making awesome effects.

In this tutorial we will be doing a cool comic book effect that will give an interesting and dramatic effect to our ordinary photo.

So we now open now our image in photo shop, I choose this image.

Step 1: Convert the image to Black and White

We’ll start off by saturating our image if its colored. We go to Image>Adjustments>Desaturate (Ctrl+Shift+U).

Then to achieve our target effect we will add levels effect to our image to make it look
like it is inked.. to do that.. go to Image>Adjustments>Levels

For my image I used these values to achieve the desired effect

Step 2: Create the comic effect

Now we have our inked effect image, we will now add the comic effect on the image. First we will create a new layer go to Layer>New>Layer or (Ctrl+Shift+N). Then well going to fill it with a color 50% gray go to Image>Fill>Use 50% Gray

At the moment our layers would look like this..

Now we select our gray layer and then add a noise go to Filter>Noise>Add Noise Amount 400%, Distribution: Gaussian, and check the Monochromatic. then click OK..

Next on the same layer, go to Filter>Blur>Motion Blur use the setting Angle:90 Distance:999 then click OK.. Your canvass should look like this..


Note: for large canvass, you will find it different, so you will have to repeat the motion blur filter repeatedly until you get the straight lines. Or simply by pressing the shortcut key ctrl+F5.

Now before we go any further, we will duplicate first our stripe Layer, select the layer right click and select duplicate layer or go to Layer>Duplicate Layer

After that we will now skew a litlle bit the stipes layer go to Edit>Transform>Skew

I made mine like this.

Then we change the blending option of the skewed image to Vivid Light and then add Levels to the layer to achieve our desired effect, I used this level values (Show Level images)

And then on the duplicated stripe layer, repeat the instruction on the original stripe layer
but on this time skew the stripe layer just a little less than before.

Here’s the result of the settings… Cool huh?

Now to make things interesting.. we will add a dialogue balloon, just like the ones we usually see on the comics.. Just use the ellipse shape tool to create a big circle on the shape layer, add a triangle shape to the balloons… using the pen tool..

And then we add effect to the balloon by adding a layer a black stroke, select the shape layer and then right click select blending options select the stroke option. I used these values for my image.

(see layer settings below)

And to add some text, we use the text tool

Here’s the result of our tutorial..

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Since halloween season is coming soon. I thought about making this is a simple tutorial on how you can make a stone statue effect from a picture with Photoshop. On this tutorial it is highly recommended that you use a close up portrait of a woman/man or animal whichever you prefer as long as it is a close up one.

You can find and download the stone texture image here at Free Stockphotos.com

Lets start and Have fun!

Step1. Open your portrait (File>Open or Ctrl+O).. so I choose this photo of my friend.

Step 2. We will now Desaturate Our photo; Image>Adjustments>Desaturate or Shift+Control+U.

Step 3. Now open and find our stone texture file that we will use for the effect. Now and drag it into your face photo. Change the layer Blend mode to Multiply.(layer blending) and Merge the two Layers Ctrl+E or Layer>Flatten Image.

Step 4. Now we need to eliminate the eyes. So using our pentool (P) draw a path around the left eye and make a selection (go to your Paths Pallet, click on the work path, and click the ‘Load Path as a Selection’ in the bottom of your pallete) or Ctrl+Enter.

Step 5. Use the clone tool (S) and select an area of the stone texture as your source and clone it around the eye. Choose your Blur(R) tool, and smooth the edges of the new eye. Here’s what I come up with:

Step 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 to do the right eye.

Step 7. To add a spookiness effect and complete our effect for our statue: we now Create a New layer, choose gradient tool, set radial gradient, white to black and apply it to your new layer (Show gradient). and then change the Blending mode to Linear Burn, then play around with the Opacity for your desired result. I used Opacity 69% and then Fill 50% to achieve this effect.

Heres my final result

This effect is perfect for this coming Halloween season. Impress and scare your friends learning this photoshop effect. What are you waiting for? Try this and turn your friends into scary stone portrait.

Also don’t forget that we will be giving away more cool and scarier tutorials for you to use this coming Halloween. And keep tune in our blog and check out more cool tutorials at photoshopbag.com