A Tutorial By Magic

[Sean]

Okie Dokie.

Before we get started I must say that the final product isn't brillant. The basic principals that I wll teach can be used to make MUCH better looking images. :roll:

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Step 1
Create a new document with the following dimensions.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/First.jpg
Step 2
Select the paint bucket tool
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Second.jpg
Step 3
Fill the blank workspace, you should get something like this. Cool eh?
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Third.jpg
Step 4
Create a new layer (Keyboard Shortcut Shift + Ctrl + N)
OR
Press Layer > New > Layer
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Fourth.jpg
Step 5
Select the brush tool.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Fifth.jpg
Step 6
Configure your brush,
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Sixth.jpg
Look for this toolbar.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Seventh.jpg
Click on the little drop down arrow next to the Brush: part of the toolbar.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Eight.jpg
You will get a screen like the one below.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Nine.jpg
Select the set of brushes you would like, then select the brush you want.
Step 7
Begin to brush in the opposite colour of the background (If it’s white… paint with black. If it’s black paint with white.)
After a few quick brush strokes you should get something like this.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Tenth.jpg
Note: I used one of the brushes from Natural Brushes 2 and dragged it all over the image.
Step 8
Create a new layer and then switch to the opposite colour of the one you just used to brush over your base background. See step 4 if you don’t know how to create a new layer.
Step 9
Brush some more!
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Eleventh.jpg

[Sean]

Step 10 Repeat steps 8-9 a few times. Feel free to change brushes as I did. Hopefully you will end up with something like this.
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Twelve.jpg

Hint: Just play around until you get something you like, you can adjust opacity of layers as well as delete them if need be.

If you are following Taikara's tutorial (http://www.abandonia.com/forum/index.php?act=ST&f=15&t=7749&st=0#entry164077) you may now return to it.

Step 11
Open the layers window (F7)
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Thirteenth.jpg
Step 12
Press the half black & half white circle.
You will get a drop down like this
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Fourteenth.jpg
Press Colour Balance

Step 13
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Fifteenth.jpg

Browse through Shadows/Midtones/Highlights in turn and adjust the sliders.
Press OK

You will get something like this,

http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Sixteenth.jpg


I used the following:

Highlights -17,+2,+62
Midtones - -76,-64+68
Shadows - -85,0,+26

Step 14

Add your main image.

http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Seventeenth.jpg

Step 15

Add your text, use a suitable font.
For my text I added a 2 pixel stroke and a drop shadow.
To add a Stroke/Drop shadow right click the text layer and select blending options from the drop down menu.

Your image should now look like this.

http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Eighteenth.jpg


Step 16
Add a border.
Mine is a simple 1 pixel line that goes around the entire image. I did this with the pencil tool.

http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Nineteenth.jpg

Hopefully the image you’ve made will look respectable at the very least, this is a very simple image however using these basic principles you’ll soon be able to make some very cool images.

Using the above methods images such as the following can be produced:
http://www.abandonia.com/~tomhenrik/Tutorials/Magic/Twentieth.jpg

:w00t:

[Blood-Pigggy]

Bravo Magic!
Only problem, what program did you use?

[Frodo]

Originally posted by Blood-Pigggy@Sep 30 2005, 09:40 PM
Bravo Magic!
Only problem, what program did you use?
It says in the thread title - Made for www.sovereigncraft.com


:D

[taikara]

who-hoa-hoah.

Methinks I have competition.

Must improve background-making techniques! :D

Seriously, Magic, great job, and I love the font for the first and last example sigs!

[Blood-Pigggy]

Originally posted by Frodo+Sep 30 2005, 04:52 PM****</div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Frodo @ Sep 30 2005, 04:52 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> ******QuoteBegin-Blood-Pigggy@Sep 30 2005, 09:40 PM
Bravo Magic!
Only problem, what program did you use?
It says in the thread title - Made for www.sovereigncraft.com


:D [/b][/quote]
Um, that's just a website with art and stuff.

[taikara]

I'm fairly certain he's using Photoshop... probably version 7.0

[Sean]

Photoshop it is, the tutorial should apply to most graphic editing programs though :)

Ah heres something im about to post in my gallery... I was just resitting the tutorial myself and applying the techniques properly

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v650/Magic265/TonyHawk.jpg

@ Tai, glad you like it.. competition will only make us both better :) :w00t:
@ Piggy, I love you :eeeeeh: Serious though, thanks for the bravo :)

[Urbanraven]

Woooheeee! I will use your tutorial :P great job magic ^_^

[Sean]

Tell me how easy it is/was to understand when your done with it Urb. I'll revise it if neccessary.

[TheVoid]

Great tutorial!
It allowed me to make this thing in less than 5 minutes. I could even make something decent in 10.

Good work! :ok:

[Sean]

Ooo.. thats nice.

Im glad people are actually using the thing :)

[Dino]

Great job, Magic! :ok:

[taikara]

I sort of skipped around some of the steps (and added a few of my own), but my finished product ^_^:

(and if you guys are interested, I might post a plastic text effect tutorial)

[Blood-Pigggy]

Looks awesome Taikara.
I like the text especially.

[Kon-Tiki]

Woah :blink: Really, that's all I can say. Woah :blink: Keep more of these tutorials coming, and from as many people as possible :ok:

[Tom Henrik]

Originally posted by Kon-Tiki@Oct 1 2005, 12:59 AM
Woah :blink: Really, that's all I can say. Woah :blink: Keep more of these tutorials coming, and from as many people as possible :ok:
Okies... :)



MS Paint - How to in "8" easy steps...

Step 1:
Open a new file.

Step 2:
Fill in a nice background

Step 3:
Choose the little pencil.

Step 4:
Create a dot using the left mouse-button.

Step 5 to 10 723:
Repeat step 4.

Step 10 724:
Loose all your work as the file gets corrupted.

Step 10 725:
Curse.

Step 10 726:
Repeat step 5 to 10 723, but save often.
(If you have a girlfriend, spam her down with back-up saves.)



The above is actually a true story ;)
Anyways... the tutorial of yours is brilliant and easy to use, Magic :kosta:

[Sean]

Tai, please do share tutorials !

Text is one of my weakest areas :(

I might be writing a second tutorial later today, depending on the feedback at sovereigncraft.com and whether or not I have enough time.

I glad everybody found it easy to follow :)

[Bobbin Threadbare]

Uhm... There's a problem. I get a weird product. It looks nothing like what yous did.

[Sean]

Originally posted by Bobbin Threadbare@Jan 22 2006, 01:25 PM
Uhm... There's a problem. I get a weird product. It looks nothing like what yous did.
Share it with us?

I'll see if I can see whats wrong if there is anything wrong at all...