Photoshop Journal #028

Finnally, a water color tutorial that worked out well for me! I guess a third time is a charm! (Remember Journal #003 & Journal #023?) This winning tutorial came from psy-dude.com. I must say, I'm pleased with the results!

Photoshop Journal #027

Here is another Boston photo of mine, this time with a tilt shift look to it thanks to photoshopessentials.com's tutorial. This was actually a lot of fun and simple to do. It reminds me of my friend Justin's photo of San Francisco!

Photoshop Journal #026

This arial photo of Boston I took is made more interesting with the infrared glow technique from photoshopessentials.com. I learned some ways to adjust black and white images from this tutorial, which will help me further down the road for sure. So while this tutorial may have been simple, it has been a very helpful lesson.

Photoshop Journal #025

Here is another comic tutorial, from sulfar. The tutorial leaves a lot of room for personal choices, which is why maybe my photo didn't come out quite like the sample. However, I still think my photo came out really interesting. I'm going to have to use some of the techniques in this tutorial again.

Photoshop Journal #024

This filmstrip tutorial from psd-dude.com was super frustrating. It may look simple, but it requires making a vector image in Photoshop. I will never understand people who use Photoshop for vector images, and Illustrator for rastor images. It can be done, but the tools are not designed for it and that made making the filmstrip and the holes super annoying. If I were to do this again without following the tutorial, I would make the filmstrip in illustrator and just import the touched up photo in there and call it a day.

Photoshop Journal #023

Well, I'm just not doing very well with watercolor tutorials. As you might recall, my Journal #003 was also a watercolor, and it didn't turn out so well. I decided to try a different watercolor tutorial, this time from kailoon.com, and it also didn't turn out too well. I mean, I like the final result, but it doesn't look too much like water color. Perhaps I needed more color in my image?

Photoshop Journal #022

This pop art tutorial from pinkzap.com is pretty clever. I'm going to have to use this nifty little trick again!

Photoshop Journal #021

This bubble tutorial from goscreative was easy to follow. My bubble however didn't turn out quite like the sample, but I believe that to be a cause of the photograph and not the technique. Overall, it's a fun way to add some whimsy to a photo.

Photoshop Journal #020

I'm not super happy with psd.tutsplus.com's "Super Slick Dusky Lighting Effects" tutorial. I think my image looks a bit silly, and I couldn't work it to make it pop like the sample photo. 

Photoshop Journal #019

This was a really simple tutorial, but it is a good introduction to lighting effects. It's by photoshopessentials.com.