Craete Hand Drawn Design in Photoshop

There are several ways to create hand drawn images — you can create it from scratch in Photoshop or you can scan an actual hand drawn sketch. Personally, I like to use a scanned drawing because you get a realistic drawing texture. Here is a quick tutorial to show you how to create a hand drawn design in Photoshop using the blending mode and alpha channel.

The Final outcome will be like followings:


Step 01

Create From Scratch in Photoshop
If you have a tablet, you can simply draw the sketch by using the brush tool.







Don’t Have a Tablet?

If you don’t have a tablet, you can create the artwork in Adobe Illustrator and then imitate a hand drawing effect in Photoshop.
First draw a vector illustration. Then import it in Photoshop. Use a grungy brush and gently erase select parts of the image. Use the Blur tool to create the smug effect.





Step 02

Scan It
The easiest way — scan the drawing and set the layer blending mode to Multiply.






Step 03

Invert Color
If you want to have a white color stroke instead of black — go to menu Image > Adjustments > Invert (or press shortcut Cmd+i) and then select Screen blending mode.





Step 04

Create Color Gradients
What if you want more than just a black or white stroke (ie. colors gradients)? Then you will have to extract the drawing from the white background. A simple way to do this is by using alpha channel.
• Copy (Cmd+C) the drawing.
• In the Channels palette, create a new channel. Then paste the drawing in the new channel.
• Invert (Cmd+i) the channel layer.






Step 05

Go back to the Layers palette, create a new layer. Go to menu Select > Load Selection. In the Load Selection prompt box, select Channel: "Alpha 1" (which is the name of the alpha channel I created earlier).





Shortcut Tip: the shortcut for loading a channel selection is Cmd + Opt + any number key (ie. 1, 2, 3).



Step 06

Fill Selection
With the channel selection loaded, you can fill it with any color.




Step 07

Using It In The Design
For the purpose of this tutorial, I’m going to show you how to incorporate your hand drawing on a female model.

First, cut out the model.




Step 08

Fill the background with some sort of light glowing gradients.



Step 09

Paste the drawing on top of the model. Lock the layer transparency. Play around with the color gradients.


Step 10

Duplicate the drawing in the background to add more details to the image and finally got the desired image:





Now try this technique on your image and have fun :-)


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How to Create the Face of a Greedy Monkey

This tutorial will help you create a simple illustration of a monkey face. It uses the Ellipse Tool, the Pen Tool, the Rectangle Tool, the Crystallize Tool or the Gradient Tool. For the the shadow effects you’ll use some classic effects like the Inner Glow or the Gaussian Blur.

This is what you'll be creating:


Step 01

Create a 700×700px document. Select the Ellipse Tool(L) and create a squeezed shape like the one shown in image #1. Create a copy of this shape, select it then hold Shift+Alt and resize it as shown in image #2. For the moment make this shape invisible(click on the eye icon from the Layers pallete). Reselect the Ellipse Tool(L) and create another squeezed shape as shown in image #3. Select the visible shapes, click on the Horizontal Align Center button from the Align pallete then click on the Unite button from the Pathfinder pallete. Select the resulting shape, pick the Direct Selection Tool(A), select the top anchor point (image #5) and move it a few pixels down (image #6). Next, pick the Cristallize Tool and click in the top area to get a simple hair effect. Finally, name this shape “Head”, fill it with R=157 G=110 B=33 and add the Inner Glow shown below.




Step 02

Turn on the visibility for the shape created in the previous step. Fill it with the color and the gradient shown in the image below. Create two copies of this shape. Select the second one and move it a few pixels down. Next, select both copies and click on the Minus Front button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill the resulting shape with R=188 G=140 B=63.




Step 03

Now, let’s create the eyes. First the contour. Reselect the Ellipse Tool(L) and create a shape like the on eshown in image #1. Duplicate this shape and move it to the left. Group these two shape (select them and hit Ctrl+G). Select this group along with the “Head” shape. Pick to the Selection Tool(V), click on the border of “Head” (it should get bold) then click on the Horizontal Align Center button from the Align pallete. Next, select only the group, switch to the Direct Selection Tool(A), select the top anchor points (hold Shift to select more then one anchor points) and move them several pixels down (image #4). Once again select the group and click on the Unite button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill the resulting shape with the color and the radial gradient shown in the image below.



Step 04

Now, to create the eyeballs select the Elipse Tool(L) and make two shapes as shown in image #1. Align them like you did in the previous step then select the top anchors points and move them a fex pixels down. Fill these two shapes with R=255 G=255 B=255 then add the Inner Glow shown below. Reselect the Ellipse Tool(L) create two squeezed shapes (image #5) and fill them with R=51 G=51 B=51.




Step 05

Let’s continue with the eyelids. Duplicate the eyeballs. Once again, select the Ellipse Tool(L) and create an ellipse that intersect with the top of the eyeballs. Select this new shape along the copies of the eyeballs and click on the Divide button from the Pathfidner pallete. From the newly created group keep only the two shape that intersect with the eyeballs. Fill them both with R=219 G=170 B=93 then with the gradients shown in image #4 and #5.





Step 06

Pick the Ellipse Tool(L), create a shape like the one shown in image #1, apply the Arc effect (Effect > Warp > Arc) shown below then go to Object > Expand Appearance. Name the resulting shape “Nose” and fill it with R=248 G=171 B=164 and with the gradients shown in image #4 and #5.



Step 07

Create two copies of “Nose”. Select the second copy and move it a few pixels up. Next, select both copies and click on the Minus Front button from the Pathfider pallete. Fill the resulting shape with R=229 G=105 B=116 (opacity: 20%) and with the gradient shown in image #3.



Step 08

Next, are the nostrils. Grab the Ellipse Tool(L), create a squeezed shape and rotate it as shown in image #1. Fill it with R=245 G=148 B=154 and with the gradient shown in image #2. Create two copies of this shape, select the second copy and move it two pixels up an one to the left. Now, select both copies and click on the Minus Front button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill the resulting shape with R=231 G=123 B=123. Duplicate these two shapes move them to the left and flip them horizontally (with the Reflect Tool or Object > Transform > Reflect).



Step 09

Select the Ellipse Tool(L) and create a shape like the one shown in image #1. Fill this shape with none and add a 21pt stroke aligned to center (for the moment choose any color you want). Select this shape, pick the Direct Selection Tool(A), click on the top anchor point and hit Delete. Now, select the remaining path, go to the Appearance panel, click on Stroke (the text), click on the Round Cap button then go to Object > Expand. Fill the resulting shape with R=103 G=68 B=22 and with the gradient shown in image #5.




Step 10

Let’s continue with the ears. Select the Ellipse Tool(L) and create a shape like the one shown in image #1. Fill this shape with R=129 G=83 B=6 then duplicate it. Select this copy then hold Shift+Alt and resize it (image #2). Fill this shape with R=233 G=184 B=107. Now, to make a discrete shadow effect, duplicate the shape filled with R=129 G=83 B=6 and “Head” shape. Move the copy of “Head” a few pixels to the right and down then select both copies and click on the Intersect button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill the resulting shape with R=0 G=0 B=0 then lower its opacity to 20%. Move these three shapes in the bottom of the Layer panel.



Step 11

Duplicate the two shapes that form the right ear. Move these copies to the left (image #1). Duplicate the bigger shape then pick the Ellipse Tool(L) and create a shape like the one shown in image #2. Select this new shape along with the copy previously created and click on the Intersect button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill the resulting shape with the gradient shown in image #3 and lower its opacity to 30%.



Step 12

To make the tongue, select the Pen Tool(P) and create a shape like the one shown in image #1. Duplicate the shape of the mouth. Select this copy along with the shape of the tongue and click on the Divide button from the Pathfinder pallete. Now, your new group should have five shapes. Select the shapes indicated in image #3 (delete the rest) and click on the Unite button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill the resulting shape with R=193 G=39 B=45 and with the gradients shown in images #5 and #6.



Step 13

Create two copies of the tongue. Select the second copy and move it a few pixels to the right. Select both copies and click on the Minus Front button from the Pathfidner pallete. Fill the resulting shape with R=195 G=74 B=75. Select the Pen Tool(P) and create a shape like the one shown in image #3. Create a new copy of the tongue. Select it along with the previously created shape and click on the Intersect button from the Pathfinder pallete. Fill this newly created shape with R=137 G=21 B=24 and lower its opacity to 30%.



Step 14

Select the Ellipse Tool(L) and create three small circles like those shown in image #1. Duplicate them, move them to the right and flip them horizontally.




Step 15

Duplicate “Face” and the shapes that form the ears. Select these copies and click on the Unite button from the Pathfinder pallete. Select the resulting shape and hit Shift + Ctrl + [ to move it to the back (in the botom of the Layers panel). Move this new shape a few pixels down and to the right, fill it with R=0 G=0 B=0, lower its opacity to 20% and add a 5px Gaussian Blur. Finally, for the background, select the Rectangle Tool(M), create a 700×700px shape (the size of your Artboard) and fill it with the gradient shown below (don’t forget to move this final shape in the bottom of the Layer panel).




Now your greedy monkey is done. Here is how it should look like.



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Photoshop Tutorial: Streams of Dusty Light

We are going to know how to make streams of dusty light using Photoshop.Now select an appropriate photographs for making the dusty light. We will use this picture that I took in the Arlington Cemetery for this tutorial.

Step 1:

Go to Select>Color Range

Step 2:

Make sure you have the Selection Radio button selected, select the sampled colors box, and choose highlights. Click Okay.

Step 3:

Hit Ctrl + J (This will make a new layer by grabbing only what was selected in the previous layer). Hit Ctrl + J again or just duplicate the top layer.

Step 4:

With the top layer selected, go to Filter>Radial Blur.

Step 5:

Take the amount all the way to 100, select Zoom, and select Best quality. Now the most important part of the whole process is that you position the center of the blur at the direction of the source of light. For instance in our picture our source of light is coming from the almost the center of the left side of the image, so we will position the radial blur there. Now click Okay.

Step 6:

Now hit Ctrl + F (This is a shortcut that applies the last filter to the layer) 2 more time, or simply repeat the previous step 2 more times.

With the top layer still selected, Hit Ctrl + J 2 more times, or simply duplicate the top layer 2 more times. (If the light is still not showing up well, duplicate until you get the desired amount of light)

Merge all of the 3 zoomed layers into one. (You can do this by hitting Ctrl + E twice. Make sure you have the top layer selected, or you will merge the wrong layers.)

Step 7:

With the top layer still selected (The ones we just merged), Go to Filter>Gaussian Blur.

Step 8:

Select a radius of 1.5 and click Okay.

Step 9:

You will have a bit of excessive blur so you can touch that up by using a soft edge brush, and using the edges to lightly take away the excess. Press E, or go to your tools menu and select the brush.

Go to your brush Selection at the top, and select a 100 pixel soft edge round brush. Now just take the edge around the excess and gently take out the excess. Select the layer under the top layer.

Hit Ctrl + L to pull up your levels or go to Image>Adjustments>Levels

Step 10:

Pull the third tab to the right over to the left until you reach a bright hi-light for the image. Now click Okay.

Step 11:

With the middle layer still selected, go to Filter>Blur>Gaussian Blur.

Change the radius to 2.5 and click Okay.

That’s it, you are done. If you want to give it more of a real effect, I would recommend grabbing your very bottom layer (The original, or base layer), and adjusting the levels so is becomes a bit darker (Try sliding your middle slider to the right).

Enjoy working with your selected images. Have fun :-)

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How to erase the backgroud using eraser tool

Today we are discussing about how easily erase a background of an image might done with in a very short time!let's have a look :

Step 1

Open an image you want to change the background color on.

Duplicate the Background layer by pressing Ctrl+J. You will see in the Layers panel that this added a new layer that's an exact duplicate above the Background called Layer 1.

Step 2

Create the new color layer.

Before we actually create the new Layer we have to choose the color we want our new Background to be.

You do that by choosing that color from the Color Picker for the Foreground Color which is located at the bottom of the Toolbox. Actually there are two squares at the bottom of the Toolbox. The top square represents the Foreground Color and the bottom one represents the Background Color (not to be confused with the Background in our Layers panel).

First press the letter D on your keyboard. That will assure that the Foreground and Background Colors are set to their Default state where the Foreground is black and the Background is white as shown below.

Click on the Foreground Color square to open the Color Picker dialog box. This is where you select the color for your new Background.

I'm going to choose blue for my color but you can choose any color you want.

The Color Picker gives you several options for choosing a color. You can use the slider on the vertical color bar or click inside the big color area and move the circle around to get different colors.

You can also enter HSB, RGB, or Hexadecimal values. You'll get the hang of how it works by playing around in there for awhile.

The color you have selected will be on the top half of the current/new box in the Color Picker.

Now you will see your Foreground Color is changed to the color you just chose in the Color Picker.

Go to your Layers panel and click on the Background Layer to make it active. Click on the the square icon with the curled up corner in the Layers panel to create a new Layer above the Background Layer called Layer 2.

Press AltBackspace to fill Layer 2 with the Foreground color.

Step 3

Set-up the Background Eraser Tool.

Go to the Toolbox and click on the Background Eraser Tool. It looks like an eraser with a scissors over it. It might be hidden under the Eraser tool. Click and hold on the tiny black arrow next to the Eraser to see it, and then choose it from there.

Go up to the Options bar. In the Limits field you can choose either Contiguous or Discontiguous. Select Discontiguous and set the Tolerance field to 50% for now.

Put your cursor over your image and you will see a circle with a cross in the center. The circle indicates the size of your Eraser and the cross is the "hotspot" of the Background Eraser.

If you had chosen Contiguous that would mean that whatever color the hotspot was over would be erased within the circle, but only if those color pixels were right next to each other.

By selecting Discontiguous, it will still only erase the color under the hotspot but that color doesn't have to be connected to the pixels right under the hotspot. As long as that color is within the circle it will be erased. This will be helpful when we erase the background around strands of hair as you will see.

Step 4

Erase the Background.

Go to your Layers panel and make sure it looks like the image below with Layer 1 (the duplicate of the Background layer) at the top and Layer 2 (your color Layer) between Layer 1 and the Background.

Click on Layer 1 to make sure it's the active layer. Now move your cursor over a white part of the photo and start erasing by dragging your mouse. As you erase the white away the color from the Layer below will show through.

Continue erasing but don't get too close to the part of the photo you want to keep. In this case the woman. Erase all of the Background except for the area right next to the person.

Now let's zoom in to finish it off.

Click on the Zoom tool from the Toolbox to make it active. It's near the top and looks like a magnifying glass. Click once on your photo near the edge of the person and your photo will be enlarged to 200%. You can see in the image below where I circled in red the Zoom percentage.

Look at the image below and notice where the Background Eraser cursor is. The hotspot is over a white area so all the white within the cursor circle should be erased when I click the mouse.

The image below is the same shot after I clicked the mouse. It did erase all the white area that was within the circle of the Background Eraser. But notice where I circled in red inside the hair you can see some blue showing through.

Why is that? Well it has to do with that Tolerance setting in the Options bar. Remember we left it at 50%.

The Tolerance tells Elements how similar the color under the hotspot has to be to be affected by the Background Eraser. A low tolerance setting erases areas that are very similar to the color under the hotspot. A high tolerance erases a wider range of colors.

Since our click included some of the lighter areas of the hair that means our Tolerance was set too high for that area. If you run into that problem press Ctrl+Z to undo the eraser. Then go up to the Options bar and try lowering the tolerance 10 or 20% and try again. You will find that for different parts of the photo you might have to use different Tolerance settings.

For instance when I erased the area next to her sweater there was a slight white line left around the edge of the sweater. Since the Background was so light and the sweater so dark I could really crank up the Tolerance setting. I redid the erasing in that area and the line went away.

Now lets look at the fly away hair area. This is an example of why we set the Limits field in the Options bar to Discontiguous.

Notice where my cursor is in the image below. The hotspot is over a white area, but within the Background Eraser circle there is not only white but also some hair. If we had set the Limits field in the Options bar to Contiguous, only the white on the left side of the hair would be erased. That's because Contiguous tells the Background Eraser to only effect areas that are the same color as the pixels under the hotspot and also right next to each other.

But since we chose Discontiguous, Elements knows that any pixels that are the same color as those under the hotspot and are within the circle of the cursor should be erased.

Let's see what happens.

You can see from the image below that after we clicked the mouse that all the white (the color under the hotspot) was erased. Not just the white that was surrounded by other white. Exactly what we wanted!

As a finishing touch, I used the Smudge tool (it might be hiding under the Blur tool) at a Strength setting of 20% and made the brush size very small. Then I dragged it along the edge of the hair on Layer 1 to make a smoother transition to the Color background.

That was a lot of information to absorb, but the more you use the Background Eraser the more sense it will make to you.

Here's a before and after of my photo:



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