Photoshop Tutorials/General Photo Editing links and advice
charlotterose23:
Hey.. Well.. I noticed there was a 'Warming Effect' tutorial for photoshop and some people were having trouble because they had GIMP instead (like not knowing where things were), and I'm not an expert but I thought seeing as I know the answer, I could help you out.
So I made this little tutorial because I was bored.. and I hope it helps.
1) This is the picture I begun with. I wanted to make it look better so I used the following steps to help me...
2) Okay, so first I duplicated the layer and to do this you need to go to Layer > Duplicate Layer. Note: Once you have clicked on this, it will seem as if nothing has happened.
3) Then, I added a Gaussian Blur and to do this you need to go to Filters > Blur > Guassian Blur...
4) A box should then appear. Make sure the preview is selected so that you can see the changes you are making to your work. Then use the small up and down arrows to change the Blur Radius. I think it is best to use between 2-5. Once you have done, click OK. Note: The Blur Radius settings I used for my picture will most probably be different to the settings you need for your picture, thats why it is important to have the preview selected so you can see what is happening. Just play around with the settings until you are happy.
5) Your picture should then turn blurry. Now you need to pull up the Layers dialog. To do this go to File > Dialogs > Layers. The dialog should then appear, make sure the 'Background copy' is selected before moving on to the next step.
6) Then, you need to click on the drop down menu and select 'Overlay'.
7) And that is how you add a 'Warming Effect' to your picture using GIMP. This is the finished product:
Note: My picture was already quite bright to begin with and with the light background the hair merges in a bit. There are a few other steps you can take that can make it look a bit better, I will post them next!
You will need to Flatten the image before you can save it. To do this go to Image > Flatten Image
charlotterose23:
Hey again... This is how I personally edit my pictures using GIMP. I think they turn out pretty well so for those who are having trouble with it, here is a little tutorial. Once again, I'll say I am not an expert, I'm just trying to help.
1) Okay, I had this picture that I had used the warming effect on. I now want to edit it to make it look even better.
First, I pulled up the Layers dialog (File > Dialogs > Layers). I then selected the 'Background' and not the 'Background copy'.
2) Then I wanted to adjust the Brightness and the Contrast. To do this you go to Layer > Colors > Brightness-Contrast... .
3) A box should then appear. Make sure the preview box is selected so that you can see what changes you are making to your work. Then use the up and down arrows to adjust the Brightness and Contrast. When you are happy, click OK. Note: The settings I used will most probably be different to the settings you will use for your image. Just play around until you are happy.
4) Next, I wanted to Sharpen my image. To do this you go to Filters > Enhance > Sharpen...
5) A box should then appear. Once again, make sure the preview box is selected so that you can see what changes you are making to your work. Then use the up and down arrows to adjust the Sharpness. When you are happy, click OK. Note: The settings I used will most probably be different to the settings you will use for your image. Just play around until you are happy.
6) This is what the picture looks like now. I think the Sharpening tool makes the Sims eyes look so much better.
7) Next, I added a Softglow effect. To do this you go to Filters > Artistic > Softglow... .
8 ) A box should then appear. Again, make sure the preview box is selected so that you can see what changes you are making to your work. Then use the up and down arrows to adjust the Glow radius, Brightness and Sharpness . When you are happy, click OK. Note: The settings I used will most probably be different to the settings you will use for your image. Just play around until you are happy.
9) That is basically all I do. But one last thing you must do is Flatten the image. To do this go to Image > Flatten Image.
10) Here is a picture of my finished product:
Remember: Save it!
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charlotterose23:
Hope they helped! xXx
dnj121006:
This is going to hlep me sooo much
EDIT: Now look
dnj121006:
albino for some reason it isnt working for me maybe iwill try in hte morning
EDIT:nvm It worked sorry
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