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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/14/2005
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Yeah, I know. I do charge for the courses, but I still like to help people out. That is just me.
Thanks for all of your comments.
Judi
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Bryan Steffy
{K:4910} 5/13/2005
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Judi! thanks for the lesson!!! this is wonderful.. i love the effect... yet again you give away free advice.... you should charge!
b
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eva barbera - bside
{K:491} 5/9/2005
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beautiful colors and composition.. great shot.
congrats I like it.
good work in PS
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/6/2005
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Aww...thanks Miguel. You are very sweet.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/6/2005
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Hehehehe...that is so cute. Thanks Gio.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/6/2005
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Anytime Hanggan. Glad I could help you.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/6/2005
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That is fantastic. I am very proud of you Kareem. Keep up the great work.
Judi
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Miguel Andrade
{K:5463} 5/6/2005
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Learning from the best... great work my friend
regards, Miguel
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gio4love .
{K:14469} 5/5/2005
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well...you won't belive it Judi and I'm afraid I have to admit I am a teacher of English...I beg your pardon...LOL see you soon
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 5/5/2005
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LoL!! Now why didn't I think of that? Opening the help menu in PS!!!
Thank you so much, Judi...:)
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Kareem Hamdan
{K:3180} 5/5/2005
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wow! very nice, ok here is my last work on photoshop, it is for prof guys, it took from 2 hours, it is actully an exercize, not easy at all, this one can be changed to blue one, so I can make my brother mr.freeze for example.
I have many issues of computer art megazine. it is in june 2004
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Thankyou so much Randy. I am pleased that I can help people with this area.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Thanks Gio...I am so pleased you like it. What do you teach?
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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I am so pleased my friend that I could share this with you all. I am hoping to upload about one a week to give you all some ideas.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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I am so pleased you can use this Marian. That's great.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Thanks SK. I have included the link for the finished image.
http://www.usefilm.com/image/782822.html
Here are the links to the first series that had the skies in the original images.
http://www.usefilm.com/image/763827.html
http://www.usefilm.com/image/762554.html
http://www.usefilm.com/image/762237.html
http://www.usefilm.com/image/760255.html
http://www.usefilm.com/image/759906.html
http://www.usefilm.com/image/759370.html
I hope this is what you were after.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Thanks Larry. I hope this helps you, as I am sure you are trainable.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Hey, I just saw the image you did....hehehehe...that is just naughty.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Hi Hanggan. Thankyou for your kind words. I am including the description of "Muliply" and "Overlay" from the Help area.
Overlay
Combines the Multiply and Screen blend modes. If the color channel value of underlying layers is less than half the maximum value, the Multiply blend mode is used. If the color channel value is greater than or equal to half the value, the Screen blend mode is used. The Overlay blend mode shows patterns or colors of the selected layer while preserving the shadows and highlights of underlying layers.
Multiply
Combines the colors of the selected layer with the underlying layers to produce a darker color. Multiplying any color with black produces black. Multiplying any color with white leaves the color unchanged.
I hope this helps.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/5/2005
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Thankyou so much Al for your honest words. With regards to the opacity of the cloud layer please look at 'Step 2'. I state in there that instead of changing the blend mode to Multiply as most people would in this case...I changed the blend mode to Overlay. This is what the help area states about the 'Overlay' option.
Overlay
Combines the Multiply and Screen blend modes. If the color channel value of underlying layers is less than half the maximum value, the Multiply blend mode is used. If the color channel value is greater than or equal to half the value, the Screen blend mode is used. The Overlay blend mode shows patterns or colors of the selected layer while preserving the shadows and highlights of underlying layers.
I hope that helps.
Judi
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Lucas L
{K:12145} 5/5/2005
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so lovely done!!!!
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Randy Lorance
{K:24769} 5/5/2005
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I wouldn't say that this original version sans clouds is necessarily less dramatic an image than the other version, I like them both. A pure blue sky can be powerful too, and here kind of reinforces the feeling of 'free'.
Thank you for your in depth lesson on your tecnique, I'm sure it's a help to a lot of us.
Randy
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gio4love .
{K:14469} 5/4/2005
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Well, a great photographer and a super teacher...what should we need to wish more? Thank you for your lesson (being myself a teacher I know what I mean...)LOL
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Hanggan Situmorang
{K:37833} 5/4/2005
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Wonderful, Judi. Thank you for the lesson. The picture is awesome. What is the difference between "overlay" and "multiply", anyway? I've never used those features before. I always put it in 'normal'...
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arwa abdullah
{K:34415} 5/3/2005
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Judi! This is just the BEST PS lesson I?ve ever taken!!! Thank you my friend!
I added it to my favorites to come back to it later
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Marian Man
{K:80636} 5/3/2005
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ooo I like this one...more than the other with your little girl in the dark...... fine work as always!!! and thank you for the "lesson" if you only knew how I needed this info!!!!!! :)
all the best to you dear Judi
Marian
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Sarv Soham
{K:59} 5/3/2005
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Your compositions amaze me. I would definitely like to see the original picture in color with the dark clouds.
I have not been able to catch the fury of the sky the way I wish to so far but soon. Guess that's what I have next in mind. Maybe I will have to fly to a more marshy land & wait for the dark skies. LOL!!!
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Al Ungar
{K:4626} 5/3/2005
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Judi, great lesson in the use of PS and I'll use for similar things. I do however like this color version. It is bold and the subject really stands out. It gives one a feel of happiness as compared to the darker side the B&W version. All depends on the message you want to send.
Reading back it seems like a step is missing. If the Clouds layer is 100% opacity, how does the girl show through?
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Larry Quigley
{K:12887} 5/3/2005
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Thanks a lot for the lesson, Judi. I lot of us know only very basic PS and get lost beyound that. It will be interesting, as Larry Fosse says, to see if we are trainable. I hope so. Thanks again for going to the trouble to document all this. Larry
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 5/3/2005
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Hahahahaha!!!!!!!!!
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Thanks Armando....but nah...she is very sure footed. If you saw half the things she did...even your beard would fall out.
Judi
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ARMANDO ALCÁZAR
{K:42404} 5/3/2005
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wonderful pic but dangerous place for the Little Ret Riding Hood , hahaha!!
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Thanks so much Ciana. This is only basic work. Manipulation of images can go from one extreme to another. I hope to upload a tutorial each week to help you all discover the joys of photo imaging.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Of course you are my friend.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Thanks Jeanette. Yes I do teach this type of work and write tuts all the time.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Awww...thanks Ben. I hope you get some good use out of it.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Thanks Rafael. I hope you get plenty of good images out of this technique.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Aww...thanks Angelo. But in a way you are right. You cannot turn a bad image into a good one.....but you can turn a good image into a bad one....hmmmm!! LOL!!
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Thanks so much Ellen. Yes, I understand what you were saying and many things could be done to alter this image. If you actually have a look at the finished piece the cloth is darker. I used the burn tool on a couple of areas. But that is another lesson....LOL!!
I look forward to seeing your results.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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That is okay Patrizio. As long as you enjoyed it.
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Thanks babe. I am so pleased you could enjoy it. I look forward to seeing your results.
Judi
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C W
{K:4458} 5/3/2005
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Thank you for your step by step directions! I never knew so many manipulations could be done to a photo. During my summer holiday, I intend to read up on Photoshop CS and try such things. Thanks again for the lesson. I love this series, particularly the color shots. Well done!
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Larry Fosse
{K:66493} 5/3/2005
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We'll see whether I'm trainable!
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vito lentini
{K:13130} 5/3/2005
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hi judi anotre strong work my compliments . The association of the color purple in the blue sky is fantastic ! ciao vito++++++++
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Jeanette Hägglund
{K:59855} 5/3/2005
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Excellent in colour too! Judi, your are a great teacher, pherhaps you are also? ;) Thanks for the descripsion.
Jeanette
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Ben Mok
{K:4084} 5/3/2005
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Mate I don't know what you are talking about the day went badly. But i think the original shot is beautiful! I have added this to my favourite and will try out your hinters one day.
Thankyou Guru!
Ben
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Raf D
{K:9223} 5/3/2005
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Great version, a bit less dramatic than B&Wm but the colours steal the show!!! thanks for taking the time to explain, I know my learning curve is very steep, this will definetly come handy. Too bad I can't practice at work :) :) :) -- Cheers, Rafael
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greg goodwin
{K:7089} 5/3/2005
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fabulous work Judi... very artistic..
Greg
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Angelo Villaschi
{K:49617} 5/3/2005
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Thank you for the lesson, Judi. I'm sure it will come in handy one day. Too often people keep these steps as if it's some dear secret. But you know that it isn't the PS technique that is the secret of this image: the key was the preparation and the wonderfully dramatic images and compositions you took in the first place!
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Ellen Smith
{K:14418} 5/3/2005
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So you don't cut her out or knock out the background just overlay the clouds , so to speak?
Interesting. Also you could have used the perspective tool to tweek the clouds and positioned a lighter one behind the blowing cloth to get a little more contrast.
I've got to try this method, I've always used the magic tools...I get so irritated with the dancing ants. Thanks so much for sharing this Judi.
Best wishes,
Ellen
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Mark Evans
{K:17428} 5/3/2005
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Excellent judi !! thanks for sharing my friend !! cheers .. marky .
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Rosario Esposito
{K:9796} 5/3/2005
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Spiegare aiuta gli altri a capire Brava per la foto e per la lezione.
-Rosario-
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Girish Chonkar
{K:6903} 5/3/2005
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Wonderful shot Judi, great work from you. You are using good techniques here. I liked this technique.
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patrizio napolitano
{K:13119} 5/3/2005
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I don't succeed in understanding what write!
but a beautiful photo doesn't have need to be described
compliments for the beautiful photo
patrizio
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Dave Stacey
{K:150877} 5/3/2005
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Nice lesson, Judi! Thanks for all your time and trouble assembling the details!
Dave.
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Kelly
{K:20268} 5/3/2005
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O.K.... i have added this to my favs and am going to try it.... will let you know how it goes.... THANKS JUD...
kel
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Step 4
Flatten your image and Save As your preferred title.
And that is it.
Too easy. Here is the finished image and the larger version can be seen here.... http://www.usefilm.com/image/782822.html
Good Luck
Judi
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Step 3
Now to Layers/New Adjustment Layer and select Channel Mixer. By doing this you are not permanently altering any of the layers below but the settings you choose will alter the look of the layers below but allowing you to alter them later whilst still working on the image. This is a great hint for when you are doing large amounts of layers.
Here is a snapshot of the Channel Mixer. Make sure the monochrome is ticked as this will make it BW. Alter your red/green/blue sliders until you have your image to where you want.
Sometimes you will need to tweak certain areas of the layers below. You can still do that without affecting your channel mixer.
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Here is the Layer Palette.
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André Bermak
{K:14443} 5/3/2005
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YO!!!!!!Lindíssima composição.Excelente trabalho!!!!
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Judi Liosatos
{K:34047} 5/3/2005
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Step 2.
I then opened the Original Sky Image that you can see below. Go to Select All. Copy and then close the original.
Go to your Girl image and Paste as a New Layer.
Now I didn't want the rocks in the sky image so I reduced the opacity (top right of the Layer Palette) of the sky layer so I could just see the girl layer. Then I went to Transform and stretched the sky image until no rocks were over the original. When you are happy with the layout click ok and increase the opacity to 100%.
Now most people would then change the sky layer blend to Multiply (top left of the layer palette) but in this case I chose overlay. I know it looks pretty yucky by this stage.
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