Learned something new!!!!!

[elli]

So haven't checked my friendlist.
Went to the suckiest party ever last night. Complete waste of my time.

I slept very long today. This is exciting because it hasn't happened in over two months!

Anyways. I am working on something right now, three things actually that I wanna try to get done before the finals start. Which is in three weeks. Got distracted cos I had this Photoshoppy idea. I wanted an effect and I had this idwa on how to do it.
And guess what, it actually worked!

So here's a little totally senseless graphic. SV-related of course.
Might write a tutorial on this!

Comments

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

I love the colours and the soft focus effect in this. Do write the tutorial - I'll read it for sure!

[elli.livejournal.com]

Thanks Signe!!!

I remember we talked about this. And I asked you how to do it and you told me it's a simple command in (pain shop pro?) and now I figured out how to do it in Photoshop!

So I'm all hyped. Totally. I'll write the tutorial for sure. For SVART probably!

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

I use Photoshop too! Was it the high contrast, then Gaussian Blur, then blending it thing?

I've been having fun blending layers - so many different effects from the same starting point.

I need to hunt down some more brushes though - I've got sites bookmarked, so I need to go through them, as I'm using the same few brushes all the time.

[elli.livejournal.com]

aaaaaaahhhhhhhh

I should be embarressed *g* That's EXATLY what did. Except for the high contrast thing. Might try that.

You should write tutorials for SVART!

Anyways...I'll send you links later...I ahve 4 really good tips for brushes. Awesome brushes.

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Increasing the contrast is good when you want to use a colour wash. I sometimes desaturate the layer, increase the contrast (more than even looks good), then blend it in screen or soft light, before adding a colour layer and then blending that. It all looks hideous on route, but the finished effect is good.

I'll send you links later...I ahve 4 really good tips for brushes. Awesome brushes.

Ooh, yes please! I'm desperately looking for simple straight lines, or random cross-hatching, and also a brush that gives a film strip effect. Can't find them anywhere, so if you know of any....

[elli.livejournal.com]

What do yo mean by color wash?

I use a de-saturated adjustment layer on a lot of art, actually.
I think you can do great romantic and sweet stuff if you had a layer that just uses colored brushes and press overlay. and it looks really cool that way.

And i know about looking hidious on route. I'm definately gonna try what you just mentioned. *g*

Oh..I have such ones. Try touchstone art. and vered Brush. I'll send you links tomorrow at school, i have my brush-bookmarks there. Great stuff.

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

What do yo mean by color wash?

I only use the term to mean the whole technique I mentioned above of desaturating, through to adding a colour layer on top and then blending that so the lower layer shows through. Probably not the proper term!!

Now my question!! What's press overlay??

I have a link to vered Brush (I think it's one I've been working my way through), but I've not heard of touchstone art. Of course, if I get more brushes, I'll need to improve my use of brushes - it's something I need to practice. I'll be glad of the links - thanks. :-)

[elli.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see. *grins*

I guess when you learn by doing, you're bound to name the stuff yourself. Take my *press overlay*, it should have said choose a layer style. Maybe. Is that what you call it? Or layer characteristic?

It's http://www.touchstoneart.com I think.
Good stuff. Stil need to send those links. but touchstone got pat of what you want. and one of my favorite brush sets ever.

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Ah, I understand 'choose a layer style'. I think that might be what is called blending.

I love touchstone art. Especially set number 1 with the brushes and lines. I'm using them already!

[elli.livejournal.com]

lomao...gimme your brain. NOW! *grins*
blending, of course.

[elli.livejournal.com]

arg...it should have read http://www.touchstonesart.com

Also try http://linzeestyle.com/imprints/
http://www.anotherbrushresource.com/
http://www.cirratus.org/brushes/

And that's just a start *g*

[oxoniensis.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links! I think I shall use this as my excuse to play for the rest of the evening, instead of doing the jobs I should be doing!!

[elli.livejournal.com]

lomao...so it's my fault then *grins*

[tigress35.livejournal.com]

What is special in it that there'd be a tutorial about? It's pretty for sure, but I'm just curious.

[elli.livejournal.com]

lol..it's probably nothing new to you knowing you are a professional.
*grins*

It's the glowing/blur thing. I just figured out how to do it and am really really excited!

[tigress35.livejournal.com]

LOL, i"m not a professional :)

Did you do a guassian blur and then fiddle with layer modes? That's how I usually do it. Not that I came up with that myself, I was taught that, so tutorial would be a good thing.

[elli.livejournal.com]

I thought that was part of your education?

mmmm...well...guassian blur and layers is exacly what I did.
Figures I should have asked you *g*

Well, I didn't know that and I felt so good about figuring it out too.

[tigress35.livejournal.com]

I did take a required photoshop class, but it was pretty introductory. But we didn't learn about how to make things soft focus-y and pretty. But yeah, I wish I could say that I was clever like you and I had learned how to do it on my own, but I had to ask someone else. Ah well. It was really frustrating me at the time.

[elli.livejournal.com]

Well...I had Photoshop class as well, but the stuff I learned there seems to have escaped my brain pathways.

And I didn't simply open photoshop and it was all there. It took me years to get here *g*

[tigress35.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah same. People always ask me if it's hard... and I say it's not, but it just takes practice. I still learn new things and it's been years since I first started using it on a regular basis.

[elli.livejournal.com]

Likewise. People always say they'll bever be able to do that.
But truth is, it just takes time.

I think you can never really be able to know every aspects of Photoshop. It's just such a rich and totally diverse programm.
That's what's so great about it.

[yuvi.livejournal.com]

WOW! that is a beautiful image :D Love it!

You have a great eye and talent for all that :D

I love what you did with Ae's journal, I wanted to ask you for some help in redoing mine, but you are busy at the moment, and I don't want to keep you from what is important, so I will wait until after you are done with your finals :D hehehe.. I should be thinking about mine already too :D

OH.. I put you in my friends list :D

[elli.livejournal.com]

Oh! Thank sooooo much. You made my day *g*

I'd love to design your LJ *g*
But I have lots of stuff to do before that. If you want to wait till the finals are over, well that will take till feburary at the least.

But I can squeeze it in. I always love to design stuff I don't have to update myself! *grins*

[yuvi.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks.. and yeah I know you are busy. Don't want to keep you from more important things.. so whenever you can. :D Hmm..I need to look for images.. something to be the theme of my journal :D I will ask you later where can I send you when I find the perfect Image :D

Thank you so much

[elli.livejournal.com]

THX
You need to think of a theme!
Any ideas? Anime?