Photoshop: Image Shading

Tutorial for image shading.

There are different kind of shading we can create in Photoshop, such as, Drop Shadow,
Reflection Shadow, Original Photographic Shadow etc.

STEP 1

Go to the file menu in Photoshop and select open, from the open dialogue box choose the file you want to work with.
STEP 2

Firstly, you need to draw path around the image in order to remove background. See the Clipping Path Tutorial if you need help to draw path.
STEP 3

Once you have done outlining the image, right click and choose “Make Selection” to select the path. Go to Edit menu>>”Copy >> Paste” or simply press Ctrl on Win, Cmd on Mac+”J” and you will get a new layer with the image inside of the selecti

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Drop Shadow Tutorial selection

Image Shading

STEP 4

Click on the “Create a new layer” located on the bottom of the layer palette and you will be given a new layer which you need to fill up with white color.So fill it up with white color and take it underneath of the “Layer 1″.

STEP 5

Double click on the “Layer 1″ to bring the “Layer Style” dialogue box. Click on the “Drop Shadow” located on the left column and choose the desired Opacity, Distance, Spread and Size of the shade. Make sure that the “Preview” box is checked so that you can get live view on how the shade is going to look like.

STEP 6

Once you are happy, click “Ok” in order to apply that style into the layer. Notice that, you can come back to this layer style at any time you want in case you need to edit the shading by simply double clicking on the same layer.

Hopping the above tutorial helps you learning creating drop shadow in photoshop.

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Shade Drawing Using Photoshop

Learn how to shade drawing using photoshop.

Shadow is one of the more difficult to create both traditional and digital art. Heavy attention should be given on how light casts an object, and then interact with clothes like shadows and textures. Fortunately, there are tricks that can be used to determine where the light does not shine. For this design, the light source is located in the upper left. Read on to learn how to shade a drawing with Photoshop.

1. Open a line art file.

2. Duplicate the background layer. Use the eraser to erase all lines that will not cast a shadow on anything.

3. Stretch the top layer down. Erase all of the lines on the top layer that overlap areas that wouldn't have shadows cast on them.

4. Set the layer to multiply. This will allow you to color over darker lines without changing the lines. Choose a darker shade than the base color and draw over the lines.

5. Shade the parts of the drawing that are under the desk, such as the legs of the desk and human, since the light source does not hit these parts. Again, use multiply so that the gray does not cover the lines.

6. Shade half of each strand of hair. The part of the hair that is farther away from the light source should be shaded. In this picture, you will find shaded the right side of each strand of hair, since the light source is on the left side.

7. Understand that sometimes objects cast specific shadows on an object. To draw a shadow cast by an object, imagine the shape of the object and distort that object to fit the subject that the shadow is being cast upon. This requires some guessing, since there is no formula to determine exactly how the shadows should cast on the subject.

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Shading in Photoshop: Brushing Shining Effects

Tutorial for brushing shining effects with photoshop.

It is time for final adjustments to their metallic effects. Let's go over the edges of the main forms of metal: an effect of light and flowers of light. The idea is to use reflection as a bright chrome, bright as special effects for the 3D shader brush.

First, to maintain their shadows and lighting effects to a new level, everyone is a good idea. This way, you can mix the plane, and the opacity and thus adjust the intensity of extra-brushed shadows and lights. Used to create the key combination Ctrl + Shift + N a new layer in Photoshop.

Lighting

Let's start with the lighting and highlights. To create a real looking metal effect in Photoshop, you have brush a glowing aura near the spots of maximum highlight. That's nearly how the metallic glow and bloom effects work.

To brush a shining edge effect, select the Photoshop Brush Tool (shortcut: B) and pick a big and soft brush through the brush menu or by right clicking anywhere on the canvas while you have a brush selected.

Hold Shift while brushing to create horizontal and vertical strokes. Press Shift + Click to brush straight lines. That's a good idea to remark the shining edges of metallical pieces with a precise and industrial look.

Set the blending mode of the layer with these lighting effects to Screen. Screen increases the light value of the layers below, so it acts as a lighting source, always making the underlying image brighter. That's why screen is the best blending mode to create highlight effects in Photoshop.

The most appropriate color to create metallic highlight effects should be nearly white. Take into account that darker colors haven't nearly any affect in screen mode. Nevertheless, pure white may be too intense, leading to an overexposed result that may not admit further color adjustments. If your source of lighting has any tone, you can add a little bit of extra color and saturation to your layer of highlights (such as a soft yellow for a sunlit metal, and so on).

Shading

You can use a similar technique to increase the strength of the shading effects. Select a soft brush and start painting on those dark areas whose contrast you want to increase.

I would pick a slightly harder and bigger brush than the one used for the lighting effects, with a dark grey color to increase the strength of the shadows.

The blending mode of this layer used for shading purposes should be set to Multiply. The multiply mode always darkens the underlying layers by mixing them with the brushed color. In fact, multiply is just the opposite of screen (that's why the screen blending mode was formerly known as "divide" in older Photoshop versions, as it is actually the inverse operation of multiply).

Now let's see a nearly automated procedure to create light glow effects, and a trick to make the metallic lighting effects more realistic.

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Circularism Shading Technique

For today I want to describe about Circularism Technique.

A method for shading, texture paint creates value established by the combination of curved lines. Values are from the density in which the curved lines are drawn. For light shades, less curved lines are drawn. For darker tones of many curved lines are close together. Stop the lines to create a smoother appearance that looks more structured light shades Technology circularism.



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Shading Technique: Crosshatching

Hey guys. Today I want to describe about crosshatching.

Hatching of the transformation to create smooth shading over the surface of another set of lines is set in one of the routes. Hatch, creating a variety of textures and a more student-friendly than are hatched, it's between the lines is reduced by the presence of gap. It's cross-hatched in the following rule of thumb to create a square than the diamond-shaped space, the angle of the first set of lines that will be discussed.

Shading Technique: Hatching

This info about shading technique of hatching.



Hatching is the most common form of construction and is essentially a series of close cooperation between the lines that give the illusion of value. Concealment can be created using a circle, straight, long lines, short lines, and any combination of the above. the movement of hatching eggs to be the apex of the reflective object. For example, if we are drawing a spherical shape, the incubation should be circular, cylindrical surface, the curve should resemble a flat surface, hatching, hatching should describe a straight line. Lines can run in any direction, towards the end of incubation depends on the appearance of the figure. Change the orientation of the roof lines describing the natural shape and form of the question.

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Airbrush Tutorial

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This is the full and complete course.
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Products used
Control Techniques
Practice Skills
Transfering Images
Color & Highlights
Background Scenes

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Surface Prep & Base Coats
Cement (Stone)
Tears (Rips)
Chain
Shattered Glass
American Flag
Sheet Metal
Ice
Wood
Marble
Real Fire
Checkered Flag
Diamond Plate

Disc 3:
Chrome
Traditional & Ghost Flames
Lightning Overlapping Graphics
Barb Wire
Snake Skin

Disc 4:
Advanced Tears
Advanced Fire with Skulls
Burn or Singe
Fire on light background
Blue & Green Real Fire
Advanced Cement Techniques
Advanced Wood Techniques
Advanced Metal Techniques
Quick Fire with Spray guns
Stone Carving
Water Droplets

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