Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Final E-Wallpaper.


Layer 1.

For this layer, first u used magic want tool to erase the background and i used healing brush tool to erase the words at the bottom of the picture. Next, go to Edit > Transform >  Skew to make the picture skew as i did in the picture above. After that, go to Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter (I choose Red) and the density is 100%.

Layer 2.

In this second layer, what I did is I use magic wand tool to erase the background and I go to Image > Adjustments > Brightness/contrast (-50,100). Next I used healing brush tool to replace some block of the building. The brush that I used is 7, mode: replace. After using Healing Brush Tool, I used Erase tool to merge the picture and the background of the picture. Last, I used Burn Tool to make the layer looks appear in front of the other layers.

Layer 3.

In this layer, I used magic wand tool to erase the background like in the previous picture. Then i used Eraser tool, brush size 17, diameter 17px, hardness 0, opacity 5 to make a clean erase like I did in the picture. What i did next is go to Edit > transform > scale it to resize the picture like i wanted. after resize it, go to Image > Adjustments > hue&saturation. In this adjustment, hue (+78), saturation (-20), Lightness (-2).

Layer 4.

Like i did in the previous i used Magic Wand Tool to erase the background. Next, go to edit > Transform > Scale to make it fits in the frame and flip it horizontally (edit > transform >flip Horizontal).
then i used color balance to make it more interesting (C: -17, M: -9, Y: +12) and set it to midtones. Lastly i used erase tool to erase the top of the building( brush: 9).

Layer 5.

In this layer, it is a background layer. i used crop tool and copy&paste on the e-wallpaper background. then i play with the opacity that is 50%.

Layer 6.


first, go to layer > exclusion to make it like it blend with the background. next go to Image > adjustments > brightness&contrast (76,60) to make it looks more bright and shines like a fireworks should be. lastly, go to Edit > transform > scale to resize it.

Layer 7.

As for the text,first, I choose the font that is Times New Roman and go to warp text > wave. To make it 3D text, press control+alt+left arrow. Press as many as you wanted for the depth. after satisfying the depth, go to the layer and merge only the depth layer. Go to Blending Options and select Gradient Overlay. Next, go to Color Balance that is C:-71, M: +6, Y: 0). Use Tone Balance and choose Highlights. Then go to Edit > transform > skew to place the font and make it easy to read. Lastly, go to Edit > transform > distort > perspective to adjust the font depth.


Background Layer.

for the background, I used Gradient tool > linear gradient > color violet.


FINAL E-Wallpaper.



Saturday, November 6, 2010

E-Wallpaper: The Harbin Ice Festival.





The annual Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival has been held since 1963. Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang province of People's Republic of China, is one of the sources of ice and snow culture in the world. Officially, the festival starts January 5th and lasts one month. The Harbin festival is one of the world's four largest ice and snow festivals in the world.


This picture is for the background.

Monday, October 25, 2010

this is a sunflower photo. First I use Polygonial Lasso to cut the flower that i choose. Next I duplicate the layer and desaturate it. At the end, when I see this photo, only one flower that standout.
I've added a text for this photo. Im using a Rosewood Std regular font and the size of the font is 72 pt
In this photo, I play with the brightness and contrast. for the brightness I decrease it to make it look like a heavy rain approaching from the right and as for the contrast I increase it to make the landscape more detail.
This is a photo of a super bike. From this photo, first i added a text 'DUCATI' the name of the super bike. I distort the font to make it a bit italic. The font that i choose is Copperplate Gothic Bold. Next I use Polygonial Lasso tool to cut the super bike and duplicate the layer. Last, I desaturate the duplicated layer.
First I added a text 'Road To Texas' using Copperplate Gothic Bold font. Next I rasterize the image and rotate the text. Lastly, I distort it to make it lay on the road.