09-23-2006, 04:20 PM
So here are a few suggestions.
If the pic isn't of very good quality, and even if it is, do something of the sort:
1. Duplicate the layer with the pic.
2. Gaussian Blur with about 3-5 px the bottom layer.
3. Set the top one to Overlay
4. If the pic is too dark now, duplicate the top one, and set it to Luminosity.
5. Adjust the opacity of the Luminosity one if you have one so it looks good.
To blend in pics a bit better:
1. Duplicate the layer and hide it so you have a base one.
2. use the magic wand and select the outside of the pic.
3. Invert selection
4. Select > Modify > Contract > 4-5 px, depending on the pic.
5. Feather 4-5 px
6, Invert selection
7. Select one layer, usually the one on top and another one inbetween if you have more than 2.
8. Hit delete so you delete a bit of the pic.
To make the bg a bit more grungey:
2 options:
A)
(make sure the bg is transparent so far)
1. Take a grunge brush.
2. Hit D to make the colors go to default
3. Brush the background a bit
4. Control Shift I so the colours get inversed
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until it looks good
5. Use color balance and duplicating the pic, motion blurring it and setting it to overlay to make the colors fit.
B)
1. Hit D so the colours are default
2. Filter > Render > Cloud
3. Make a new layer, brush black with some grunge brush, set the layer to either soft light or overlay.
4. set foreground colour to white if it's black or black if it was white.
Repeat 3 and 4 until it looks good.
Do the same thing as above for the colours.
How to make the text blend in better: (credits to 18 who taught me =D)
1. Make the text white and write what it's supposed to say.
2. Blending options on the text
3. Stroke 1 px Black
4. Colour Overlay with either Red, White or Yellow, with the blending to Overlay.
5. Bevel, and play around with the options.
6. Exit the Blending Options and reduce the fill of the text layer to 0-30% See how it fits.
Also, on the text you can add glow, shadows or whatever fits.
Anything else you might want?
If the pic isn't of very good quality, and even if it is, do something of the sort:
1. Duplicate the layer with the pic.
2. Gaussian Blur with about 3-5 px the bottom layer.
3. Set the top one to Overlay
4. If the pic is too dark now, duplicate the top one, and set it to Luminosity.
5. Adjust the opacity of the Luminosity one if you have one so it looks good.
To blend in pics a bit better:
1. Duplicate the layer and hide it so you have a base one.
2. use the magic wand and select the outside of the pic.
3. Invert selection
4. Select > Modify > Contract > 4-5 px, depending on the pic.
5. Feather 4-5 px
6, Invert selection
7. Select one layer, usually the one on top and another one inbetween if you have more than 2.
8. Hit delete so you delete a bit of the pic.
To make the bg a bit more grungey:
2 options:
A)
(make sure the bg is transparent so far)
1. Take a grunge brush.
2. Hit D to make the colors go to default
3. Brush the background a bit
4. Control Shift I so the colours get inversed
Repeat steps 3 and 4 until it looks good
5. Use color balance and duplicating the pic, motion blurring it and setting it to overlay to make the colors fit.
B)
1. Hit D so the colours are default
2. Filter > Render > Cloud
3. Make a new layer, brush black with some grunge brush, set the layer to either soft light or overlay.
4. set foreground colour to white if it's black or black if it was white.
Repeat 3 and 4 until it looks good.
Do the same thing as above for the colours.
How to make the text blend in better: (credits to 18 who taught me =D)
1. Make the text white and write what it's supposed to say.
2. Blending options on the text
3. Stroke 1 px Black
4. Colour Overlay with either Red, White or Yellow, with the blending to Overlay.
5. Bevel, and play around with the options.
6. Exit the Blending Options and reduce the fill of the text layer to 0-30% See how it fits.
Also, on the text you can add glow, shadows or whatever fits.
Anything else you might want?
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