Tornado with photoshop

A digital tornado can provide an instant impact to any design or image and can easily be created by combining a series of swirls. A tornado can be used to add highlights to a person in a photograph or to provide an eye-catching background for text. You can quickly construct your own personal tornado by using Adobe Photoshop, which is a popular and powerful software for editing graphics and images. Photoshop's wide variety of tools and filters enable you to effectively create multiple layers of beautiful and colorful geometric swirls.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. • 1
     Open Photoshop. Go to "File" in the top main navigation menu and select "New." In the settings box, enter "400 pixels" in both the "Width" and "Height" fields. In the "Background Contents" drop-down list, select "White." Click "OK" to close the settings box.
   • 2
     Click the "Default Background and Foreground Colors" button in the "Tools" menu. The foreground color should now be black.
   • 3
     Go to the "Layers" window and click the "Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer" button located on the bottom. Select "Gradient" and in the "Gradient" drop-down menu, select the "Foreground to Transparent" option. Click "OK."
   • 4
     Go to "Filter" in the main navigation menu. Select "Distort" and click "Wave." In the settings box, choose "Square" in the "Type" section. Click "OK."
   • 5
     Go to "Filter" in the main menu. Navigate to "Distort" and select "Polar Coordinates." Leave the default settings and click "OK."
   • 6
     Go to "Layer" in the main menu and choose "Duplicate Layer." Click "OK." Go to "Edit" in the main menu and select "Transform." Click "Rotate 90 degrees CW."
   • 7
     Go to the "Layers" window and make sure that the layer "Gradient Fill 1 Copy" is selected. Click the "Blending Mode" drop-down menu at the top of the window and select "Overlay."
   • 8
     Go to "Filter" in the main menu and select "Distort." Select "Twirl" and enter "136" in the "Angle" field. Click "OK."
   • 9
     Go to "Layer" in the main menu and select "Merge Visible." Go back to "Layer" and select "New Layer." Go to the "Layers" window and select your new layer. Click the "Blending Mode" drop-down menu and select "Overlay."
   • 10
     Click the "Set Foreground Color" square in the "Tools" menu. Choose what color you want to use for your tornado. Select "Paint Bucket Tool" in the "Tools" menu. Click anywhere on your tornado image to apply your color.

How to make rain on photoshop

Here i am going to show you how to create realistic rain effect using photoshop CS, this tutorial is suitable for immeadiate beginners too,
now the first thing you need is to get a good source image , i used this house which is shown at a kool angle and a dog lookin out of the window supposedly because it is raining



dublicate the layer ( press Ctrl+J ) or just drag the layer to the create new layer button at the bottom of layers tool box ,

now go to Image > Image Adjustments > Levels and make your settings as shown in the image below ...



even tough the image we have is already dark ,that would have given the image the necessary dark appearance as you would have on a rainy day ..

the next step is to create rain
create a new layer (Shift+CTRL+N) with a white background and name it rain for easy reference later

now go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise and make your settings as shown in the image below ....



now go to Filter > Blur > Motion Blur and make your settings as shown in the image below ....





now go to Image > Image Adjustments > Levels and make your settings as shown ....



go to layers pallet and change your blending mode to screen
well we got it raining already but i just want it to rain more heavily so make another copy of the rain layer, set the blending mode to screen on this layer too
and go to Edit > Transform > Rotate 180 degrees clockwise and reduce the opacity of the layer to around 82,
now with the topmost layer selected press Crl+E to merge the two top layers

now it rains but we dont have any wind , so our rain is not realistic yet , now go to Filter > Distort > Twirl and make the settings as shown below ....



and here is my final image , it rains doesnt it ??





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embrodiery effect on coreldraw x3

a simple guide for making or using embrodiery effect on coreldraw x3

first, you need to instal the plugin on your desktop,
if you don't have it yet, you can download the files here:


then run the instaler
this plugin will only works for coreldraw 12 and x3

here's a little guide about how to use it:
create a vector shape as you want, or you can use my coreldraw x3 files here

screen snap using coreldraw x3

select the objects, go to "Effect" ,click "Embroidery Effect"

a new window will popped out, you can set the DPI resolution and the fabric type there, the bigger you set the DPI the more solid embroidered yarn you will get, mine is set to 500 DPI and heavy styled fabric. always use Multisample options so you don't lose the original vectors, click ok.

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how to make 3D logo on CorelDraw

Step 1
Draw circle with ellipse tool.

Step 2
Draw two same objects with rectangle tool (just duplicate first:ctrl+D)

Step 3
Select all objects and convert to curves CTRL+Q

Step 4
Select all objects and in the property bar use Intersect option.

Step 5
Delete rectangle object out of circle

Step 6
Take Shape tool in toolbox

Step 7
Select one of two shape objects and use option Convert line to curve in property bar.

Step 8
With cursor double click on center of the straigh  line and move like in picture below

Step 9
Repeat same with second object.

Step 10
With text tool tipe one text symbol, and put him in the center of circle. (Select circle and symbol and press C then E)

Step 11
Select two shaping objects and symbol without circle.

Step 12
Use Weld option in property bar.

Step 13
This is effect you must get.

Step 14
Go in tool bar and take option fountain fill

Step 15
In Fountain fill tool you have option Presets. Take Gold plated effect.

Step 16
This is gold effect you must get.

Step 17
In Tool box select Extrude tool

Step 18
From center of gold object move with cursor like in picture below.

Step 19
Select circle behind gold object and again in fountain fill use baby effect. Replace color with color you want. In this case black and sky blue.

Step 20
This is your Gold Inicial Logo.

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Natural Sunset photoshop

Select now Blending Options>Gradient Overlay (making a mouse click on the layer we work with on the layers’ palette) and set the next shown parameters:



Gradient Editor:



We should get the next image:



Next we have to select the Pen Tool (P) to represent the primary plan of the hills.



Create next the second plan, placing it under the first layer. The color applied in this case is #FFFFFF



Select the next indicated parameters Blending Options – OuterGlow:



Blending Options – Inner Glow:



We should get the next result. This way we represent the falling light on the hills.



Next we’ll represent the next plan:



Select this option for the last layer: Blending Options>Outer Glow



Blending Options – Inner Glow:

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Fire Effect in Photoshop

This is a simple way of making a smokey-fire effect using Adobe Photo shop. It's easy to do and ideal for learners.

EditSteps

Basic Method

1. 1
   

    Open Adobe Photoshop and change the background colour to black, and the foreground colour to orange.
   Open Adobe Photoshop and change the background colour to black, and the foreground colour to orange.
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2. 2
   Open a new file and click the "Preset Sizes" drop down arrow and select "Default Photo shop Size". Under "Contents" select "Background color" and click "OK"
3. 3
   Select the paintbrush tool and draw random lines on the canvas.
4. 4
   Go to "Filters" on the top toolbar and go down to "Render" and select Clouds.
5. 5
   Save as "Fire"

Advanced Method

1. 1
   Create a new Photoshop picture with a black background.
2. 2
   Create a 'Rounded Rectangle' by clicking on the shape tool in the task bar on the left hand side.
   

    Create a 'Rounded Rectangle' by clicking on the shape tool in the task bar on the left hand side.
3. 3
   Ensure the 'shape' layer is selected, and click on 'Filter', then 'Stylize', then 'Wind'. Do not be alarmed when an error message appears, asking if you want to 'Rasterize' the shape. Simply click OK.
4. 4
   Another Box will appear. Make sure the selected settings areas follows: 'Wind' and 'From the Right', then click OK.
5. 5
   Press 'Ctrl'+'F' twice. This redoes the 'Wind' effect.
   

    Press 'Ctrl'+'F' twice.
6. 6
   Click on 'Edit', then 'Transform', then 'Rotate 90 Degrees CW'.
   

    Click on 'Edit', then 'Transform', then 'Rotate 90 Degrees CW'.
7. 7
   Click on 'Filter', then 'Liquify'. A window will open and, after making sure that the brush size is 25, click and drag on the lines made by the wind to distort them into what a flame may bear resemblance to. Once you have done this, click OK. It might not look much like fire right now, but don't give up.
8. 8
   Click on 'Filter' 'Blur', then 'Gaussian Blur' and set the radius to 1 pixel.
9. 9
   Duplicate the layer twice.
   

    Duplicate the layer twice.
10. 10
    Make the top 2 layers invisible by clicking on the eye next to them, then click on 'Image', then 'Adjustments', then 'Hue/Saturation'. Tick the 'Colorize' box, then set the variables as following: Hue: 360, Saturation: 100, Lightness: -50. This will turn it a deep red hue.
11. 11
    Do the same on the top layer, except change the variables to: Hue: 50, Saturation: 100, Lightness: -50. This will make it a yellow color.
    

     Do the same on the top layer, except change the variables to: Hue: 50, Saturation: 100, Lightness: -50.
12. 12
    Select the remaining white shape. Click on 'Filter', then 'Blur', then 'Gaussian Blur'. Set the radius to 7 pixels.
13. 13
    Select the top Layer and change the layer type by clicking in the drop-down menu that usually reads 'Normal' and select 'Overlay'.
14. 14
    Congratulate yourself! The work is done, and your masterpiece is completed!
    

     Congratulate yourself! The work is done, and your masterpiece is completed!.
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EditTips

• On the easy method, try to make all of your random lines curvy.
• On the "from scratch method"
• A good size for the background is 14cm X 14cm. Or 400px by 400px is good too.
• This method can be used for text as well.
• After rotating it in step 6, you may need to reposition it to make it entirely visible.

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