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Photoshop Realistic Coin with your image Tutorial

Realistic Coin To begin, draw out a circle while holding the "Shift" key to make it perfectly round as I have done below.

Now that you have your circle drawn, you can now right click on the circle layer and select, "Blending Options...". Now click on "Color Overlay ".

Do not click OK yet... still more to do

Now click on "Stroke".

You may now click "OK."

You should now have the following:

Now grab an image that you wish to use for the coin. Place it where you think it looks good and while holding the "Ctrl" key ("Cmd" on Mac) click on the circle layer to get a selection. Now inverse the selection by hitting "Shift" + "Ctrl" + "I" on Windows or "Shift" + "Cmd" + "I" on Mac. Make sure you are on the image layer and hit delete then "Ctrl" + "D" or "Cmd" + "D" to deselect the selection. You should now have the following. I left the faded image for demonstration purposes.

Now for the fun part. Go to the main menu and click "Filter" then "Stylize" then "Emboss." Settings are the following: "Angle"= 41 "Height"= 2 "Amount"= 138. Your settings may need to be slightly different depending on the quality of your photo/image.

Grab the "Custom Shape Tool" and click on the star shape. Draw it where you want it.

Now that you have your star, you can now right click on the star layer and select, "Blending Options...". Now click on "Drop Shadow".

Do not click OK yet... still more to do

Now click on "Inner Shadow".

Do not click OK yet... still more to do

Now click on "Bevel and Emboss".

Do not click OK yet... still more to do

Now click on "Color Overlay".

Do not click OK yet... still more to do

Now click on "Stroke".

You may now click "OK."

You should now have the following:

Now lets create some text. Use the same style as you used on the stars. To curve the text simply double click the text layer in the Layers Pallete to select it, then click the

button in the options pallete. Then click "Arc" for the style and +55 for the Bend.

The Results!!!
Other effects that can be added are: "Lighting Effects" "Noise" and some sparkles here and there.

Cartoon Drawing Tutorial

Photo Manipulation Tutorials
In this beginners photoshop cs tutorial we will be taking a photograph of a women and with photoshop graphic effects and filter effects we will convert her picture into a cartoon drawing.

Cartoon Drawing Photoshop Images Effect
1. Open an image that you would like to manipulate. Make sure your image is in RGB mode. To check this, go to Image under the menu bar - Mode - RGB Color. Make a duplicate of this layer as you will be working on this layer going forward.

2. Now we will be applying the Poster Edges filter. To do this, go to Filter > Artistic > Poster Edges.
3. After the Poster Edges effect, we will Adjust the Brightness & Contrast with the values: Brightness Value: 10 Contrast: 30.

4. Now we will do an artistic cut out effect to give it that cartoon look. Go to Filter > Artistic > Cut Out. And this is what you get!

Realistic Splash Effect

Realistic Splash Effect Summary:Want to create the appearance of a splash of water or liquid on a surface? In this tutorial, we'll show you how. Follow these step-by-step instructions to create this cool effect.Step-By-Step
Instructions:1.
Open an image that you want to add a splash over. In this example, I found a simple photo of a tile floor to use.

2. Create a new layer. Name this new layer "Splash".
3. Select the Polygonal Lasso tool. Create a splash pattern selection.

4. Goto Select > Modify > Smooth. Set the Sample Radius to 10 px. Click OK.
5. Use the Paint Bucket tool and fill the selection with white.

6. Right click the "Splash" layer from the layers palette. Choose "Blending Options" from the pop-up list.
7. Set the properties for "Drop Shadow" to the following: