Fiddling Around With Photoshop

I do have to admit that sometimes, fiddling around with Adobe Photoshop is immensely fun. Especially when it is raining outside, you can’t do much in the weather, and of course there’s nothing like whipping up something nice and sleek and then feeling proud of it.

I had some excess time the other day, and I decided that I was going to learn some new Photoshop skills. I went on the Internet, looked around for some great designs (and how to do them), and finally, tried them out for myself.

I do have to say that the results were more than pleasing, and I loved the time it took to make the designs themselves. To me, Photoshopping is not work (yet), but rather a joy.

This time around, I tried to focus around with only using text and built-in tools. No stock images or anything like that. Needless to say, Adobe Photoshop comes with a wealthy plethora of tools and effects built in.

Typographied.

The image you see above at the top of the page is “typographied”, if you will. The image was created entirely with Photoshop. It takes around five minutes to complete once you “know” the skill, and only around ten minutes for a beginner to accomplish.

There are many tutorials on the Internet on how to do an effect like this one: I, however, used the excellent tutorial by Creative Volition. It’s mainly a focus on how to extract the images, etc. I learned quite a bit from this tutorial, and when I was done, I can say that I have gained a new skill.

Gradients and light effects.

This one is extremely quick and easy to accomplish, takes one minute once you have learned it, and it’s definitely something to learn. I, however, made this in two seconds.

It’s not encompassed by much other than the text effects (gradient overlay) and a nice glow at the bottom, but I can see that the text effect is definitely something you’ll want to play with in future designs. I certainly will.

To wrap it up…

That afternoon, I certainly learned quite a few tricks and tips. I hope you will too. Now, back to Photoshop for more fiddling…