Monday, December 1, 2008

Glow the circle

I figure out this trick when i see the logo of 'heroes' movie. But I create it on my own. First, open new document with black background.

And then create a new layer.

On a new layer, use marquee tool (m), hold shift while dragging cursor to make perfect circle. When a circle already made, use bucket tool (g) to fill it with white color.


(you can use any color if u like)



And then press Control + D to deselect. On the circle layer, right click layer and choose blending option.
Set outer glow & inner glow. apply this;
Outer glow = Spread : 10 Size : 40
Inner glow = Size : 30





And your circle will become shining. After that, right click on circle layer and choose flatten image like image below as well.



Your layer will combine is it? Double click on layer and rename the layer to elipse. then click ok. Hold control key and click 'add new layer', your new layer will create below elipse layer. Fill the new layer with black.

Now click at elipse layer then click 'mask'. see image below.



Now get a gradient tool (g) with a basic color (black&white) and drag your cursor from below to upper through the circle. I'm no good in English actually, so lets see the example below. your gradient should become like that.



Once again, flatten the layer.
Then go to Filter > Render > Lens flare. and apply effect. Here i choose a movie prime, you can adjust the brightness and the lenses placing as you like.




And you done.




Go to image > adjustment > black & white



The final step, Go to Image > Adjustment > Hue/Saturation and choose your desired color to make your circle more solid, before that, click on 'colorize' check box. then pick your color


Satisfied? And this is my result, try to play with color variety

Black & White

I will show you this simple step to make an perfect b&w on image lil' bit darker. 1st choose any image u think darky. You can see mine.



Yeah.. Friends of mine. They had a wonderful trip. Ha ha. Just look at their face.. excited already right? ha ha Okey, go to image > Mode > Lab Color. See image below


Then go to channel tab,delete the 'a' channel, just drag it to trash, 'b' channel should disappear as well.



And you've done. Easy step. Okey, you must go back to rgb or cmyk mode in order to save it in jpeg. first, go to image > mode > grayscale. and then once more, image > mode > rgb @ cmyk.
I hope you enjoyed this quick tutorial. BTW, afterall you also can change the b&w color without change the mode to lab color, just go to image > adjustment > black & white (Control + Alt + Shift + B) or desaturate the image (control + Shift + U) But the result can't be like this.



The different.

How to Develop Concepts


WHAT DOES CONCEPTUAL MEAN?

Well basically it’s about an idea(s), thought(s) or feeling(s). Resolving or portraying them from your creative mind as best as you can make it your concept. An idea is only powerful unless it is expressed well and unless you wish to express a message. Without meaning or feeling it is not a concept. So just taking a snapshot photograph does not make it a conceptual piece. It’s when you put the concept to it that it becomes something more. The photo alone should speak for itself, even though it can sometimes be ambiguous. That’s where you take that challenge to direct the message in the path that you would like it to go.


BRAINSTORM AND DOCUMENT YOUR IDEAS


ONE IDEA MAY NOT BE ENOUGH


WEIGH THE PROS AND CONS


:: Ask yourself these questions or rather, run the idea by someone who shares the same view point as you do if you are comfortable sharing it. ::

:: Will people get your message or will they interpret it as something else? Is there enough clarity? ::

:: What is it that you want to get out of it? ::

:: For people to stop and think? ::

:: For people to be disgusted but drop their jaw at the reality of your idea? ::

:: To influence someone positively? Or to just express a feeling or thought inside your mind? ::

:: Are you targeting the right audience? ::

KEEP AND OPEN MIND

GO PHOTOGRAPH IT

THE TITLE SAYS IT

ALL
TALK ABOUT IT

SOMETIMES IDEAS AREN’T ALWAYS SO PLANNED OUT

so.. keep it up bro..

credit : : FaMz