Saturday, December 31, 2011

How to Convert An Image Into a Cartoon.

How to Convert an Image Into a Cartoon




If you want too see a larger  version, here is the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtQohJi9Mkc

Wednesday, December 28, 2011

How To Remove Pimples, Blemishes, and Scars.

How to remove pimples, blemishes, and scars tutorial.




Want to learn how to remove pimples, blemishes, and scars? View the video below.

 

If you can't see the video very well, you can go to the YouTube channel and watch.

Sunday, December 25, 2011

A Must Have Designers Tool!



Manhattan Graphic's Tablet







Description



   This tool is a tablet that allows you to draw on screen, like you would on a piece of paper. It has an active area of 13.3cm by 22.2cm, and it's compatible on both Windows and Mac. It's a great tool for those Photoshop user's who like to create their projects from scratch. It's easy to use, and an amazing coloring tool. You can use it for more then just Photoshop also. For example, you can use it for signature recognition, and to do presentations. It's also helpful to those who love making tutorials. Merry Christmas viewers.


Carson, Skyler

Saturday, December 24, 2011

The Basics Part 2



Brush Tool

Pencil Tool

Color Replacement Tool



Description

Brush Tool, is a tool used for applying colored pixels to a canvas(image, or layer)
Pencil Tool, Allows you to use a click by click pixel placement system.
Color Replacement Tool, replaces a selected color with a different color.



Clone Stamp Tool

Pattern Stamp Tool




Description


Clone Stamp Tool, It replaces certain parts of an image from a selected source. Very similar to the healing brush tool, except this doesn't blend, it replaces pixels.
Pattern Stamp Tool, This creative tool allows you to paint on an image using predefined patterns.







History Brush Tool

Art History Brush Tool






Description

History Brush Tool, The History Brush Tool uses a previous state or snapshot of an image. The tool makes a copy of the image as it was in a previous state, then uses the content of this copy to paint with.
Art History Brush Tool, The art history brush tool lets you paint with stylized strokes, using the source data from a specified history state or snapshot





Eraser Tool

Background Eraser Tool

Magic Eraser Tool



Description

Eraser Tool, a tool used for erasing pixels from an image, or layer.
Background Eraser Tool, a tool used for erasing the background from an image or layer.
Magic Eraser Tool, The magic eraser tool, similar to the magic wand, is used in Photoshop to change a photo's background or other color area


Gradient Tool

Paint Bucket Tool

Description

Gradient Tool, it creates a gradient ("blend from 100% opacity too 0% opacity")
Paint Bucket Tool, Fills an area with a solid color.








Blur Tool

Sharpen Tool

Smudge Tool



Description

Blur Tool, Makes an image or layer less sharp, or blurred.
Sharpen Tool, makes an image's lines darker, and lessens blurriness.
Smudge Tool, This tool smudges pixels, by smearing them.








Dodge Tool

Burn Tool

Sponge Tool




Description
Dodge Tool, increases Value
Burn Tool, increases Black
Sponge Tool, lets you paint with saturation, and desaturation.

This will be the end of my Basics, check out my advanced Basics.

The Basics

What are we learning and why?
When working on any kinda job, it's always a requirement to know what the tools are that you will be using. For example, a carpenter can't build a house without know how to properly use the required tools. Therefore, knowing their uses can help set a foundation to a career. That's what where going to learn in this tutorial. You just going to learn about the basic tools. I'm only going to cover basic tools in this section. I will later create an advanced tool section.

Tools and their functions

 
This is the moving tool icon.


Description
  This is exactly what it sounds like, it's a tool used for moving selections, layers, and text.








Description

  A rectangular Marquee tool, is in the selection tool group. He just makes rectangular selections. A selection when you select a specific area out of an image, or layer. You can then move, delete, and edit the selection.

The Elliptical Marquee Tool, just makes a selection in the shape of a sphere.
The Single Row Marquee Tool, makes a selection in the shape of a horizontal row.
The Single Column Marquee Tool, makes a vertical selection.



Lasso Tool



Description
   The Lasso Tool is used for making unique selections. For example, if you want to remove someone's head from an image, you would use the lasso tool, or the Magnetic Lasso Tool. I personally would use the Magnetic Lasso Tool, then return to spots that messed up and use the Lasso Tool, to work on perfection.

Polygonal Lasso Tool, this tool is for making click by click selections.

Magnetic Lasso Tool, this tool is a really unique tool. It has like a magnetic pull to the border of contour lines inside images, or layers. This should be one of your main tools.



Quick Selection Tool

Magic Wand Tool




Description
The Quick Selection Tool, another selection tool. This selection tool is kind of like a brush. You draw over the area that you want selected.
The Magic Wand Tool, is also another selection tool. This one is a smart tool, you click on a certain area, and it selects the rest of the area with the same color.



Crop Tool

Slice Tool

Slice Select Tool







Description


The Crop Tool, is used for cutting out unwanted objects in an image, or borders of images.
The Slice Tool, is used for making specific selections of rectangular boxes in an image.
The Slice Select Tool, gives u the ability to move the selections.



Eyedropper Tool

Color Sampler Tool

Ruler Tool

Note Tool





Description

Eyedropper Tool, this tool is used to sample a color from an image or layer, and then it changes your primary color into that color.
Color Sampler Tool, samples color, and saves them.
Ruler Tool, is a measurement tool.
Note Tool, is a tool that allows you too leave notes on the image.




Spot Healing Brush Tool

Healing Brush Tool

Patch Tool

Red Eye Tool




Description


Spot Healing Brush Tool, This tool automatically samples pixels to correct a spot in one step.
Healing Brush Tool, with this tool you select certain pixels, and brush over a spot. It then blends the spot with the pixels you selected. You can select pixels by holding ALT on your keyboard.
The Patch Tool, retouches image using sampled pixels or pattern
Red Eye Tool, This tool removes red eyes in images.

Today's Date. 12/24/2011 Part 1
Tomorrow's Date. 12/25/2011 Part 2


Carson, Skyler

Welcome too The Photo-Tavern!

Welcome
   The Photo-Tavern is a place where you can learn to expand your Photoshop abilities. I will commonly post a vast amount of tutorials, and articles on Photoshop. You can leave comments, and links on any of the posts. You will also be able to vote on a ballet if the tutorial/article was helpful in anyway. 
 Who Am I?

    My name is Skyler Carson, but people online just call me Carson. I'm an active member of Photoshop Gurus. It's a helpful active forum for Photoshop users. I have multiple hobbies, such as, Boxing, Running Cross Country, and I'm currently a Poole in the Marine Corps. I ship off August 13th for training.
If You Need Help
    If you need help with Photoshop work, don't be afraid to send me an email at Skylercarson@hotmail.com



Carson, Skyler