Monday, March 10, 2008

You Suck at Photoshop #1 by Donnie Hoyle

Volume 1: Distort, Warp, & Layer Effects

Donnie Hoyle even though a little foul mouthed but funny (he needs to be chewing Orbit gum while making these videos) does a great video showing how to use Photoshop. For reference, I will outline below how to do the steps Donnie Hoyle shows in the video but for Windows, not a Mac.


Volume 1: Distort, Warp, & Layer Effects quick reference:
  1. Open 1st photo
  2. Open 2nd photo, Ctrl + A to select all, Ctrl + C to copy, go back to the 1st picture and Ctrl + V to paste 2nd photo creating a new layer
  3. Now to flip the picture. Go to Edit, Transform, Flip Horizontal
  4. Ctrl + T to Transform the picture down to size
  5. Now to give it some perspective. Go to Edit, Transform, Distort
  6. Now to warp it a little. Go to Edit, Transform, Warp
  7. Now to give it a layer effect. On the Layer tab, click the drop down and chose Overlay, and you're done!
Using this Photoshop tip I added a restaurant hygiene grade C posting in the window of this McDonald's based on the lowest of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) inspections.

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