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Create A Water Drop Text Effect Using Photoshop

By
Sabarinath
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water drop text effect
Let’s learn how to Create A Water Drop Text Effect Using photoshop.In this tutorial we’ll use advanced layer style techniques to create the drops. Later you will learn how to create a depth map from any image, as well as how to distort any surface effectively with it. Along the way, we’ll also create a layer style based grid and custom background and much more.So let’s start.
Tutorial Details

Difficulty : Intermediate
Estimated Time : 60 Minutes
Software : Photoshop CS6

Step 1:

Create a new document “File → New” with following properties and save it as “Water Drop Effect.psd”
Don’t forget to save your work frquently during each step by pressing
.Because it is long tutorial and never miss you work because for any reason.

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Step 2:

Now Double Click on the Background Layer and rename it as “MainBg”.
Because it is impossible to apply layer style directly on Background Layer.

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Step 3:

Now set Foreground Colour to #247dbd and Background Colour to 123f6e

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Step 4:

Again Double Click on “MainBg” layer to open Layer Style Window.Here you have to select “Gradient Overlay” and  set properties like below

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Step 5:

Create a new layer above “MainBg” layer and name it as “Clouds”.Now go to “Filter → Render → Clouds”.then you will get an image similar to below screenshot.
Note that Colud filter will not give exact image like below because each time it gives random images.So don’t worry about your image.You can apply Clouds filter untill you satisfied the look.

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Step 6:

Now reduce the Opacity of “Clouds” layer by 50%.After that press “CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E” to get a copy of Merged layers of “MainBg” & “Clouds” layers.Now name the merged layer as “MergedBg”.
Always remember to turn off “MergedBg” layer visibility while you are making any changes to layer “MainBg” and “Clouds”.Because you will not see the changes that you make.

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Step 7:

Go to “Filter → Pixelate → Mosaic” and Make Cell =35 squares.

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Step 8:

Now create a new layer just above “MergedBg” layer.And type your text.Here i typed “TECH”.I choose font : Impact and Set Properties according to below screenshot.

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Step 9:

In this step we are going to create water drop shapes.So create a new blank layer below text layer and name it as “Water Drop”
After that take “Brush Tool”,Set foreground colour to black (choose hard round brush) and draw water drops shape.Create you own shapes.

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Step 10:

Now choose text layer,then “Right Click → Rasterize Type”.

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Step 11:

Now we are going to make some changes to our text using “Brush Tool” and “Eraser Tool”.Like previous step of creating water drops ,select hard round brush to change the outer part of text and hard round eraser for inner modification.See below screenshot.

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Step 12:

Okay now we make some irrergular look to our text.And we are going to style our “TECH” layer.So Double Click on “TECH”  layer window and you will get a window just like below.This window is called “Layer Style” Window.
So in Layer Style Window you can see a heading “Advance Blending”.Below that heading Tick the first option – “Blend Interior Effects As Group” and then set “Fill Opacity” to Zero.This will make “TECH” layer transparent.See the below screenshot if you have doubt.

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Step 13:

Now click “Bevel & Emboss” tab and set properties like below.

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Step 14:

Next go to tab “Inner Shadow” and set properties like this

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Step 15:

Next go to the tab “Outer Glow” and set values

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Step 16:

And final one “Stroke” settings after that press ok

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Step 17:

Now you get an image similar to this

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Step 18:

We complete “TECH” layer styling.Now we are going to copy and paste this style to “Water Drop” layer.So Right Click on “TECH” layer and choose “Copy Layer Style”
Then paste it on “Water Drop” layer.See screenshot.

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Step 19:

Choose “Water Drop” layer’s styling option and make a small change to “Bevel & Emboss”

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Then your result will look somethimg like this

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Step 20:

Just above the“MergedBg” create a new layer ,name it as “Grid” and draw a white rectangle, like below

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Step 21:

Now Double Click on “Grid” layer and edit Layer Style “Pattern Overlay” and  set properties like below screenshot. and press ok.

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You get something like this:

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Step 22:

Again choose “Grid” layer,Right Click and choose “Rasterize Layer Style” and apply “Image → Adjustment → Invert”.Now we have “Grid” layer in black colour.Now select blend mode to “Screen” and you will get only white grid lines.Like below screenshot.

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Step 23:

Right Click on “Grid” layer and choose “Duplicate Layer” and rename the duplicate layer as “Grid Drop”

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And your result will be this

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Step 24:

Now hide “Grid” ,Grid Drop” and “MergedBg” layers and choose “TECH” layer then press “CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E” to make a copy of merged layers and rename the new layer as “Drop Map”

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And you will get like this

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Step 25:

Select “Drop Map” and go to “Image → Adjustments → Desaturate” and your image will be in balck and white.

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Step 26:

Now we are going to create separate Greyscale file.So Right Click  on “Drop Map” and select “Duplicate Layer”.And choose “New” from document drop down menu.Then name your file as “Grey Drop” and press OK.This will create a new file wth “Drop Map” layer  only in it.

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Step 27:

Right Click on the “Drop Map” layer of newly created file “Grey Drop” and choose “Flatten Image”.After that apply “Image → Mode → Grayscale”.
This will remove colour information of the layer.Now save the file as psd and close it.

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Step 28:

Again back to our “Water Drop Effect.psd”.Turn off the visibility of “Drop Map” layer and turn on visibility of “Grid Drop” layer.

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Step 29:

Now choose “Grid Drop” layer and select “Filter → Filter Gallery → Disort → Glass”.See the below screenshot to set the values.And now grid pattern is disorted.

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Step 30:

To see disorted grid patterns only in water drop we are going to create Mask for this layer.
So first choose “Grid Drop” layer and then “CTRL+CLICK” “TECH” layer thumbnail and “CTRL+SHIFT+CLICK”      “Water Drop” layer thumbnail.See the below screenshots.

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Step 31:

Still target “Grid Drop” layer and click “Add Layer Mask” button (Third from left below the layer panel).And after that change the Opacity to 30%

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Step 32:

Turn on the visibility of “Grid” layer and choose Mask thumbnail of “Grid Drop” layer and press “ALT+Drag” it to “Grid” layer.
In  this way we can copy Mask from one layer to another.
And then selecting Mask thumbnail of “Grid” layer, Apply “Image → Adjustments → Invert” and set Opacity to 10%.See screenshot.

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Step 33:

Now we are going to give some glow effect to out text and drop.
So turn on visibility of “Drop Map” layer and go to “Image → Adjustments → Levels” and set value like below screenshot.

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Step 34:

Then “Filter → Blur → Guassian Blur” with a value of 3 px and set blend mode “Linear Dodge(ADD)”

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Step 35:

Now we are going for the final touch up.
Create a new blank layer above the “Drop Map” layer and name it as “Reflect” and choose soft brush with colour #247dbd and paint some reflection in the opposite direction of highlited area.
See screenshot.

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And we are done,,,and your final result will look something similar to below image
 
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RESULT
 
I hope you all like the tutorial.If you do share it with your friends and if you have any doubt don’t forget to comment below
And also comment which type of tutorial you want next.

Create A 3D Text Rising Effect Using Photoshop

By
Sabarinath
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3d text effect using photoshop
This tutorial will explain how to create an amazing 3D text effect using some gradient fills, lasso tools, and Blur Effect. It is really simple but the final result is great. Lets get started.
Tutorial Details

Difficulty : Beginner
Estimated Time : 30 Minutes
Software : Photoshop CS5+
Resources : Font→Familian (Download)

Step 1:
Create a new document, 800×500 pixels, or any other dimensions depending on the text you’re going to create. Then, set the Foreground color  and the Background color  and pick the Gradient Tool. Choose the Foreground to Background fill, and click the Radial Gradient icon in the Options bar, then click and drag from the center of the document to one of the corners to create the gradient fill.
 
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Step 2:
Create the text in Bold All Caps using the color White and the font Familian with a Size value of 175 pt, 
 
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STEP 3:
 Go to Layer ->  Type Rasterize or Type to rasterize the text layer, then duplicate the text layer and make the original layer invisible by clicking the eye icon next to it.
 
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Step 4:
Double click the copy text layer to apply a Gradient Overlay effect, and click the Gradient box to create the gradient used.
 
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There are only two colors used: one to the left, and one to the right.
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 This is how the text should look like.
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Step 5:
Go to Edit -> Transform -> Skew, and move the upper corners to get a result similar to the one below. Then press Enter to get out of the Skew Mode

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Step 6:

Pick the Rectangular  Tool, and draw a 0.3 x 9 cm  WHITE COLOURED rectangle on top of the first letter. You can check the dimensions in the Info panel (Window -> Info)

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Step 7:

Now go to Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and enter 2.5 for the Raduis value.And rename the layer as “blur 1”

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Step 8:

Create another new layer ,create a new 1 x 9 cm rectangle over the previous one and fill the selection with white,

Then  Go to Filter -> Blur -> Gaussian Blur and enter 9 for the Raduis value.And rename the layer as “blur 2”

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Select both blur layers then go to Layer -> Merge Layers, and rename the merged layer to “Blur”.

After that Go to Edit -> Transform -> Rotate, and rotate the blurred part as below, then press Enter.

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Step 10:

Duplicate the “blur” layer and move it so that you have blur placed over each letter. Then, select all the Blur layers and merge them (Layer -> Merge Layers).

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Ctrl + Click the copy text layer’s thumbnail (icon) to create a selection, then go to Select > Inverse to invert the selection.
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Step 12:

Press Delete to get rid of the outer parts of the blur, then press Ctrl + D to get rid of the selection.

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Step 13:

Make the original text layer visible again.

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Step 14:

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Skew, and skew this text a bit more to the right. Press Enter when done.

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Step 15:

Go to Edit -> Transform -> Scale, and scale the text down vertically. Don’t forget to press Enter after you do so.

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Make sure that the original text layer is selected (active), and click the “Lock transparent pixels” icon in the Layers panel. Set the Foreground color to BLACK and pick the Paint Bucket Tool. Un-check the Contiguous box in the Options bar then fill the white part with the Foreground color.

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Step 17:

Create a new layer on top of the original text layer. Pick the Polygonal Lasso Tool and draw a selection around the empty areas between the two text layers.

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AND WE ARE DONE.

We get final image that look like the below one.

finalHope you enjoyed the tutorial and found it useful..If you have any doubts free feel to comment below or contact us.

Create A Waving Flag Effect Using Photoshop

By
TechLog360
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waving flag effect
Today you are going to learn how to create a waving flag effect or curled flag effect using photoshop.In this tutorial we are using Displace filter which make it more realstic and easy.So lets start.

Tutorial Details

Difficulty : Beginner
Estimated Time : 15 Minutes
Software : Photoshop CS6

►Step 1:

Open your flag image with photoshop And rename the layer as “Flag“.And save your file as “Flag Effect.psd“.

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►Step 2:

Now create new layer and Place [File → Place ]  fabric image you have.You can get one from by googling.Or use mine.[Fabric 1 ,  Fabric 2] And rename the layer as “Wave“.

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►Step 3:

Now select “Wave” layer and first “Right Click → Rasterize Layer“.
Then go to “Filter → Stylize → Emboss” set the values as you feel appropriate.

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►Step 4:

After that go to “Filter → Blur → Gaussian Blur “and set the value as below.

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►Step 5:

Now again choose “Wave” layer and then “Right Click → Duplicate Layer” .
Then a new window will appear.Set the values of new window like below screenshot.Then you you will get “Wave” layer in a new tab.

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►Step 6:

In the new tab First “Right Click the layer → Flatten Image”
After that apply “Image → Mode → Grayscale“.Save the file as “Flag Map.psd” and close the tab.

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►Step 7:

Now back to our “Falg Effect.psd“.First hide the visibility of “Wave” layer and then select “Falg” layer.

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►Step 8:

Then apply “Filter → Disort → Displace“.And set the values like below and finally it will ask for displacement image,then browse to “Flag Map.psd” file that we saved in Step 6

Repeat the above Displace Step 2-3 times by changing horizontal and vertical scale values to get more waving effect to your flag

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Now you will get a disorted  image of your flag.

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►Step 9

Now turn on the visibility of “Wave” layer and then make its Blend Mode to “Hard Light“.

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Then you will get a waving flag like below image

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►Step 10:

Now you can make it more attractive by adjusting its lightning levels.So adjust levels as you like by going to “Image → Adjustments → Levels“.

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Then your final image wil look like this:

Flag%2BEffect

I hope you all like this tutorial.This is the most easiest way to create a waving flag in photoshop.So if you have any doubts comment below.We will be back with another tutorial soon. 🙂

Create A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

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TechLog360
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create a crack effect on face using photoshop

Hi guys after our Four tutorials of Photoshop for beginners today here we are before you to teach How To Make A Cool crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop. This is the one of the most easiest method to make crack effect on face without using brush tool.So lets start.

In this tutorial we are using “Multiply” blend mode to attain this particular effect.

Tutorial Details:
Difficulty : Beginner
Estimated Time : 10 Minutes
Software : Any Version Of Photoshop

Crack Face Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 1

Open your image with Photoshop and rename the layer as “Main”.

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop
Step 2

Now create a new layer and name it as “Crack”.

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 3:

Go to “File → Place” and select crack image (you can get one by simply searching on Google) and place it above “Main” Layer.Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using PhotoshopTutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 4:

Now Click “Normal” above Layer Tab and select “Multiply”.

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 5

Then you get an image something similar to this:

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 6

Erase the unwanted parts of Crack layer. Then you will get below image.

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 7

We done 98% of our work, next step is up to you. Adjust image brightness, color and anything you like by going to “Image→ Adjustments”.

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

Step 8

After final touch up you will get an image something like this. Make your effects as you like.

Tutorial - Make A Cool Crack Effect On Face Using Photoshop

So I hope you all enjoy this easy tutorial.If you like the tutorial share it with your friends and have any doubts simply comment below.We are here to help you.

Tell us which Photoshop tutorial do you like to learn next.

How To Unlock/Bypass Android Pattern Lock

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TechLog360
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android pattern lock

Many of you are using android pattern lock system to lock your android smartphone.But unfortunately if you forget your pattern lock and do a number of fail attempts your phone will lock permanently.So here are two simple methods that will help you to unlock or bypass your android smartphone pattern lock.

Method 1 : Using Your Google Account

This is the most easiest method to unlock your android pattern lock system without losing your data in phone.But this method only works if you already connected to internet and you have a google account unless you can skip this method.
So make sure you have an internet connection and do steps as follows :

  • When you try different patterns and unable to unlock your phone in five attempts. Then a message pop-up and shows two buttons “next” and “try again”.
  • Now click on “next” button.
  • Now you see two options for unlocking phone. One is answer the security question and the second option is to provide Google account details.
  • Mostly people don’t set a security question. But if you set it then simply answer the question and unlock your device quickly.
  • Otherwise check the Google account option and click “next”
  • Now provide your Google account username and password attached with your device and click on “sign in”.
  • After that you are directed to choose new pattern and now you can unlock with this pattern.

Method 2 : Hard Reset /Factory Reset

Do this method only if you have no internet connection or google account.Be aware this method will reset your phone.This method will delete all your datas stored in phone memory.And this is the only method that can unlock your phone without flashing it.
So let’s go for it :
  • Swithoff phone first.
  • Now hold “Volume up + Power Button” (in some devices hold “Volume up + Home Key + Power Button”)
  • Now a black screen will come with different options.
  • Use the volume key to move up and down then scroll down to “Restore Factory Defaults” or “Delete all User Data” depending on which is on your device.
  • Select this factory reset option and then press power button to let the action begin.
  • Now it asks you for confirmation, select “yes”.
  • fter clicking on the settings above, now scroll down to “Reboot System Now” and wait for your phone to reboot
  • Now your phone will reboot and android lock pattern have been removed and your device will now in its default settings.
If you have any doubts comment below.

Give Black & White and Color Mixed Effects To Your Pictures Using Photoshop

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TechLog360
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color mixed effects

This is our First photo manipulation tutorial for you.This tutorial will help you to give a black & white and color mixed  effects to your photos.This tutorial doesn’t require any advanced photoshop skills any beginner can do this easily.So let’s start our trip.

Tutorial Details:
Difficulty : Beginner
Estimated Time : 20 Minutes
Software : Photoshop CS6

Step 1

Open the image that you want to edit with Photoshop.

Step 2

Now you can see your image name as “Background” in Layer Tab. [Fig:1]. Double click on it and change the name as “Orginal”[Fig:2].

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Fig:1
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Fig:2

Step 3

Now Duplicate the layer “Original” by  Right Click Layer “Original”→Duplicate Layer. Now you have a new layer and rename it as “Duplicate”

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Select  layer “Duplicate” and make it Black & White Image by pressing the shortcut ” Shift+Ctrl+U ” or  by Image→Adujstments→Desaturate.

5Step 5

Now the image is in Black & White Format. Select Eraser Tool from Tool Panel and delete the area which you like to see in color.

6And you get image something like this ↓

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You can also give designs to your deleting area by selecting different Eraser Pattern from Eraser menu panel.

8And final image will look some thing like this

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So today you learned How To Give  Black & White and Color Mixed Effects To Your Pictures Using Photoshop.This is the most easiest method to do so.If you face any problems or have any doubt please comment below.

All Available Google Chrome Shortcuts List For Windows,Mac And Linux Users

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TechLog360
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chrome shortcut lists for windows,mac,linux
Chrome is a fast, simple, and secure web browser, built for the modern web.Millions of people around the globe are die hard fans of chrome browser.Chrome impresses its users my its clean simplified look,speed of loading a webpage,security measures to create you a safe browsing environment and different methods to customize its interface.

Today we are here before you to give some tips that will help you for a more easy browsing through google chrome.Yes we are going to list below all available chrome shortcuts for Windows,Mac and Linux Users.These shortcuts will help you to speed up your browsing experience in chrome.

Tab and Window Shortcuts:

FeatureWindowsMacLinux
Opens a new window
Ctrl+N
⌘-N
Ctrl+N
Opens a new tab
Ctrl+T
⌘-T
Ctrl+T
Opens a new window in incognito mode
Ctrl+Shift+N
⌘-Shift-N
Ctrl+Shift+N
Opens a file from your computer in Google Chrome
Press Ctrl+O, then select file
Press ⌘-O, then select file
Press Ctrl+O, then select file
Opens the link in a new tab in the background
Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Press ⌘ and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).


Press Ctrl and click a link. Or click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Opens the link in a new tab and switches to the newly opened tab
Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Press ⌘-Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).


Press Ctrl+Shift and click a link. Or press Shift and click a link with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Opens the link in a new window
Press Shift and click a link
Press Shift and click a link
Press Shift and click a link
Reopens the last tab you’ve closed. Google Chrome remembers the last 10 tabs you’ve closed
Ctrl+Shift+T
⌘-Shift-T

Ctrl+Shift+T
Opens the link in the tab
Drag a link to a tab

Drag a link to a tab
Opens the link in a new tab
Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip

Drag a link to a blank area on the tab strip
Opens the tab in a new window
Drag a tab out of the tab strip
Drag a tab out of the tab strip
Drag a tab out of the tab strip
Opens the tab in the existing window
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window
Drag a tab out of the tab strip and into an existing window
Returns the tab to its original position
Press Esc while dragging a tab

Press Esc while dragging a tab
Switches to the tab at the specified position number on the tab strip
Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8

Ctrl+1 through Ctrl+8
Switches to the last tab
Ctrl+9

Ctrl+9
Switches to the next tab
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown
Press ⌘-Option and the right arrow together
Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+PgDown
Switches to the previous tab
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp
Press ⌘-Option and the left arrow together
Ctrl+Shift+Tab or Ctrl+PgUp
Closes the current window
Alt+F4 or 
Ctrl + Shift + W
⌘-Shift-W
Alt+F4 or
 Ctrl + Shift + W
Closes the current tab or pop-up
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
⌘-W
Ctrl+W or Ctrl+F4
Closes the tab you clicked
Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel)

Click a tab with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel)
Displays your browsing history in the tab
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar
Click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar
Right-click, or click and hold either the Back or Forward arrow in the browser toolbar
Goes to the previous page in your browsing history for the tab
Press Alt and the left arrow together
Press Delete or ⌘-[
Press Alt and the left arrow together
Goes to the next page in your browsing history for the tab
Press Alt and the right arrow together
Press Shift-Delete or
 ⌘-]
Press Alt and the right arrow together
Opens the button destination in a new tab in the background
Click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).

Click either the Back arrow, Forward arrow, or Go button in the toolbar with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Maximizes or minimizes the window
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip
Press Shift while clicking the + button in the top left corner of the window
Double-click the blank area on the tab strip
Opens your homepage in your current window
Alt+Home


Minimizes the window

⌘-M

Hides Google Chrome

⌘-H

Hides all other windows

⌘-Option-H

Closes Google Chrome
Ctrl+Shift+Q
⌘-Q
Ctrl+Shift+Q

 

Google Chrome Feature Shortcuts

FeatureWindowsMacLinux
Opens the Chrome menu Chrome menu, which lets you customize and control settings in Google Chrome
Alt+F or Alt+E or F10

Alt+F
Toggles the bookmarks bar on and off
Ctrl+Shift+B
⌘-Shift-B
Ctrl+Shift+B
Opens the History page
Ctrl+H
⌘-Y
Opens the Settings page

⌘-,
Opens the Downloads page
Ctrl+J
⌘-Shift-J
Ctrl+J
Opens the Task Manager
Shift+Esc

Shift+Esc
Opens the Clear Browsing Data dialog
Ctrl+Shift+Delete
⌘-Shift-Delete
Ctrl+Shift+Delete
Opens the Help Center in a new tab (our favorite)
F1

F1
Switch between multiple users
Ctrl+Shift+M
⌘-Shift-M
Ctrl+Shift+M
Opens Developer Tools
Ctrl+Shift+J
⌘-Option-I
Ctrl+Shift+J
Sets focus on the first tool in the browser toolbar

Shift+Alt+T

Press Tab, Shift+Tab, Home, End, right arrow, and left arrow to move focus to different items in the toolbar
Press Space or Enter to activate toolbar buttons, including page actions and browser actions
Press Shift+F10 to bring up any associated context menu (e.g. browsing history for the Back button).
Press Esc to return focus from the toolbar back to the page

Switches focus to the next keyboard-accessible pane.

F6 or Shift+F6

Panes include:
  • Highlights the URL in the address bar
  • Bookmarks bar (if visible)
  • The main web content (including any infobars)
  • Downloads bar (if visible)

 

 

 

Address Bar Shortcuts

FeatureWindowsMacLinux
Performs a search using your default search engine
Type a search term, then press Enter
Type a search term, then press Enter
Type a search term, then press Enter
Performs a search using the search engine associated with the keyword.
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter
Type a search engine keyword, press Space, type a search term, and press Enter
Performs a search using the search engine associated with the URL
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.
Begin typing a search engine URL, press Tab when prompted, type a search term, and press Enter.
Adds www. and .com to your input in the address bar and open the resulting URL
Ctrl+Enter

Ctrl+Enter
Opens the URL in a new tab
Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter

Type a URL, then press Alt+Enter
Highlights the URL
Ctrl+L or Alt+D
⌘-L
Ctrl+L or Alt+D
Places a ‘?’ in the address bar. Type a search term after the question mark to perform a search using your default search engine
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E
⌘-Option-F
Ctrl+K or Ctrl+E
Moves your cursor to the preceding key term in the address bar
Press Ctrl and the left arrow together
Press Option and the left arrow together
Press Ctrl and the left arrow together
Moves your cursor to the next key term in the address bar
Press Ctrl and the right arrow together
Press Option and the right arrow together
Press Ctrl and the right arrow together
Deletes the key term that precedes your cursor in the address bar
Ctrl+Backspace
⌘-Delete
Ctrl+Backspace
Deletes the entry from your browsing history, if possible
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete.
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift-Fn-Delete
Select an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your keyboard arrows, then press Shift+Delete.
Opens the entry in a new tab in the background.
Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Click an entry in the address bar drop-down menu with your middle mouse button (or mousewheel).
Selects the first or last entry in the drop-down menu
Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible.
Press Page Up or Page Down in the addess bar menu
Press Page Up or Page Down when the address bar drop-down menu is visible.
Opens the URL in a new background tab

Type a URL, then press ⌘-Enter

Highlights the preceding key term in the address bar

Press Shift-Option and the left arrow together

Highlights the next key term in the address bar

Press Shift-Option and the right arrow together

 

Webpage Shortcuts

FeatureWindowsMacLinux
Prints your current page
Ctrl+P
⌘-P
Ctrl+P
Saves your current page
Ctrl+S
⌘-S
Ctrl+S
Opens the Page Setup dialog

⌘-Shift-P

Reloads your current page
F5 or Ctrl+R
⌘-R
F5 or Ctrl+R
Stops the loading of your current page
Esc
Esc
Esc
Opens the find bar
Ctrl+F
⌘-F
Ctrl+F
Finds the next match for your input in the find bar
Ctrl+G or F3
⌘-G
Ctrl+G or F3
Finds the previous match for your input in the find bar
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter
⌘-Shift-G or Shift-Enter
Ctrl+Shift+G, Shift+F3, or Shift+Enter
Activates auto-scrolling. As you move your mouse, the page automatically scrolls according to the direction of the mouse
Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel)

Click the middle mouse button (or mousewheel)
Reloads your current page, ignoring cached content
Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5

Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5
Downloads the target of the link
Press Alt and click a link
Press Option and click a link
Press Alt and click a link
Opens the source of your current page
Ctrl+U
⌘-Option-U
Ctrl+U
Saves the link as a bookmark
Drag a link to bookmarks bar
Drag a link to bookmarks bar
Drag a link to bookmarks bar
Saves your current webpage as a bookmark
Ctrl+D
⌘-D
Ctrl+D
Saves all open pages as bookmarks in a new folder
Ctrl+Shift+D
⌘-Shift-D
Ctrl+Shift+D
Opens your page in full-screen mode. Press F11 again to exit full-screen
F11
⌘-Shift-F
F11
Enlarges everything on the page
Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up
⌘-+
Ctrl and +, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel up
Makes everything on the page smaller
Ctrl and –, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down
⌘ and –
Ctrl and –, or press Ctrl and scroll your mousewheel down
Returns everything on the page to normal size
Ctrl+0
⌘-0
Ctrl+0
Scrolls down the web page
Space bar
Space bar
Space bar
Goes to the top of the page
Home

Home
Goes to the bottom of the page
End

End
Scrolls horizontally on the page
Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel

Press Shift and scroll your mousewheel
Emails your current page
Alt+Shift+I
⌘-Shift-I
Alt+Shift+I
Uses selection for find

⌘-E

Jumps to selection

⌘-J

Opens the JavaScript Console

⌘-Option-J

Opens your home page in your current tab

⌘-Shift-H

Searches the web

⌘-Option-F

 

Text Shortcuts

FeatureWindowsMacLinux
Copies highlighted content to the clipboard
Ctrl+C
⌘-C
Ctrl+C
Pastes content from the clipboard
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert
⌘-V
Ctrl+V or Shift+Insert
Paste content from the clipboard without formatting
Ctrl+Shift+V
⌘-Shift-Option-V
Ctrl+Shift+V
Deletes the highlighted content and copies it to the clipboard
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete
⌘-X or Shift-Delete
Ctrl+X or Shift+Delete
Copies the URL of the page you’re viewing to the clipboard

⌘-C

Reverts your last action
Ctrl+Z
⌘-Z
Ctrl+Z
Repeats your last action
Ctrl+Shift+Z
⌘-Shift-Z
Ctrl+Shift+Z
Selects all the text on your current page
Ctrl+A
⌘-A
Ctrl+A
Opens the Spelling and Grammar dialog

⌘-:

Checks your current page for spelling and grammar

⌘-:

That’s it.Here we listed all google chrome available shortcuts for windows,mac and linux users.If you know any other feature with its shortcut which is not listed above please comment it we will update it in this post.So share thetips with your friends.

Photoshop Beginners Guide 4→Introduction To Tools Panel [Part 2]

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In last post we discussed about some of the tools in tools panel of photoshop interface.I think now you are familiar about those tools.If you didn’t read our last post.Click the below link:

In this post we will discuss about the remaining sets of tools in photoshop.In last tutorial we ended our post with Brush Tool, Pencil Tool, Color Replacement Tool,Mixer Brush Tool.So now we are going to see 9th tool in photoshop:

►Clone Stamp Tool, Pattern Stamp Tool (S)

Clone Stamp Tool, Pattern Stamp Tool (S)

The Clone Stamp Tool has a lot of uses and if you’re doing photo manipulations then this a tool to be on good terms with. It is not complicated at all. To use it first Alt-click somewhere to set the sample point. Then start painting. You will notice that you will paint with the pixels underneath the sampled area. That’s all this tool does. It clones areas from one part of the image in other parts. It is very useful for creating new content based on an existing one and removing skin imperfections or undesired objects.

The Pattern Stamp Tool allows you to paint with desired patterns over an image. Never had a use for it!

►History Brush Tool, Art History Brush Tool (Y)

History Brush Tool, Art History Brush Tool (Y)

The History Brush Tool is an interesting little thing that holds a lot of power. It allows you to paint on a new layer from a previous state of your image. Let’s say that you heavily modified a photo but you still want some of the original look in certain areas. To do this first select a previous state. Open Window > History and click on one of the little squares next to the name of the desired state. In the image below notice that I clicked on the little box next to the most upper state of the image – the original. Now if I create a new layer and paint with the history Brush Tool I can restore certain areas of my picture to their original state.

The Art History Brush Tool is a strange tool that allows you to paint from previous states of the images but in crazy, dynamically changing shapes. A quite useless little tool, if you ask me.

►Eraser Tool, Background Eraser Tool, Magic Eraser Tool (E)

Eraser Tool, Background Eraser Tool, Magic Eraser Tool (E)

The Eraser Tool allows you to delete (erase) pixels from a pixel layer (or a layer mask). It is as simple as that. You don’t like the way your new painted layer looks, you select the Eraser Tool and send pixels into oblivion. Alternatively, if you’re smart you could use a layer mask and nondestructively remove the undesired pixels. Maybe you noticed that I generously used the term nondestructive but I do this for good reason. When working on a document in Photoshop it’s very important to be able to go back and redo or modify some of your old actions. This offers you the power to infinitely tinker with settings and adjustments without losing any permanent data. That is why I recommend staying away from the Eraser Tool as much as possible and go for layer masks instead. A bit trickier to understand at first but they are totally worth the effort.

The Background Eraser Tool is like the Color Replacement Tool , but instead of replacing the color you erase it. It is a decent tool for getting rid of certain parts of the image but not precise enough. There are much better selection tools and techniques (like Channels and Color Range) that I do not use this tool very often.

The Magic Eraser Tool looks and acts a lot like the Magic Wand Tool but instead of selecting pixels it deletes them. Useful tool only if you are in a great hurry and do not care much about the results.

►Gradient Tool, Paint Bucket Tool (G)

Gradient Tool, Paint Bucket Tool (G)

First, let us cover the Paint Bucket Tool. It is a useless tool as far as I am concerned because I never used it. And I mean never ever. What does it do? Well, if you click with it on a picture it will fill the area with the foreground color. It has a Tolerance setting in the options panel which works the same way as the Tolerance setting for the Magic Wand Tool.

Now the Gradient Tool is a very useful tool and I find myself using it on a daily basis. It allows you to create a gradient from the background and foreground colors. The shortcut key is G. While you can achieve some artistic effects by dragging the gradient tool directly on a layer and then maybe use Fade (Ctrl + Shift + F) and an Opacity option it’s more likely that you will want to use it in layer masks.

►Blur Tool, Sharpen Tool, Smudge Tool

Blur Tool, Sharpen Tool, Smudge Tool

The Blur Tool and the Sharpen tool have some obvious purposes: they blur and respectively sharpen. They have 2 big disadvantages though. Firstly, they are pretty processor intensive, so if you like working fast or you have a slow machine you will have to wait. Secondly, using them means that you are not editing your document in a non-destructive way. If you want to go back to a previous look of your image then you will have to hit Ctrl + Z (Undo) like crazy. When it comes to sharpening and blurring I prefer to create composite layer from all the visible layers (Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E), apply a sharpen/blur filter on this layer, add a layer mask and paint it with black and white to show/hide my layer (in a layer mask black conceals and white reveals).

The Smudge Tool allows you to “smudge” pixels. It’s main use (at least for me) it’s to create hair. Let’s say I cut and copy in a document a wolf (or a human head) but I don’t select the hairs very well so it looks fake. Then I use the smudge tool at the edge of the fur to emulate hair.

►Dodge Tool ,Burn Tool , Sponge Tool (O)

Dodge Tool ,Burn Tool , Sponge Tool (O)

Dodge Tool lightens and Burn Tool darkens while in the same time increasing contrast. In the Options Panel there are 2 setting you should be aware of: Exposure setting and Protect Tones checkbox. You will want to have the Protect Tones checkbox checked all the time unless you are aiming for very strong effects. The Exposure setting affects the power of the tool .I recommend using lower settings and gradually paint until you achieve the desired effect. A quick tip: If you are using the Dodge Tool hold Alt to temporarily switch to Burn Tool and vice versa.

The nondestructive alternative to these 2 tools is to create a new layer, fill it with 50% Gray color (Shift + F5), set the blend mode to Overlay and use Dodge and Burn or a black and white brush on the layer to achieve similar effects.

The Sponge Tool desaturates the image (absorbs color). For a more contrasty effect be sure to check the Vibrance checkbox in the Options Panel.

►Pen Tool, Freeform Pen Tool, Add Anchor Point Tool, Delete Anchor Point Tool, Convert Point Tool (P)

Pen Tool, Freeform Pen Tool, Add Anchor Point Tool, Delete Anchor Point Tool, Convert Point Tool (P)

The Pen Tool may be familiar to you if you have worked with Adobe Illustrator. This tool allows you to create vector shapes and the additional tools in the category allow you to modify and tweak that shape. I don’t do much vector work but instead I use this tool heavily for my selections. Basically I trace with the pen tool the object I want selected and then I simply transform path to selection (Ctrl + Enter). This allows me to do very accurate selections, it works especially well when the object I want to select has a color similar to the background, and the usual selection techniques will not work. So go ahead, give it a spin and create some paths. Make sure to check Rubber Band in the Options Panel as it allows you to preview the paths you are going to create.

Rubber Band

►Horizontal Type Tool, Vertical Type Tool, Horizontal Type Mask Tool, Vertical Type Mask Tool (T)

Horizontal Type Tool, Vertical Type Tool, Horizontal Type Mask Tool, Vertical Type Mask Tool (T)

Horizontal and Vertical Type tools allow you to add text to your images. Simply click anywhere in your document with one of these two tools and start typing. You can change the font, size and other settings in the Options Panel. When you are done typing simply press Ctrl + Enter to close the paragraph and stop typing. If you click and drag with one of these two tools you will create a box which will allow you to type only inside that box.

If you want to type on a path for a special effect simply create a path with the Pen Tool and with Vertical or Horizontal Type Tool click somewhere on the path (you will notice that the icon will change).

Horizontal and Vertical Type Mask tools allow you to create a selection from type. That is if you type something with one of these tools and press Ctrl + Enter you will have a selection of your typed text. I don’t use these tools at all because I can get a selection from a type layer much easier: I simply Ctrl-click on the layer and voila, a selection of the visible pixels of that layer.

►Path Selection Tool, Direct Selection Tool (A)

Path Selection Tool, Direct Selection Tool (A)

These tools are designed to manipulate and select paths. If you click with the Path Selection Tool on a path you will select the entire path and if you click with the Direct Selection Tool on a path you will select only a point or a handle bar.

►Rectangle Tool, Rounded Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, Custom Shape Tool (U)

Rectangle Tool, Rounded Rectangle Tool, Ellipse Tool, Polygon Tool, Line Tool, Custom Shape Tool (U)

These tools allow us to create different shapes. There are three options in the Options Panel which are very important. If you select the first option you will create Shape Layers (that is basically a Solid Color Adjustment layer with a Vector Mask), the second option allows you to create simple Paths and the third option allows you to create pixel shapes.

Shape tool

►Hand Tool (H) and Rotate View Tool (R)

Hand Tool (H) and Rotate View Tool (R)

If you are zoomed into a document the Hand Tool allows you to drag the document. Simply click and drag and you will see what I am talking about. You can temporarily access the Hand Tool from almost any other tool by simply holding the Space button.

►Zoom Tool

Zoom Tool

The Zoom Tool allows you to zoom into a document. Drag to the left to zoom out or drag to the right to zoom in. Click to zoom in, Alt-click to zoom out. You can temporarily access the Zoom Tool from almost any tool by holing Alt + Space. Note that certain features of the Zoom Tool and the Hand Tool won’t work if you don’t have Enable OpenGL Drawing checked in the Edit > Preferences – Performance tab.

Zoom Tool

There are some additional buttons on the Toolbar Panel which are not Tools.

Default Foreground And Background Color (Shortcut D) allows you to set black as foreground color and white as background.

Default Foreground And Background Color (Shortcut D)

Switch Foreground and Background Color (Shortcut X) allows you to switch between foreground and background colors.

Switch Foreground and Background Color (Shortcut X)

Set Foreground and Set Background Color. If you click on one of these icons the Color Picker window will pop up allowing you to select a color. A nice feature of Photoshop CS5 is that when you have the Brush Tool selected you can temporarily access a simplified version of the Color Picker window (also called HUD Color Picker) by holding Shift + Alt and Right-clicking. You can change some options for the Color Picker appearance by going to Edit > Preferences > General.

Set Foreground and Set Background Color.

Quick Mask (or Edit In Quick Mask Mode) (Shortcut Q) allows you to quickly select parts of your document.

Quick Mask

And finally the last button in photoshop interface Screen Mode Button.As name implies its used to adjust screen and its shortcut is F.

Screen Mode Button

♣ Conclusion

This is where I finish my introduction to the Photoshop Toolbar. I hope you have become more familiar with the different Photoshop Tools and learned some useful stuff.

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