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| We'll Start by Vignetting an image,
turn it into a brush and then Create a keep sake image that has
an aged old look. |
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| 1.) Open a photo of
a loved one. I Selected a photo of my brother Gary. Crop it (if
necessary) to leave only the subject in place. Now Resize it by
going to Edit > Resize. I resized
my photo to 225 X 300 pixels (visualizing the brush size before
hand). There he is, that's him! |
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| 2.) Next, go to Image
> Adjustments > Desaturate.
(This removes the Color from the image.) |
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| 3.) The image looking
a little Dark and flat (lacking Highlights and Shadows) we go to
Edit > Levels to make an adjustment.
The Upper sliders represent from Left to Right Shadow,
Midtone and Highlights. The Lower
sliders control overall brightness, Play around with them until
you get improved results as shown below. |
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4.) Now, hold down
the Shift key and press M until the Elliptical
Marquee tool 
becomes Selected. Drag out a circular shape as I have done. (Once
the Selection is created you can place curser Inside Selection and
Move to position.) |
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| 5.) Go to Select
> Feather. A dialog box will appear,
enter a value. (The higher the number, the further the softening
into the image Inside the circle will occur.) |
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| Next, go to Select >
Inverse. (This reverses the Selection and allows
the Next Step to Fill from the Outside in.) |
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| 6.) Press D,
then X on the keyboard to set the Foreground Color
to White. Now, press Alt+Backspace to Fill. Repeat
process until you get a good washout on the Outer edges of the circle. |
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| When you are pleased with the results,
use Ctrl+D to Deselect Selection. |
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| 7.) Time to Create
the brush. Go to Edit > Define Brush
Preset. Name it as you wish, then click OK to Create. |
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| The New Brush Preset will be included
into the present library and added at the end. Now, let's test the
New brush out and give it an aged appearance at the same time. |
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| 8.) Go to Layer
> New > layer. A dialog
box will appear, name this layer Sepia Toned
and click OK to Create. Press Alt+Backspace to
Fill with White. |
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| 9.) Next, click the
Foreground Color swatch and the Color-Picker will
Open. Enter #663300 at the Bottom input box, then click OK to apply. |
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10.) Select the Brush
tool  .
Position the curser over the work area and Right-Click to Open the
Brush Library. Scroll down to find it at the end, then Double-Click
it to Select and Close the library. Position the brush over the
Center of the work area and click once to stamp the image. And there
you have it... a aged Vinetted photo of your loved one ready to
be saved and emailed to all your relatives! |
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Copyright © 2006-2007 Glenn Schemenauer - Spacific
Designs™ - All rights reserved. |
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