Effects Like This?

Hi everyone,

I was looking for a way to make a blur effect like this one:

(Not me on the picture)
I've been trying out all sorts of different ways in CS5. Although I know I am no shark at this, I was thinking there might be a way !

/Storm

How would you "rasterize" the layer effects? So that instead of it being the object with the effects on it its just the individual pixels with no effects on them... does that make sense?

Help! I can't seem to find the effects parameters in cs6. I am missing something HUGE. I am applying a blur, preview window pops up - great, effect applies. Now I want to change thie parameter. HOw do I access the controls? It seems some effects will show up in the layer window, but not all. I want to save, copy and paste effects I've built but don't know where they are??? Am I missing a window or preference or something??
Many thanks

Hello... i just want to make a poster like this... but i failed

soooo.. my question is... which effects were used in this poster.. or how did they do it?

This is their poster...


and this is mine /:

can anybody help me please i am wanted to gave some leaf effects in photohop to a vector file draw with pen toll butt i was unable to do it can anybody help me please .......please help me to guide that in this pic how can i give effects like the right side leafs

This is the pic

I used to use quite a few Actions for special effects. Now, with Nik and
OnOne, I create "favorite" effects instead. I haven't used Actions for this
for quite some time.

Are Actions for certain effects (ie: Dragan) used much anymore?

Anyone have any Actions or Action sites they recommend? There's
a million sites that come up with a Google search, but many are not
really worth the time.

New members please note.

You'll find explanations and helpful links here, including links to the original request threads. Please go through these images first and see if that's what you want and if the links address your need.

If more help is necessary, go for it; start your own. We also invite you to post your work if you created one of these effects. Share your pride!!

I apologize for any redundancy to the links provided. Nature of the beast, and I guess more is better in this case.

If anyone has additional effects they would like added, please PM me with the post url. The requests seem to go in cycles, fads I suppose. So if you remember one from some time ago that you like and think should be in here, PM me please with the thread url and I'll add it.


Following is a list of contents which will be updated as new topics are added. If you don't recognize the effect by name, scroll down to the images in each post and see if this answers your question. If not, post your effects question in a new thread.

Thank you for visiting here first!


Post 2: Smooth and glossy effects, might include Topaz Clean plug-in
Post 3: Popular Sports Image effects, smoothed, glossy, enhanced contrast; cartoon-like
Post 4: Dragan Effect: high-contrast, glossy, a bit of sepia toning
Post 5: Dave Hill Effect: similar to some of above in use of contrast and gloss. Also uses distortions.
Post 6: Popular Sports Image effect similar to that in Post 3. Discussion of using Topaz Adjust
Post 7: "Washed Out Look," "White Out Effect," or "Porcelain Effect"
Post 8: Another cartoon effect using Photoshop or Topaz plug-in Selection
Post 9: I am currently researching this one as the image and discussion link to do not match. Apologies . . .
Post 10: Sepia Toning

Note: I Apologize that I didn't give you anything to start with, my computer played a trick on me where I accidentally hit the enter button and submitted my request while I was still typing.

Hello everyone, M1GMan Here! I'm working on a Veterans Day wallpaper project for this year, and I wanted to include the atrocities of war (no graphic content) in which a girl is sitting next to a bunker wall in the midst of the aftermath of a fearsome bombing raid (in reference to the Blitz that occurred in 1940-41). The subject's name is Louise Brooks, and the original picture is a snapshot from the 1928 silent film Beggars of Life that she appeared in. I've already worked on matching colors with the destroyed church, the sky, the rubble and debris, and somewhat with the bunker wall that she's suppose to sit against, in relation to the subject herself using Photoshop CS3.

What I need: I need the subject to look like as if she is actually sitting against the bunker wall by adding any effects to make it look natural (you can use shadows, blur effects, lighting effects, etc.). Don't worry about the rubble and debris background and the church, for I'll take care of those elements later. But for now, I just need you to make the bunker wall and the girl look like they go together. I've added a PSD file to make it convenient for you to work with the separate layers in which each should have at least two copies of each other (with the exception of the destroyed church, and additional copies of the Louise Brooks photo that I made for cutting her out of the original background).

If you need any additional information or materials, please don't hesitate to contact me.

Hey Guys , this is an image i found on google , i think its really simple and neat , though it has some effects that i have no clue how to make or design , that why i need your help . I basically want to re-create this image , its ok if it takes a while to come to the final output , a day , a week thats fine , now i'am going to go start on this image , so please keep giving me your inputs . mmmm So lets start with the background 1st , i'll make it a dark blue , but how did he get those sparkles ? :/ . Well as we keep progressing on this i'll keep uploading the zip file . so everyone can learn with me or even add thier own effects .

Kind regards .

Gautam.

NOTE: All 3 samples are Kindle Erotica Book Covers. I couldn't find any non-erotica cover image.

Question - I want to create a simple Kindle Book Cover (that is, front side only) like the cover images posted below. I just want to know how to create the Text Effect. That is, how to create the Transparent (or opaque) bar and how to create the following text effects, both Title and Author Name Are the fonts or simple effects? Please help.



Please Help. Am using CS 5 Extended.

Thanks