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Abducted!
Posted On 2011-02-03 , 12:28 PM
I love it when I learn new tools in Photoshop, it makes my day go all shiny and happy. So imagine my bliss when I learned THREE new tools today?
What did I learn?
Well, a coworker, who shall remain nameless in his fabulousness, taught me about two new plugins and a spotlight creator. One plugin creates a grid, a major time saver for anyone who has attempted to make one themselves. The other removes all black from a photo, great for when you want to use only a light section of a picture and don't have the time or patience to select it all out. Finally, the spotlight creator creates the most awesome and unique spotlights (way better than lighting effects).
What did I do with these new tricks once I learned them? Created a completely lame, yet amusing Polaroid:
I used the spotlight creator to create a beam of light, then removed the black from that beam and duplicated it. I found a picture of a spaceship, adjusted the levels to really bring out the shadows and highlights, and removed the black from that. I then positioned the ship right above the abductor beam of DOOM. Then I found a cow, selected it out and positioned it in the beam. I moved the duplicated beam over the cow, so the light expands where it touches the cow. I then used an old Polaroid action to age and frame the piece.
Not the most original or interesting piece, but it was fun and a good test run for learning the new program and plugins. And hey, I only had 10 minutes to kill.
P.S. I'll see about creating a tutorial on these tools once I really get the hang of them.
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