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Tutorial-Creating a Photoshop Jewel
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Uploaded: 09/03/05 3:19 AM GMT
Tutorial-Creating a Photoshop Jewel
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As promised, here's a tutorial about creating a jewel in Photoshop. It was a little difficult to cram all that in, but if you'll get the 1600x1200 version, you should be able to read it OK. Hope it all makes sense. Feel free to ask questions, but be sure to subscribe to the discussion below so you'll know when I've answered - because I'll answer here, not in a PM. Let me know if you found this useful.
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+tbob
09/03/05 3:24 AM GMT
Nice layout.
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this is great, very simple and easy to understand, one of the best tutorials I've seen!
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Thanks, Nathan.. I appreciate this.... You have made it look easy enough for me to follow..
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One bead at a time..
Nice tutorial. This one will be put right into my graphics design tutorial files.
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Art is the perception of the creator. Meaning is the perception of the viewer. acceptance is the perception of society.
This is wonderful, Nathan! Now this might sound like a dumb question but can you tell me where to set the size if I want to print this out so that it is on the page and I can read it? Thanks so much for doing this!
Wen
Wen
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Fantastic! I will enjoy trying this one out. I tried your other tutorial on gold layer style out, and used it on Banded Sky if you would like to check it out!
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The way to know life is to love many things. .:Van Gogh:. Do you need an Angel?
Thanks, everyone. Wendy, if you do the "Print with Preview" in Photoshop, then select "Scale to Fit Media" and do page setup and put it in landscape mode, it prints out readable. Mythica - it was fun to go see your image that used my earlier tutorial. Thanks for sharing that with me. I left you a comment.
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Hey Nathan, thank you so much for this. Can't wait to try it :)
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"Little dreams cost the same as big dreams, so why not dream big"?
(*places fingers to temples*) ... I forsee many jewels in our future ...
(*scampers off to beat the crowd) ... boooyah !!!!
Thanks Nathan
(*scampers off to beat the crowd) ... boooyah !!!!
Thanks Nathan
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---Fear is the mind-killer---
I just did another piece following my own directions. I used a red to yellow gradient this time. I found that the directions in the upper right section of the tutorial put too much dark in the center for that gradient, and I used a large soft eraser brush to delete some out of the middle. I'll post "Solar Sailing" now, so you can see what I came up with.
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THANKYOU... thanks Nathan for doing these tutorials.. they are a huge help and easy to understand.... plus they look beautiful... =D
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"The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart."
--Helen Keller
Thank you! One other thing I wasn't too clear on in the tutorial. Click the first layer you created to add the drop shadow to, not the highlight layer. Appreciate your feedback.
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Found it! I'm saving both the image and this full page for your additional comments. Seems pretty straight forward. scurrying off to try.....
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THX Nathan.You are an asset to the caedes community my friend!!
Peace&Respect Jojo
Peace&Respect Jojo
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Laying Easy Somewhere
Shade Across My Mind
Nathan, I had a lot of fun running through this tutorial We do things a little differently and I like your style.
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-DFX -
Nathan, this may be a silly question, but when I attempt to add the "shine" and do the white to translucent gradient, as soon as I draw the ellipse, it fills with white, so when I try to do the gradient it has no affect. I thought there was a way you could cancel fill in Photoshop, but can't seem to remember. Any idea where I might be going wrong? I'm working with photoshop 7, I believe.
The tutorial is great, though. Your instructions are quite clear.
The tutorial is great, though. Your instructions are quite clear.
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Silence sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
You've got me stumped. I've tried everything, but cannot get Photoshop to automatically fill a selection with white as soon as I select an ellipse. I have to ctrl-delete to fill it with color. Anybody else have a suggestion?
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Ok. I think it makes sense to me now. I think you are using the ellipse shape tool (U is the shortcut key).
The tool you need to use is the Elliptical Marquee Tool (shortcut key is M). By default you'll see the rectangular marquee tool. If that's the case, press Shift+M to cycle through until you see the elliptical marquee tool. Draw your ellipse with that, and it won't automatically fill with color.
The tool you need to use is the Elliptical Marquee Tool (shortcut key is M). By default you'll see the rectangular marquee tool. If that's the case, press Shift+M to cycle through until you see the elliptical marquee tool. Draw your ellipse with that, and it won't automatically fill with color.
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*SMACKS forhead* That's me being somewhat slow. I read Elliptical Marquee Tool, but saw the shape tool. I'll give it a try, and let you know! Thanks for your help!
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Silence sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
Yup, once I used the right tool, everything worked like a champ. I've managed to create a descent dark blue jewel. Now, I just need to do something with it. I may well even try the style tutorial, and see what I get. Thanks again!
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Silence sometimes speaks to you, and you should listen.
Thnk you I am going to try this one very detailed description in the Image as well keep up the good work
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Keep your eyes open there will always be a challenge to tackle
nice job...i think im going to have to try this sometime or another...
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Sky is the limit...uh, no its not!
Hey, thanks! I've been wondering how to do this for a while. ^.^
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nathan, thanks for the tutorial, it was great, i only have one problem, i dont know how to get my fractal into my jewel, the jewel is fine, but im stumped after that. id much appreciate any help. thanks again.gareth
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In photoshop -
1) CTRL-Click on the small image of the jewel's first layer in the layer's palette. This selects the jewel.
2) Now, open and copy your fractal so it's sitting on the clipboard.
3) Go back to your jewel image and do EDIT->PASTE INTO.
4) Do a transform command (CTRL-T) and drage the handle bars so the fractal image fits within you jewel the way you want it to.
5) Set the blending mode of this layer to overlay, soft light, or another of your choosing, and adjust the opacity until it's just right.
Hope this helps, my friend.
1) CTRL-Click on the small image of the jewel's first layer in the layer's palette. This selects the jewel.
2) Now, open and copy your fractal so it's sitting on the clipboard.
3) Go back to your jewel image and do EDIT->PASTE INTO.
4) Do a transform command (CTRL-T) and drage the handle bars so the fractal image fits within you jewel the way you want it to.
5) Set the blending mode of this layer to overlay, soft light, or another of your choosing, and adjust the opacity until it's just right.
Hope this helps, my friend.
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Wow, this is great. I can't wait to use it and your other info in the discussion. I love this site and the kind people, like yourself, who make this a fine human experience...hard to find anywhere these days :)PJ
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"We consider the artist to be a special sort of person. It is more likely that each of us is a special sort of artist." Elsa Gidlow
This tutorial helped me a lot! (refer to my jewel images), but no-one can compare to the master! except calmagical, i believe in time nathan, you shall be overthrown!
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| My Gallery | Modern Blue -^- Image of the week: Right in Two -^- Tool (the band) are bloody awesome :.:
Thank you! It's quite a compliment to be able to inspire somebody. More power to you both.
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Hey, I LOVE the tutorial, but I need to know what version of Photoshop you're using... I have Corel Paint Shop Pro X, and it won't Ctrl + click and get the exact circle... in fact, it doesn't do anything. Apart from that, it's going ok so far :P
Help please?
Gem xx
Help please?
Gem xx
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I'm but a ghost, I fade in and out of reality, forever on my endless journey to the fiery pits of hell.
This has been one of the most inspiring tutorials on Caedes for me - which is saying something, as there have been some very useful ones, including your pen tool tutorial.
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Now if I can just do it!!....I want to and maybe if I want to bad enough, it will work out eh? thanx so much my friend, for setting this up for us all..I guess you had posted this before, as I already have it in my saved stuff....thankies Nathan....hugs to ya hun....Verena
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What did the blonde say when she opened the box of Cheerios?....Aren't those cute little donut seeds?!!!
Thank you! Because of this tutorial, I passed my college Media Arts class!
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"This isn't happening... It only thinks it's happening."
I can't thank you enough for your tutorials. I've sat and practiced how to do these and came up with one or two myself.
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i added a (first-attempt)jewel to my (bee) fractal(from apo) in photoshop 6, and managed to paste a smaller fractal inside the 'jewel' looks pretty cool for my first time but cant figure out how to save so i can show ppl- its prolly something right stupid but it just wont save with my jewel and fractal inside. could you help plz?
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It looks like Nathan is a good teacher and you an apt pupil Twinks. Very nice. We are getting the snow you are wishing for.
TicK
† Merry Christmas †
TicK
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Hopefully my photos and stories will let you know what makes me Tick