Photo edges
Photoshop Tutorial
To celebrate the new Photography section in the Cafe, lets try our hand at creating high Impact Photographic edges using the quickmask tool.
INGREDIENTS
by Colin Smith
- Selections
- Quick Mask
- Filters
- Layers
- Difficulty 5/10
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Make a selection around the inside of the image
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Invert the selection Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I
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Press the quickmask button on the tools palette or just press the "Q" key
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Filter>Distort>Ripple
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Here is the filter applied to the quick mask.
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Turn off the quick mask using the button or pressing "Q" again
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Invert the selection back again. Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I
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Press Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+J to move the selection to a new layer.
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Fill the background with white.
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To finish off the effect add a default drop shadow
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Here is our image with the new edge, Experiment with different filters and have fun.