Photoshop Skills

[SugarAsh182]

So... I just got Photoshop and I'm trying to play around and learn new things! I figured there's probably some Photoshop talent hidden here (Prettykitty! ), so if anyone has any cool pics or tips to show that'd be great!

I can't do much yet, but I did learn how to change the color of my eyes w/ the lasso tool thingy (yaaaay!) but I wish there was an easier way. Plus, if I try to make them any other color, they look kinda fake. I'd love to know how to get rid of freckles! I can mess around w/ the image settings too (color, shadow/highlight, etc), but that's about it. Nothing fancy. Here's the original pic:


... and here's what I did in Photoshop


.... and here's my 2nd attempt lol:

Gah I suck! Now it looks too red

I'd love some tips, and post pics of your own! This is really helping me procrastinate haha

[Corvs Queen]

To be honest, I like the origianl better.

I think that you look stunning either way, but I really like the first one.

[melozburngr]

same here girly... the coloring is too harsh in the 2nd pic.. and there is too much yellow...do you have the photo in RGB mode... for one.. if so, I would play with the levels on it.... take them individually- red, then blue, then green... never use the auto levels.. its bad news
I use photoshop...I'd say 7 hrs out of an 8 hr workday... so if you have any questions- feel free to ask...

[SugarAsh182]

Thanks Corv's Queen! I guess I need a tutorial or something haha.

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Originally Posted by melozburngr

same here girly... the coloring is too harsh in the 2nd pic.. and there is too much yellow...do you have the photo in RGB mode... for one.. if so, I would play with the levels on it.... take them individually- red, then blue, then green... never use the auto levels.. its bad news
I use photoshop...I'd say 7 hrs out of an 8 hr workday... so if you have any questions- feel free to ask...

Ahhhh okay! Thanks so melozburngr! I just did like Autolevels, Autocolor lol... guess I should have played w/ it more instead. Hope you don't mind if I PM you sometime!

[melozburngr]

no prob.

[GlamDazzled]

i do retouching for a hobbie...so...i did a version of your pic too! lol

[SugarAsh182]

Oh wow Glamdazzled! Thanks! You even made my lips bigger! That's so cool! I'm going to get addicted to this I can tell....

[GlamDazzled]

lol yeah its alot of fun once you learn how to work everything..im still learning myself. your pic was super easy to do...you should see some of the others I've worked on. WHEW! thats all i can say lol

[Cuse]

I think your multi-colored eye is sexy as hell. It makes you unique. And freckles rock.

[kat121085]

GlamDazzled, you made her eyes even sparklier.

SugarAsh, it's a gorgeous picture w/o any retouching. I like your natural eyes too.

[Eye<3Colour]

glamdazzled thats awesome. i want to know how to do that. i was trying to do a friends photo, but im totally clueless on how to do it. are there tutorials on how to do like you did?

[exodus]

Okay I tried making your freckles disappear, but boy that was hard I can't get it to look natural! I played around with your eye colour and lips as well It was kinda fun!

[SugarAsh182]

Oooh Exodus I love the lips and the eyes! Thank you doll! Yeah the freckles are hard to get rid of, but yours looks so good! I tried to do it, but I just ended up looking muddy.

I knew you gals had Photoshop skills... I'd like a tutorial too from any of you!

[Alexa]

lol i always edit mess around in photoshop when i'm bored. sometimes i'll edit pics like so;





but i usually just make blends/signatures..







there's a lot of nice tutorials on this site: http://good-tutorials.com/

[GlamDazzled]

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Originally Posted by Eye<3Colour

glamdazzled thats awesome. i want to know how to do that. i was trying to do a friends photo, but im totally clueless on how to do it. are there tutorials on how to do like you did?

alot of the "techniques" I use I kind of learned on my own just from trying different things in PS - but I did look at a few tutorials in the begining.....all would be found here: http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/9


Maybe I can even whip up a tutorial of my own. I'll think about doing that...

retouched image 1
retouched image 2


retouched image 5

[user4]

omg, all those look so amazing!!! can you please please please do a tutorial!!!

[SugarAsh182]

Seriously those all look amazing!

Alexa, how do you change the hair color so naturally? I'd loooove to know! Or anyone else!

[Alexa]

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Originally Posted by SugarAsh182

Seriously those all look amazing!

Alexa, how do you change the hair color so naturally? I'd loooove to know! Or anyone else!

i'm horrible at explaining stuff like that.. i found some good tutorials, though.

http://fotofects.com/articles/88/1/Hair-Dye
http://simplygfx.com/pstutorials.php..._from=&ucat=2&
http://saberfusion.com/haircolor.php

[SugarAsh182]

Ah thank you! *runs off to become a red-head via Photoshop*

[Eye<3Colour]

i will have to check them out. i was wondering how you changed haircolor and clothing color...

[stacey]

what photoshp version do you guys use? i'm stuck on 5.5 cause i'm so damn used to it. i want the new version but dont feel like paying for it. anyone want to send it to me?

[xmrsvindieselx]

does anyone know if there a way anyone can send photoshop through the computer? or do you have to buy a disk? because I have NO money. and I'd kill for photoshop. 8)

[GlamDazzled]

I use PS 7....I dont know how to send from comp. to comp. but I got mine from kazaa...and you can get it from Ares too.

[stacey]

has anyone used CS? (or is that what it's called?)

[melozburngr]

I use Photoshop CS2- it is the latest version of the program from Adobe... it is part of the Adobe Creative Suite... there are a lot of features that I have grown to love...