Trick Photoshop

This about creating the shape of a droplet in Photoshop and then pasting an image into it. Pasting into is a special command in Photoshop, which I will show you in the course of the tutorial. I will also show you something about Gradients, Brushes and Texts. So let's begin.

Step 1 : I Have opened this image in photoshop. You will find it here

It belongs to *faestock Jessica

Step2 : Open a New Document.

Step 3 : I have opened the New document and named it Lady in Red. It is not necessary to name a document. I have used the 'Photo' preset found in Photoshop CS series. In Photoshop seven you can manually set the Height and Width to 3" x 2".

Step 5 : Click the Elliptical Marquee Tool.

Step 6 : Press SHIFT and drag with the Elliptical Marquee to draw a perfect circle.

Step 7 : In the top panel click the Add to selection button.

Step 10 : Drag up as shown.

Step 11 : Drag straight down.

Step 12 : Return to the first point.

Step 13 : If you have done it correctly you should get a selection of marching ants like this. If you are not satisfied, press CTRL+Z to undo and try again.

Step 14 : Go over to the girl's image and press CTRL+A (select all), then  CTRL+C (copy).

Step 15 : Click back on the white document.

Step 17 : This is how my image looks.

Step 18 : Press CTRL+T. A selection becomes visible.

Step 19 : Press ALT+SHIFT and drag on the left top corner handle to resize. You may have to do this quite a number of times if the image you are using is a high resolution one like I am doing.

Step 20 : The image has been resized. Press Enter to apply the transformation.

Step 21 : Click the Crop Tool.

Step 22 : Drag out with the Crop Tool. Press enter to apply the crop.

Step 23 : Click the Layer Mask next to the layer thumbnail on Layer2.

Step 28 : I am increasing the Size to 4 from 3. Do not click OK as yet.

.Step 29 : Click on Outer Glow.

Step 30 : I am increasing the Spread and Size by dragging the sliders.

Step 31 : Click off the eye icon on the Background Layer.

Step 32 : Now you can see the glow. Turn on the eye icon in the Background layer.                                                    

Step 33 : Click on the Layer thumbnail. So long we had been working on the Mask.

Step 34 : Click on the Foreground Color.

Step 35 : The Color Picker comes up again.

Step 36 : I am clicking on the red dress.

Step 37 : The color is automatically selected as soon as you click the red dress. Click OK.

Step 38 : Click on the Background Color.

Step 39 : I have clicked on a portion of skin. The color is automatically selected in the Color picker. Click OK in the Color Picker.

Step 40 : The Foreground and Background Colors have been set. (When later you need to set it to the default Black and White press x and then d on the keyboard). Now let us work with the changed Background and Foreground colors.

 Step 41 : Click on Layer 1.

Step 43 : Press SHIFT and drag straight up. You will be able to drag up in a straight line. I have not quite dragged to the top as you can see.

Step 44 : This is how the image looks after applying the Gradient.

Step 46 : Drag the Mask to the Trash can at the bottom of the Layers palette.

This is how the Layer palette looks after deleting the Layer Mask.

Step 48 : Press CTRL+J. Layer 2 duplicates into Layer 2 copy.

Step 50 : Drag across the entire image. Then press DELETE. Press CTRL+D to deselect. Nothing seems to have changed, but it has.

Step 53 : When you click the arrow, it reveals the Brush sets available.

Step 54 : Click on Square Brushes. It is found in all versions of Photoshop.

Step 57 : I have clicked on Brush 22.

Step 59 : This dialogue box opens.

Step 61 : Now click on Brush Tip Shape. A slider called Spacing will be visible at the bottom. Drag the slider to the right.

Step 62 : I have dragged the slider to 59 %. You can see how the tip shape at the bottom has changed.

Step 63 : To make the Brush dialogue box go away click where the arrow points.

Step 64 : I have used the Brush at random in the right of the image. To make the brush larger press ] (right arrow key) to make it small, press [ (left arrow key).

Step 65 : I have made the Brush slightly larger and dragged it on the right.

Some of the brush strokes have come over the image. Do not worry about it.

Step 66 : Click on the New Layer icon and a new Layer 3 forms.

Step 67 : Bring up the Brushes by clicking in the top panel.  Let us choose another brush set. I have clicked on Special Effect Brushes. You will find it in Photoshop.

Step 69 : The Brush set has changed.

Step 70 : I have clicked on one of the Brushes.

Step 71 : Again I have clicked at random with the new Brush. This is the effect I have got.

You should always reset your brushes, or else the last used becomes the default one.

Step 72 : Click on the Type Tool.

Step 73 : Click at the top to bring up the fonts available in your version of Photoshop. You can set the size at right by entering a value in the box.

Step 74 : I have typed in my Text.

This is how the Layer panel looks like. The Text is always on its own layer.

Step 76 : Right click the Text layer and click on Rasterize Type.

Step 77 : CTRL+CLICK the layer thumbnail on the Text Layer.

Step 78 : The Text is immediately selected by marching ants.

Step 79 : The Text disappears. Only the marching ants remain.

Step 80 : Click the Gradient Tool. The Foreground and Background Colors had been set earlier. The Gradient can be seen at the top.

Step 81. Drag diagonally.

Step 82 : The Text is visible. Press CTRL+D to deselect.

Step 83 : Click on the Add Layer Style button and click on Bevel and Emboss.

Step 84 : When the Bevel and emboss dialogue box appears, change the Technique to Chisel hard.

Step 85 : Change the Gloss Counter to Ring Double. Check Anti-alias.

Step 86 : Drag the Depth and Size sliders suitably.

Step 87 : Click on the Drop Shadow.

Step 88 : Drag the Distance, Spread and Size sliders depending on the effect you want. Click OK.

This is how the image looks.

Step 89 : Click on Layer 2 which contains the droplet shape.

Step 90 : Drag to the top.

This is how the image looks.

Step 91 : Click on Layer 3. This is the layer just below the Text layer.

Step 92 : Press CTRL+SHIFT+ALT+E. A new layer 4 forms.

Step 93 : Press CTRL+J. Layer 4 duplicates into Layer 4 copy.

Step 94 : Press CTRL+SHIFT+U to desaturate the layer.

Step 95 : Change the Blend Mode to Screen.

Step 96 : Decrease the Opacity of the layer to 80%.

This is the finished Droplet shape.

Other photoshop tutorials are here