Comments on: Creating The Surreal Photo Manipulation “Solstice” http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/ Just another WordPress site Sun, 09 Jun 2019 14:49:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: Joe http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-1185267 Joe Sat, 01 Feb 2014 20:17:48 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-1185267 I got this tutorial from your Hank story. I am still a beginner and would like to check this out. However, apparently you have to buy some of the needed images from istock. I'm not able to afford this for a tutorial that I am not sure will help me or not. How about providing some alternative sources on stock.xchng as you did with other pictures? I got this tutorial from your Hank story. I am still a beginner and would like to check this out. However, apparently you have to buy some of the needed images from istock. I’m not able to afford this for a tutorial that I am not sure will help me or not. How about providing some alternative sources on stock.xchng as you did with other pictures?

]]> By: Tom http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-131727 Tom Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:42:13 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-131727 Ah glad to hear it :). It honestly should be a big time saver for you. Ah glad to hear it :) . It honestly should be a big time saver for you.

]]> By: Eric Vasquez http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-130814 Eric Vasquez Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:41:52 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-130814 That was actually a very lucid and clear explanation and a great tip! I haven't tried that before but will be sure to try it out and use that method in my future designs. It sounds like a great technique. Always something new to be learned about Photoshop! That was actually a very lucid and clear explanation and a great tip! I haven’t tried that before but will be sure to try it out and use that method in my future designs. It sounds like a great technique. Always something new to be learned about Photoshop!

]]> By: Tom http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-130071 Tom Thu, 18 Aug 2011 01:47:23 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-130071 Hey Eric, whilst that's the usual use for clipping masks, try just creating an adjustment layer, and with that adjustment layer selected click on 'create clipping mask'. You'll notice that your adjustments will then only effect the underlying layer. It's just a lot easier if you later want to move/resize your object layer around but don't want to keep shifting your mask layers to fit with your changes. Also you can still apply a mask to your adjustment layers, so for example - if your adjustment layer desaturated the woman's head object in this photo manip, then you could mask off part of your adjustment layer to reveal the saturated image beneath it (whilst your clipping mask remains in tact). Hope that wasn't too convoluted an explanation anyway :). Hey Eric, whilst that’s the usual use for clipping masks, try just creating an adjustment layer, and with that adjustment layer selected click on ‘create clipping mask’. You’ll notice that your adjustments will then only effect the underlying layer. It’s just a lot easier if you later want to move/resize your object layer around but don’t want to keep shifting your mask layers to fit with your changes. Also you can still apply a mask to your adjustment layers, so for example – if your adjustment layer desaturated the woman’s head object in this photo manip, then you could mask off part of your adjustment layer to reveal the saturated image beneath it (whilst your clipping mask remains in tact). Hope that wasn’t too convoluted an explanation anyway :) .

]]> By: Eric Vasquez http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-129889 Eric Vasquez Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:26:47 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-129889 Thanks Chris! I am glad that the tutorial has inspired you to make some new creations of your own and I hope that the techniques were useful to you as well. Thanks Chris! I am glad that the tutorial has inspired you to make some new creations of your own and I hope that the techniques were useful to you as well.

]]> By: Eric Vasquez http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-129887 Eric Vasquez Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:25:53 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-129887 That is a good question..the short answer is just that is the way that I learned how to do it, but to your point, that would have been a great alternative approach. In my experience though, I usually use Clipping Masks when I want only part of an image to show through a shape below the layer so I am not sure how I could use this method to create the masks? That is a good question..the short answer is just that is the way that I learned how to do it, but to your point, that would have been a great alternative approach.

In my experience though, I usually use Clipping Masks when I want only part of an image to show through a shape below the layer so I am not sure how I could use this method to create the masks?

]]> By: Eric Vasquez http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-129885 Eric Vasquez Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:23:32 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-129885 Thank you very much for the compliment! I really appreciate that and am glad that he liked it! Thank you very much for the compliment! I really appreciate that and am glad that he liked it!

]]> By: Tom http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-129867 Tom Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:04:06 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-129867 Oh, just one thing that confused me though. Why aren't you using clipping masks for your adjustment layers, rather than the overly complex method of selecting layer's data and creating a mask from scratch? Oh, just one thing that confused me though. Why aren’t you using clipping masks for your adjustment layers, rather than the overly complex method of selecting layer’s data and creating a mask from scratch?

]]> By: Tom http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-129866 Tom Wed, 17 Aug 2011 22:02:55 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-129866 Loving this Eric! The lighting is amazing. I just showed my dad and he said 'it's absolutely incredible' :) Loving this Eric! The lighting is amazing. I just showed my dad and he said ‘it’s absolutely incredible’ :)

]]> By: Chris http://psd.fanextra.com/tutorials/photo-effects/creating-the-surreal-photo-manipulation-%e2%80%9csolstice%e2%80%9d/#comment-129556 Chris Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:05:59 +0000 http://psd.fanextra.com/?p=20782#comment-129556 Very interesting tutorial Eric! It gave me a lot of ideas for photo manipulations as I watch your steps! Very interesting tutorial Eric! It gave me a lot of ideas for photo manipulations as I watch your steps!

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