Tag: Photoshop Elements

  • Change Photoshop Line Color in Two Easy Steps Tutorial

    Change Photoshop Line Color in Two Easy Steps Tutorial

    Paul Stanley KISS Change Line Color in 2 Steps Photoshop Bearman CartoonsI have had requests to share my quick way to change line (or ink) colors in Photoshop Elements or Photoshop (I am not sure if GIMP has the same controls but it might).  Now I know there is no reason you would want to make Paul Stanley of KISS fame into the blue colored thing on the right above but I needed a good image with a lot of dark areas to really show you the impact of what you can do so Paul came to mind.

    I am someone that likes to sketch with a black color but when it is time to ink, I don’t want the same color so I use this process to change my sketch color layer to something lighter so it is easier for me to ink in black.   Here is the process:

    STEP ONE: Choose the layer that you want to change the color and in the Layers Palette (typically to the right of the screen) click on the square checkerboard image next to the word “Lock”.   Don’t click on the actual lock image as that will actually lock your layer completely allowing now changes to be made.   By clicking on the checkerboard pattern you are locking the transparent areas of your layer allowing you to easily change the nontransparent portion to whatever color you want.

    How to Lock a Layer in Photoshop Bearman Cartoons

     

    STEP TWO:  Choose the foreground color that you want to change the image to (in my example I chose blue)  and go to EDIT>FILL SELECTION and hit OK.   That’s it.   If you only want to change a portion of the layer, you can use your brush tool and paint over any area you wish.  That is what I did in my love bug image from a month ago.

    Love Bug by Bearman CartoonsEverything started as black ink lines and then I used the process described above to change the outline of the bug to a darker green and the heart to a darker red while still keeping the smile and the eyeballs the original black.

    Let me know if anything isn’t clear.  Have fun.

     

  • Tutorial: Create Curtain Texture in Photoshop

    Because I am the Photoshop wonder kid, George Ford asked in the comments of my Obama & Carter cartoon how I made the background curtain. Whether you are using Photoshop or simply Photoshop Elements like I do, it is a simple 4 step process. There are more in depth tutorials out there but this works for me and most people who just want to allude to the fact that there is a curtain backdrop.

    STEP 1.
    Create a new layer and fill it with Black. It should look like this…(duh)
    Curtain1

    STEP 2:
    Leave Black as your foreground color and choose a background color that you want your curtain to be. I chose blue. Make sure Black is in Front of the color you chose.

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    STEP 3:
    Click on FILTER > RENDER > FIBERS. You can play with the settings but I used a Variance of 6 and Strength of 4.

    Curtain2

    STEP 4:
    Finally click on FILTER > BLUR > GAUSSIAN BLUR. I set a radius to 5 and tada, you get a curtain.

    Photoshop Curtain Tutorial at beartoons.com

    I look forward to Hank Addanac taking to the stage in the near future.

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