>> Step 1:
Open Image Open the image you want to convert into IR
Suggestion: use a well lighted landscape with nice grass and blue cloudy ski however you can apply this effect on many other subjects includding portraits.
>> Step 2a: Add a Channel Mixer and set it with Infra Red values
The first step is to add a channel adjustment layer. So lets go to the layers palette and click the (adjustment layer button) the black and white circle at the bottom and then click channel mixer in the pop up menu
Next thing is to Set the values Red: 100% Green: 200% Blue : -200% Constant -25 in the Channel Mixer window that just poped up
>> Step 2b: Select the Monocrome box and play a bit with the channels. Next you have to check the Monocrome box and play again a bit with the channels, the R:100 G:200 B:-200 are arbitrary values that work most times , but you may need move slightly those values depending on the darkness or lightnes you want , so play a bit and click OK when you are satisfied with the preview
***>> Step 3: Add the magic texture Most of the magic of IR is the dreamy texture , so we can create that by adding some "noise" (filter/noise/add noise..)OR !by Adding Blury a texture.
>> Step 3a: Merge Down Channel Mixer select
the Channel Mixer layer in the layer's palette and click on PC Ctrl+ E or (Layer/Merge down)
>> Step 3b: Duplicate Background layer
Select the Background layer in the layer's palette and duplicate it (Layer/Duplicate Layer)
>> Step 3c: Add gaussian blur to the duplicated image
Select the duplicated layer (background copy ) and add “Gaussian Blur” (filter / blur / Gaussian blur ). It has to look rather blurry
>> Step 3d: Reduce Layer's Opacity
Set the layer’s opacity value to 50%. (layers / layer style / blending options ) slide to 50% the opacity slider in the top of the layer palette. The opacity can go from 30% to 60% it will
determine how soft the pic will be.
(Source: Miguel Ugalde Ugaldew)
As webpages develop into more sophisticated works of art, it becomes necessary for designers to use different techniques to attract a viewer. One technique that is utilized is the animated .gif graphic. The animated .gif allows a designer to inject movement into webpage graphics to draw the attention of the viewer. There are many software programs available that allow the creation of these graphics. One such program is Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 3 (CS3), which will be used for our tutorial. It is important to note that this tutorial requires basic knowledge of Photoshop CS3, along with experience using layers. For beginners, please refer to the Related wikiHows and Sources at the end before to become familiar with Photoshop CS3. The following tutorial, created by the Fighting Engineers, describes how to create an animated .gif graphic using Adobe Photoshop CS3.
1. Create a document with each frame of the animation on a different layer.
2. Select the layers to be used in the animation from the layers palette
Note1: To select a group of layers, select the layer at the top of the group. Then hold the shift key and click on the bottom layer and this will highlight every layer in # Open the animation palette by choosing window from the menu bar and selecting “Animation“.
3. When the animation palette opens, it should look like this. If it doesn’t that means it opened in the timeline view.
4. Change to frame animation view by clicking on the flyout menu in the upper right hand corner of the animation palette and selecting “Convert to Frame Animation”.
5. Change every layer showing on one frame to every layer showing on its own frame, by clicking the flyout menu on the animation palette and choosing “Make frames from layers”
Note: All layer don’t have to be selected, to select a few layers use the copy layer button at the bottom right of the animation palette to add layers.
6. Modify each frame by selecting the frame on the animation window and changing it as desired in the main photoshop window.
Note: To add or remove a graphic from another layer to any frame r, select the frame and in the layers palette, click the “eye” to toggle on or off the visibility for that layer.
7. Under each frame is an arrow head pointing downward. Click on the arrow head to display timing menu and select the display time for each frame.
From the file menu select export to export the document as a movie or under the save as option save the file as a gif. Be sure to select Save for Web and Devices.
Reference:
Eng3050fe, Jack H, Maluniu, Viral, Richard O, Anonymous, Elyne (n.d.), "How to Create Animated Gifs Using Photoshop Cs3", WikiHow website, accessed on 28th Aug 2008
http://www.wikihow.com/Create-Animated-Gifs-Using-Photoshop-Cs3
I gonna post some helpful and funnt tips on film making. These are will focus on sound, lighting, video capture and so on. It's useful for all.
Lighting Basics: http://www.howcast.com/videos/3189-AFI-ScreenNation-Lighting-Basics
Transition: http://www.howcast.com/videos/5385-AFI-ScreenNation-Editing-Transitions
Interview basics: http://www.howcast.com/videos/3191-AFI-ScreenNation-Interview-Basics
Sound tips: http://www.howcast.com/videos/3188-AFI-ScreenNation-Sound-Tips
How to shoot video transition: http://www.howcast.com/videos/1244-How-To-Shoot-Video-Transitions
How to achieve good video composition: http://www.howcast.com/videos/1369-How-To-Achieve-Good-Video-Composition
How to use a available light shooting videos: http://www.howcast.com/videos/1415-How-To-Use-Available-Light-Shooting-Videos
These are images i gonna use for my portfolio website created by flash. Some of the are downloaded legaly from the internet and the others are created my own.
My third one ( i like the most). This is also a wallpaper in my laptop. The high contrast and lack of colors ( 3: white, black and grey) is the reason why I wanna use this one as my flash template.
Nature is also the topic i tend to use in creating my flash.
All buttons used to link parts of my web will be put on the leaves ( 1 for each leaf): Home, My portfolio, Gallery, Contact and Credits.
I love the simple so I think this one is great. What do u think?
My second one i created from my own idea not referenced from any sources. The reason for this one is that i wanna give users the feeling like he/she is the owner of this website. They will find out that they are not guests, just visited a website, but the owner gonna edit this website.
I use the wallpaper in my laptop, make new folder icons, rename them and add recycle bin on the right bottom corner to make it a button of my website with the name "Back to the previous page".
I tend to use my laptop interface for this purpose. Some benefits: I can create myself even if no internet network connected; it's quite simple; everyone will find them as the owner when he/she visits this website.
The worst thing here is that the quality of picture is not good. As u see above, the picture is quite small and will get blur when zoomed in, especially for those icons.
So welcome everyone to give me solutions or any comments for this theme. Thanks.
My first one. I choose this one cos' it make me quite impressive with the colorful background behind. The note page also looks natural as normal one. I tend to arrange all buttons which will link to parts of my website on the left and all the right of the page will be the place i put my info or contents.
This idea comes from my poster. "A diary opened and give u guys my info and my works" <<< the original. However, i wanna make sth new not only the old style so try to make it more colorful, more impressive and simple.
In fact, this one is not the one i like the most ^_^. What do u think about this one? Leave me your comments.
I spend a few hours to look up and check many websites and finally found a great web. There are lot of tutorials and plugins and effects download which are very useful for designers. You can find ideas from these for your own works.
Link: http://www.cgtutorials.com/
Thanks to all comments, I did fix some from my first poster. Here's the final one.
I did use some effects in this poster.
1. I used render/sketch/ pen effect (PS) for my 2 tiger pictures to make it old and quite impressive.
2. Render/Posterize (PS) for whole poster
3. Lighting Effect
However, this poster is quite dark and if u wanna try to make a poster like this one you can fix the darkness . It will be better.
Finally, these are pictures i did use.
‘Yawning tiger’, 11th Aug 2006, stock.xchng, viewed on 27 July 2008 http://www.sxc.hu/photo/589945
‘White tiger’, 9th Oct 2007, stock.xchng, viewed on 27 July 2008 http://www.sxc.hu/photo/886056
“Old notebook”, 26th Aug 2007, stock.xchng, viewed on 27th July 2008, http://www.sxc.hu/photo/858303
‘Wallpaper for MAC OS X Tiger’, 19th May 2005, Techspot, viewed on 27 July 2008 http://www.techspot.com/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/535/ppuser/1
It's not the good one I need to fix some. Give me ur comments. Thanks. 
Then, there are pictures i did use
Sorry all. My image quality is not good but i dont know how to fix it.
These are two video clips show how to draw Monalisa picture. They are 2 different styles. Watch it and try. Have fun.
- the first one using MS Paint: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uk2sPl_Z7ZU
- the second one using MS Word: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmtP_odeaq4&feature=related
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