well, this is actually my very first tutorial so I hope this would help. I used Adobe Phoshopt CS3 in editing. Mods if there's another post like this before, pls just close this in respect for the first one who made a tut like this. [b]5..4..3..2..1.. GO![/b] Click th spoiler: [b]Before: [/b][spoiler][i]I used this 4 pictures:[/i] [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/vmt9qh.jpg[/img][img]http://i35.tinypic.com/vncbcj.jpg[/img][img]http://i37.tinypic.com/15fgcxi.jpg[/img] [img]http://i33.tinypic.com/vgn05.jpg[/img] [i]Mermaid by Anarasha of Deviantart[/i][/spoiler] [b]STEP 1:[/b][spoiler]Open [b]Adobe Photoshop[/b].[/spoiler] [b]STEP 2:[/b][spoiler]Click [b]File[/b] [b]Open[/b] then browse for the picture that you want. I choose this picture as my background image: [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/vmt9qh.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP 3:[/b][spoiler]Press [b]Ctrl + J[/b] to duplicate it. [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/ouz2i0.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP 4:[/b][spoiler]Press [b]Ctrl + T[/b] to transform the duplicate image (Layer 1). [img]http://i38.tinypic.com/2lmp068.jpg[/img] Then click here to [b]Apply[/b]. [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/aotfe8.jpg[/img] [i](note: the position of your transformed image depends on what you like.)[/i][/spoiler] [b]STEP 5:[/b][spoiler]Open your second picture to add effect. I choose bubbles.. [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/vncbcj.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP 6:[/b][spoiler]Click the [b]Rectangular Marquee Tool[/b] [img]http://i38.tinypic.com/jfw5uc.jpg[/img] or just simply click [b]M on your keyboard[/b] to select the image. [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/10nrszs.jpg[/img] then click [b]Ctrl + C[/b] to copy. [img]http://i33.tinypic.com/t9jjmw.jpg[/img] then [b]Paste[/b] it in the [b]First picture[/b]. This is how it will look like first: [img]http://i36.tinypic.com/oqk6r8.jpg[/img] Then just click [b]Ctrl + T[/b] to enlarge the bubble picture so that it will fit to the size of the first picture.. Now, change the [b]Opacity[/b] of the bubble picture into 30%. [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/1ylbhw.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP 7:[/b] [spoiler]Open the 3rd picture. I used this as the surface of the water: [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/15fgcxi.jpg[/img]. Repeat [b] STEP 6 [i](Selecting, Copying & Pasting the image) [/i][/b] Then press [b][u]Ctrl + T[/u] [u]right click[/u] [u]scale [/u] [i](to minimize the size)[/i] [u]right click[/u] [u]Perspective[/u] [u]Opacity = 33%[/u] [/b] to make it looks like the surface of the water. Here's how it looks like: [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/2zsxiy9.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP 8[/b][spoiler]Now I Open the mermaid picture. Click [b]W on your keyboard and use Quick Selection Tool[/b] then [b]Ctrl + C[/b] to copy.. [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/i3794y.jpg[/img] and [b]Ctrl + V[/b] to paste it in the first picture. [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/2sa10zn.jpg[/img] Notice that the mermaid picture is so big so we have to resize it, press [b]Ctrl + T[/b] to resize it, flip horizontal and to rotate it as well. Now, here it is: [img]http://i38.tinypic.com/s486qv.jpg[/img] press [b]Ctrl + J[/b] to dulicate the mermaid image and we're going to make some blending ek-ek..[/spoiler] [b]STEP 9[/b][spoiler][u][b]On the Layer 4([i]mermaid 1[/i]).[/b][/u] On the [b]IMAGE TAB[/b] above, select [b]Adjustments [/b] [b]Equalize[/b]. * Click Blending option here: [img]http://i33.tinypic.com/293blae.jpg[/img] 1. [img]http://i38.tinypic.com/t4xxy1.jpg[/img] 2. [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/2q9jbk7.jpg[/img] 3. [img]http://i35.tinypic.com/2ik5nko.jpg[/img] and your image will look like this: [img]http://i33.tinypic.com/2cg24y1.jpg[/img][/spoiler] [b]STEP 10:[/b][spoiler]On the [b]Layer 4 Copy ([i]mermaid copy[/i])[/b]: Go to the FILTER TAB Brush Strokes Dark Strokes (a new window will appear) If the properties of the dark strokes look like this, click OK. [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/nwm0s6.jpg[/img] *Change the Opacity of Layer 4 Copy into 51% then click this [img]http://i36.tinypic.com/24edgk2.jpg[/img] (sorry I forgot the term) and choose multipy. [b]Result:[/b] [img]http://i37.tinypic.com/2lnw9ys.png[/img][/spoiler] [b]After[/b] [spoiler]I resize it: 200 x 215 pixels [img]http://i33.tinypic.com/64gt5l.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Comments are highly appreciated. I do my best to make it clear, but if it's not, please tell me.. I hope it helps. I'm not that good in photo editing, but I just want to share some of what I know, so please no offensive words ok? + repu are ver much appreciated Please, do not post this tutorial in other site or forum without asking permission to me. Kindly respect me PLEASE.. Credits to the Following: [b][i]Anarasha of Deviantart[/i][/b] for the mermaid image. [b]Adobe Photoshop CS3[/b] :arrow:for photo editing. [b]Tinypic.com[/b] photo uploading. [b]ME[/b]

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