Actually i made a video for this but it is too large and i am having a hard time uploading it so Here's the image that I'll be working with in this Photoshop tutorial (this is me and my classmate ) : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/Vinmark12.jpg[/img][/spoiler] And here's what the image will look like when we're done : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/harhar.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Duplicate The Background Layer The first thing we need to do for this effect is duplicate our Background layer. With our image open in Photoshop, we can see in the Layers palette that we currently have just one layer, the Background layer, which contains our original image: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/step1.jpg[/img][/spoiler] To quickly duplicate the layer, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+J. Photoshop creates a copy of the Background layer for us, names it "Layer 1", and places it above our Background layer in the Layers palette: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/Untitled-2-1.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Add new Layer Between your Background and Layer 1 : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/weh2.jpg[/img][/spoiler] We're going to use black as the background for our effect, so let's reset our Foreground and Background colors if needed by pressing D on your keyboard. This sets black as your Foreground color and white as your Background color, as we can see in the Foreground and Background color swatches near the bottom of the Tools palette: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/weh3.gif[/img][/spoiler] Now with black as our Foreground color and the new blank layer selected in the Layers palette, let's fill the new layer with black using the keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace. Nothing will appear to have happened to the image itself, and that's because "Layer 1", which contains a copy of our original image, is blocking "Layer 2" from view. But if we look at Layer 2's thumbnail in the Layers palette, we can see that we've filled the layer with black: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/weh4.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Create a new Layer between Layer 1 and Layer 2 : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/weh5.jpg[/img][/spoiler] This is the Rectangular Marquee Tool : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/weh7.gif[/img][/spoiler] Then, with the Rectangular Marquee Tool selected, drag out a selection inside your image which will become the inside of the first polaroid (the part which contains the photo). I'm going to drag my selection around the baby's face. It doesn't really matter where you make this selection since you'll be able to move it anywhere you like later: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/weh8.jpg[/img][/spoiler] We need to fill the selection with black at this point. Technically, it doesn't matter which color we fill the selection with, but to keep things simple and since black is currently our Foreground color, let's use black. Make sure you have the new blank layer selected in the Layers palette, and then use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace to fill the selection with the Foreground color, which is set to black. Again, nothing seems to have happened in the document, and that's because the image on "Layer 1" at the top is still blocking everything else from view, but if we look at the thumbnail for the blank layer in the Layers palette, we can see that the selected area has indeed been filled with black : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/fillblack.jpg[/img][/spoiler] We're going to use the selection we just filled with black to create what's called a clipping mask for the layer above it. What this means is that the layer above it, "Layer 1" which contains the copy of our image, is going to be "clipped" by our filled selection on the layer below it. In other words, the only part of the image on "Layer 1" that will remain visible is the part directly above the section filled with black. The rest of the image will become hidden from view. To create our clipping mask, click on "Layer 1" to select it in the Layers palette. Then go up to the Layer menu at the top of the screen and select Create Clipping Mask. You can also use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Ctrl+G. Either way, Photoshop "clips" the image on "Layer 1", keeping only the area above the black-filled shape below it visible and hiding the rest of the image, revealing our black background on "Layer 2" in its place: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/clipmask.jpg[/img][/spoiler] If we look in the Layers palette now, we can see that "Layer 1" is indented to the right with a small arrow pointing downward on the left. This indicates that the layer is being clipped by the layer below it Add a New Layer Between Layer 3 and Layer 2 : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/newlayer.jpg[/img][/spoiler] With your Rectangular Marquee Tool still selected, drag out another rectangular selection, this time around the outside of the original selection, which will become the white border of the polaroid. Keep in mind that polaroid photos have some extra space at the bottom of the border, so add some extra space at the bottom of your selection, Since the border of a polaroid is usually white, let's fill our selection with white. Make sure that you have the new blank layer, "Layer 4", selected in the Layers palette. Then, since white is currently our Background color, let's use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Backspace to fill the selection with the Background color (white). Press Ctrl+D when you're done to deselect the selection. We now have our first polaroid in our image: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/marquee.jpg[/img][/spoiler] We have our first polaroid, and we're going to use it to easily create as many polaroids as we want. But before we do anything else, let's add a slight drop shadow to it. We won't be able to see the drop shadow just yet, since we're using a black background, but we will see it once we start piling polaroids on top of each other. To add our drop shadow, with "Layer 4" selected, click on the Layer Styles icon at the bottom of the Layers palette: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/effects.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Select Drop Shadow from the list of layer styles [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/dropshadow.jpg[/img][/spoiler] This brings up Photoshop's "Layer Style" dialog box set to the Drop Shadow options in the middle column. I'm going to set my shadow Angle to about 120° and then lower the Opacity value at the top all the way down to about 30% so my shadow isn't too intense: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/layerstyle.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Click OK to exit out of the Layer Style dialog box. As I said, we won't be able to see the drop shadow just yet thanks to our black background, but don't worry. We'll see it soon enough. I'm going to rotate my polaroid to add a bit more interest to it. In order to do that, I need to select both layers in my Layers palette which make up my polaroid. I already have "Layer 4" selected, which makes up the outside of it, but I also need "Layer 3" selected, which makes up the inside, so with "Layer 4" selected, I'm going to hold down my Shift key and click on "Layer 3", which will select both layers at once (they'll both appear highlighted in blue), Then with both layers selected, I'm going to bring up Photoshop's Free Transform handles around my polaroid using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+T. To rotate it, all I need to do is drag my mouse cursor anywhere outside of the Free Transform handles. The mouse cursor will change to a "rotate" cursor with curved arrows on either end of it. As I drag my mouse, the polaroid will rotate: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/transform.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Then with all the three Layers Selected hold Shift then click create a new group.. these three layers must be now in a group. [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/shiftgroup.jpg[/img][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/newgriup.jpg[/img][/spoiler] then drag the folder group to the new layer Selection, this will make a copy the group : [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/dragcopy.jpg[/img][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/copynew.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Just as we did with the original, we're going to move and rotate this second polaroid using Free Transform (I didn't actually move my first one, but you may have, so let's pretend I did as well). First, twirl open the newly created copy of our Layer Group by clicking on the triangle to the left of its folder icon. Just as before, you'll see all three layers inside of it which make up the polaroid . We need to select the bottom two layers which make up the inside and outside of it, so click on one, then hold down Shift and click on the other to select them both, Then with both layers selected, press Ctrl+T to bring up the Free Transform handles around the polaroid . At the moment, it looks like there's only the one polaroid in the image, and that's because both of them are directly on top of each other. Click inside the polaroid and drag it to move it to a new location, and you'll see that you do in fact have two. Drag this second one to wherever you like in your document, and then rotate it just as before, by moving your mouse anywhere outside of the Free Transform handles and dragging your mouse to rotate it left or right. You'll see that once again, we're only moving the polaroid itself. The image inside of it remains fixed in place, and now that we've added a second polaroid , we're displaying more of the full size image: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/end.jpg[/img][/spoiler] You'll also notice that with the second polaroid overlapping the original, we can now see the drop shadow, which gives the image a bit of depth. When you're happy with the location and angle of your second polaroid , press Enter to apply the transformation. We now have two polaroids completed: [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/end1.jpg[/img][/spoiler] I'm going to add, move and rotate more polaroids here with my image, and after creating about 11 polaroids, moving and rotating each with the Free Transform command and having some brush, here is my final result [spoiler][img]http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p207/r3dmonk3y003/harhar.jpg[/img][/spoiler] Hope that You Learned... Enjoy!! ^^ [color=#FF0040]Sorry for my bad English[/color] :-lol:

Last edited by ducheszv (2008-09-23 00:19:20)