Blog Posts on photoshop how-to

Concept for Suspense/Thriller Movie Poster by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Feb 5, 20114 months ago, our school's (NDDU) held its 4th MassCom Short Film Festival. This annual event showcases  short films originally made by NDDU's Mass Communication students. I happened to have a MassCom friend and I was given the chance to d...

Wacky Font Effect (Very Basic) by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Jun 24, 2010The "basics" of a good concept of a wallpaper are the fonts and colors. So this is the most simple way to establish a rhythmic wallpaper. In this blog post, i'm going to share to you a very simple font effect which can be of good use in certain graph...

Create a CD Album Cover Out of a Sketched Canvas by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Jan 23, 2010I found myself doodling and sketching while being admitted to the hospital for some medication, and after a week, examination took its toll on me. It's great to be back blogging again after a week of examination. One new post after a week or two!Sinc...

Faking Infrared Photo in Photoshop Using Actions by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Jan 23, 2010Infrared Photography refers to the area of photography in which photos are taken with film sensitive to infrared light. When these filters are used together with infrared-sensitive film or sensors, very interesting "in-camera effects" can be obtained...

Tilt-shift (Miniature) Photo Effect Using Photoshop by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Jan 11, 2010Recently, I posted my 15 Brilliant Tilt-shift photos, and just in case you don't have any idea on what a tilt-shift photo is, this is a shooting technique in photography that makes a scene looks like miniature.Without using a real tilt-shift lens, yo...

Applying Watercolor Effect to Photos by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Jan 3, 2010Photos with good contrast on colors and photos which maintain bright colors are very good for this effect. Since we are turning a photo into a watercolor canvas, we needed popping colors which bright colors could provide. If you wanted to try out thi...

Applying Lomo Effect to Photos Using Photoshop by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Jan 2, 2010Applying Lomo Effect to Photos Using PhotoshopHave you heard about Lomography? If you have seen photos with weird and crazy colors, then you should probably meet lomographs. In a more vivid explanation, photos with false colors, these make up a whole...

Tips on Creating a Horror Movie Poster by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Dec 31, 2009One of my dream job is to be a part of a movie where you are acquired on an advertising team who creates the whole concept of the movie poster. Everytime I watch a movie, I usually look for the poster first. The movie poster will eventually catch a...

Half-tone effect for Photos in just a minute by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Dec 31, 2009Another great basic photo effect is turning it into a half-toned photo,in which the approach of the effect is somewhat retro. You can create this effect in JUST A MINUTE or two.To start, open your Adobe Photoshop, as well as your choice of photo that...

Glossy Font Effect and Reflection by Kristan Franco Graphic and Web Resources on Dec 28, 2009Inspired by Web 2.0, this is a good old basic tutorial on how to make an appealing font effect through nice combination of colors and font. This is the very first tutorial I've learned in Photoshop.Since you are already reading this, I think I could...