Join Nigel French for an in-depth discussion in this video Creating a shatter effect, part of Photoshop for Designers: Textures.
So in this first of a series of movies about working with sample brushes I'm…going to be creating or re-creating this dramatic shatter image and this is…going to be derived from this picture of a shattered window on which I've…really forces the contrast and makes the shatter areas almost white and the…background pretty much black.…Something to bare in mind when creating sample brushes is that there is a…maximum size of 2500 pixels square.…The images that we're going to be working with here are about 1200 pixels at…there maximum dimension.…
When you are working with a sample brush, typically you want to work with it you…want to paint with it at the resolution that you sampled at.…Some textures will be more for giving and you can go smaller, few will allow you…to go to larger and get a good result.…So I am going to come to the Select menu and to Color Range and pretty much…what it gives me is what I want, so I'm just going to click OK to that I now…have an active selection and I am going to come to the Edit menu and down to…
Author
Nigel French
Released
9/6/2011- Using render filters
- Applying textures with the Texturizer filter
- Adding noise and film grain
- Matching grain when cloning
- Aging photos
- Blending textures with layer masks
- Applying texture to an uneven surface
- Creating texture brushes
- Building density with brush settings
- Applying texture to type
- Finding, downloading and installing actions
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Q: In the movie, "Finding, downloading, and installing actions" Nigel directs me to a page at Adobe.com that no longer exists to download a Photoshop action. What happened to it?
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 2s
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1. Patterns Versus Textures
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Working with textures6m 52s
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2. Using the Render Filters
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3. Using the Texture Filters
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4. Adding Noise and Grain
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Adding film grain6m 5s
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Painting with grain4m 10s
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Matching grain when cloning5m 32s
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Beyond the Mezzotint filter3m 43s
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5. Aging Photos
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Adding water stains5m 41s
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Adding cracks4m 18s
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6. Combining Textures with Blending Modes and Layer Masks
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Blending groups3m 59s
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Creating an antique poster5m 59s
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Blending mode sandwich4m 34s
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7. Creating Textures with Artistic and Sketch Filters
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Creating a watercolor effect5m 30s
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Painting on canvas9m 57s
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Creating a rubber stamp8m 42s
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8. Creating Sampled Brushes
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Creating a shatter effect3m 58s
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Creating a smoke brush3m 50s
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Creating coffee rings4m 13s
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Creating a Bokeh texture9m 50s
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Creating corner brushes4m 24s
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Sampling a brush stroke3m 3s
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Creating a rust jewel brush5m 43s
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9. Type and Texture
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10. Automating Textures
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Editing an action3m 18s
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Applying texture styles3m 9s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye20s
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