Have you always wanted to learn how to use Photoshop but never gotten the chance to? Well here’s a mini tutorial on the basics of Photoshop and how to use layers. I’m going to show you how a layer of color can change how a picture ulitimatley looks
Okay lets get started
- Find a picture of a person you like… for this tutorial I’m going to use Rihanna because shes my favorite im using this picture:
2. Open Photoshop >
3. File > new > select clipboard preset , press OK> edit> paste>
4. Now that you have your picture open pick a color you’d like to use…. I’m going to use a pinkish or purple like color
5. Press create new layer button then a new layer will pop up in the layers bar (bottom right corner)
6. Select the paint bucket tool in your tool bar then go to your color swatches on the top right and pick your color
7. Make sure new layer is selected now click on the image with the bucket tool
8. Now you will see the picture is hidden and it just shows the color you’ve chosen
9. Look in your layers box and you’ll see blending mode option and opacity right next to it.
10. This is the fun part you can play with these options and lower the opacity so you can see your background image and play around with it until you like what you see
I hope this tutorial helped you learn some basics of Photoshop and working with layers.
Now, do you feel pretty good now that you’ve made something in Photoshop?
Leave any comments or concerns you have below and ill be happy to answer any questions you have,
Thanks! <3
Here’s my final product (click picture) : I added a texture to the picture and using the same layer technique used above
