Here is a great little effect that adds a whole lot of “mood” to an image by softening and increasing contrast and also features a vignette around the focal point of your choosing. The beauty of this technique is that by using adjustment layers we have full control over the final effect’s strength and color. This one is a great tip for Photographers of any type. If you enjoy the video please rate, comment, and subscribe! Check out www.tutvid.com for more great video tutorials!

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Bottle Image: www.sxc.hu

Water Image: www.stockxpert.com

In this video we will use simple techniques to combine a couple images. We are actually using a couple image which are pretty difficult to combine and my hope is that you will take a few tricks from this video that will help you with combining images of all types-including those that have transparency in them-form this video. We cover selecting with channels, copying and pasting, masking, burning, and a few other cool little things. Check it out and get started building your own “composite images”! Be sure to check out www.tutvid.com

Images & Brushes Links:

Texture: www.sxc.hu Car: www.sxc.hu

Grunge Brushes: www.brusheezy.com

Welcome to this tutorial! We are going to take a look at how to create this cool, fully customizable and editable grungy, dirty, distressed background. We will use a combo of texture, brushing, and blend modes to create a very cool background inspired by a modest itunes Gift Card! Learn about brushing, adjustment layers, dodging and burning, blend modes, texturing, masking, and even a slight touch of the pen tool. Enjoy!