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Published: 2005-10-23 14:52:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 26879; Favourites: 330; Downloads: 1065
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I get asked a lot how I do my textures so here's a small tutorial on how I did this piece. It was really very simple to do and has very few layers.~HanameHime was nice enough to let me use her photo.
Textures are by ~AutumnsGoddess-stox =resurgere stock.xchng
If you have any questions I'll be happy to try and answer them for you, most importantly have fun!
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I hope it works for you, if you need any more help let me know!
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I'm new to Photoshop, I don't even have a nice version (its 2.0) and I can't figure out how to make my texture a layer. Say I have a texture that I like from the web and I've saved it to my pictures. Now, how do I add it as a layer to the picture I want texture on?
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Okay you have the two files open, the texture and the file you want to put the texture into. All you need to do is put your move tool (the arrow at the top of your toolbox) on the texture and drag it over to the file, it will create it's own layer. After that go through the different modes to see which one you like best, I usually use soft light or overlay.
Another way to do it would be to click on your texture file and go to Select>all. Then click on your other file and Edit>
I hope I made these directions easy enough for you to understand it's so much easier to show someone in person! If you need more help let me know.
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oh my gosh, I feel soooooo stupid xD thank you so much! you were a huge help :3333
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Ha ha no not at all! There's SO much to learn with Photoshop and it's hard to remember it all. When I was first learning I was a mess!!
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Wow, this is so helpful. Thanks for sharing
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I'm so glad you found it helpful, thank you!
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You're welcome 
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Great Kaycee!!!!!!! I should give a try 
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Great I hope it works for you!
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Yeah... It will... When doing a new photomontage it will be very useful!!!!! Thanks a lot for sharing it Kaycee
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Another DA member suggested I followed your tutorial, when I "complained" my beginer's manip was too plain realistic. So I tried to read through this tutorial of yours. I understood most part, but I was stuck at the part where you said you "added another layer and brightened the lips up a little..." It could be plain simple for other digital artists. But since I'm a novice... what is inside that layer? a cut out lips of the girl? And how did you do it? Sorry for my maybe stupid question to you.
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I'm so sorry it was hard for you to understand I especially wanted to make it easy for a novice. I brightened up the lips by adding a blank layer and with the mode on color I just painted in the lips with a color I liked better.
I hope this clears it up for you, if you have any more questions feel free to ask.
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Thank you for answering my stupid question, but here comes another one just to have a better understanding. So you have a blank layer, set at Color mode, you paint on the lips of the background right beneath that blank layer? I'm trying to self teach myself by reading tutorials and at times, I do not understand since I do not have a good foundation in photoshop. You're kind for sharing with people like me your knowledge, that's mighty unselfish
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The blank layer is on top of the original lips, the background, you set that blank layer to color mode before you do any painting and then paint the lips in. If you look at my tutorial the lips are on layer 6, that might give you a better idea. I like to use blank layers for things like this because I can delete them if I want without messing up the original piece, plus you can try different modes and opacities.
BTW there are no stupid questions, how else are you going to learn if you don't ask?
If you have an adult ed. or college program in your area I'd recommend checking to see if they offer a Photoshop class, it really helps to get at least the basics down.
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Thank you for making me understand fully now. I did take an intensive Photoshop class some 4 summers ago, at a community college. The class was 5 hours a day, 4days a week for 5 weeks and I was absent... 2 weeks because of my son's college functions across the country. My teacher predicted I would fail because of my absence. But since I only audited the class, I got no grades and just the botchy basic knowledge 
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Well I can understand you not remembering, I had a hard time not forgetting everything I learned between semesters much less four years!! 
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They could certainly use dolls for those purposes. I've done a couple of pieces using dolls, my Raggedy Ann piece was such a blast to do!
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I did look at your gallery, but did not see any doll/mannequin like. Now that you mentioned Raggedy Ann(your avatar), I see what you mean. Thank you
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I used a doll in this one too [link]
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Thank you, you did a wonderful job. Just yesterday, I thought you had to preserve the mannequin/doll look. Today, from talking with you, I understand we can transform them our way. Thank you
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That's what's so great about Photoshop you can get things to look anyway you want!
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The first time I took that PS class, I went crazy, placing people in different countries. That was a blast until I returned from my absence and I was frustrated, not able to catch up with more advanced assignments. I know I missed a whole bunch of info due to my absence. It was so funny, I did not know the teacher would zoom in to...find mistakes, so in some people cut outs I had, nose tips were chopped off and mouths with missing lips etc... 
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Oh wow yes missing 2 weeks would be a huge chunk of information that you didn't get! Ha ha I can imagine trying to get all that homework done
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Enormous lack of info, making me a beginner really!
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Well we'll see if we can't get you caught back up!
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Did you see my latest manip? I left a word of thanks on your page yesterday
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I just now saw it, nice!!!
I've been meaning to tell you I like your avatar, is that your puppy?
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Thank you for looking at my manip. And yes, my avatar is indeed my lovable Bijou. She is 1 1/2 year old.
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What a doll! I used to dog sit for two Bijous around the corner, very sweet dogs, too bad they're owner is a psycho! 
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You seem like a saint for being such an animal lover
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Oh wow there are people here on DA who are REALLY committed to animal welfare, who go out everyday and work to help these abused critters, they're the ones!!
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I know, but relatively speaking you also are kind for taking in "homeless dogs"
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Ha ha well ok then, relatively speaking I accept the compliment!
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mmyes. One can never have enough textures. :]
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I used this tutorial here [link]
Thanks so much for your generosity.
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I saw your piece, I'm so glad you got some use out of my tut!
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wow i know now how to use a texture yay!! lol thank you very much for that useful tutorial
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Ha ha great I'm so glad it was of some use to you!
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This is the first time I stopped to read your tutorial, Kayceeus. I don't use photoshop, but I have a better grasp of PaintShopPro now and so I can easily transfer your tips to fit that program. You did a good job writing it.
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That's great that you can use it with Paint Shop Pro, I can't wait to she how it works for you, thank you!
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Fabulous ... thanks so much for sharing that
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My pleasure, I hope you find it useful!
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My pleasure I hope it helps you out!
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