Knuckle-Duster Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 A Superb tutorial and a very realistic one, but I can't see what do you mean with some things. Select the waterdrop layer and use the magic wand (tolerance 0%) to select everything except for the gradient circle. Invert the selection. Select the drop shadow layer and fill your selection with black. Undo the selection and move the drop shadow layer a slight bit to the right and bottom. In the next picture you can sort of see how much I've moved it. I selected everything, but the gradient circle. So it only made some stripes moving on the edges of the picture, not the drop. I selected the "drop shadow" layer and filled the selection with black. I didn't really catch if you meant the drop or the whole picture, with the "selection". Well, I filled the whole picture with black color. By choosing the black color, selecting all in the edit window and then used the command "fill selection" in that window. Then I undo'd the command and everything went like it was before. I saw no use for it. Then I moved the whole picture to the right and a little bottom like you said, but no effects. Sorry, if I don't understand some parts, I'm quite new to Paint.Net. Again, select the waterdrop layer and use the magic wand to select the shape of the drop like before. Select the drop shadow layer and fill your selection with a fully transparant color. Undo the selection again and apply a Gaussian Blur effect to the drop shadow layer (I used a setting of 10px). Move the drop shadow layer slightly back to it's original position (only a tiny bit, to imply the effect of seeing the edge of the drop's shadow through itself. Finally, move your drop shadow layer under your waterdrop layer in the layers panel. Before, you said "not" to select the drop, but to select everything else. And with the transparent color, does white fit good? And should I move the whole picture or just the droplet? I hope you could teach me how to do this. Because this is one markable and an interesting thing I've seen on this page. Cheers, Knuckle-Duster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraesr Posted April 24, 2007 Author Share Posted April 24, 2007 First point: You need to invert the selection (ctrl+i), so when first you select everything BUT the gradient, after inverting, you have selected ONLY the gradient. In the second bit I'm a bit less clear about it I guess, but when I say "select the waterdrop layer and use the magic wand to select the shape of the drop" I probably mean that you have to do that "select everything but the drop and invert" thing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bunnie Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 Umm, I can't seem to make the waterdrop. For some reason, my drop stays black even after I move the layer down. Is there anything I did wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down Posted May 15, 2007 Share Posted May 15, 2007 You have to delete the black and leave a little bit for the shadow. Or use a fantastic plugin instead. •♪♫♥♫♪• |- The Rules -|- çobblestones -|- CaMo -|- MeTaL -| ╠═╧╨»Φ«╨╤═╣ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcw448 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 This is a great writeup. May I ask what is or how to make "transparent color"? The best I can get is white color, but I don't think white color is transparent. Anybody's help is appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 Click on the "more" button on the color picker (bottom left) and then drag the "transparency - alpha" slider all the way to the left. My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcw448 Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 The_Lionhearted. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted May 17, 2007 Share Posted May 17, 2007 The_Lionhearted. Thank you. Anytime. My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallace Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Something's not working for me...Every time I do it (like 10 times), something doesn't work - the shadow always dominates as black! I've filled it with a completely transparent color, but it's not working! Pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraesr Posted May 24, 2007 Author Share Posted May 24, 2007 make sure the shadow layer is positioned under the waterdrop layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keitrajane Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 here is my result- i took the photograph a few days ago and this thread gave me somehting to do with it! yay! Wallace- did you do the gausion blur thing???? ahhemm... anouncing dundundundun! the greatest banner of all times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfan51 Posted May 29, 2007 Share Posted May 29, 2007 Heh, that's really nice +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ I am a disco dancer. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keitrajane Posted May 30, 2007 Share Posted May 30, 2007 Thank you very much... ahhemm... anouncing dundundundun! the greatest banner of all times.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraesr Posted May 30, 2007 Author Share Posted May 30, 2007 Nice to see it done on other pictures. Looks pretty good :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted June 18, 2007 Share Posted June 18, 2007 I finally found out where this tut came from. http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut006.htm All creations Ash + Paint.NET [ Googlepage | deviantArt | Club PDN | PDN Fan ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadamoose18 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 How is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadamoose18 Posted June 21, 2007 Share Posted June 21, 2007 Something's not working for me...Every time I do it (like 10 times), something doesn't work - the shadow always dominates as black! I've filled it with a completely transparent color, but it's not working!Pic: Delete the area when it says fill with a transparent colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eraesr Posted June 22, 2007 Author Share Posted June 22, 2007 I finally found out where this tut came from.http://www.lunacore.com/photoshop/tutorials/tut006.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swuuu Posted June 23, 2007 Share Posted June 23, 2007 sorry if this is a newbie question but how do you "fill with transparent color"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tillerman Posted July 2, 2007 Share Posted July 2, 2007 sorry if this is a newbie question but how do you "fill with transparent color"? In the Colour picker, click more and slide the "Transparency Alpha" to zero..... My Internet Explorer 8 Concept.... My Deviant Art My Forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aile Posted July 3, 2007 Share Posted July 3, 2007 you kinda lost me at the part where i have to "fill with a completely transparent color" i have chosen the white color with alpha of 0, but it doesnt work. i keep on filling the thing, but the color doesnt change, its still black. could you please explain it a little further cause i really want to know how to do this. thanks :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caelz27 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 I really like this tutorial! it's great! *Never let the fear of striking out, keep you from playing the game.* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevlar Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 very nice first try and i almost made one as good as you ill keep working 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richmantoo Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 Great, great, great tut. I added a bit of a glow on mine as if the sun was shining on it (at least I hope). Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all other countries because you were born in it. - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athena Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 i tried to put some rain but i cant really see the rain lol but it is there if you look at it very carefully ^__^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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