I learn to make black and white background. A part of the photo, my picture, still colorful, but the background is black and white.

Formerly the photo looks like this:

After editing, the photo looks like this:

These are the steps:

1. Open the photo in Photoshop.
2. Copy the layer.
3. Select the part that you want to keep it colorful by using Lasso Tool.
4. Click Select. Then select Inverse. (to choose the background)
5. Click Image. Then select Adjustment. Then select Desaturated. (to make black and white background)
6. Click Image. Then select Level. (to make the background more dramatic)

Have a nice learning.

-Merdeka!-

I tried to make a picture as in a story books. It is such a… what should I call it… such a printed painting, I think. I’m sorry if I’m mistaken. I don’t know what is that actually called in design. I used two pictures, a ranch and a youngman in cowboy costume. Do you wanna try? Just follow these steps.

1. Open your Adobe Photoshop.
2. Open your first picture. The ranch.

3. Look at your Layer. Right click the picture, then choose Duplicate Layer.
4. Choose Image from Menu Toolbar. Choose Auto Color, then Auto Contrast. Those will make the picture more contrast.
5. Choose Filter from Menu Toolbar. Choose Brush Strokes, then choose Accented Edges. Edit the setting; Edge Width: 1, Edge Brightness: 17, Smoothness: 1.
6. Finish editing the ranch, now open your second picture, the youngman.

7. Do the 3rd step until the 5th step.
8. Select the picture that you want to copy to the first picture, the ranch. You may use the Magic Wand Tool (W) or Lasso Tool (L) from your Tool Box.
9. Choose Edit from Menu Toolbar, then choose Copy (Ctrl+C).
10. Activate the first picture, then choose Paste (Ctrl+V) from Menu Toolbar.
11. By using Move Tool (V), put the second picture on the the place you want. Now, your picture will look like this.

-Merdeka!-

pictures are from southernbyways.com and google.com

I wanted to edit a photo, a white flower. I wanted it would look like a painting. I tried these steps. Look at the result. It is good enough, isn’t?

1. Open your Adobe Photoshop
2. Open your your photo which you want to edit. I use this photo (taken by agung).

3. Look at your Layers. Right click your photo. Choose Duplicate Layer. Insert name then click OK button.
4. Look at your Menu Toolbar. Choose Filter. Choose Paint Daubts. Then edit the settings; Brush Size: 21, Sharpness: 17, Brush Type: Simple.
5. Choose Filter. Choose Brush Detail. Then edit the settings; Brush Size: 3, Brush Detail: 11, Texture: 3.
6. Choose Filter. Choose Texturizer. Then edit the settings; Texture: Canvas, Scalling: 75%, Relief: 7, Light Direction: Top.

7. Tadaaa!!! Now, your photo looks like a painting.

-Merdeka!-

note: click picture to enlarge photo