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Hơi dài một chút nhưng mọi người đừng ngại vì phần đầu để làm effect, save lại được rất tiện cho sử dụng về sau.
Linh làm thử 1 cái ở đây : http://vcf-mrbig.netfirms.com/HAO-raindrop.jpg
(~146kB)
Image Specs: 1117 x 865 pixels at 266 dpi, RGB color. Font Specs: Present, Regular, 60 point.
Note: This technique relies on the document and font sizes listed above. Other fonts will work at 60 point.
Requires Photoshop version 6 or newer
1.
( In this first step below we will start by adding a new layer above the layer we want to make wet. Then we will use a hard-edged, black brush to paint an initial drop shape).
Note: You can use any image as a background but make sure it is set to the resolution specs. shown above as this effect is resolution dependent.
Now go to Layer, New, Layer... and click OK or click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette. This will create Layer 1.
Note: The keyboard shortcut is Command-Option-Shift-N (Mac), Control-Alt-Shift-N (PC).
Press (D) for default colors so black is in the foreground color chip.
Activate the Brush tool (B) and then in the Options Bar above, set it to a 19 pixel, hard edged brush, Normal, Opacity 100%.
Now paint a bit of black on Layer 1 and wiggle your brush a bit as you paint. This will be the initial shape we will use to build the layer style on.
Activate the Zoom tool (Z) and click on your paint drop to zoom in for a closer view.
2.
(In the step below we will begin to build the Layer Style by reducing the Fill Opacity).
Double-click on Layer 1 in the Layers palette to open the Layer Style dialog box.
Note: Due to the size of the Layer Style dialog, the next five steps show crops of only the active area in the dialog.
Now go down to the Advanced Blending section and change the Fill Opacity to 3%. This reduces the opacity of the fill pixels but retains the shape of the paint on the layer.
Note: This step will make the black you painted on Layer 1 almost disappear.
The following steps are done in entirely in the Layer Style dialog so don't click OK until you have completed all the settings in steps 2 through 6. You only need to change the settings specified, the other settings can be left to their defaults.
You may need to move the Layer Style dialog box to see your image.
3.
(In the step below we will add a small, intense, drop shadow).
Click on the Drop Shadow name (not the check box) in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Drop Shadow section to the right, set the Opacity to 100%, change the Distance to 1 px and the Size to 1 px.
In the Quality section below, click on the small down arrow to the right of the Contour curve thumbnail and select the Gaussian curve. It's the curve that looks like a soft, sloping (S).
Note: If you rest the cursor over it for a couple of seconds, a tool tip will appear and show you its name. Once its selected you can just click out in the main dialog to apply the curve.
4.
(In this step we will add a soft interior shadow).
Click on the Inner Shadow name in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Inner Shadow, Structure section to the right, set the Blend Mode to Color Burn, the Opacity to 43%, and the Size to 10 px.
5.
(In this step we will use the Inner Glow effect to add an additional interior shadow around the edge of the shape).
Click on the Inner Glow name in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Inner Glow, Structure section to the right, set the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Opacity to 30%, and the color chip to black. To change the color chip, click on it to open the Color Picker, drag the cursor to black and then click OK.
Note: By changing the mode to Overlay and the color chip to black we are using Inner Glow to create a secondary shadow.
6.
(In this step we will use the Bevel and Emboss effect to add a highlight and interior glow to the shape).
Click on the Bevel and Emboss name in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Bevel and Emboss, Structure section to the right, set the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 250%, the Size to 15 px, and Soften to 10 px.
In the Shading section below, set the Angle to 90, the Altitude to 30 and the Highlight Mode Opacity to 100%. Then set the Shadow Mode to Color Dodge, its color chip to white and its Opacity to 37%.
This completes the Layer Style but don't click OK just yet.
Now save this Layer Style for future use by clicking the New Style button on the right side of the Layer Style dialog box. This will open a dialog box where you can name it and then click OK to save.
Note: After it has been saved you can find it under Window, Show Styles, in the last thumbnail position.
Now click OK to leave the Layer Style dialog. In the Layers palette, click the arrow next to the Layer Style (f) icon to compress the Style into Layer 1.
Note: You can paint additional drops on Layer 1. Just makes sure your brush tool is active (B) and paint where you want the drops to appear. You can also use the Eraser to edit or remove existing drops.
7.
(In this step we will add a text layer to the document).
Activate the Type Tool (T).
In the Option Bar above, click on the Palettes button to open the Character palette.
In the Character palette select your font. Set the size to 85 pt, set the Leading to 45 pt, and set the color to black. Then click on the Paragraph tab and click on the Center Text button in the upper left section of the palette.
Note: You can close the Character palette when you're done.
Now click in the center of the document and enter your "Rain Drops" text. After you have entered the "n" on "Rain" hit the Return key (Mac) or the Enter key (PC) drop down to a new line. Then enter "Drops". To reposition your type move your cursor beyond the text until it turns into a move icon, then click drag.
To apply the text click the check mark in the upper right of the Options bar or press the Enter key (Mac), Control-Enter (PC). This will render the Type layer, Rain Drops.
Note: The Enter key on the Mac is located at the far, lower right corner of the keyboard.
Note: If you don't have the font "Present", select another font and apply the same settings shown.
8.
(In the next step below we will add a new, white layer below the Type layer and then merge the Type layer down onto it).
With the Rain Drops text layer active, create a new layer under it by holding down Command (Mac) or Control (PC) and then clicking the New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette. This will create Layer 2.
Fill Layer 2 with white by pressing the (D) key to load default colors. Then go to Edit, Fill, Background Color or press Command-Delete on the (Mac) or Control-Backspace (PC) to fill with the Background color.
Note: The Delete and Backspace key for this shortcut is the one located in the upper right corner of the main keyboard block.
Click on the Rain Drops layer to activate it or press Option- ] (Mac) or Alt- ] for (PC) to activate the next layer up.
Go to Layer, Merge Down or press Command-E (Mac) or Control-E (PC). This will remove the Rain Drops Layer as it merges down onto Layer 2.
9.
(Now we will roughen the edge of the merged layer with a filter).
With Layer 2 active go to Filter, Pixelate, Crystallize.
Set the Cell Size to 10 and click OK.
10.
(In this step we will blur the roughened text/image).
With Layer 2 active go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur.
In the dialog, set the Radius to 5.0 pixels and click OK.
11.
(In this next step we will take the softened text image and harden the edge by adding contrast. This will allow us to load a hard-edged selection from it in step 12).
With Layer 2 active go to Image, Adjust, Levels or Command-L (Mac), Control-L (PC).
In the Levels dialog set the Input Levels to 160, 1.00, 190 and click OK.
12.
(In this step we will load a selection from the text/image and delete the white areas).
To load a selection from Layer 2 press Command-Option-~ (Mac) or Control-Alt-~ (PC). This can also be done by clicking the Channels tab, then Click the Load Channel as Selection icon at the bottom of the palette.
Note: You can see the name of icons in Photoshop by resting the cursor over them for a couple of seconds.
Note: If you went to the Channels palette to load the selection, click on the Layers tab to bring it back to front.
The selection loads with the white areas selected. Now hit the Delete (Mac) or Backspace (PC) to remove the white areas around the black text.
Note: The Delete and Backspace key for this shortcut is the one located in the upper right corner of the main keyboard block.
Now Deselect by pressing Command-D (Mac) or Control-D (PC). You can also Deselect by going up to Select and dragging down to Deselect.
13.
(In this final step we will apply our saved Layer Style to the black text layer).
With Layer 2 active go to Window, Show Styles to bring up the Styles palette.
Locate your saved Rain Drops Style at the end of the list of thumbnails and click it to apply the Style to Layer 2.
Note: You can also drag and drop effects between layers by click-dragging the name from the source layer onto the target layer you would like to apply it to. You can also use this to replace existing effects.
Note: You can see the name of thumbnails in Photoshop by resting the cursor over them for a couple of seconds.
Both Layer 1 and Layer 2 can be repositioned (with the Move tool), transformed (via Free Transform), or painted on and erased to enhance or adjust the effect.
Recap
We started with a drop of black paint on it's own layer as a source to build our Layer Style on.
One of the first and most important moves was to set Advanced Blending Fill Opacity to 3%. This reduced the opacity of the black drop but retained its shape so the Layer Effect settings could use this shape to render the effects around. For this reason, Advanced Blending Fill opacity is a great place to start any transparent effect build.
In developing the Layer Style we use some standard effects but we also used some effects like Inner Glow and Bevel and Emboss, Shadow Mode to create results that were the opposite of what their name would indicate. With Inner Glow we set its color to black and its mode to Overlay to create an interior shadow. With Bevel and Emboss, Shadow Mode we set its color to white and it mode to Color Dodge so it could act like an interior light source. The lesson to take away from this is that the name of an effect doesn't mean it has to be a "Glow" or a "Shadow". If you need it to work in a different way than its name indicates it is often possible to change its settings to allow this.
Saving Styles is a fast and efficient way to make use of previously created effects.
To roughen a shape you can place it as black pixels on white, blur it, run an edge filter on it and then run levels to control the edge hardness.
Once a Style is active on a layer any paint applied to/or removed from the layer is affected by the Style.
Key Techniques
For any transparent or semi-transparent Layer Style, the Advanced Blending Fill Opacity slider is a great place to start. It allows you to develop the Style based on the image shape rather than its fill.
Contour Curves in Layer Styles offer a great deal of control over how an effect distributes itself across the extent of the effect.
Using "Glow" effects as shadows and "Shadow" Effects as glows or highlights greatly expands the choices you have in building a Layer Style. By changing their modes and paint colors to invert their effect you gain a wider range of effects. For instance, the Drop Shadow and Inner Shadow effects have a Distance or offset slider unlike any of the "Glow effects. This means you can create offset glows with it by inverting their behavior.
Creating a Style on an example shape to refine it and then painting on the "Styled" layer live allows you to have immediate feedback on your work rather than working somewhat blind on an unstyled layer and then adding the style at the end.
Creating a high contrast shape like the black on white text in the example above and then softening, filtering and hardening the result offers countless edge effect possibilities.
Enhancements
Each image has its own lighting needs so the settings used above may need adjustments for them to read properly over other images. Each setting can be adjusted by opening the Layer Style dialog box and clicking on its section. Probably the most difficult setting to get right in this effect is the highlight at the top of each drop. To adjust the highlight go to the Bevel and Emboss section and try altering the Highlight Mode percentage, the altitude setting also plays a key role. You may also want to edit the Contour Curve. The Bevel and Emboss section is where the Water highlight and the interior glow are handled.
If you want to scale the image larger or smaller you may run into a behavior in Photoshop that can create a problem. Layer Styles do not scale with the image in many cases. To make sure your Layer Style settings scale along with your image go to Image Size and only use the Resolution section. For example, if you wanted to reduce the size of the image by 50% on a 300 ppi original, change the ppi in the Resolution section to 150. To return the image to 300 ppi (but now at 50%) go back into Image Size, turn Resample off and change the ppi to 300 and click OK. You can also scale a Layer Style manually on the Mac by holding down the Control key while you click on the Layer Style (f) icon on the layer and then drag to the Scale Effects option at the bottom of the palette. For the PC right click on the Layer Style (f) icon.
NOW IT'S YOUR TIME TO DO IT))
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Hơi dài một chút nhưng mọi người đừng ngại vì phần đầu để làm effect, save lại được rất tiện cho sử dụng về sau.
Linh làm thử 1 cái ở đây : http://vcf-mrbig.netfirms.com/HAO-raindrop.jpg
(~146kB)
Image Specs: 1117 x 865 pixels at 266 dpi, RGB color. Font Specs: Present, Regular, 60 point.
Note: This technique relies on the document and font sizes listed above. Other fonts will work at 60 point.
Requires Photoshop version 6 or newer
1.
( In this first step below we will start by adding a new layer above the layer we want to make wet. Then we will use a hard-edged, black brush to paint an initial drop shape).
Note: You can use any image as a background but make sure it is set to the resolution specs. shown above as this effect is resolution dependent.
Now go to Layer, New, Layer... and click OK or click on the Create a New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette. This will create Layer 1.
Note: The keyboard shortcut is Command-Option-Shift-N (Mac), Control-Alt-Shift-N (PC).
Press (D) for default colors so black is in the foreground color chip.
Activate the Brush tool (B) and then in the Options Bar above, set it to a 19 pixel, hard edged brush, Normal, Opacity 100%.
Now paint a bit of black on Layer 1 and wiggle your brush a bit as you paint. This will be the initial shape we will use to build the layer style on.
Activate the Zoom tool (Z) and click on your paint drop to zoom in for a closer view.
2.
(In the step below we will begin to build the Layer Style by reducing the Fill Opacity).
Double-click on Layer 1 in the Layers palette to open the Layer Style dialog box.
Note: Due to the size of the Layer Style dialog, the next five steps show crops of only the active area in the dialog.
Now go down to the Advanced Blending section and change the Fill Opacity to 3%. This reduces the opacity of the fill pixels but retains the shape of the paint on the layer.
Note: This step will make the black you painted on Layer 1 almost disappear.
The following steps are done in entirely in the Layer Style dialog so don't click OK until you have completed all the settings in steps 2 through 6. You only need to change the settings specified, the other settings can be left to their defaults.
You may need to move the Layer Style dialog box to see your image.
3.
(In the step below we will add a small, intense, drop shadow).
Click on the Drop Shadow name (not the check box) in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Drop Shadow section to the right, set the Opacity to 100%, change the Distance to 1 px and the Size to 1 px.
In the Quality section below, click on the small down arrow to the right of the Contour curve thumbnail and select the Gaussian curve. It's the curve that looks like a soft, sloping (S).
Note: If you rest the cursor over it for a couple of seconds, a tool tip will appear and show you its name. Once its selected you can just click out in the main dialog to apply the curve.
4.
(In this step we will add a soft interior shadow).
Click on the Inner Shadow name in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Inner Shadow, Structure section to the right, set the Blend Mode to Color Burn, the Opacity to 43%, and the Size to 10 px.
5.
(In this step we will use the Inner Glow effect to add an additional interior shadow around the edge of the shape).
Click on the Inner Glow name in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Inner Glow, Structure section to the right, set the Blend Mode to Overlay, the Opacity to 30%, and the color chip to black. To change the color chip, click on it to open the Color Picker, drag the cursor to black and then click OK.
Note: By changing the mode to Overlay and the color chip to black we are using Inner Glow to create a secondary shadow.
6.
(In this step we will use the Bevel and Emboss effect to add a highlight and interior glow to the shape).
Click on the Bevel and Emboss name in the list of effects on the left side of the dialog box.
In the Bevel and Emboss, Structure section to the right, set the Technique to Chisel Hard, the Depth to 250%, the Size to 15 px, and Soften to 10 px.
In the Shading section below, set the Angle to 90, the Altitude to 30 and the Highlight Mode Opacity to 100%. Then set the Shadow Mode to Color Dodge, its color chip to white and its Opacity to 37%.
This completes the Layer Style but don't click OK just yet.
Now save this Layer Style for future use by clicking the New Style button on the right side of the Layer Style dialog box. This will open a dialog box where you can name it and then click OK to save.
Note: After it has been saved you can find it under Window, Show Styles, in the last thumbnail position.
Now click OK to leave the Layer Style dialog. In the Layers palette, click the arrow next to the Layer Style (f) icon to compress the Style into Layer 1.
Note: You can paint additional drops on Layer 1. Just makes sure your brush tool is active (B) and paint where you want the drops to appear. You can also use the Eraser to edit or remove existing drops.
7.
(In this step we will add a text layer to the document).
Activate the Type Tool (T).
In the Option Bar above, click on the Palettes button to open the Character palette.
In the Character palette select your font. Set the size to 85 pt, set the Leading to 45 pt, and set the color to black. Then click on the Paragraph tab and click on the Center Text button in the upper left section of the palette.
Note: You can close the Character palette when you're done.
Now click in the center of the document and enter your "Rain Drops" text. After you have entered the "n" on "Rain" hit the Return key (Mac) or the Enter key (PC) drop down to a new line. Then enter "Drops". To reposition your type move your cursor beyond the text until it turns into a move icon, then click drag.
To apply the text click the check mark in the upper right of the Options bar or press the Enter key (Mac), Control-Enter (PC). This will render the Type layer, Rain Drops.
Note: The Enter key on the Mac is located at the far, lower right corner of the keyboard.
Note: If you don't have the font "Present", select another font and apply the same settings shown.
8.
(In the next step below we will add a new, white layer below the Type layer and then merge the Type layer down onto it).
With the Rain Drops text layer active, create a new layer under it by holding down Command (Mac) or Control (PC) and then clicking the New Layer icon at the bottom of the Layers palette. This will create Layer 2.
Fill Layer 2 with white by pressing the (D) key to load default colors. Then go to Edit, Fill, Background Color or press Command-Delete on the (Mac) or Control-Backspace (PC) to fill with the Background color.
Note: The Delete and Backspace key for this shortcut is the one located in the upper right corner of the main keyboard block.
Click on the Rain Drops layer to activate it or press Option- ] (Mac) or Alt- ] for (PC) to activate the next layer up.
Go to Layer, Merge Down or press Command-E (Mac) or Control-E (PC). This will remove the Rain Drops Layer as it merges down onto Layer 2.
9.
(Now we will roughen the edge of the merged layer with a filter).
With Layer 2 active go to Filter, Pixelate, Crystallize.
Set the Cell Size to 10 and click OK.
10.
(In this step we will blur the roughened text/image).
With Layer 2 active go to Filter, Blur, Gaussian Blur.
In the dialog, set the Radius to 5.0 pixels and click OK.
11.
(In this next step we will take the softened text image and harden the edge by adding contrast. This will allow us to load a hard-edged selection from it in step 12).
With Layer 2 active go to Image, Adjust, Levels or Command-L (Mac), Control-L (PC).
In the Levels dialog set the Input Levels to 160, 1.00, 190 and click OK.
12.
(In this step we will load a selection from the text/image and delete the white areas).
To load a selection from Layer 2 press Command-Option-~ (Mac) or Control-Alt-~ (PC). This can also be done by clicking the Channels tab, then Click the Load Channel as Selection icon at the bottom of the palette.
Note: You can see the name of icons in Photoshop by resting the cursor over them for a couple of seconds.
Note: If you went to the Channels palette to load the selection, click on the Layers tab to bring it back to front.
The selection loads with the white areas selected. Now hit the Delete (Mac) or Backspace (PC) to remove the white areas around the black text.
Note: The Delete and Backspace key for this shortcut is the one located in the upper right corner of the main keyboard block.
Now Deselect by pressing Command-D (Mac) or Control-D (PC). You can also Deselect by going up to Select and dragging down to Deselect.
13.
(In this final step we will apply our saved Layer Style to the black text layer).
With Layer 2 active go to Window, Show Styles to bring up the Styles palette.
Locate your saved Rain Drops Style at the end of the list of thumbnails and click it to apply the Style to Layer 2.
Note: You can also drag and drop effects between layers by click-dragging the name from the source layer onto the target layer you would like to apply it to. You can also use this to replace existing effects.
Note: You can see the name of thumbnails in Photoshop by resting the cursor over them for a couple of seconds.
Both Layer 1 and Layer 2 can be repositioned (with the Move tool), transformed (via Free Transform), or painted on and erased to enhance or adjust the effect.
Recap
We started with a drop of black paint on it's own layer as a source to build our Layer Style on.
One of the first and most important moves was to set Advanced Blending Fill Opacity to 3%. This reduced the opacity of the black drop but retained its shape so the Layer Effect settings could use this shape to render the effects around. For this reason, Advanced Blending Fill opacity is a great place to start any transparent effect build.
In developing the Layer Style we use some standard effects but we also used some effects like Inner Glow and Bevel and Emboss, Shadow Mode to create results that were the opposite of what their name would indicate. With Inner Glow we set its color to black and its mode to Overlay to create an interior shadow. With Bevel and Emboss, Shadow Mode we set its color to white and it mode to Color Dodge so it could act like an interior light source. The lesson to take away from this is that the name of an effect doesn't mean it has to be a "Glow" or a "Shadow". If you need it to work in a different way than its name indicates it is often possible to change its settings to allow this.
Saving Styles is a fast and efficient way to make use of previously created effects.
To roughen a shape you can place it as black pixels on white, blur it, run an edge filter on it and then run levels to control the edge hardness.
Once a Style is active on a layer any paint applied to/or removed from the layer is affected by the Style.
Key Techniques
For any transparent or semi-transparent Layer Style, the Advanced Blending Fill Opacity slider is a great place to start. It allows you to develop the Style based on the image shape rather than its fill.
Contour Curves in Layer Styles offer a great deal of control over how an effect distributes itself across the extent of the effect.
Using "Glow" effects as shadows and "Shadow" Effects as glows or highlights greatly expands the choices you have in building a Layer Style. By changing their modes and paint colors to invert their effect you gain a wider range of effects. For instance, the Drop Shadow and Inner Shadow effects have a Distance or offset slider unlike any of the "Glow effects. This means you can create offset glows with it by inverting their behavior.
Creating a Style on an example shape to refine it and then painting on the "Styled" layer live allows you to have immediate feedback on your work rather than working somewhat blind on an unstyled layer and then adding the style at the end.
Creating a high contrast shape like the black on white text in the example above and then softening, filtering and hardening the result offers countless edge effect possibilities.
Enhancements
Each image has its own lighting needs so the settings used above may need adjustments for them to read properly over other images. Each setting can be adjusted by opening the Layer Style dialog box and clicking on its section. Probably the most difficult setting to get right in this effect is the highlight at the top of each drop. To adjust the highlight go to the Bevel and Emboss section and try altering the Highlight Mode percentage, the altitude setting also plays a key role. You may also want to edit the Contour Curve. The Bevel and Emboss section is where the Water highlight and the interior glow are handled.
If you want to scale the image larger or smaller you may run into a behavior in Photoshop that can create a problem. Layer Styles do not scale with the image in many cases. To make sure your Layer Style settings scale along with your image go to Image Size and only use the Resolution section. For example, if you wanted to reduce the size of the image by 50% on a 300 ppi original, change the ppi in the Resolution section to 150. To return the image to 300 ppi (but now at 50%) go back into Image Size, turn Resample off and change the ppi to 300 and click OK. You can also scale a Layer Style manually on the Mac by holding down the Control key while you click on the Layer Style (f) icon on the layer and then drag to the Scale Effects option at the bottom of the palette. For the PC right click on the Layer Style (f) icon.
NOW IT'S YOUR TIME TO DO IT
)) Ho^ng hie^?u pha^`n na`o thi` he^ le^n nhen.
