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News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:09 am

Well i thought i'll try my hand at using Photoshop to alter TF pictures, so far i'm not having any luck, i just want to recolour Transformers like i've seen others do.

Any help would be great, I've tried looking at help sites, but i need more N00b friendly instructions

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:24 am

Best thing to do? Pick your color. Use the paint brush tool. And at the top pick overlay. Then just start coloring over. If that's not to your liking try the other modes besides overlay till you find something you like.

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:37 am

HAH, just what i wanted, thanks.

Oh and its nice to have to have you back as Themuffin

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:38 am

If there was a bowing smiley I would use it. This'll work. :DANCE:

News Credits: 1 · by **Scatterlung** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:31 am

look up a process called Colorizing.

if its the same on photoshop (am using paint shop pro). You basically highlight an area by selecting it, and 'colorize' it any colour you wish. it changes the colour but not the brightness of it, so you get appropriate shading.

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:35 am

Meverix wrote:look up a process called Colorizing.

if its the same on photoshop (am using paint shop pro). You basically highlight an area by selecting it, and 'colorize' it any colour you wish. it changes the colour but not the brightness of it, so you get appropriate shading.

That's also another way of doing it. That's actually how I did that leg on the mech you had up in the other thread. Used the pen tool to box in the area and then filled it with a color. Although in PS you would have to set a transfer mode so the layer underneath would show through.

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 2:41 am

Well I'm getting getting on ok with Themuffin's first suggestion, don't complicate it all for me more that it needs to be

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:47 am

Well i give you my first photoshopped image, Powersurge Primal

News Credits: 1 · by **Scatterlung** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:19 am

Powersurge wrote:Well i give you my first photoshopped image, Powersurge Primal

hehe, looks like an ice Primal. Pretty good job, all looks pretty clean. Well done! Welcome to the world of photomanipulation!

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:11 pm

Quite nice for your first try ever.

by **Tweezy** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:34 pm

That's a very good re-coloring job. Photoshop can be a bitchin program once you get the hang of it. My suggestion. search for absolutecross photoshop tutorials. It's where I first learned how to use photoshop. Try out the flaming text. It's a fun effect to use!

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 7:43 pm

TheMuffin wrote:Quite nice for your first try ever.

Thanks, i thought so to

News Credits: 1 · by **Whisper** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 9:55 pm

Nicely done... ;)^

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:13 pm

Well i have a problem with my paintshop now, the history brush tool doesn't work, it doesn't revert the image to normal, it lightens the image, and doesn't remove what i had done to the image, and i don't know how it went like that!

News Credits: 38 · by **TheMuffin** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:15 pm

Powersurge wrote:Well i have a problem with my paintshop now, the history brush tool doesn't work, it doesn't revert the image to normal, it lightens the image, and doesn't remove what i had done to the image, and i don't know how it went like that!

Caps Lock on?

News Credits: 2 · by **Powersurge** » Mon Feb 26, 2007 10:21 pm

TheMuffin wrote:
Powersurge wrote:Well i have a problem with my paintshop now, the history brush tool doesn't work, it doesn't revert the image to normal, it lightens the image, and doesn't remove what i had done to the image, and i don't know how it went like that!

Caps Lock on?

Nope