Photoshop: Put a Realistic Camouflage Pattern on Textured Cloth

Posted March 19 '09

excerpt4The Camouflage Pattern This technique can work on virtually any combination of pattern and fabric texture. In this article, we'll be creating a composition using camouflage and a cotton cloth. First, we need to work on a large canvas so that we can get ample variations in the camouflage pattern. So start a new document measuring 1500px by 1500px. When we're...

Photoshop: Add a Realistic Rainbow to Your Photograph 2

Posted March 15 '09

Comet Rainbow Effect Last week, we looked at creating primary and secondary rainbows in Photoshop, where I covered the basic properties of rainbows and then demonstrated the process of adding a fully contained rainbow to a photograph as shown in the top left image. This time, we'll make a partial close up rainbow for a little more of a dramatic effect...

Photoshop: Add a Realistic Rainbow to Your Photograph 1

Posted March 7 '09

Rainbow Colors The rainbow spectrum is commonly known as the Newton mnemonic, Roy G. Biv, which stands for red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet. In a primary rainbow, which is the type we typically see, the spectrum begins on the outer edge, meaning the outermost ring is red and the innermost ring is violet. If your intention is realism, this is...