Monday, June 22, 2020

How to make a YouTube channel profile picture for FREE with EASY METHOD

Today, in this tutorial, I will show you how to make logo for YouTube channel without Photoshop. And of course, it is FREE for you. After that you can easy to upload to your channel. This channel logo can help your audience can recognize your channel in many channel in YouTube.
You can do it by yourself and hire service from Fiverr or freelancer... In this tutorial I will showing you how to create logo for YouTube channel by use website. (NOT PHOTOSHOP, It's FREE)
This website has an interface like Photoshop. Now, let's start !.
As you can see, this logo in below I make by use Pixlr website.
First, you need go to google, and search "PIXLR" then hit enter button on your keyboard. Click on the first link Pixlr. com to access this website.
Click on Pixlr Editor button.
Click Create new  button to start new design.
Create new file with the size: 800 x 800 pixels.
Choose text tool to start insert text. If you want to use other font, go to font website such as: dafont. com...
Choose the font you want, then click download button to save font to your computer.. After that unzip this font and double click to install this font.
After that, choose add local font, and choose your font you want to use. As you can see, I will choose "Nelda font".
Change size, color of this text to fit with size.
Then go to website: Pixabay. com. Search your picture you want to use for your logo.
Click Free Download button to save picture to your computer..
Then go to Layer menu > Add Image as Layer...
Move the text layer under the picture layer, then select Quick selection tool. Click on text to make selection.
Now, we go to Select menu > Invert selection (Ctrl + I) to choose all picture without text. Then press Delete button on your keyboard.
Move the text layer under the polygon layer.
Select polygon layer, go to menu: Edit > Free Transform (short key: Ctrl + R)
After that, move the mouse to corner of rectangle. Click and drag mouse to resize logo layer to make it bigger. Resize to fit with background.
When you move this picture, you can see, there are some portion image unwanted. 
I will remove it. Resize this picture.
So, click lasso select tool.  And select all portion picture unwanted, then press Delete button to remove them.

Now, resize this logo again to size you want. Move this logo to center of paper.
I will add stroke effect for this logo. Go to Filter > Outline...
Add stroke with the size: 23. And choose opacity to 100 %.
We just done to make logo, now I will add the background for this logo. You can use any picture you want. If you want to find picture free, you can go to website allow download and use free such as pixabay. com. Just type and search your type of picture you want. In this lesson, I type " background picture ". And this is the result. I will choose this picture.
Click " Free Download button" > Download to save this picture to your computer..
Ok, we just download this picture. Now go to Layer > Add Image as Layer.... then choose this picture to choose it to background.
Move background picture layer under the logo picture.
You can change hue and saturation of picture to make it better. Change brightness and contrast if need..
And add shadow effects if need..
Done, we finish to make logo for YouTube channel. To save this picture, go to File >  click Save.
After that input name of logo. and save it to your computer. That's all !.
I hope that after this lesson, you can easy to make yourself a logo. As you can see, this is FREE !. And if you want to see more detail how to do this logo step by step, please see this video in below:

Thursday, June 18, 2020

How to move text, picture and everthing to center in Photoshop

If you want to center text, picture and everything in Photoshop, please see this tutorial.
How To Center Text In Photoshop

So, before this tutorial, you should prepare a text, picture. Then import to Photoshop.
Step 1: Now, I have this text and picture like this picture below:
Step 2: Hold Ctrl / Cmd to select all text and picture layers you want adjust to center.
Step 3: Select background layer, press Ctrl / Cmd + A to make all background selection.
Step 4: Click on align horizontal center button to move all text and picture to center.
You can see, this is the result:
Now, I will present to you the next effects, you will see the awesome tutorial. As you can see, this is the example of picture and text in below:
Press Ctrl/Cmd to highlight all layer you want to adjust position.
Select the marquee tool, choose create a rectangle. Then make rectangle selection.
The final step is click on align horizontal center button, same step with effects 1.
And you can see, this is the final result. Text and bulb picture already automatic move to center of selection.
You can see this video here to see more detail how to do this tutorial:

Friday, May 8, 2020

How to make GIF in Photoshop step by step by yourself

In this tutorial I will show you how to make GIF in Adobe Photoshop. As you know that GIF effects is really awesome. And we have many methods to make this effects. And use Photoshop to make GIF is one of these methods. So, if you want to learn how to make GIF in Photoshop, please see and follow this guide in below to do this.
Step 1: Go to File menu, click Scripts, then choose Load file into stacks.
File > Scripts > Load file into stacks.

Step 2: Click Browser...
 Step 3: After that select all picture you want to make GIF. After that click OK button.

Now we waiting for Photoshop loading all photo.

Step 4: Click on Create Frame Animation.
Step 5: Click on Make Frames From Layers.
Step 6: Select all layer by hold Shift button, then select start layer and end layer. Choose time you want set for each slide picture, in this tutorial I choose 0.1 seconds.
Step 7: Choose Forever if you want loop this GIF picture.
Step 8: Go to File menu, click Export then click on Save for Web...
You can see this video for more detail:

Saturday, May 2, 2020

How to make VHS glitch effects in Photoshop CC - Photoshop Tutorial For Beginners

Today I will show to you how to make VHS glitch effects in Photoshop. Open Photoshop software, then create new file:
1280 x 720 px
With color mode: RGB color
Background content: White.
Click File > Open, then choose the picture you want edit...

Press Ctrl + - to zoom out, then resize picture fit with your background paper..
To resize picture, press Ctrl + T to resize, after that click on check mark.
Add brightness/contrast layer, then change some specs:
Reduce brightness to -52
Increase contrast to 63.
Add a level layer, reduce to 0.77.
Then add a solid color, choose white color, reduce opacity to 20 %.
After that, select layer 1, go to Filter > Noise > Add Noise.  Choose 4 %.
Right click on this layer and choose Duplicate layer.
Then move this layer to First layer. Go to Filter menu, choose Noise then choose Add noise. Adjust to 175 %.
You can see this picture in below:
Choose soft light blend mode. Then reduce opacity to 20 %.
Open the texture picture.
Move this glitch texture picture to woman picture, then change blend mode...

Drag and drop this texture to your picture..
Add a solid color layer, then reduce opacity... to 20 %.
And you can see, this is the result...
 You can see this video in below for more detail: