make bubbles~!!

[*~NiCkY~*]

ok i finally decided to make a tutorial. let's make bubbles and put something inside them lol like in my siggy

first, go to file >>> new. and cchoose a pic u wanna use too. i'll use the pic of L since im so into Death Note right now xD



actually u can just follow these screencaps, but ill write some descriptions too just in case^^

create a new layer (layer 1)


then


hold down the shift key to get a perfect circle


put a color in a circle, any color^^"


and it should look something like this


then, right click on layer1 (it is somewhere down there at the right corner) and click on "blending options"


set it as in the pic below, it doesnt need to be exactly like mine


and the circle looks like this yeh?


create a new layer


click on brush and set the diameter to be about the size of ur circle


i must go now, ill continue later^^"

[Mizuhara]

lol...you left me in the middle...

[*~NiCkY~*]

sorry >< i have all the screencaps tho, i'll finish it asap ><

EDIT:
hmm... looks like the last pic in my previous post is broken..
here we go

click on brush and set the diameter to be about the size of ur circle
& make the hardness 0%


now, change the color to white


and then click just once on the picture in the middle, it would look somehow like this(just ingore the arrow and the white spot right now(i lost the screen cap of this step *-*))


add a new layer again


then, change the hardness of the brush to 100% and the diameter to about 15-20 px maybe? click on the "bubble", now there's a white spot somewhere like in this


go back to your picture (mine is L) and make a circle about the area u wanna have in the the bubble (sorry for my funny explaination!! that's what pictures r for xD). remember to hold down the shift key so u get a perfect circle


and then u just drag the circle and drop on the "bubble" lol
(u dont see the bubble, it's behind the pic, dont worry xD) now u got the 4th layer


follow the pictures (lmao)



** it doesn't have to be 92% like mine

then it should look something like this


move the layer to the back, behind the bubble~


yay

[Mizuhara]

mine's didnt go very well..i think i screwed up somewher ein the middle

[Chugoku-jinko]

cool tutoral nicky, I think it's better that you put hte whole tutoral on one post, it's easier for everyone =3

[*~NiCkY~*]

actually, im not done yet..
yea ^i think it's easier to put in one post too..
but it would make a long page so i decided to divided it into several posts hehe
sorry for not finishing it at once!! ill finish it ASAP (again = =")
would it be better if i combined them and put them into my first post? =3

[*~NiCkY~*]

continued (sorry for the screw-up - -"):

reduce the ocapacity of the bubble, now u can see thru it right?


select layer 4 (the pic of L)
follow the pic lol


try to get it into the bubble =3




make a circle around L's face again, this time a bit smaller




right-click -> layer via copy


now that u got the layer 5, just delete the layer 4


back to layer 3, right-click -> blending options




go to edit > transform >> distort


reshape that small white spot to make it look more like a light reflection

now i gotta say sorry again!!
im at school and these r the pic i uploaded at home
just found that i havent uploaded all the screencaps T^T
ill really so finish it as soon as i get home
honto gemen!!

[*~NiCkY~*]

u can reduce the ocapacity of layer 5 too if u want


find a background


just "drag and drop" it behind the layer 5


make a circle the size of the bubble


filter > distort > spherize


and done

note: actually there r many more steps than i show u but i dont remember what they r = =" so i just show u the necessary ones^^"

[Mizuhara]

k..here is my result

[Haibara]

thanks a lot!

[Clau :)]

Very nice effect! Thanks!

[zard]

Thanks !

NiCkY san ¡ I will try ^^

[Kaito-Hacker]

that's so cool, and it's a nice thing to do.

[Meitantei Lucy]

If you don't have anything usefull to say, don't post in old threads.

[Kally]

Hi TS,
I'd like to ask how you got that white shiny effect at the bottom of those bubbles in your siggie... As I'm trying to replicate that effect... And failing badly...
Btw, this tutorial is very cool +w+