Tony Parker's History Brush Effects

What I did here was I first had to change the picture into grayscale, took a snapshot, then changed it back into an RGB colored picture. After doing so, I also altered the picture effects with a wind effect and a blur effect, then captured another snapshot. Using the history brush again, I then painted Tony Parker Back into the picture while keeping the grayscale and other effects only in the background.

History Brushes and Tigers

What I did here was I converted the picture to a grayscale then immediately changed it back to an RGB colored picture. After that, I went into the history panel and took a snapshot of it in grayscale. Then, with the help of the history brush, I changed back and forth between each picture in order to paint only the tiger and orange coat back in the picture while keeping only the background grayscale.

Obama Portrait

What I did to our President of the United States was I first had to use the pen tool to trace every part of his face, from the pupils in his eyes to the blue tie on his chest, and I then had to fill each part with a their corresponding color while also stroking the bridge of the nose, the nose itself, and his chin with a regular brush.

Adding Elements Project

What I did here was I first had to extend the actual photo to 11"x 8".  After doing that, I had to use the stamp tool to "fit" the photo on the entire canvas. I then filled a box in with a pattern overlay and changed the color to a more old look and used the lasso tool on the edges of the paper, weaving in and out to make the edges seem torn. After that, The elliptical marquee tool helped me to make a circle with another circle in it and I used the bevel and emboss layer option to make it look like a brad. The text on the "paper" had a script font but for the Texas text, I used a bluebonnet pattern overlay, which I made myself, the bevel and emboss with a Gaussian contour, and a drop shadow to make it pop. The very last task to accomplish was to give the sky a blue color to it, and I did that by using the gradient tool and simply just dragging down completed the new and improved picture.