Light Bursting Effect

What I did here was I first typed in the words, then rasterized the type layer then I saved it as a selection and then saved that selection as a channel. After doing so, I applied a Gaussian blur effect onto the image after filling the background with white and turning off the background layer. Then came a solarize filter, then I lightened the image with an auto tone as I duplicated the layer. Next, I rotated the image 90 degrees clockwise after applying yet another filter, this time a polar coordinates filter. I inverted that image to make the inside and outside of the letters all white with black tracing. On the next step, I applied a wind filter three times and inverted it back to black on the inside, and applied the same filter three more times after rotating it back to its horizontal phase.  After re-applying the polar coordinates filter, I had to change the layer blend mode to screen so that the letters would be more noticeable and after doing so, I added a gradient fill layer to the layer and picked colors that would flow into each other and all I had to do after that was change the fill layer's blend mode to color. I then converted the original layer into a smart object and applied a radial blur effect onto the image. Finally, I added a new layer above the original background layer and loaded the selection I had saved from earlier onto that final layer. I then filled that entire selection with black, thus producing the final image we have here.

Lady in Red Dress

What I did here was I gave the original layer an adjustment layer of black and white, but not before i made the background layer into duplicate layers first. Then, after selecting the layer mask, I took the went over only the red dress but in the middle of all the parts of the dress. I then went back over the parts I painted over to ensure it looked dark enough before going over the edges with a more smaller but harder brush. I then changed the levels of the red to make sure the image looked exactly as I wanted it to.

Worn and Torn Photo

What I did here was I first duplicated the background layer into two, then I selected the rough round brush and made it really soft. I then used that soft brush to work my way around the picture to give it a torn kind of effect. After doing so, I went back around again to not only give it more of a torn look, but to make it look old and faded. Finally, I touched up some spots all around the picture to make it look even more authentic than it already was.

My First Group Project

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Tutorial 1

What I did here was I opened the layer and saved it as a copy in png format first. Then I selected the sign with the magic wand tool and  erased it completely, revealing the white layer behind it. After doing so, I then applied a sepia tone and a tie-dyed texture to it, whose opacity I had to change to 15. I then changed the sign layer to a smart object and made the background into a new layer. I then created to solid fill layers, one white and then the next red with both at a 15 opacity. Lastly, I added a pattern fill layer at a 50 opacity and voila!

                            (To be honest, i have no idea what it's actually supposed to be.......)

Rainbow Bright

What I did here was I downloaded the futurama font in order to type the words "rainbow". I then selected each letter in the word and gave each letter its own color of the rainbow I then rasterized the text layer and duplicated it. Using Cmd+Click on the layers mask, I selected the word, pulled out the rectangular marquee tool, set the settings to "Intersect with selection" then released the rectangular selection halfway through the letters. After doing so, I gave the copied text layer a motion blur, giving the text rainbow streaks. I then applied a white-to-transparent gradient from the middle of the word up to where the letter "b" ends. After typing the words on the bottom, I put a gradient overlay over the small words with the angle at 0 and set certain locations while giving each location the same colors of the rainbow as the larger word.

Flaming Hair

What I did here was i used the smudge tool to smudge out her hair and make it more wavy at the same time. After doing that, I inversed the selection and went into quick mask mode to color over her hair. Then I had to put a color balance adjustment layer over it, changing the colors on the layer to make the look of flames seem more and more realistic.