How to Use Levels (A Guide)

Jan 04, 2009 19:25

Program(s): Photoshop Elements 2.0
Involves: Levels, Gradient Maps
Translatable: Should work in any version of Photoshop (also more or less in the Gimp)
Steps: 5
Difficulty: Medium

Many have mourned the fact that Photoshop Elements does not have the curves tool that is so useful for making icons and other graphics. However, it does have another feature ( Read more... )

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sunrise_sets January 5 2009, 01:55:17 UTC
Ooh... Levels has so many possibilities. I have CS3 now, but I used Elements 4 for a long time. It's still one of the first things I use on (pretty much) every icon. =)

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effulgency January 5 2009, 04:09:32 UTC
Yeah, levels are great, and they certainly should have a place in every icon maker's repertoire. Thanks for reading/commenting!

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willow_lives January 5 2009, 03:17:11 UTC
I have elements 5 so thanks so much for this. I am adding it to my memories!

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effulgency January 5 2009, 04:10:30 UTC
I'm so glad you found it helpful! Elements has so many possibilities, just waiting to be discovered. I wish you luck in your future iconing endeavors. :)

P.S. LOL at your icon!

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effulgency January 5 2009, 04:10:49 UTC
You are very welcome! I hope you get a lot of good use out of it. :)

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coltanheart March 10 2009, 11:50:38 UTC
Ooooh. lol. I get this now. Levels explained! HALLELUJAH. XD Thanks for the wonderful tutorial! I use PS Elements 7, and I haven't had it long, so it's great to see such well-explained tutorials, especially any actually aimed at Elements. I can't wait to try and use it. :)

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heylalaa September 4 2010, 06:54:19 UTC
thank you so much for writing this! it's really helpful! (:

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