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thank you so much for the "how to photoshop cat ears" turtorial!

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update/info

moving over to https://itsumo-resources.tumblr.com/ i’ll be switching the domain/website to ^^^ soon

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color schemes - life, nature, + water

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Here’s a walk-through/tutorial on restoring color on images with strong lighting.

Go ahead and open your image. Do not edit it yet. You can use topaz clean or reduce noise at this point. Here’s the image I’m using, if you’d like to follow along with the original: https://imgur.com/7Ltbqr3 

1. Open Brightness/Contrast (at the bottom of the layers window or Layers - New Adjustment - Brightness/Contrast). Set Brightness from -50 to -80  depending on your image. This will darken the image and bring it back to more normal colors.

2. Open Vibrance (same area as Brightness) and set Vibrance from +60 to +80 depending on the saturation of your image at the start.

3. Open Hue/Saturation and set to the following: Saturation +15, Lightness +10.

4. Open Levels, set to the following: 45    1.20   255.

5. Go back to Brightness/Contrast (optional) and set Brightness to +10.

6. An optional last step...Go back to Vibrance at set Vibrance to +25. It’s only a light change, but I think it makes a difference.

That’s it! You can go on to edit your image now. I hope this tutorial was helpful. Remember to change the strengths of each adjustment to match your image!

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Reflecting Tutorial

Hello~ Here is a text/picture tutorial on basic reflecting. This works for subjects (people, animals, objects), but I am focusing on text. Read more for the full tutorial!

My canvas is 600x300px. The font is Arial at 120px, bold, spacing -50. For reference, I am using Windows 10, Photoshop CC.

1. Add your text, apply any edits/effects you want.

2. Duplicate the layer. Make a new layer and merge the duplicated layer with the new layer. This will rasterize the layer you will be using as a reflection, while preserving any effects you may have added.

3. Flip the text upside down. Edit - Transform - Flip Vertical. Line the text up so they mirror each other.

4. Slide that layer ^^^ underneath the original layer. Go to Edit - Transform - Perspective. Pull out the text on either side.

5. Go to Edit - Transform - Scale. Push the bottom of the text closer to the top. 

6. Select the bottom half of the text. Right click the selection and click on feather. Set feather from 10 to 20, depending on the size of the text. Then press the delete key a few times or erase the selection.

7. Set that layer to 60 opacity or so, depending on your text and picture.

Now you are done! Of course you can edit further, but this is a basic tutorial.

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Texture Pack - Six 1600x1200 pastel textures with different effects. Download on deviantart | Like this post if you download. Don’t redistribute these textures.

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Simple tutorial on making (not bloody or scary) vampire fangs/teeth. Of course, you can make it gory if you’d like, but this is a basic tutorial.

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Texture Pack - Six 1200x900 pastel textures with different effects. Download on deviantart | Like this post if you download. But I don’t expect miracles...So, just don’t redistribute these textures.

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Itsumo is changing it’s url! I am moving from itsumo.ambizione.net to itsumo-resources.org by the end of this week. I still have a lot to set up, so some things aren’t working right. All previews will be revamped and some links will not work. If you encounter any problems on either site, I am aware of them and they will be fixed soon!

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Making a pattern* in PaintShop

I’m using Corel PaintShop Pro X9. I’m pretty sure this works in other versions. It’s really easy, just using the Kaleidoscope effect. I’ll be showing you how to make this...*note: setting this to repeat as a bg image or defining it as a pattern in CS/PS will make this into a pattern.

1. Open a new image at 100x100px. Set the background color, I’m using #424242. You can use any color.

2. Next, on a new raster layer, make a few dots in different colors in the center of the square. I used the default round brush (size 32, 50 hardness). The colors are #65EAE5, #4BA8A5, and #AEC8C7.

3. Go up to Effects - Distortion Effects - Curlicues. Set it to whatever you like, or match my own settings shown below.

4. Go to Effects - Reflection Effects - Kaleidoscope. To make it into a perfectly repeating pattern, rotation has to be set to 0 and the number of petals must be even. Otherwise, just set to your liking, or match my own settings shown below.

Now you’re done! Once you set it to pattern, it will look like this...

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Texture Pack - Six 1600x1200 neon textures with different effects. Download on deviantart | Please like this post if you download. But, as per usual, it’s pretty pointless to ask for something impossible.. So, please don’t redistribute these textures.

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Third part of my manipulation layout tutorial. In this video I show you how to make basic wall decorations (frames and shelves). They’re very simple, so you can get the idea on how to make them and then move on to personalizing and customizing these decorations. I hope you like this video~

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Second part of my four part series on making a manipulation layout. I’ll be showing you how to make a basic window in this video. I was going to voice it over, but I got sick and didn’t want ears to suffer. It’s really easy, it just has quite a few steps.

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Download Action 142 (zip) via mediafire.  Like this post if you download. Please read the rules. If you’d prefer a different download site, please tell me!

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Download Action 141 (zip) via mediafire.  Like this post if you download.  Please read the rules. If you’d prefer a different download site, please tell me! 

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The first of three videos on how to make the manipulation graphic/layout/header you see in the video. In this video I’ll show you how to make the wall. It’s quick, easy, and a great base for customization.

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Easy abstract header/layout tutorial. You don’t need any brushes, textures, or resources. It’s pretty simple. It’s a base layout, so you can add to it and change it as much as you want. I hope you find it useful!

If you want me to voice over the video, just tell me and I’ll post a new video!