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Title: * Photoshop Kindergarten - how to make "Deep Blue Skies"
Post by: rjmiz on June 15, 2007, 21:04

Photoshop Kindergarten - For beginners Only (all others stay away)

Today I read a post on another forum which read in part:
"...how does one get that magnificent blue sky that's like a gradient from dark on top to lighter blue at the bottom... "

The answer? Well it means using using a BLACK gradient! see how it's done

http://microstockpix.com/tuts/sky/sky.html

Title: Re: * Photoshop Kindergarten - how to make "Deep Blue Skies"
Post by: kosmikkreeper on June 15, 2007, 21:08

All I see is black....   ???

Title: Re: * Photoshop Kindergarten - how to make "Deep Blue Skies"
Post by: rjmiz on June 15, 2007, 21:25

You must be wearing Sunglasses....take them off before viewing the tutorial

Title: Re: * Photoshop Kindergarten - how to make "Deep Blue Skies"
Post by: kosmikkreeper on June 16, 2007, 08:14

you're right! It works better without the  8)

Title: Re: * Photoshop Kindergarten - how to make "Deep Blue Skies"
Post by: a.k.a.-tom on June 17, 2007, 21:54

Yeah,  but.....  didn't that really pixelate the sky?  Or is that just how it came across on my monitor?     8)-tom     

Title: Re: * Photoshop Kindergarten - how to make "Deep Blue Skies"
Post by: rjmiz on June 18, 2007, 01:30

A better look can be had here http://unnaturalphotos.com/index.php?showtopic=89
the compression in the video really does not do justice to the images....sorry