Tutorial Roundup: Watercolor Effects
| Tutorial Roundup: Watercolor Effects |
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| Written by Molly Schneider | |||
| Wednesday, 01 July 2009 19:00 | |||
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Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 Steps
I have seen this effect created by some digital designers and I love the look it gives to just about any photo or layout. Use this technique to create your own photo masks, blend and layer photos for a wonderful collage, or design some of your own papers. Click HERE to go to the tutorial. Create a Paint Spatter Image
This tutorial is very similar in style to the first tutorial, but the author uses different steps to achieve a similar look. I really like how this shows you how one style of masking looks completely different simply by changing the brushes you select. Click HERE to go to the tutorial. Create the Look of Watercolor Painted Text
You've created your watercolor photo masks; now it's time to see what can be done with text. Not only do you learn how to create the watercolor text look, but you will also learn how to create your own watercolor paper. Click HERE to go to the tutorial. Turn a Photo into a Watercolor Painting
Taking a photo and transforming it from an average photo into art always inspires me. Finally there is a tutorial where you can achieve the look of watercolor without actually painting. I'm all for that. Click HERE to go to the tutorial. Watercolor Brushes and Textures
Here you will find a plethora of watercolor and paint brushes. Click HERE to download a few and have fun creating!
I can't wait to see your layouts and photos in our galleries! Trackback(0)
Comments (20)
 
Super Earl! I've always liked these artistic looks of watercolor and wondered how to do them!
Can't wait to give them a try! 1
July 02, 2009
Wow--tons of fun stuff to experiment with. This will keep me going now that I've completed the June CAD!
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July 02, 2009
Oh these are from you Molly! Your avatar & info wasn't visible when I posted my earlier comment.
Looking forward to trying the watercolors! Thanks Molly!  3
July 02, 2009
Hugs and kisses this is just wonderful. This is just the kind of help I have been looking for. These sites are fantastic and so are you for finding them and sharing!!!! Thank you.
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July 02, 2009
Great list of watercolor tutorials. I think the first tutorial on the list "Super Cool Watercolor Effect in 10 Steps" is missing an instruction. In the step when you add the parchment paper and change the opacity to u you should also set it to one of the blending modes like multiply or overlay (or find one that fits the looks you are going for. If you leave the blending mode as normal for the paper layer the picture will never look clear. These are just my observations and I hope they help someone.
Marcie 5
July 02, 2009
Yes, Molly gets all the credit for the watercolor info. And, a great job you did, Molly. Thank you. Mine is just the Thursday with Earl Episode 8, which by the way, is the final episode.
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July 02, 2009
Oh Earl, I'm sorry to hear that it's the final episode.I've enjoyed your tutorials. Thanks so much for offering your expertise to the forum!
Marcie 7
July 02, 2009
I did the 10 step water color and to make it pop I added an adjustment layer at the very top and put it in multiply. Marcie I will try your sugestion too. I will post it in the general gallery
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July 03, 2009
I am so excited about all this info. Can't wait until after the holiday festivities so I can PLAY!!
Thanks so much!! 10
July 03, 2009
Great tutorials Molly - have had a go and I'm amazed how easy it was - totally recommend that you all give it a go yourselves ! Great examples in the Gallery already !
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July 03, 2009
Thanks, Molly, very fun! Can't wait to find a little time to give it a try.
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July 03, 2009
Hi Molly!
Great tutorials for beginners. Thanks for the links to the other resources too. I wrote an advanced watercolour effect tutorial for a digital art site I'm a member of. I could let you have the link if you think the Spraguemates would be interested. You can see a sample result of my tutorial here: Aging Beauty 13
July 03, 2009
Pam your Aging Beauty watercolor is beautiful. I would love to have the tutorial if you don't mind sharing. You can private message me here on the site at Marcie_H.
Thanks 14
July 03, 2009
These tutorials are a BLAST! I just tried some of the techniques with some recent vacation photos and the results are amazing. Thank you for sharing these great ideas. Also, those links to the free brushes are wonderful and they seem to work very well in PSE!
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July 04, 2009
this was just plain fun! It's been a while since I've just let myself play and see what happens. Thanks so much for the tut. And Pam, your "painting" is wonderful. If you can share the tut for that, I'm Heather K.
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July 04, 2009
Will this work on PSE? It looks like it's done on the full version of photoshop.
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July 05, 2009
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Hi there, Spraguemates! I'll be delivering a new roundup every other week, featuring some great tutorials you can find online to improve your Photoshop skills! This week, we're going to explore how we can use various watercolor effects on our photos and backgrounds.
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