Tutorial | Composition & Cleanup

[pixeljunkynz]

SORRY, the links to this tutorial have long since died. Now that I've got GT5, I remembered it, tracked it down on an old HDD, and have uploaded it here:

DOWNLOAD THE PDF

TUTORIAL
COMPOSITION & CLEANUP (Photoshop)

This is my first tutorial, so please bare with me. I want to stress that this tutorial is totally based on my opinion, take it or leave it. I haven't had a chance to get anyone to proof read it, or check the methods to see if they make sense. This tutorial covers very basic principles and cleanup methods. However advanced photoshop users may be able to find something useful. I made it into a PDF, you will need Adobe Acrobat or alternative to view it.

 

[GTurtle]

Looks really pro, nice one.

 

[Araba]

good work... 👍

 

[Solid Fro]

I wish I could view your tutorial, but I can't.

Your host's transfer speed is painfully slow. It's in the singe bit range.

 

[pixeljunkynz]

I wish I could view your tutorial, but I can't.

Your host's transfer speed is painfully slow. It's in the singe bit range.

I don't have many options.

Is GTplanet willing to host it?
Is someone else willing to host it?

If so, PM me the links and I'll add them to the title post.

 

[Solid Fro]

You can post the .pdf as an attachment.

 

[pixeljunkynz]

Max PDF attachment size is 100k

NEW DOWNLOAD ADDED

 

[Solid Fro]

http://www.yousendit.com/

 

[Nasadus]

Neither of those links work.
Try hosting the file here.

 

[s2000lover]

nice 1 man!

but wouldnt touching it up like this be agaisnt the rules for the photomode competition?

 

[Rex-Kramer]

Nice tutorial 👍 I'll be trying a few things out when the next time i'm in photoshop.

BTW. Second link worked fine for me.

 

[drfterxl]

nice tut
ive been waiting for this for a long time
im glad it was worth it
top work

 

[SRV2LOW4ME]

Informative, clean, and professional looking. Pat yourself on the back for this one. 👍

 

[pixeljunkynz]

Thanks guys, sorry it took so long. Took ages to find some of the examples. I'm still not happy with a bunch of them, but, wasn't worth leaving it another week.

ADDED NEW DOWNLOAD LINK

Tried a few other free hosting places, but the download limit is 1mb, and another one for some reason doesn't allow PDFs or Zips.

 

[ALPHA]

Quality, pure quality!

I’ve never actually understood what I was doing when using the levels but after this, it makes hell of a lot more sense! Oh and the “GT” logo at the top of each page, the compression is killing me!

 

[pixeljunkynz]

Quality, pure quality!

I’ve never actually understood what I was doing when using the levels but after this, it makes hell of a lot more sense! Oh and the “GT” logo at the top of each page, the compression is killing me!

Thanks.

Sorry about the GT logo compression, All the images are compressed more than I wanted to. Zoom out to 100% and it looks fine

 

[ALPHA]

To show that the theories covered work, here's something I wipped up

 

[cal33]

Very nice. Thank you.

 

[pixeljunkynz]

To show that the theories covered work, here's something I wipped up

Very nice,

I'd really like to see other people putting the tutorial to good use... so post your pics here please.

 

[HotSauce03]

Very good tutorial. I just got Photoshop, so it might take me awhile to figure it out. Looking foward to your future tutorials.

 

[BobbyBoy]

 

[franz]

Very nice tutorial .. very informative with good layout
Excellent Pixel!

 

[pixeljunkynz]

New High Quality Images Version Available

 

[kennythebomb]

Awesome tutorial. 👍

Just one question - is manual focus and professional mode an option in GT4 or Photoshop?

 

[pixeljunkynz]

Gt4

 

[Solid Fro]

"In fact, a good photographer knows when to have the subject centre, and when not to."

👍

Awesome tutorial, pixeljunkynz.

From some of the postings in the Photo Mode forum, people need your tutorial.

 

[drfterxl]

i went from this

to this

or this

by the way, does washing your car really make a difference?

 

[Touring Mars]

Wow!!!... great stuff pixeljunkynz.... a sterling effort! 👍 👍 Thanks alot...!

 

[pixeljunkynz]

BobbyBoy - Great pic, the TVR T350 is one of my favourite cars too

Viper Zero - Cheers man, I read some many great tutorials over the years, I thought I might aswell give something back

drfterxl - 3rd ones blur might be a tad too much, but great pics. I'm not sure if washing your car makes that much of a difference, but sometimes the reflections can really make a photo so 50cr is well worth it.

 

[drfterxl]

thanks
i tried to make the car stand out a bit more by blurring the rest