28 Replies Latest reply: Aug 6, 2011 9:59 AM by barpos RSS

    Tutorial too fast

    barpos Community Member

      Hi,

       

      Looking at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuqtlDEQ8AI&feature=related, I can't really make out what paint brush she is using.

       

      And, can that woman actually speak English??

       

      Regards,

       

      Ron

        • 1. Re: Tutorial too fast
          MTSTUNER Community Member

          Just a soft round brush set to 0 hardness and 2000 px.

           

           

           

          MTSTUNER

          • 2. Re: Tutorial too fast
            Noel Carboni Community Member

            Haven't used YouTube (or computers) much, then, I take it?

             

            Did you try clicking the little resolution number (360p) in the lower-right, choosing 720p, then going full screen?  There's well more than enough detail to see the brush size number.  You will, of course, need at least reasonable internet connection bandwidth to watch videos, HD or not.

             

            The tutorial is clearly intended to be in Spanish, targeting Spanish-speaking people - the interface in Photoshop is Spanish and her narration is in Spanish.  Are you asking whether this same person does tutorials in English?  How is that a Photoshop question?  Why haven't YOU done any YouTube or Google searches for Jovany Camara?

             

            Regarding the tuturial going too fast...  You do realize you have control over the Pause button, and can move the progress thumb on the scrub bar back so you can watch some parts again, right?

             

            -Noel

            • 3. Re: Tutorial too fast
              barpos Community Member

              >Haven't used YouTube (or computers) much, then, I take it?<

               

              Yes, I have bumped into YouTube quite a few times.  Computers for over 20 years as a profession.

               

              Wow, I could have sworn it was in Italian.  Nonetheless, I do make up a few words here and there, somewhat similar to my native language, French.

               

              >Regarding the tuturial going too fast...   You do realize you have control over the Pause button, and can move the  progress thumb on the scrub bar back so you can watch some parts again,  right?<

               

              Yes, I do.  But is this forum about how to use YouTube?  <g>

               

              Regadrs,

               

              Ron

              • 4. Re: Tutorial too fast
                Noel Carboni Community Member

                barpos wrote:

                 

                is this forum about how to use YouTube?  <g>


                Not really, but I was just trying to understand your point of view and answer your questions, which weren't about Photoshop.

                 

                I found myself wondering just what kinds of comments you are looking for...  I could only assume that you're either naive or something worse, and I gave you the benefit of the doubt.  Please tell us you aren't looking for folks to join you in criticizing the use of a language other than English in a tutorial found somewhere on the web!

                 

                You have to admit, questioning the basic assumptions behind a tutorial made by an expert in another part of the world for an audience that speaks another language and published on a different web site does seem a bit odd.  Perhaps I'm just missing some key point of context here - is the tutorial linked from an English page on the Adobe web site somewhere?  Was it somehow forced on you?  If not, frankly I'm having trouble seeing why you would make editorial comments about it.  Perhaps I misinterpreted your comment about "speak English" entirely.  If so, I'm sorry.

                 

                If you mean to ask how to create the effects Jovany is showing, then perhaps you might want to ask more specific questions, like "How do I make a radial gradient like the blue spot shown in this video" or "How can I make transparent glassy text with highlights"...  For THOSE things the experts here will be happy to help.

                 

                 

                -Noel

                • 5. Re: Tutorial too fast
                  barpos Community Member

                  Ok, by soft brush, you mean one with gradual edges?  Also, I don't understand why use size 2000, that size exceeds my screen and clicking on my new layer doesn't do any thing.  Anyhow, I'll check the tutorial again to try to understand.

                   

                  Ron

                  • 6. Re: Tutorial too fast
                    barpos Community Member

                    Sorry Noël, but I don't know why are you making such a big deal about me asking if the woman can speak English (has produced English tutorials or someone else's done that same tutorial in English) so I can understand better?  I don't know how I bumped into her in the first place since my google search was done in English.  Her tutorials seem absolutely amazing considering the results.  But, it annoys me when I don't understand fully, the reason for being her.  I did try to contact here via YouTube, but failed.

                    • 7. Re: Tutorial too fast
                      MTSTUNER Community Member

                      Here's the basic steps as describe in the video up to using the zigzag filter.

                       

                       

                      1. Make a new document 17 inches x 11 inches 200 resolution rgb mode

                         background white.

                       

                      2. Fill the background with blue 002C59

                       

                      3. Change the foreground color to 3BC1F9 for the brush color (sorta an aqua blue)

                       

                      4. Make a new layer and use a soft round brush set to 0 hardness 2000 px

                          (pick any soft round brush from the default brushes like the 300 px soft round brush

                          and change the size)

                          (looks like they have the cursor preferences set to Normal Brush Tip, so if yours

                           are set to show the fullsize brush tip then the brush will seem to big for the document)

                       

                      5. Click in the center of the document just once with the brush.

                       

                       

                       

                      MTSTUNER

                      • 8. Re: Tutorial too fast
                        barpos Community Member

                        Ok, I did fully understand steps 1~3, fondo and frontal colores.

                         

                        My problem stems from step 4.

                         

                        My Photoshop preference is already set to Normal and Standard (left & right options) Brushes.  When I click in the middle of my document, I get a black (foreground color) film covering the entire document area.

                         

                        BTW, I don't get any tip texts (text showing up upon hover the mouse cursor over a photoshop button).  Why?

                         

                        Regards,

                         

                        Ron

                        • 9. Re: Tutorial too fast
                          MTSTUNER Community Member

                          You set the foreground color to 3BC1F9 before using the brush?

                           

                          Untitled-3.png

                           

                           

                           

                          Do you have Show Tool Tips checked under Preferences>Interface?

                           

                           

                           

                           

                           

                          MTSTUNER

                          • 10. Re: Tutorial too fast
                            barpos Community Member

                            Looking back at the video, she sets the foreground color twice, once for the fill (002C59) and once (3BC1F9) for the rest.  She does not set a background (fondo) color.

                             

                            You set the foreground color to 3BC1F9 before using the brush?  YES

                             

                            Do you have Show Tool Tips checked under Preferences>Interface?  YES

                            • 11. Re: Tutorial too fast
                              MTSTUNER Community Member

                              Which version of photoshop and windows do you have?

                               

                              Posting a screenshot might help someone spot the problem

                              your having with the first few steps in the video.

                               

                               

                               

                              MTSTUNER

                              • 12. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                barpos Community Member

                                CS5 12.0.4 x32

                                 

                                I'll be back with snapshots ...

                                 

                                Ron

                                • 13. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                  barpos Community Member

                                  Ok, I was able to figure it out.  I had translated wrong.  Pulgada means "inch" not "cm".  I know you did tell me about it, but I failed to notice. <g>

                                   

                                  Anyhow, my only problem now is the fact that the color (altough using 3BC1F9 the same) appears darker than within the tutorial.

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                   

                                  Spriral.png

                                  • 14. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                    Noel Carboni Community Member

                                    Colors with the same value looking different likely indicates a difference in color profiles.  What color space are you working in?

                                     

                                    -Noel

                                    • 15. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                      barpos Community Member

                                      RGB 8 bits

                                       

                                      -Ron

                                      • 16. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                        Noel Carboni Community Member

                                        I apologize; the term "color space" can be ambiguous.

                                         

                                        One of the easiest ways is to read the document color profile (what I meant by color space) is to look at the little status window at the lower-left corner of the work area:

                                         

                                        DocumentProfileStatus4.jpg

                                         

                                        -Noel

                                        • 17. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                          barpos Community Member

                                          Ok, see the picture below:

                                           

                                          DocumentProfile.png

                                          • 18. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                            Noel Carboni Community Member

                                            That's the most common/likely color space.  It's possible Jovany is using another one, such as Adobe RGB or ProPhoto RGB.

                                             

                                            If the color is different than what you want, rather than choosing the color by number, just pick a color you like in the color picker.

                                             

                                            -Noel

                                            • 19. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                              barpos Community Member

                                              Well, putting the two windows side-by-site, I'm able to compare her color pick and mine, and they both look the same.  So, something else seems to come into play.

                                               

                                              Ron

                                              • 20. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                Noel Carboni Community Member

                                                Yes, but if she picks a color in the Adobe RGB 1998 color space (which may be her working default) and you use the same numbers in the sRGB IEC61966-2.1 color space, then the colors will look different.  This is basic color management.

                                                 

                                                -Noel

                                                • 21. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                  barpos Community Member

                                                  Ok, then I'll have to phone her.  <g>

                                                   

                                                  Ron

                                                  • 22. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                    Noel Carboni Community Member

                                                    Keep your French dictionary handy. 

                                                     

                                                    Sorry about my misinterpreting your original comments.

                                                     

                                                    -Noel

                                                    • 23. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                      barpos Community Member

                                                      Hmmm, I don't have a French dictionary.  I know [old] French by heart (my native language).

                                                       

                                                      Apology accepted!  Actually, I live in a bilingual town/country.  It's upsetting to see literature/websites (including our own government) in French only, just as it is upsetting for unilingual French speakers to see English only text.  IMO, everything should be bilingual (by law) so as to not leave out anyone.

                                                       

                                                      Regards,

                                                       

                                                      Ron

                                                      • 24. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                        barpos Community Member

                                                        Come to think of it, she doesn't speak English!  So, how can I change the color space so I could try to match her setup?  After all, all of her tutorials are useless unless I find out what she uses, right?  Nothing is going to look good otherwise.

                                                         

                                                        Ok, I just went into the Edit->Color Settings ... dialog box and tried all of the available RGB work spaces, but I couldn't see any difference at all when applying the brush.

                                                         

                                                        What am I doing wrong?

                                                         

                                                        Regards,

                                                         

                                                        Ron

                                                        • 25. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                          MTSTUNER Community Member

                                                          It might just be that the screen recording software the person is using changes the colors

                                                          and also most of those videos are somewhat compressed for smaller sizes.

                                                           

                                                           

                                                          MTSTUNER

                                                          • 26. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                            barpos Community Member

                                                            Hmmm, I doubt it.  The result the tutorial shows is MUCH better than what I get.  My wavy light blue background appears more like dark blue.  Actually, it could be that she is using a totally different brush than I am.  Hard to say what she uses, she doesn't say.

                                                             

                                                            Regards,

                                                             

                                                            Ron

                                                            • 27. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                              MTSTUNER Community Member

                                                              Another possibilty besides having to do with color profiles, is either

                                                              your brush is not set to 100 % opacity or the layer opacity is not

                                                              100 %.

                                                              (also check to make sure none of the brush dynamics are checked in the brushes panel)

                                                               

                                                               

                                                               

                                                              MTSTUNER

                                                              • 28. Re: Tutorial too fast
                                                                barpos Community Member

                                                                I think I found it. <s>  The flow rate was at 50% instead of 100%.  Go figure!

                                                                 

                                                                You were very close to the solution and that's what helped me find it.

                                                                 

                                                                Thanks a lot for your time and effort ...

                                                                 

                                                                Regards,

                                                                 

                                                                Ron