Dual View The Same Image in PhotoShop

I usually work with some specific area of bimbo doll zoomed in close. It is much easier especially when you are adding those small finishing touches. But the trouble is, when you are zoomed in so close, you can not judge how effective those changes are.

So my work process was: zoom in, add a couple of details, zoom out to the 100% image size to judge the result, zoom back in to fix something, zoom out.... back and forth... it was very frustrating.
But now I have found much better and easier way - I just open the same image in two windows, each set to different zoom level.



The Best thing is - both windows are showing the same photo, anything you do in one of them will be instantly reflected in the other.

How to do this? Very easily.

First, open a second view of the image in a separate document window. To do that, simply go up to the Window menu at the top of the screen and choose Arrange. You'll see an option called New Window for, followed by the name of the image you currently have open.


This opens the exact same image in a new tab. But we want to see them both at the same time, so go up to the Application Bar at the top of the screen, click on the Arrange Documents icon, then click on the 2 Up two column document layout:


You should now see both document windows side by side showing the exact same image.


I usually leave left image at 100% pixel size and zoom in the right image. Also, you can move the diving border to give the your details working space more room. :)

Original tutorial can be found at PhotoshopEssentials.com.

How to create a pattern from an image in Photoshop

* Start Photoshop

* In File menu click the ‘Open’ option, select the image file with pattern and click the ‘Open’ button



* In the Edit menu click the ‘Define pattern’ option



* Save pattern dialog will appear. Just click ‘OK’ (of course you can also rename it if you want)



* And that’s it. Now you can find this pattern where all default Photoshop patterns are and use it. :)

How to make transparent gradient on clothes

Someone asked me how to make this effect on clothes. So I thought that the best thing would be to make a tutorial to help all the people who don't know how to do this.
It's really a simple trick. :)
I will explain how to do it in Photoshop CS5 but similar thing can be done in other versions...


To be able to do this you have to have body base and clothes on separate layers.


So let's start. :)

 - In layers palette select the layer with the clothes on which you want to apply effect.
 - Click 'Add layer mask' button in the bottom of the layers palette

Layer mask is very useful layer. It can help us to 'mask' or hide part of the layer. We can do that by selecting layer mask and painting on it. Painting white colour shows the layer content and black hides it. If we use some shade of grey, layer will be transparent...

 - Select gradient tool in toolbar


 - Make sure that you have set the same setting as me (it's the default settings and selected gradient type is the first in the list)


- Select the colours for gradient.
- I selected a grey as a start colour because if I selected black, the bottom of the dress would be invisible and I want only that it is transparent...
- As the second colour for gradient make sure to select white.

 - Select layer mask

Now we apply gradient to mask layer.

 - Place the mouse cursor below the edge of the clothes that you want to be most transparent

- Click and hold the left mouse button and drag the line until the point where you want transparency to stop

- Release the mouse button

And that's it. All done. :)


I hope that I explained everything. Tell me if I missed something or if you need help. :)