Ive only watched a video so far. and im totally impressed by the detail you go into with step by step instruction. You dont fail to tell us every single keystroke. and you speak very clearly and really understandable. I wanna thank you so much for doing this. Ive been searching for a similar video that explains it well. You have a new subscriber. :)
I am working on my portfolio to apply for an MFA in graphic design and needed some fresh pieces to add to the group to show at the least my abilities to learn. I have also seen these layered papers in amazing art galleries in Nashville and was so obsessed with them. I am stoked to be able to do this digitally, and for a reason that could change my life! Thank you so much! I have quietly watched your videos for a while now, and will continue to do so
Say what? I've never heard of this Release to Layers tricks. I've wasted way too much time working back and forth between Illustrator and Photoshop, so thank you so much for sharing this trick.
Hi Teela, since you're always very fruitful to the community and I always benefit from that, I thought I could share one little trick with regards to the beginning of the vid where you're drawing the hilly shapes, pressing v, selecting the new shape and sending it back. There's this command to switch to the "Draw Behind" mode where every object that you add to your work will be stacked below all the other layers instead of above (which is the default mode). You can press shift+D to switch modes, so that might save a little time during the process at the beginning :) thanks for this yet again ingenious tutorial! bye
Great tutorial, thanks! Just a tip for anyone who uses filters a lot: cmd+F is a nice shortcut which applies the last filter used in Photoshop. It's limited because it applies the same parameters each time, but that makes it perfect for a project like this, where you know each layer will get the exact same filter with the same settings each time.
Great tutorial. To speed this process up you can create action presets for the layer copy and fill portion, and the gaussian blur/blend mode portion. Then the only time-consuming part is warping your layers.
Thanks, Teela! Release to layers is great to know about along with how to create organic shadows. I didn't know I could alt drag a layer in PS to copy it. For anyone who may not know, just as an alternative way to create layer effects without seeing the layer in PS you can just set the fill to 0 for the layer.
For that last effect, you'd save a quick sec by instead of setting it to white than hitting multiply, to just putting the fill at zero. Thanks for the video! Great tutorial!
Thank you so much! I don't even speak english and still was a great great tutorial! I found this video just by chance and I'm glad I did! Thank you again for share your knowledge with us c:
Glad I stumbled across your videos. Your shadow technique is a trick I will definitely practice and try. I also newly subscribed to your channel and started following you as well. Great tutorial....Thanks!!
Thanks for this cool tutorial! I have some tricks for you in gratitude :) You can use "alt+backspace" on pc or "option+delete" on mac for filling with foreground color. This would be a little bit convenient then "choose foreground color" then "flip foreground and background colors" and then "fill with background". In other way you can hold alt (option) when you pick color = "pick background color".
Hi Teela, thank you so much for this tutorial. Simply amazing. Question, If I wanted to use the Actions tool, after setting it up, how could I apply it layer by layer?
I've followed all you demonstrations but when I open the psd file in PTS, my image not linked as a group(it just flat). I used PTS and Ai both in CC 2015 version. Can you give me some advice?
Het Teela, great video. I wonder if you can use some kind of software or something to show the shortcuts instead of repeting them every time you use them, I guess that will be more easier to you. Just a suggestion. Regards from Argentina :)
Thanks for checking it out! Planning to do a few vids with an app that'll show every keystroke - hopefully that won't be too annoying, but it'll only show the mac keys - thanks for the feedback!
1_It wont be annoying, if you already know the keys it easier to ignore it 2_I use windows and it seems like the only difference are the keys "cmd" and "ctrl" Try it and ask the audience if they like it or its annoying :) Check my Behance portfolio :) www.behance.net/lucas-avalo
Hey Teela, with Illustrator I used "Object -> Envelope Distort -> Make with mesh" (3 rows, 3 columns) to achieve a similar effect. Its a bit more tedious than it looks in Photoshop as you I think you have to direct select the anchor points when warping the object, but it works, and you can manipulate the warp with the bezier handles. I have never used Photoshop as I don't own it so I usually try to find a way in Illustrator. PS: Thanks so much for the great tutorials. I started with Illustrator a few months ago and was really struggling, I found your channel earlier this week and have improved so much already!
RELEASE TO LAYERS JUST CHANGED THE GAME!!!! Thanks!
Pretty sweet little trick :)
Ive only watched a video so far. and im totally impressed by the detail you go into with step by step instruction. You dont fail to tell us every single keystroke. and you speak very clearly and really understandable. I wanna thank you so much for doing this. Ive been searching for a similar video that explains it well. You have a new subscriber. :)
"RELEASE TO LAYERS" you have saved my life... I love you ♥
It feels so good as saying "RELEASE THE KRAKEN" hehehe
I am working on my portfolio to apply for an MFA in graphic design and needed some fresh pieces to add to the group to show at the least my abilities to learn. I have also seen these layered papers in amazing art galleries in Nashville and was so obsessed with them. I am stoked to be able to do this digitally, and for a reason that could change my life! Thank you so much! I have quietly watched your videos for a while now, and will continue to do so
Yay! Totally makes my day hearing that!
Nice tutorial. I appreciate the regular quality illustrator content. It's inspired me to try to get into Illustrator after a 4 year hiatus.
Say what? I've never heard of this Release to Layers tricks. I've wasted way too much time working back and forth between Illustrator and Photoshop, so thank you so much for sharing this trick.
Hi Teela, since you're always very fruitful to the community and I always benefit from that, I thought I could share one little trick with regards to the beginning of the vid where you're drawing the hilly shapes, pressing v, selecting the new shape and sending it back. There's this command to switch to the "Draw Behind" mode where every object that you add to your work will be stacked below all the other layers instead of above (which is the default mode). You can press shift+D to switch modes, so that might save a little time during the process at the beginning :) thanks for this yet again ingenious tutorial! bye
ahh, nice! Thanks for the tip!
Great tutorial, thanks! Just a tip for anyone who uses filters a lot: cmd+F is a nice shortcut which applies the last filter used in Photoshop. It's limited because it applies the same parameters each time, but that makes it perfect for a project like this, where you know each layer will get the exact same filter with the same settings each time.
Thanks for the tip!
Thanks Teela! Learning a ton from your tutorials!
Great tutorial. To speed this process up you can create action presets for the layer copy and fill portion, and the gaussian blur/blend mode portion. Then the only time-consuming part is warping your layers.
Love this effect, Teela! Many thanks!
An very user friendly kind of tutorial. Thanks!
Looks very cool. I had fun doing this. THanks!
Thanks, Teela! Release to layers is great to know about along with how to create organic shadows. I didn't know I could alt drag a layer in PS to copy it. For anyone who may not know, just as an alternative way to create layer effects without seeing the layer in PS you can just set the fill to 0 for the layer.
For that last effect, you'd save a quick sec by instead of setting it to white than hitting multiply, to just putting the fill at zero. Thanks for the video! Great tutorial!
gorgeous! thanks for sharing the creativity!
Thank you so much! I don't even speak english and still was a great great tutorial! I found this video just by chance and I'm glad I did! Thank you again for share your knowledge with us c:
Glad I stumbled across your videos. Your shadow technique is a trick I will definitely practice and try. I also newly subscribed to your channel and started following you as well. Great tutorial....Thanks!!
Great Tutorial with some really useful tips. Thank You
I love your videos they are very interesting greetings from Venezuela!
Amazing technique! Thank you so much for sharing
So relaxing to listen to your vids, Im Learning some cool ideas, Different than alot of stuff i've seen online :D
Aww, I'm so glad! I try my best to offer a different perspective to things :)
This is a wonderful tutorial!! Thank you very much. Excited to have found your channel.
i just tried it! looks super cool :)
thank you for this tutorial, and for making it so easy to understand! :)
Very Nice tutorial. -from India
Thanks for this cool tutorial! I have some tricks for you in gratitude :)
You can use "alt+backspace" on pc or "option+delete" on mac for filling with foreground color. This would be a little bit convenient then "choose foreground color" then "flip foreground and background colors" and then "fill with background".
In other way you can hold alt (option) when you pick color = "pick background color".
Nice! Thanks for the tip!
glad I found your channel! excited and inspired to try out this technique :)
Love your tutorials....thanks!!
it's pretty good ! thank you for you tutorial
I feel that i learned something interesting today ! Thanks!
Triple a - awesome as always!
fabulous tutorial thank you!
love this so much!! thanks!!!
Cool, Cheers!
Anyway to do it all in Illustrator?
You're AWESOME! Thank you!
This is great, thank you :) learnt a new skill!
Hi Teela, thank you so much for this tutorial. Simply amazing.
Question, If I wanted to use the Actions tool, after setting it up, how could I apply it layer by layer?
Love this tutorial. I'm your biggest fan in The netherlands ;)
Thanks so much! :)
This was very helpful,, thanks 🙏🏻 ♥️
awesome tutorial : ) learnt many new things : D
thank youuu and i love your voice so much haha
it even looks cool as a "blobby mess" in the beginning
using actions sped this way up for me. but great vid, thanks!
I've followed all you demonstrations but when I open the psd file in PTS, my image not linked as a group(it just flat). I used PTS and Ai both in CC 2015 version. Can you give me some advice?
This is pretty sweet for true :) Thanks.
Het Teela, great video. I wonder if you can use some kind of software or something to show the shortcuts instead of repeting them every time you use them, I guess that will be more easier to you. Just a suggestion.
Regards from Argentina :)
Thanks for checking it out! Planning to do a few vids with an app that'll show every keystroke - hopefully that won't be too annoying, but it'll only show the mac keys - thanks for the feedback!
1_It wont be annoying, if you already know the keys it easier to ignore it
2_I use windows and it seems like the only difference are the keys "cmd" and "ctrl"
Try it and ask the audience if they like it or its annoying :)
Check my Behance portfolio :) www.behance.net/lucas-avalo
I personally like the reminder of shortcuts. It was because of your videos, Teela, that i finally got the shortcuts ingrained in me :)
this was cool. thanks
Thanks for watching!
Can't you program the Photoshop actions to stop and allow you to manually warp the black background before continuing its actions?
How to save these different paper patterns in photoshop?
...greatness.
AMAZING!!!
great! thank you
Could this have effectively been done entirely in illustrator? If not, which steps in the workflow would be impeded most significantly?
you wouldn't be able to warp the shadows as well and as easily as you can in Photoshop - which is kind of the secret sauce to this technique :)
Hey Teela, with Illustrator I used "Object -> Envelope Distort -> Make with mesh" (3 rows, 3 columns) to achieve a similar effect. Its a bit more tedious than it looks in Photoshop as you I think you have to direct select the anchor points when warping the object, but it works, and you can manipulate the warp with the bezier handles. I have never used Photoshop as I don't own it so I usually try to find a way in Illustrator.
PS: Thanks so much for the great tutorials. I started with Illustrator a few months ago and was really struggling, I found your channel earlier this week and have improved so much already!
Just too cool, thx
Thanks for checking it out!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
Any chance of you releasing the photoshop file for this?
how to do that in illustrator?
thank you ^_^
Or you can use gravit designer for free, it's like illustrator but free!
Here after 4 years 😂 and PS 2020 and AI 2020 is just alot much easier then this one lol
Not to be rude, but do you have vocal nodules?
Anyways, thanks for the warp shadow method, it'll come in handy!