Create a Serene Fantasy Photo Manipulation

Tutorial Assets

The following assets were used during the production of this tutorial.

• Upper background
• Sea
• Stone
• Sky
• Woman
• Stone face
• Waves brushes
• Fog brushes
• Clouds
• Bird brushes

Step 1 – Preparing the Upper Part of the Background

Create a new file in Photoshop. Set the dimensions on 600px (wide) and 900px (height). Download the picture of the background and drag it into the just created file. Name this new layer e.g. UPPER BACKGROUND. To set the proper size of this layer press Command/Ctrl + T on your keyboard (or go to Edit > Free Transform) and resize it on proper size. Hold Shift while doing it to remain the same proportions. To apply changes press Enter on your keyboard.
Place the layer UPPER BACKGROUND to the upper part of the image.

I like the overall serene atmosphere of the stock photo. It has an enigmatic, foggy mood which I find to be especially attractive. But I also like drama in my images. To bring some drama here you’ll create higher mountains on the left and right side.
Grab the Lasso Tool (L) and select the right part of the rocks. Press Command/Ctrl + C to copy this selection and then Command/Ctrl + V to paste it. Name the new layer RIGHT ROCKS and place it above the original rocks. Below you can see an example of what I mean.

As you can see it looks very unrealistic right now. To make it better looking you need to blend it with the rest of the image.
You could do it with the Eraser Tool (E) but I have a better idea for you – using layer mask. When using the Eraser Tool (E) the erased parts are lost for good and it’s very hard to reappear them if you realize you want to do something differently. If you work with layer masks the parts are just hidden (not erased) and you can easily make them reappear.
The principle is simple: if you want to hide something, paint on the layer mask with black over that part, if you want to have something visible, paint over it with white.
Make sure you’re on the RIGHT ROCKS layer. Click on the button Add layer mask. You can find this button in the bottom part of the palette Layers. If you don’t see this palette press F7 on your keyboard or go to Window > Layers and it appears.



Grab the Brush Tool (B), select some soft round brush and set the Master Diameter on about 70 px. Lower the Opacity on 40% and pick black color. Make sure that the layer mask is active (just click on it) and start blending RIGHT ROCKS with the background.




 Now do the exact same process with the left part of the rocks. On the picture below you can see how your manipulation should look like after this step.

Sony Xperia Ion: The New Xperia Phone Announced

The launch of Android based gadget, the Sony Xperia Ion, was announced on Monday although a release date or price details have not yet been announced. The handset is expected to be launched in a few months, in LTE 4G network of AT&T’s. Overall, it looks to be the best Xperia brand of Sony smartphones to be launched till date. Let us have a look to some of its details.

Specifications
It has a 4.6 inch display (HDMI), 12MP camera, TV launcher interface and a sleek design. It has 1280 x 720-pixel display resolution that uses Sony Bravia Engine. However, the best part of the now Sony turned Sony Ericsson is its camera quality which is unmatched by most mobile manufacturers.

Using With a Dock

The Sony Xperia Ion can be used with a docking arrangement and thus a larger display can be obtained. The dock is extremely much similar to the Motorola Webtop experience that can be used in gadgets like Droid Razr and Droid Bionic. One can view photos, play music, and send texts from the comfort of the sofa at home. Sony also claims that the phone is capable of being controlled by a TV remote!

Read more: http://www.newgadget.org/tablet-pc/sony-xperia-ion-the-new-xperia-phone-announced/#ixzz1j5bIDg59

BlackBerry Bold Touch

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When you're done with work, turn your attention to the weekend - your BlackBerry Bold smartphone switches gears right with you. With BlackBerry® Balance™ technology, your work life and private life never mix—letting you use your BlackBerry smartphone for whatever life throws at you.

Apple iPad 3 rumor

The rumor mill is heating up that the iPad 3 could indeed be releasing before the holidays, bringing with it LTE support and a retina display.
According to a report from The Wall Street Journal, a research group named CSLA has been looking into the Apple supply chain, and they feel that there is already movement on the iPad 3.  “While most vendors appear fixated on matching the specs and features of iPad 2, our checks suggest Apple will release iPad 3 in time for the holiday season, sporting a better display and LTE capabilities,” said a quote attributed to the researchers.
While always good to stir up rumors and interest by guessing when the iPad 3 is coming, the issue is that Steve Jobs clearly said when the current model was announced that 2011 was “the year of the iPad 2″, which was a backhanded way of ending rumors of a third generation that were already circulating at that time.  Of course Apple is always within its rights to change its mind, but does it really seem like the smart business decision to release two versions of the iPad within the same calendar year, let alone in only seven to eight months?  That seems highly unlikely from a company that is so well known for making good business decisions.
It is quite possible that these will be some of the features in the iPad 3, but our guess is that it will be sometime in 2012 before it’s released.
What do you think?  Is the iPad 3 coming out before the holiday shopping season?

iPod Touch

 

Messages with iMessageNow you can send text messages from iPod Touch yo any other iOS 5 Device over Wi-fi, Text a litlte,Text a lot.Text as much as you thumbs can handle

Camera with HD Video Recording ready and action.
The next great internet meme could be yours,iPod touch and its HD Video camera go with you everywhere

Elegant and intuitive interface. You were born to use it.

You know how to use iPod touch from the first time you pick it up. That’s because the revolutionary Multi-Touch interface in iOS was designed for your finger. And the simple, beautiful Home screen is the easiest place to start. From built-in apps to over 500,000 apps available from the App Store. From making a FaceTime call to editing a video with iMovie. Everything you touch is easy, intuitive, and fun.

Iphone 5

It’s been a while since we saw anyone add any sort of color other than silver, black, and white, if you consider those colors, to an iPhone concept. Certainly there’s nothing holding these designers back from doing such mockups, but given the designs of the iPhone in reality thus far, it just doesn’t really add up. What we’re seeing here today is a total departure from everything we know about the iPhone specifically, latching on instead to the lineage of the iPod, with it bringing on four fabulous new color chassis and a cool silver as well.


This isn’t the first time the designer who created these devices has appeared here on SlashGear. The last time Antoine Brieux showed up, it was a double HTC festival with lots of clean edges. Brieux is also responsible for another iPhone 5 concept design that you can see in the gallery below, this one having a very similar shape to the devices we’re seeing today, only with a black border to keep with the reality that the iPhone 5 will very likely be devoid of color like its predecessors.
Another design that this newest set of iPhone 5Gs look like is the Nokia N9, a fabulous device running MeeGo and coming in several bright fabulous matte colors. The designs your seeing here courtesy of Brieux are certainly no flat situation. All your normal buttons are in place: volume up and down, screen lock, power, and you’ve got a headphone jack at the top, a camera with a single LED flash on the back, and your regular iPod dock at the bottom with two speaker grilles. Black matte back on this iPhone 5G and your regular everyday Gorilla Glass front. Same size home button as well.







Features of  iPhone 5 : 
Iphone5 is utilizing Apple’s A5 dual core processor. This is one of the speedy and powerful processor and it was first used in apple ipad2. Current rumors’ have stated that Iphone 5 delayed because of A5 processor overheating when combined with new Iphone. Processors with more powerful GPU and 1GB RAM and A5 processor, 1.2 GHz dual core dual channel processor with an accelerated GPU and more than 1GB main memory.
In Iphone 5, they are going to use their latest version of OS that is iOS 5 which is recently released by Apple. And in this new OS all the software updates are now sent wirelessly and these updates only include the changes. Apple said that more than 200 new features are in iOS 5.
It has the 8MP camera with an improved LED flash. It captures high quality pictures and videos. Iphone 5 has the larger screen at a higher resolution (HD or WXGA), supported by faster LTE network.
The iPhone 5 comes with iOS 5 and it must sync with all iOS 5 features and according to the rumors there is huge possibility that iPhone 5 may be loaded with HDMI Output as well as HD video recording. Of course iPhone 4 is having HD video recording, but still the sources as planning to launch much more advanced versions of it.

The Amazing Spiderman

The Amazing Spider-Man is an upcoming American superhero film directed by Marc Webb, based on the comic book of the same name, and starring Andrew Garfield as the fictional superhero, Spider-Man. It is the fourth Columbia Pictures film based on that Marvel Comics character, and the first film in a rebooted Spider-Man film franchise. The cast includes Garfield as Peter Parker and his alter ego, and Emma Stone and Rhys Ifans as Gwen Stacy and Dr. Curt Connors, respectively. The film will portray Parker as his super powers are evolving in high school.
The film's development began simultaneously with Sony announcing the cancellation of Spider-Man 4. Opting for a reboot rather than another sequel, the studio announced a July 2012 release date for what was now titled The Amazing Spider-Man. James Vanderbilt was hired to write the script while Alvin Sargent and Steve Kloves helped fine-tune the script. Filming started in December 2010 in Los Angeles before moving to New York City with the help of RED Epic camera. The film entered post-production in April 2011.
The Amazing Spider-Man is scheduled to be released in 3D and IMAX 3D on July 3, 2012. A video game tie-in is being developed and sequels of the film are being planned for release.

Like most teenagers his age, Peter [played by Andrew Garfield] is trying to figure out who he is and how to be the person he is today. In his journey to put the pieces of his past together he uncovers a secret that his father [Campbell Scott] held… a secret that will ultimately shape his destiny as Spider-Man. This is the first in a series of movies that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story.

Men In Black III

Men in Black 3 (stylized MIB 3,and formerly known as Men in Black III-D) is an upcoming 3D science fiction comedy film starring Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. It will be released as the sequel to Men in Black II on May 25, 2012, ten years after its predecessor.It will also star Josh Brolin and Jemaine Clement, with Barry Sonnenfeld returning as director, and Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer. The film is the third entry in the Men in Black film series which is based on the Malibu comic book series The Men in Black by Lowell Cunningham. Principal photography began in New York City on November 16, 2010.
 The MIB duo of Agent Jay (Will Smith) and Agent Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) are back in action. When the world is threatened by an evil alien, Agent Jay travels back in time to 1969, where he teams up with the younger Agent Kay to stop an evil villain named Boris (Jemaine Clement) from destroying the world in the future. Emma Thompson will play take-charge MIB operative Agent Oh, who is monitoring a prison breakout.  

The Three Musketeers

The Expendables 2 is an upcoming ensemble action film directed by Simon West, written by Sylvester Stallone and based on characters created by David Callaham. It is a sequel to the 2010 action film The Expendables, and stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Chuck Norris, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Liam Hemsworth, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. The film is due to be released on August 17, 2012, by Lions Gate Entertainment.\

 After taking a seemingly simple job for Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) the Expendables find their plans going awry and one of their own is brutally murdered by rival mercenary Jean Vilain (Jean-Claude Van Damme). The Expendables set out into hostile territory — with their new members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) — to put a stop to a deadly weapon and gain their revenge against the villain who killed their brother.