Challenge your creativity and explore Photoshop with the initial doodle challenge.

• Start with file> new to set up your work area. Height, Width, Resolution and back ground color.


• Create a new layer by going to Layer> New> Layer or going to the layers palette and pressing on create new layer button at the bottom of the palette.


• Now fill with black. Edit> Fill> Fill with black.


• Select the brush tool> set to Master diameter 9 pixels> hard edge >choose any color you like. Draw your initials or doodle.


• Filter>Blur>Radial> Amount: 100, Method: zoom, Quality: Best


• Doodle or Select the brush tool set to hard edge about 9 pixels choose any color you like.


• Draw your initials.


• Filter>Blur>Radial> Amount: 100, Method: zoom, Quality: Best


• Filter>Stylize>find edges


• Image>Adjustments> Invert (Command /Control + I)


• Filter>Blur>Radial> Amount: 100, Method: zoom, Quality: Best (or experiment)


• Filter>Distort>Wave




• Type: Sine


• Number of Generators: 5


• Wave length min: 10


• Wave length max: 120


• Amplitude Min: 5


• Amplitude max: 35


• Scale Horizontal: 100


• Scale Vertical: 100


• Undefined Areas: Repeat edges


• Random




• Layer> Duplicate layer


• Set blending mode to lighten in the layers palette


• Edit >Transform> flip Horizontal


• Merge layers (Shift+control/command+E)


• Layers>New Adjustment Layer>channel mixer (slide until you have color you like)


• Merge layers (Shift+control/command+E)

You are done. You have created a design from your initials to use as a logo, copyright, funky digital signature or modern art piece. Hopefully you have visited places in Photoshop where you have not been be for and had fun playing.

Diane

p.s. This will get you started and give you the idea. Feel free to change filters and adjustments to suit your needs.

Hal