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What are some important qualities of graphic designers?

The technical skills outlined above are necessary for graphic designers to execute the actual tasks assigned to them. But there are several transferable skills needed in order to successfully bring an idea from concept to creation.

Our analysis helped us identify five important qualities employers are seeking in graphic design candidates. Here's what we found

Creativity:

This one probably goes without saying, but graphic designers are tasked with identifying creative solutions to deliver a message or solve a problem. This requires an innate ability to think outside the box and bring forth innovative ideas on a regular basis.

Analytical:

A graphic designer should be able to step outside their own mind and view the product or service analytically and from different perspectives. That way they can help anticipate how the audience will receive it.

Communication:

Graphic designers must possess strong written and oral communication skills in order to effectively work with team members and clients alike. Asking inquisitive questions helps them understand expectations so their designs will align with their client's vision.

Time management:

Designers are often faced with the challenge of working on several projects with various deadlines at the same time. Being able to juggle multiple projects and meet stringent deadlines is essential to a successful design career.

Research:

Graphic design techniques and trends are constantly evolving, which means learning is never done for designers. In order to ensure their designs are meeting client objectives, they need to be willing to dig up insights about their audience and explore new strategies.

October 19, 20201 minuteKishan SavaliyaKishan Savaliya
How to create glow effect in photoshop

Step 1: Selection of your Subject

select any selection tool for selection but select the Quick selection tool.

select your subject and press select and mask setting

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Step 2: Edit your Subject

  1. Open property and select onion skin and transparency 50%
  2. Refine edge brush tool and then refine edge
  3. Set contrasts 9%
  4. Output setting on
  5. Tick decontaminate colors amount 100%
  6. Output to a new layer with layer mask then press OK

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Step 3: Crop the Upper part of the subject

Select layer mask and press ctrl + click for selection and new cut out the upper part to polygonal lasso tool. select perfectly then select layer and ctrl+j for duplicate layer

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Step 4: Create an effect for Background

Create Ctrl+G for the group layer, select the last layer and create a color lookup effect.

Then 3D lut file and select moonlight.3dl. and then Create a new effect black & white Opacity set 50%

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Step 5: Create Effect for Main Subject

Select the group layer and convert this layer to a Smart Object.

Then create this layer duplicate. then create a color style to the top layer in linear Dodge(Add).

Then go to the

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  1. Filter - blur - Gaussian blur Create radius - 5 for soft edges
  2. Create a duplicate layer and double click on the smart filter and Create a radius of 100

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  1. again Create a duplicate layer and double click on the smart filter and Create a radius of 2504. again Create a duplicate layer and double click on the smart filter and Create a radius of 500 then add hue/saturation adjustment layer and click on create clipping mask then click on colorize and increase the saturation to your perfect and choose a color

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Step 6: Create All effects in the subject

Select the main layer mask image and create effect curves.

And click on create effect curves and click on create clipping mask and curves per requirement select layer mask and select the brush tool. and set property opacity 100%flow 30%

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Create a duplicate hue/saturation effect layer and set this layer to the bottom of the main object and select this layer and open property and click ok create a clipping mask.

And select the mask and make sure the foreground color is white.

And give shade to the object and you can also adjust the opacity.

Step 7: Add the sparkle and give effect

Let's add sparkle and change the blending yo screen.

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Then add a mask and convert to invert the layer and select brush tool.set foreground color is white and creates an effect in the main object after creating effect open blending mode and create a level and click on create a clipping mask and set property per requirement.

Then open blending mode and select color lookup and set 3dlutfile to crisp_warm: look and set opacity as per requirement.

Now finally ready to glow effect

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September 10, 20202 minutesKishan SavaliyaKishan Savaliya
How to Create Dripping Effect in Photoshop

Step:1 Create a new artboard

Create new artboard fill property width 1920 height 1080 resolution 75px/inch color mode RGb-8bit background white.

Step:2 Select Add a layer style

Click the lock icon to unlock the background and double click it to open click gradient overlay and the gradient bar.

Click the black & white thumbnail in the lower-left step, click the color box and pick a soft color that works with your subject.

Step:3 Set Image In artboard

Press v on your keyboard drag the photo onto the keyboard to reposition it just drag it.



Once you're happy with its size and position press enter or return next we'll septate the subject from its background by making a selection around the subject. there are many ways to do this but for this example, I'll use the quick selection tool if you're using

Step:4 Crop as a requirement

This tool as well makes its radius anywhere between 5 and 10 pixels drag the tool over the inside of your subjective selection



Step:5 Select Refine edge

Those areas to refine the selection edge click refine the edge and check smart radius that detects smooth and hard edge drags the radius a little bit to the right to adjust the size of your project make sure.

The caps lock key is off and press the right or left bracket key on your keyboard drag the brush cover all soft edges like air and press OK.



Step:6 Add Drip image

How to hook it to a new layer with a layer mask open in the background.

Ctrl-click the dripping photo to make a selection, make the original subject photoactive and press the delete icon on your keyboard click eyeball to hide the dripping pattern then be selected by pressing Ctrl+D.



Step:7 Add Brush Style

Click the new layer icon to make a new layer drag it below your subject.



Set open brush tool and brush picker take this flat seven board number 504 for brush download the splatter brush.



Step:8 Add Effect as per your Requirement

Make the subject layer active and open layer style window click drop shadow the blend mode is linear burn the color is black and the opacity is 100% the angle is 90 degrees and check the use of global light.

The distance is 5 pixels the spread is 0% and the size is 0 pixels the contour is linear and the subject is ready



August 11, 20202 minutesKishan SavaliyaKishan Savaliya
How To Change Background in Photoshop
We are going to change the background of the photo with another texture.

Step:1 Create a new artboard

Press Ctrl+N for creating a new artboard and set its dimension as per requirement. For example, here we took 4951 x 3301 px.

Step:2 Set Image In artboard

Drag image from its location to the artboard.

Step:3 Select cropping portion of the image

For the selection of an image, select the quick selection tool from the toolbar, and select a portion of the image which you want to crop.



Step:4 Select Refine edge

After perfect selection, select a refined edge tool.
After this select overlay from view mode then from edge detection, select a smart radius.

Then set these properties:
  1. Set radius 1 to 2 px
  2. Increase smooth 6 to 7 px from global refinements
  3. Set contrast 20% in global refinements
  4. Check to decontaminate colors in output settings and set amount 70%
  5. Set new layer with a layer mask in output dropdown
Press OK.

Now our image will look like below:

Step 5: set new background

Select a new background that you want to set in the image from its location and set the artboard.

Now place our cropped image above this background and adjust as per requirement.

June 30, 20201 minuteKishan SavaliyaKishan Savaliya