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hey zoner thanks for the sig i tryed on my own here is what i got :P can u tell me any tips on creating diff shades and colour ???????????
Well, there's two indispensible parts of Photoshop for these types of things. One part is under the Adjust menu...it's Hue & Saturation.
So, if you want to change the colour of something, say a word or a shape, click Adjust > Hue & Saturation. This will open a dialog box with colour sliders. You'll notice a Colorize checkbox...check this off. Now you can play with the Hue, Saturation, and Lightness sliders until you get the colour you want.
With shading, there's a few things you can do. First, would be to click on Layer > Effects > Drop Shadow. This will put a shadow on the layer. Within the Effects dialog box, you can add glows, bevels, emboss, and other effects. Secondly with shading are lighting effects. Click Filter > Render > Lighting Effects. This will allow you do add different spotlight effects to the image. Used correctly, this can add subtle shades and colour/brightness variations to the image.
All I can say is dive into Photoshop and muck around. Once you learn the interface, all you need is a touch of creativity and you're golden.