Photoshop "Tricks and Trips"

One of the things that this video focused on was transparency. A kid was dressed for Halloween and near him was a visible clown. To add more effect to the ghost, they increased the transparency, which made the ghost almost turn invisible. This allowed us to see the ghost as we really think of them.

We also learned how to create rain, snow, or even fire to a picture. The video showed a movie poster as an example.

First, you have to create a new layer and then add a blank gray background. Then, you go to filter bar and add a texture to the background so that it's completely spotted. After, click on monochromatic to give it a black and white texture. Next step is to go to filter, blur, and Gaussian blur to blend everything together. To do the rain or snow effect, you have to adjust your contrast. You need to go levels, and bring all three of the triangles close together. This will cause the background to go completely black with white speckles.  Then adjust the image, and click screen. This will cause the black background to fade away, just leaving the speckles in their position.