Tutorial for applying PSD's to your GFX

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By NERDGFX:

 

This is a tutorial on how to apply a PSD colouring to your Photoshop documents. 

 

A PSD colouring (not to be confused with just a PSD) is a project/document with ready-made adjustment layers, often in a group. Many Graphic Editors use PSD's to create an element of depth between what was originally shot and what was made post editing.

 

First we want to find a PSD we'd like to apply. You can find PSD's on tumblr.com, deviantart.com or any site that promotes editing via software.

 

Search for a PSD (via tumblr) 

 

 

 

Now, pick a PSD after you've searched, I'm going to pick this PSD (.psd416 by galaxyps)

 

Click on the permalink (it should be underlined) and download the PSD

 

 

Make sure to save it to a place you'll remember, it's best to keep your PSD's all in one place for easy-searching!

 

After you open your PSD unhook it from the panel, creating a windowed document.

 

 

 

Then open the image you'd like to apply the PSD to (do the unhook thing for this image too)

 

 

 

 

Make sure the PSD is selected, now drag the folder icon to your image of choice (ignore the horrendous GIF quality)

 

 

 

There you go, you're done. Easy, effective and adds what would take some hours to do in 3 minutes. 

 

Have fun