Adobe Photoshop Tutorial: How to Use a Custom Brush

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In the previous tutorial you have learned to create a brush using a flower. Now you will learn here to use it.

 Step 01  Open a New Page First

At first you have to click on File from the menu, then a drop-down menu will open as like the image given below. Now click on New… from the menu. Then a new Pop-up Window will open like the Second Image. You can also press Ctrl+N from your keyboard to open this window.

 Step 02  Set the Image Size

Now you have to click on the Down Arrow Key Sign to set the new image size. Look at the Second Image above, there I have kept the mouse on the Down Arrow Key Sign. After clicking on that Down Arrow Key Sign then a Drop-down menu will open like the Third Image. Now select the size 800X600 or anything you like and then click on OK Button.

 Step 03  Find Out Your Created Brush

Now click on the Brush Tool from the left side tool box or normally press B from the Keyboard. After enabling Brush Tool then you will get the option like the image image given below. Now click on the down arrow key of the Brush Section. After clicking a drop down menu will open. Drag down the Scroll Bar and go to the last of all. There you will get your newly created Brush. Click on the Brush to use it.

 

 Step 04  Change the Foreground Color to Change the Brush Color

Now move your mouse on the new page. Look there is the flower type brush with your mouse pointer. Click on the image and you will get the flower in your every single click. May be you have got an ash colored flower! Because the default foreground color is selected to black. Click on the foreground color tool and change the color as you want. If you use the deep colors then you will get the better result. 

 Step 05  Change the Opacity or Flow

Look at the image given below. There is two options named Opacity and Flow. You may change them to get variety on your work. If you decrease the opacity then the color of the brush will be lighter. 

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How to Make a Custom Brush in Adobe Photoshop

How to Make a Custom Brush

in Photoshop

 Step 01  Select an Appropriate Image

At first you have select an image where from you will collect your brush. You may select an image where is a flower. Look at the image given below. There is a flower in the image and I will use the flower to make the brush. When I will make a brush with this flower then I will get a watermark for my every single click. And there is option to change the color of the watermark.

 Step 02  Select the Object You Want to Make Brush

Now click on the Polygonal Lasso Tool from the left side tool box and select the folwer using Polygonal Lasso Tool as I have done in the second image of this step.

 Step 03  Select the Option Define Brush Preset...

Now click on Edit from the menu bar, then a menu will open. Now click on Define Brush Preset… as shown in the image given below.

 Step 04  Name the Brush You are Going to Create

After clicking on Define Brush Preset… a pop-up window will open like the image given below. Look there is written "Sampled Brush 1" in the Text Input Box. It is the suggested name for the brush you are going to create. You maye change it also as you want. After providing a name then click on the OK Button where I have kept the mouse on the image.

Yes, you have created the Brush Successfully. Now learn to use the brush from here (Soon I will give you the link here).

Effective Steps to Increase Blog Traffic

Making a Blog is easy but generating expected traffic is really so hard. All of the website owner try to reach at the top of all in all Search Engines. So they apply various types of tips and tricks. Most of them do SEO for their sites. But I think Content is the Most Important Part of a Site and only content can help you to get huge traffic. Read my experiences and idea about increasing traffic. I have written them step by step. I have wasted a lots of time reading others articles on the same topic. But most of them has provided confusing concept. And sometimes it seems to me that they are also not expert. Some of them copied from other's site. However, read through the steps and apply it. Hope it will help you to increase your traffic. But you have to wait for one or two weeks to get the result. Because Google send their robot to index your site once in a week. 

 Step 01  Provide Helpful Content

People will visit your site if they like your content. So, provide quality content to get more and more traffic. You won't be able to earn a single pie if you can't draw the attention of the visitors. Remember you are writing for others. So try to make them happy. Make your article more and more informative and helpful.

 Step 02  Share Your Site in Social Networks

Share your posts through the all common Social Networks like Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus, Linked In, RSS, Digg, MySpace, Stumble Upon and more. Share your posts on your Facebook Wall and like it after sharing. Then all of your Facebook Friends will see your Status and some of them will visit. Open a Facebook Page for your site where you will share your updated posts. Set the Facebook Like Box of your Page in the sidebar of your site. If people like your sites then they will click on the Facebook Like Button. Thus they will get all the updated posts in their Facebook News Feed. Share your posts in your Google Plus Profile also.

 Step 03  Start e-mail Marketing for More Traffic

Collect others email addresses using different types of tools and then send email to them writing a review of your site. Some of them will visit your site and if they like your site then they will visit it again and again. But don't disturb anyone making a silly site. You should send an email to someone if you think that your site is really helpful to others. If you share a silly site then they won't visit your site once again even though you provide the best things. Because has already a bad idea about your site. So you should share a complete site.

 Step 04  Write SEO Friendly Content

You have to write a post thinking about the SEO. Some people like to publish a post in Bold form of Letter. When I made my first blog then I did so. I made all the text in bold form. Then I wouldn't know that it is not allowed by Search Engines. Use Image Alter Tag so that people can find out your blog by image search also. Don't use the Keywords more than 4% of the total words of your article.

 Step 05  Use the Keywords in Right Form

You have to use the Keywords in your writings as much as you can. But don't use Keyword rapidly. I think you should write your post thinking to help others. When you will write well then normally there will be expected numbers of keywords in the article. And there is no any accurate measure of using keywords. But I personally think you should not use keywords more than 4% that means you can use 4 keywords for every 100 words. I am writing this article for you without thinking about keyword. I don't like to do so. But I always avoid some tricks. There are some guys who use the keywords in bold form. It's good for Search Engine Optimization. But you shouldn't make all of the keywords bold. Then Search Engines will avoid your article or list you on blacklist.

 Step 06  Revise Your Content and Update it if Need

You must need to revise your post after publishing. Visit your own site as a visitor. Then you may get some ideas to improve your content. If you get any Idea then apply it. Check the spelling also and correct that if you get. Update the information if needed.

 Step 07  Add Share Buttons

Share Buttons will help you to get more traffic on your site. If the visitor like your content then they will share it. Thus the traffic of your site will increase day by day. The most common share buttons are Facebook Like Button, Twitter Tweet Button, Linked in Share Button, Google Plus One Button, Digg Button, Pinterest Pin It Button and Share It Button. Use these buttons at the end of your post so that the visitor can share your posts through their expected Social Network.

 Step 08  Put the Targeted Keywords in The Post Title Also

Try to keep your targeted Keyword in the Post Title also. And it will be better if you can place the Keyword at the beginning of the Post Title. Then it will be more reliable for the Search Engines to find out your posts.

 Step 09  Use the Image Alter Tag for SEO

Using Image Alter Tag is so important for increasing the traffic. If you use image alter tag then there is more chance to reach in the first of all Search Engines. Lets see How to Add Image Alter Tag.

Can I Earn Using Free Sites Like Blogger Blog or Wordpress

There is a famous proverb in the field of Blogging that "Content is the King"!!! I also think so. I have Several Blogs in Blogger Blog and there is .blogspot with the URL yet. I have applied for AdSense Ads on those sites and earning from them also. And most importantly you need to know that I applied for my first blog www.fairytips.blogspot.com and I was approved for AdSense Program. So you need not to think a lot about the free sites.

Just choose a Niche Keyword and make your blog depending on that Keyword. Try to use the Keyword in the URL also. For example www.yourkeyword.com! Then write a lots of Articles depending on your Selected Keyword and publish them. Then share your blog in the Social Network Sites to increase the traffic of your blog. You need not to think a lot for traffic if you write Unique Good Articles. Even you need not to do anything for SEO (Search Engine Optimization). But don't use any tricks what is against Google AdSense Rules and Regulations.

Some Basic Problems to Use Blogger Blog

1. The URL of your site will be like www.yoursite.blogspot.com what is really long and will take more time to type. Because there is added .blogspot with your site's URL. It may be annoying to your visitors when they will want to visit your site typing the URL.
2. Some networks don't allow the sites containing .blogspot with the URL. I have personally faced this problem in my own country.
3. There are some visitors who don't like to visit a site containing .blogspot with the URL. They prefer to visit a site like www.yoursite.com instead of www.yoursite.blogspot.com
4. Google is offering you a free site with free Domain Name and Free Hosting in Blogger Blog. But you don't have any agreement with Google about your content. So if you loss it then you have no way to complain.
5. After making a helpful site with Blogger Blog, you may want to use your Own Domain. You may then expect to use a URL like www.example.com instead of www.example.blogspot.com. But if you do so then you will loss all of your Traffic Ranks like Google Page Rank or Alexa Traffic Rank. Even you will loss the Feedburner Readers of your site.
6. When you will redirect your site to your custom domain (www.yoursite.com) then you will loss all of the data of the Social Network Buttons like Facebook Like Button, Twitter Tweet Button, Google Plus One Button etc.

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Steps to Earn from Blogger Blog

I am a Blogger for the last few years. I have several blogs in Blogger Blog and still there is .blogspot with the addresses. But I am earning by publishing Google AdSense Ads on my sites. I like blogging with Google Blogger and I am happy with this. Creating blogs and managing them is so easy in Blogger Blog. So I am writing here the way to earn from Blogger Blog. But remember that creating several blogs is so easy but getting traffic is not so easy. You must have to provide such contents what is helpful to the visitors. And only then the visitors will visit your blog and will help you to make money.

 Step 01  Make Your Own Blog

You need a Google Account to make a blog in blogger blog. Your Gmail Account is also a Google Account. Just visit www.blogger.com and sign in with your gmail ID and password.

 Step 02  Provide Best Quality Helpful Content

There is a common slogan that "Content is the King"! Even you needn't to think about SEO if you can provide Quality Content. Your provided content should be helpful for the visitors. But you should not provide any content 

 Step 03  Keep Posting and Increase the Traffic

You need to post minimum thirty posts before applying for AdSense.

 Step 04  Apply for Google AdSense

Now you can apply for Google AdSense Program. Being approved for AdSense is sometime so easy and most often too difficult. I applied more  than 20 times and then I have got it. They will send you a mail if you are approved or not. And they will mention in the mail why they are not approving you.

 Step 05  Place Ads in Right Place

After being approved for Google AdSense, then you have to place AdSense Ads in right place so that most of the visitor click on the Ads. Remember, you will earn only if anyone click on the Ads. But don't request anyone to click on the Ads. It will be harmful for you. You may be banned after a few days. Google has decided to suspend the Publishers instead of banning. But never generate invalid clicks on your site.

 Step 06  Verify Your Address

When your AdSense Earning will reach to 10$ or something little more, then your AdSense Account will be hold. And you have to verify your Address then. Actually you need a PIN Number to unhold your AdSense Account. Google will provide you the PIN Number. So you have to request to send the PIN. You need to edit your Address in valid form before requesting for the PIN. Because Google will send you a Letter through your Postal Address where you will get the PIN Number. If you fail to receive the PIN Number for the first time then they will send it for the second time. Thus they will send it three times in total.

 Step 07  Get a Check and Cash it

Google will calculate your earning in the last of every month and when your earning will reach to 100$ or more then they will send a check to you. Some Publisher are getting paying directly to their Bank Account. You may also get paid like this if you can draw the attention of Google Authority. When you will earn a lot then you will get paid to your Bank Account. After getting your check, you need to go to a bank to make it cash. You have pay a very little amount to cash your Google AdSense Check.

Steps to Earn from Blogger Blog

I am a Blogger for the last few years. I have several blogs in Blogger Blog and still there is .blogspot with the addresses. But I am earning by publishing Google AdSense Ads on my sites. I like blogging with Google Blogger and I am happy with this. Creating blogs and managing them is so easy in Blogger Blog. So I am writing here the way to earn from Blogger Blog. But remember that creating several blogs is so easy but getting traffic is not so easy. You must have to provide such contents what is helpful to the visitors. And only then the visitors will visit your blog and will help you to make money.

 Step 01  Make Your Own Blog

You need a Google Account to make a blog in blogger blog. Your Gmail Account is also a Google Account. Just visit www.blogger.com and sign in with your gmail ID and password.

 Step 02  Provide Best Quality Helpful Content

There is a common slogan that "Content is the King"! Even you needn't to think about SEO if you can provide Quality Content. Your provided content should be helpful for the visitors. But you should not provide any content 

 Step 03  Keep Posting and Increase the Traffic

You need to post minimum thirty posts before applying for AdSense.

 Step 04  Apply for Google AdSense

Now you can apply for Google AdSense Program. Being approved for AdSense is sometime so easy and most often too difficult. I applied more  than 20 times and then I have got it. They will send you a mail if you are approved or not. And they will mention in the mail why they are not approving you.

 Step 05  Place Ads in Right Place

After being approved for Google AdSense, then you have to place AdSense Ads in right place so that most of the visitor click on the Ads. Remember, you will earn only if anyone click on the Ads. But don't request anyone to click on the Ads. It will be harmful for you. You may be banned after a few days. Google has decided to suspend the Publishers instead of banning. But never generate invalid clicks on your site.

 Step 06  Verify Your Address

When your AdSense Earning will reach to 10$ or something little more, then your AdSense Account will be hold. And you have to verify your Address then. Actually you need a PIN Number to unhold your AdSense Account. Google will provide you the PIN Number. So you have to request to send the PIN. You need to edit your Address in valid form before requesting for the PIN. Because Google will send you a Letter through your Postal Address where you will get the PIN Number. If you fail to receive the PIN Number for the first time then they will send it for the second time. Thus they will send it three times in total.

 Step 07  Get a Check and Cash it

Google will calculate your earning in the last of every month and when your earning will reach to 100$ or more then they will send a check to you. Some Publisher are getting paying directly to their Bank Account. You may also get paid like this if you can draw the attention of Google Authority. When you will earn a lot then you will get paid to your Bank Account. After getting your check, you need to go to a bank to make it cash. You have pay a very little amount to cash your Google AdSense Check.

How you will earn from a blog or website?

You may Earn Money Online just having a website or blog. There are two ways to earn from a website. But the basic concept is same. You have to show others Ads on your blog or website. Then they are bound to pay you. You may get Ads directly from the Advertiser or you may get the Ads from any media like Google AdSense. If you get Public Ads directly then you have make contracts with them. Then they will agree to pay you for placing their Ads on your web pages. There are thousands of websites in the world. So, why they will give you Ads to show on your site?

To get public Ads your site should have good Traffic Rank in both of Alexa and Google Page Rank. If your site can gain a good pagerank then public will be interested to show their Ads on your site.

What are the differences between Static and Dynamic Sites?

You may have heard about those types of site and confused about them.

In a Static Site there are some Web Pages linked one with another one. If you want to make a Static Site then you have to create some pages then you have to link one with another one. And you have to do these all manually. You have to plan about the site. But in Dynamic Sites you need not to think a lot. You just need to write posts one after another. Then your last post will go first in your homepage. And again when you will post anything then that post will also go to the first of all and your recent first post will be then the second post. In dynamic sites there you will be able to publish a post including a Label or Categories what is impossible in Static Sites. When the visitors will click on a Label then all your posts written on the same label will come out. And all these happen automatically. All of your posts will be available in Blog Achieve where the visitor will find your posts date by date. But in Static Sites visitors will be able to read your another post following a link only from the current page. In a Static Site there are a great collection of single pages and they are connected with each other by links. But in Dynamic Sites there is only one page most often where the visitor will get the recent posts update.

What do I need to start blogging...!!!

You need the following to start Blogging. These are the Basic Things I have mentioned here. But you need some more things to be successful in this field.

01. A Personal Computer
You need to have a computer to make your own blog. 

02. An Internet Connection
You need an Internet Connection as you are going to earn from online.

03. Good Skill in English or any other AdSense Supported Language
Google doesn't support all of the running languages. Google has fixed some languages to make your blog or site.

04. Sufficient Time to Work
You must have sufficient time for blogging. If you think that you will make a blog and you will  start to earn just after posting some articles. Don't think like this.

05. Patience and Constancy
In my own words, "Blogging is Just Like Fishing!" You have to wait after making your blog complete for sufficient traffic. To get good traffic, you have to take some steps one after another. And you must have to provide good and helpful content so that the visitor like to visit your site.

06. Vast Knowledge on Specific Subject
If you make a site depending on a specific keywords then there is more chance to earn more. So you have to have vast knowledge on your selected subject.

Never neglect to think again before deciding anything!

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and one small decision can affect your life In the simplest way!

So taking decision is so important...!!!

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Lets Learn the Usage of History Brush Tool and Design a Photo in Photoshop

 Step 01  Set the Foreground Color to Black
Open your image you want to edit. Set the foreground color to black(000000).

 Step 02  Select Rectangle Marquee Tool

Now click on the tool Rectangle Marquee Tool. You may select Rectangle Marquee Tool by simply pressing M button from your Keyboard. And press Ctrl+A from your Keyboard to select the full image you have opened to edit.

 Step 03  Cover the Image with Black Color n Select History Brush Tool

Now press Alt+Backspace keys to cover the photo with the foreground color. Now the image will be covered with Black Color (000000). Now press Y or select History Brush Tool manually as like as the image given below.

 Step 04  Set the Opacity to 25% and Flow to 40%
Now set the Opacity to 25% and Flow to 40%. Now press the button [ to decrease the size of the Brush or press the button ] to increase the size. Now click anywhere of the image. And look the black cover is vanishing in your every click. Thus you may make your image visible through the Black Screen.

 Step 05  See the Example

Look at the Image given below!!! I have edited like this. You may edit as like as you want. Now I will add some texts on this image and obviously in different form.

 Step 06  Type Your Text

Now click the Right Button of your Mouse keeping the pointer on the Text Tool. Then select the Horizontal Type Mask Tool and type your expected text. I am going to type Fairytips. But change the font to Impact before typing the text.

 Step 07  Re-size or Reset the Position of the Text
After typing the text now press down the Ctrl button and then you will get a box. Now you can re-size the text or you can change the position of the text by the box. Look at the image given below. I have done like this...

 Step 08  Click on the Move Tool
Now click on the Move Tool or press V from the Keyboard. Then the text will be like this...

 Step 09  Remove the Black Cover from the Text Area

Again click on the History Brush Tool and set the Opacity to 100% and Flow to 100%. Now click on the selected area and look the black cover is going away from the selected area and the main color of the image is showing through the text as like as the image given below.

 Step 10  Add a Layer Style
Now click Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+V. Then click on the button from the following pallet as like as the image.

 Step 11  Click on Outer Glow...
After clicking on the button you will get the following menu as like as the image and click on Outer Glow...

 Step 12  Configure Outer Glow
A new window like the image will open. So set the value as showing in the image. Otherwise change as you like.

Thus I have edited the image. And you have already seen the result at the beginning.