Introductory Post

Hello, anyone reading this! My name is Rebecca, and I dabble in photoshop. This journal will be devoted almost entirely to Sims stuff and photoshop tutorials. If that doesn't interest you, you're probably in the wrong place.

A little about me...I am a university student in my senior year, majoring in Interior Design. I live in the United States. I love dogs and tropical fish. My hobbies are all geeky and will not be listed. I love books and would be happy to nerd out about them at any given provocation (the Twilight series will not be considered books in this context). I am currently hooked on Supernatural, Glee, The Soup, and Saturday Night Live. Very little in this journal will be private and there will be no adult content, so there's no need to friend/add/follow/whatever-you-do-on-this-site me unless you just really want to.

That's about it. I'm not terribly exciting. If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

How to Create Photorealistic Elevations in Photoshop CS3 (Part 1)

Hello and welcome! I'm assuming if you're reading this, it is because you want to learn to make photorealistic elevations. This tutorial is written for CS3 since that is what I run on my personal computer, but it will definitely work with any CS version of photoshop, and probably most other versions. The screenshots may not match perfectly but it shouldn't be too hard to decipher. This tutorial may not be compatible with any other image editing program! Photoshop has unique tools that may or may not be available in other programs. Unfortunately, I don't use any other programs so I can't provide support for them.

I have tried to make this tutorial as comprehensive as possible. Some people will probably find it too dumbed down, and others will find it difficult. I have attempted to find a middle ground. If I have left something out or any steps are too confusing, please let me know! I will include a "troubleshooting" section at the end of each tutorial to include anything I think might go wrong. Any questions I receive will also go here.

Difficulty: medium
Tools Needed:
-Photoshop (obviously)
-Mouse with scroll wheel (photoshop is extremely difficult to use without a mouse or tablet)
-Internet access (for texture references)
-High-quality line drawing elevation image

This tutorial will NOT cover how to obtain Photoshop, where to find texture references/how to edit textures, or where/how to get an elevation. Those issues may or may not be addressed in another tutorial. This tutorial is not for beginners! It is assumed that you know the basic Photshop tools and how to use them.
All that being said, ( on to the tutorial... )