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Striking Match, Part 2

 

In the second part of this tutorial, Corey finishes creating this illustration of a striking match.

If you want to follow along with this tutorial, click here to download the Match File PSD.

Corey Barker

Corey Barker is Executive Producer of PlanetPhotoshop.com and is an Education and Curriculum Developer for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals. Corey has also made numerous appearances on the highly rated podcast, PhotoshopUser TV, and is co-host of Layers TV.

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25 Comments

  1. Alistair said on — September 25, 2009 @ 3:23 pm

    Fantastic as always, now where is the download file?

    Thanks for a wonderful site and your great insight

  2. dustin said on — September 25, 2009 @ 3:50 pm

    this is a realy awsome, you do the most creatful things with photoshop that i have ever seen one question though, were is the downlode file for the match?

  3. David W. said on — September 25, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

    Very nice effect Cory!

  4. Carlos S. said on — September 26, 2009 @ 6:37 pm

    You´re the best!!!!!!…..marry me!!!!…heheheh…Thanks for sharing. I´ve improved a lot following your tuts…Thanks again from Spain

  5. Today said on — September 27, 2009 @ 8:07 am

    Download the path from here: http://www.planetphotoshop.com/downloads/match_file.zip

    Excellent tutorial and final product, Corey.

  6. Jean-Pierre Prieur said on — September 27, 2009 @ 2:40 pm

    Awesome effect!!!

  7. Abdul Akbar said on — September 27, 2009 @ 3:13 pm

    Amazing Tutorial
    Excellent outcome.

    Corey, Your are really the photoshop guy………………..!

  8. Match Tutorial Part 2 – Corey Barker « The Photo Nomads Pingback on — September 28, 2009 @ 6:00 am

    [...] mentioned part 1 of Cory Barker’s excellent tutorial over on Planet Photoshop. Here’s Part [...]

  9. aFan said on — September 28, 2009 @ 7:40 am

    Hey “Today” …thanks ,but the match File shows just a black Layer.Can´t see any Path !
    :-(

  10. Corey Barker said on — September 28, 2009 @ 9:57 am

    You have to open the paths panel.

  11. aFan said on — September 28, 2009 @ 12:44 pm

    omg…. one simple click :) Thanks >Corey,Greets from Germany ;)

  12. SheriCA said on — September 28, 2009 @ 3:57 pm

    Awesome tutorial and simple to follow! The techniques you covered will definitely help in creating many other effects! Thanks for sharing!

  13. Daddy Devine said on — September 28, 2009 @ 10:22 pm

    How do you select just the matchstick

  14. Ryan said on — September 29, 2009 @ 10:12 am

    Very cool! This 2 part tut really shows how the basics in Photoshop can go a long way in creating realistic special effects! Love that little (fx) button!!!
    Thanks again Corey!!! LEGEND!!!

  15. Ben said on — September 30, 2009 @ 3:05 am

    Best one yet….keep em coming Corey! Love the from scratch stuff.

  16. Krippo said on — September 30, 2009 @ 2:38 pm

    Thanks a lot for you efforts, great tutorial, superb effect.
    My match & fire even looks better ;)
    Lets keep them coming, looking forward to the next.

  17. aFan said on — October 1, 2009 @ 5:08 pm

    huhh… can`t wait for the next Tutorial :P …. come they weekly ???

  18. Pite said on — October 3, 2009 @ 2:35 pm

    No new tuts???? thought there comes every friday a new one !? :S

  19. DM said on — October 5, 2009 @ 2:54 am

    huhh… can`t wait for the next Tutorial …. come they weekly ???

  20. EM said on — October 5, 2009 @ 12:25 pm

    [...] mentioned part 1 of Cory Barker’s excellent tutorial over on Planet Photoshop. Here’s Part [...]

  21. nicole said on — October 5, 2009 @ 12:45 pm

    love the match looks so cool

  22. kyleplatinum said on — October 6, 2009 @ 7:07 pm

    Great Effect!!….. and Great “Tutorials”!
    .
    -More 3d Tutorials, please!…….

  23. Bob said on — October 8, 2009 @ 4:53 pm

    Outstanding realism. Another tutorial to ‘fire-up’ our creativity by expanding the capabilities of the tools at hand. Thanks.

  24. Jurgen said on — October 8, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

    Corey …. you’re the best *thumbsup*

  25. Joakim Bergquist said on — October 12, 2009 @ 6:12 pm

    Hey! Thats an interesting tutorial… I just made this and the balloon one.. Check them out if you like at http://www.photoblog.com/twosome/2009/10/12/bored-gt-photoshop-gt-balloons-and-matches.html

    :) Keep this coming!

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