Step 1a
Open an image in Photoshop that you wish to apply the effect. I used the photo Image of snazzdawn, vote for her as the hottest female in Nairaland

[img width=200 height=270]http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/412/snazzdown5ag.jpg[/img]

Step 1b
Add a new layer
Layer > New > Layer (ctr+shift+N) then click on ok

Step 1c
Make a circular selection with the Elliptical Marquee Tool (M)[img]Http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/8109/eclipicalmarquee8li.gif[/img] the circle doesn't have to be a perfect circle, as long as it looks like one. small circle give more of the effect
[img width=200 height=270]http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/5389/imagewithmarquee5xv.jpg[/img]

Now press the letter D on your keyboard to make the foreground color black and the background color white. ie

white color up, black colour down

With the selection still active, select the Gradient Tool and select a linear gradient (B) in the options bar at the top.

If everything is ok, then we should see a preview of the gradient in the options bar




Make sure that it goes from black (left) to white (right). If that's not the case then make sure that the option

reverse is not selected (C). If you don't see a black & white gradient, then double click on the gradient in the options bar (A) and select the gradient from the list and click OK.

We are now going to draw a gradient from left to right. We start at the red dot and pull the gradient all the way to the green dot.
[img width=200 height=230]http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/9687/imagewithtwodot1ja.jpg[/img]


After you're done, deselect the selection by pressing Ctrl + D on your keyboard or by selecting in the menu Select > Deselect.

Add transparency 
Set the blending mode of the layer in the layers palette to Overlay.


Add a Layer Style
Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow

Use the following setting

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STYLES:
Drop Shadow: check

STRUCTURE
Blend Mode: Multiply
Opacity: 50
Angle: 158  and Use global: uncheck
Distance: 7px, Spread: 0% Size: 5px

QUALITY
Contour: Linear
Anti-Aliased: uncheck
Noise: 0
Layer knocks out Drop Shadow: check
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STYLES:
Inner Shadow: check

STRUCTURE
Blend Mode: Multiply
Opacity: 75
Angle: -29  and Use global: check
Distance: 5px, Spread: 0% Size: 5px

QUALITY
Contour: Linear
Anti-Aliased: uncheck
Noise: 0
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Then click ok
The result of this later style should look like this:
[img width=200 height=270]http://img111.imageshack.us/img111/5558/afterdropshadow8vq.jpg[/img]


Adding a highlight
Go to layer > merge down (ctrl + E)

Press de letter X on your keyboard to switch the fore- and background; the foreground color is now white. Now select a hard brush (key B)  with a size of 6 pixels (the size depends on size of the water drop) and click once in the upper left corner of our water drop.

Final Image
[img width=200 height=270]http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/3561/finalimage19aj.jpg[/img]

you people in nairaland are not encouraging, you just view and never make comment, na wa for owner self oo, even if you do not know how to use photoshop, just say something about this tutorial

Well done charlisco. it seems we have been able to gather many people interested in graphics. Why don't you invite your friends to join?

That's cute. I just don't have photoshop! I woulda been doing all wat u teach. Can i download for free somewhere?

Good job, charlisco! Which version of photoshop do you have?

hot-angel:

That's cute. I just don't have photoshop! I woulda been doing all what u teach. Can i download for free somewhere?

You can download the trial version of the Photoshop 9.0 CS2 here. [s]Get the keygen here. Password for the keygen is "dapaint".[/s]

Let me know if it doesn't work.

That thing is in chinese yO!

oops, invalid link! I'll try to get another link.

Okay, but i started downloading already.

Use this activation code when it's done:

1045-1169-3644-0277-8660-9335

You can also download the crack from here.

Thanks.

i dont get this to be honest

@ charlisco the thing is we have different versions of photoshop and its hard to get!

not that we dont appreciate u! we do! sorry

i did crap!

hey nike, the hell did u get Photoshop??

U did it, and girll u pretty darn it!

@nike4luve
your own is even better than mine, which version of photoshop are you using, i am using version 7, tell me what you did to make yours look real

Charlisco, never feel you aren't appreciated. Sometimes I lift your tutorials and apply them in Fireworks. It's a bit tough but that's because Fireworks is vector-based.

I'll get Photoshop today and start doing the real work. Have you done any work on morphing -- eg a human and a gorilla?

are you talking of interchanging a body of humanbeing with animal, something like that, i have done it, but i did it with my friend picture, i used the body of micheal jackson, i then remove the head and replace it with my friend owns

i will upload the picture for you to see later

i was not able to get it, but this is another stuff i did, when i was still learning, i made it using photopaint found in coreldraw package

i use 7.0 too! dont get it much tho

premium or free?

Guys and folks,  wait this is just a scratch off the surface! i will do more if she ask me to?

well what won't i do for love?
i will clime the hight volcanic mountain

the most iced ocean I'll sure swim, just to get to my true love

just say it,  i do it

@Nike how's 2day? we are true friends u know

shut up!

not 2day again
u know am peace loving and fun seeking so my dear friend i can't afford another bad time with a nice friend like u!
it's this love i have for snazzy that some time make me go up in anger against any comment that differ with my project like u said we were saying Jargon at that post so lets wash it out from our system, and by gone will be by gone

welcome

so what's up fine Girl? any Photoshop tips or trick from u?

get a life, do i knw u?

we are her to agrue ideas and pick out the facts from the shaff so do not make enemy of me cos life has more than that to offer little sister if i must get a life i want u to show me how
or teach me this photoshop well well so that i have a life through it ( although i have taking Jesus into my life O!)

i already posted what i did so watev!

he he

Goodguy, wat's d activation code/number for d last photoshop link u posted(d one from Rapidshare) please?

It's meant to be cracked already. Did it ask you for activation number?


By the way, welkom bak.

yea, it did ask for an activation number n code. i downloaded it in the RAR version n extracted n when i wanted to use it, it asked for all those. how do u crack it tho?

Thanks hun  watchu been up to?

You can use any of these and let me know if any works:

1045-1774-7722-2716-7121-5935

1045-1610-5406-5471-4021-2095

1045-1242-8943-9366-9867-5690

1045-1777-3606-7977-0913-5142

I get most serials from www.serials.ws

aww thanks a million hun,

Anytime baby sister.