Nowadays Railways play a great role in transporting people and goods from one place to another. An innumerable number of trains are running across the nation. It would be a great boon if we are able to get the exact position of a train at any instant. This can be best realized with the recent technology era. The technology is associated with satellite communication tech like GPS , GSM, and GPRS.

The primary objective is to track trains based on the Global System Module (GSM) and Global Positioning System (GPS) technologies. GPS is used to get the position of the train in terms of Latitude and Longitude from the satellite. GSM is used to transmit the data obtained using GPS to the server using General Packet Radio Service (GPRS). It would be helpful for a passenger to catch a train if he knows its exact location. This enables a person to trace a train while sitting in any part of the world using internet. By using the softwares like Google Earth the location of the train can be pin pointed accurately. The tracking is done continuously by the GPS modem and the values are updated regularly in the server by refreshing it periodically to receive the latest values.
In addition to this, the announcement of the next station that is going to be reached also be possible. People in AC coaches inside the train are not aware of the station coming next and also how long it will take to reach it. For this, a suitable Micro Controller can be programmed to calculate the distance between the current position of the train and the nearby station. The announcement is made to the passengers before the train reaches every station. When the train reaches the predetermined distance, the Controller enables the corresponding voice in the Voice Processor. This ensures that the passengers get enough time to get ready and also they won’t miss the right station.

This tutorial will be a little different than all the other tutorials I wrote. Here I will teach you some basic things about Photomanipulation.

Step 1

Photomanipulation stands for working with images and manipulating them in all the possible ways you can imagine.

To start making a photomanipulation you will need first to make a sketch or at least order things up. The images I will use for my work will be:

http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=650992

http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=509215

http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=730796

Step 2

Now open up the first image. This will be the image that we plan to manipulate.

Step 3

What I want to do next is to remove his eyes. How do I do that? It is actually a simple process but you must work hard and be careful to the details.

Using the Lasso Tool, make a selection over the guy’s forehead and copy the piece you just selected to a new layer (Press Ctrl + J). We will use this piece to hide the eyes. Name the layer left patch.

Step 4

Place the piece you just copied over the eye on the left and add a mask layer to it by pressing the Add layer mask button.

Step 5

Now select the Brush tool set to 0% Hardness and set to Black. Also make sure you have selected the mask thumbnail of the piece. Now simply paint over the piece. This will hide it. This is better than deleting the image because you can always come back and repair if you make any mistake.

Step 6

Repeat from Step 3 but this time select a piece from the right side of the forehead and also name the layer right patch. Mask it the same way you did with the other side.

Step 7

Now it is time to make the eyes. First make a new folder on top of all the other layers and name it Eyes.

Import the last image from the images we are going to use.

Step 8

Make a selection over his left eye, copy it into a separate layer and name it Left eye. Repeat this for the Right eye.

Step 9

Move the 2 eyes in the Eyes folder. Resize them and fix them into position.

Step 10

Now we need to make the eyes look like they belong to this scared little fellow.

Have the Left Eye selected and then go to Image - Adjustments - Black & White (If you not using Photoshop CS3 then you will not have this. In this case use Desaturate). Try and play with the settings there to make it look darker.

Step 11

Now go to Image - Adjustments - Hue/Saturation and try to make the patched eye the same tone as the man.

Step 12

Repeat Step 10 and 11 for the Right Eyes this time.

Step 13

Now Add a layer mask for both eyes and start masking them to make the guy look through his fingers. When you finish set both eyes to Multiply.

Step 14

Next I want to make this guy to look very scary, not only scared.

What I want to do it make his fingers large. To do this we will use the same technique as we did when we covered the eyes.

Use the Lasso Tool to select the fingers you want to make longer, copy the selection into a new layer and move it into position. Than start masking it to make it blend in nicely.

Step 15

Repeat Step 14 for all the fingers or for a few of them as I did.

Step 16

Now it is time to make the guy look very scared. To do this I will make 2 mouths on his hands.

Import the last image.

Step 17

As we did with the eyes use the same technique with the mouth.

Select it and copy it into a new layer. Put in into position and transform it as you want. Than go to Image - Adjustments - Black & White and play with the settings until the mouth looks close to your object. Than go to Image - Adjustments - Hue/Saturation and play with the settings there until the mouth will blend in with the man behind. Also make a folder and name it Mouth. Move the mouth layer in that folder.

Step 18

Now you need to mask the mouth. Use the Add layer mask button than brush away the unwanted parts of the mouth.

Step 19

As you can see the mouth does not blend in too well with the rest of the image. We need to play with the Hue/Saturation some more.

Step 20

Copy the mouth to the other hand and rotate it. Than transform it and warp it carefully to make it look good.

Step 21

The image looks great. But I want to make some details that will give the image a boost.

Make a new layer and using the gradient tool and black color, try to make some shadows over the mouth. Then mask the layer and brush away some parts that are not necessary.

Finally set the layer to Soft Light.

Step 22

Now repeat Step 21 but this time make the shadow for the other mouth.

Step 23

To make more details I will use a part of the guy.

To do this you can do it using the brush tool or the Burn and Dodge Tools, but in this example I will use the Lasso Tool and only the Burn tool.

Select the part that I selected and copy it into a new layer.

Step 24

I will move this piece of the hand into position and mask it. Then set the layer to Hard Light.

Step 25

Using the same shape I will make some more wrinkles around both mouths.

Step 26

Finally using the Dodge Tool we will lighten some parts of the image. Start with the eyes.

Step 27

Now finish with the Dodge Tool on both mouths. Lighten in the spots I have specified in the preview:

Final

In the end you can finish the work with a nice texture. In my case I like it as it is.

Thank you for reading.

In this tutorial I will show you guys how to make a very interesting and sleek Phone Advertising wallpaper.

Step 1

Start with a new document. My document is 741×1000 and I used this color: #000412.

Step 2

Create a new layer and name it Dust. Now select your brush and set it to 0% Hardness and 250 size. Also you need to use this color: #0b4690.

Now that you have everything set just paint with the brush as I did or maybe some other way you like. Than set the Dust layer to Screen.

Step 3

Set you foreground to White and background to Black. Make a new layer and call it Clouds and go to Filter - Render - Clouds. Then set the Opacity of the Clouds layer to 28% and set it to Multiply.

Step 4

Now you need to bring your product in this document. The phone I will use I got it from http://www.sxc.hu/photo/855196. And then cut the phone out.

Step 5

Next you need to resize your phone to the desired size and also rotate it a bit. Name the layer Pocket PC. Also I will need you to select the mobile pen and copy it into a separate layer and name it Pen.

Step 6

I will deactivate the Pen layer for now, as I will get back to it later. First use these settings for the Pocket PC layer Blending options:

Step 7

Ctrl + Click on the Pocket PC layer to make a selection. Create a new blank layer and fill the selection with black. Then set the layer to Soft Light.

Step 8

Create a new folder and name it Screen. Make a shape as I did, name it Screen and fill it with a gradient from up to down using the colors black and #001f4e.

Step 9

Double click on the layer to enter the Blending Options and use these settings:

Color used is Black.

Step 10

Make a new layer over the one is step 8. Use the brush set to 0$ Hardness and size 100. Also use this color: #47c0ef.

Using the brush draw as I did on the new layer you just created.

Step 11

Next Ctrl + Click on the Screen Layer in Step 8 to make a selection. Make sure to click on the mask not on the layer thumbnail. Than click on the Add vector mask button to mask away the part of this dust you don’t want. Then set the layer to screen.

Step 12

Make another layer and the same as with the one on step 10 and 11 using the same color draw as I did. (I have hidden the other one so you can see how I draw over this layer.)

Step 13

As you did with the layer in step 11 mask this one using the same steps.

Now set it to Opacity 40% and Screen.

Then I will activate the other layer back.

Step 14

Make a shape as I did using the Pen tool set to Shape layers. Than set the shape to Opacity 7% and Overlay. And last simply mask it to show only on the screen. Use the same technique in step 11 to mask it.

Step 15

In this step you will duplicate 2 times the shape you just made and move them a little so that you get something similar to what I have done.

Step 16

Make a new folder and name it Round Ring. In this folder make a selection as I did and fill it with black.

Step 17

While you still have the selection go to Filter - Render - Difference Clouds. Than press Ctrl + F until you get the look you want.

Step 18

Now go to Distort - Twirl and use my settings. Also keep in mind that when you do this you have to have the clouds layer selected.

Step 19

Now you can finally deselect the layer and chose the Elliptical Marquee Tool and make a selection as I did. Than go to Select - Modify - Feather and use a 20% Radius. Next you need to inverse the selection by clicking Ctrl + Shift + I. And last step is to simply erase the part of the twirl that is not needed.

Step 20

Same as in step 19 make a selection in the center of the ring this time. Again go to Select - Modify - Feather and use the same 20% Radius. Than erase using the Eraser Tool.

Step 21

Now go to Image - Adjustments - Brightness and Contrast.

Step 22

Next go to Filter - Noise - Add noise. Use a 10% Radius.

Step 23

Now go to Image - Adjustments - Levels. Use my settings.

Step 24

Next go to Image - Adjustments - Hue/Saturation and again use my settings:

Step 25

Now you need to transform the ring.

Step 26

Next you need to set the ring to Linear Dodge (Add) and erase the part that is over the phone.

Step 27

Duplicate the layer.

Step 28

Activate the Pen layer again and also move in into a Folder that you will name Stick. Also make a new layer, Ctrl + Click on the Pen to make a selection and fill that selection with black. Then set it to Soft Light.

Step 29

Create a new layer below the Stick folder. Again make sure you have the foreground set to white and background set to black. Go to Filter - Render - Clouds. Make a selection like I did then go to Filter - Distort - ZigZag. Use 100 for the Amount and 5 for the Ridges. For the Style use Pond Ripples.

Step 30

Now go to Edit - Transform - Distort. Distort the layer until you get the right perspective. After that, change the Blend Mode to Soft Light. Again, as we are using Render Clouds, the results may vary. So, you might need to erase some parts to make it more realistic.

Step 31

Go down to the Clouds layer. Above that make a new layer and name it light. using the brush tool draw with white as I did. Then set it to 51% Opacity and Soft Light.

Step 32

Make a new folder above that and name it Dots. In this folder we will brush some nice dots that will go in the back of the Phone.

Use these settings for the brush.

Step 33

Your brush color needs to be black.

Make a new layer and start brushing something close to what I have done. Than set it to Opacity 30% and Soft Light.

Step 34

Ctrl + Click on the layer to make a selection. Then create a new layer and with the Lasso Tool Right Click on the screen and select Stroke. Use my settings. Then set the layer to Opacity 40%.

Step 35

Repeat step 34 but this time make white dots.

Step 36

Making the movement is simple. Make a new folder above the Dots folder and name it Movement.

You need to copy the phone and merge all the layers you copied into a single layer. Also move the copied Phone in the Movement folder.

Step 37

Next you need to transform the copied phone.

Move it into position and rotate it.

Step 38

Now go to Filter - Blur - Motion Blur. Use my settings:

Step 39

Copy the phone again 5 more times. Repeat step 37 and if needed step 38 to add more blur. Also Change the opacity of all the layers so that is fades out.

Step 40

Make a new layer and place this layer on top of all the layers. Name the layer Sparkles. Now go to Brush settings and use these settings:

Step 41

In the Sparkles layer draw as I did. Use a white color. You might not have the same results. I use a tablet and this gives me better handling. Also when you finish drawing use my settings for the Blending Options.

Step 42

Last thing we will do is to make a new folder that will sit on top of all the other layers. In this folder make a new layer.

Make a selection and using the Gradient Tool just click and drag from left to right. Make sure you use a white color for this.

Step 43

Using your Eraser Tool simply erase the gradient so it fades out perfectly.

Next set the layer to Soft Light and rotate, scale and move it into position.

Step 44

Next use the Line Tool set to 1px. Click and drag on the shape you just made like so:

Step 45

Use the Eraser Tool and erase sides so it will fade out nicely. And last set the line to Soft Light and Opacity 50%.

Step 46

Now that you know how to make this you will need to make a lot more. Before you start you can take a break and come back when you are ready.

All you need to do is to duplicate this shape as many times you want and change it’s settings for each different shape or redo each of them from scratch.

Final

Before you are finished with the design you need to work more on the details and add some more things to it.

Use what you have learned here and create your own designs, as there are so many more ways to achieve what I have taught you in this tutorial.