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Create a new document (
Ctrl+N) in
Adobe Photoshop CS5 with the size
768px by
1024px (
RGB color mode) at a resolution of
72 pixels/inch.
Create a new layer and select the
Soft Round brush from
Brush Tool (B).
Use this brush to paint the background with the color
#CFADC6.
On the next
new layer we’ll apply the same brush to continue painting the background, this time with the color
#1F47A7.
Create a new layer and apply again the above mentioned brush to paint the background with color
#271239.
On the next
new layer select again the
Soft Round brush.
Use this brush to paint the background as shown with color
#6CBBAA.
Continue by creating a
new layer and apply here the
Soft Round brush to paint the background with
#CD6115 color.
Create a new layer again and paint the background with the
Soft Round brush.
The brush’s color is
#7C007C and set
Opacity to
15% in
Options bar.
Find a stock photo with a model represented on it, I used this
photo from
deviantart. I would like to thank the
author of this photo:
Remove the background using your favorite tools like
Pen Tool (P),
Magic Wand Tool (W),
Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple
Filter>Extract and insert it on a
new layer in our main document.
Click on
Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the
Layers panel and select
Bevel and Emboss style for the girl’s layer.
We’ve got the next result:
We have to rasterize now the girl’s layer. In this case we have to
create a new layer above the girl’s one and press
CTRL button while selecting the both layers and only after that press
CTRL+E to
Merge Down.
Next step we’ll download a set of
brushes for in
Adobe Photoshop, named:
c130_splatter and
Lep reflections.
Make sure the girl’s layer is active and click on the bottom part of the
Layers panel on
Add layer mask icon. Choose the next brushes from
c130_splatter set and change the
Foreground color to
black.
Use this brush to paint in the mask to make a kind of scratch on the girl’s left side.
Select
Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the
Layers panel and click to
Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Let’s create a
clipping mask to make the content of the Curves adjustment layer only visible within the content of the girl’s layer. Hold down
Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) and click between Curves adjustment layer and the girl’s layer (on the
Layers panel).
We’ve got the next result:
Insert the mask on the Curves adjustment layer (
Add layer mask). Press
Shift+Ctrl+I to inverse and select
Soft Round brush of
white color.
Use this brush to paint in the mask to make darker several zones on the girl’s body.
Select once again
Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the
Layers panel and click to
Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Hold down
Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in
Layers panel to create a c
lipping mask.
We’ve got the next effect:
Insert now the mask on the Curves adjustment layer (
Add layer mask) and press
Shift+Ctrl+I to inverse the color. Use also the
Soft Round brush mentioned in the previous example of white color to make lighter this time the shown below zones on the girl’s body.
Create a new layer and select the
Soft Round brush, this time with the color
#EA7F8C.
Use this brush to paint the girl as shown.
Hold down
Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in
Layers panel to create a
clipping mask.
We’ve got the next result:
Change for this layer the
Blending mode to
Hue.
Create a new layer again and select again the
Soft Round brush.
Use this brush to continue painting the girl with the next shown colors.
Hold down
Alt (Windows) or
Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the
Layers panel to create a
clipping mask.
We’ve got the next effect:
Create a new layer and use on it the next brushes from
c130_splatter set.
The brush’s color may be chosen with the
Eyedropper Tool (I) on the left side of the girl. This way take a sample of the color and continue paint with brushes as shown.
Click on
Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the
Layers panel and select
Drop Shadow.
We’ve got the next result:
