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today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a colorful composition by combining several brushes on top of the photo and applying different Blending modes. Layered PSD file included. Not a bad tutorial for something they probably teach in
graphic design degree classes! Let’s get it started!
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Create a new document
(Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop with the size
1920px by
1200px (
RGB color mode) at a resolution of
72 pixels/inch. Use the
Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with
#D3B2C3 color the
new background layer.
Find a stock photo with a man 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.
Next step we’ll download a set of
brushes for in Adobe Photoshop, named:
MVbrush0809,
grunge_brushes_by_szuia,
benblogged_grunge and
spooky_splats.
Click on the man’s layer on the bottom part of the
Layers panel on
Add layer mask icon and choose the
benblogged_gr_2 brush from
benblogged_grunge set. Set the
Foreground color to
black.
We need to hide the bottom part of the man’s picture by painting in the mask, the same way demonstrated below:
On the next
new layer we’ll apply the
penciller brush from
MVbrush0809 set.
Foreground color is
#EDDEE7.
This layer should be positioned under the layer with the man on it. Paint on the layer the same way demonstrated below:
Create a new layer and select for it the next brush from
benblogged_grunge set,
Foreground color is
black.
The layer will be situated also lower than the man’s layer. Make some brushstroke with
benblogged_gr_6 brush as shown:
On the next
new layer we have to apply the next brush from
MVbrush0809 set,
Foreground color is
white this time.
The layer needs to be placed lower than the man’s layer. Make some brushstroke with
NS5B-29 brush as shown:
Create a new layer and choose the next brush from
MVbrush0809 set. The brush’s color is
#DA6874.
The layer will be situated under the layer with the man on it. Using
Wet Brush 60 pixel 1 make some brushstroke as shown:
Next we’ll create one more
new layer and choose the brush
NS5B-29 from
MVbrush0809 set,
Foreground color is
#E54C93. Make some brushstroke as shown. The layer needs to be placed lower than the man’s layer.
Create the next
new layer and use the next brush from
MVbrush0809 set. The brush’s color is
# E54C93.
Add some brushstroke as shown and place the layer under the man’s layer.
Create a new layer again, use here the next brushes from
MVbrush0809 set,
Foreground color is
#AA8F9D.
Place the layer also lower than the man’s layer and add some brushstroke as shown:
Set the
Blending mode to
Hard Light for this layer.
On the next
new layer we’ll use the next brushes from
MVbrush0809 set.
The brush’s color is
#EB9653. The
Sampled brush 411 has
white color (
Opacity 20%). Place the layer under the layer with the man on it and paint using these brushes as shown:
Set
Blending mode to
Linear Burn for this layer:
On the next
new layer we’ll use the
penciller brush from
MVbrush0809 set. Paint with this brush using the next colors -
#DED0E2,
#С6175С,
#D04252. The layer will be situated under the man’s layer.
On the next
new layer we’ll apply the next brushes from the same set.
Paint with these brushes using the next colors -
#D5596C,
#574F55,
#DC794A. Place this layer under the man’s layer.
Set the
Blending mode to
Color Dodge for this layer.
Now we have to c
reate another layer and use the
Sampled brush 2 10 from
MVbrush0809 set.
Paint with this brush using the next colors -
#F14985 (Opacity 20%),
#CEC242,
#F589A6 (Opacity 10%). Place the layer lower than the man’s layer.
Set the
Blending mode to
Hard Light for this layer.
Create the next
new layer and choose the next brushes from last used set.
