[deleted my bitter rant that existed her a few millennia ago, damn i was a bitter & angry kid]

Alright, end of mini-rant. I'm just a little frustrated with some people in this community. Let's get the tutorial started.

STEP 1: Get your images that you want to use and move them on the canvas. Note that I do use Photoshop CS6; it's my preferred program.
step1

STEP 2: Move the images around until you get a satisfying composition. I also used a few filters/smart blurs to raise the quality of the images themself.
step2

STEP 3: Apply PSDs, lighting textures, and all other textures that may want to be used. I used two PSD colorings to get the color I wanted for this-- something to make the red stand out but to also incorporate the blue, since I really love blue/red combo. As for the lighting texture, I had to do some erasing instead of directly applying it because it was getting onto the faces of the characters.
step3

STEP 4: Add text.
step4

STEP 5: Finished product. I added motion blur to the text and put it on an overlay blending mode because those made the text have a nice glow while encompassing the blue.
step5

And that's how I make my posters. Time spent: around an hour.
Hope that's a good way of explaining the entire process and the fact that it's not just throwing three images together and calling it a day. There's some thought put into it.
If you actually read this tutorial to learn, feel free to ask any questions below! And if you would like more tutorials, do mention that below too so I know. :blush:

    Tutorial #2

    Sci-Fi/Futuristic Genre

    Time Spent: 1 hour
    Total amount of sprites/images used: 3

    STEP 1: Place desired images on canvas.
    step 1

    STEP 2: Erase background of person w/ the Magic Wand Tool, Quick Selection Tool, and Eraser. Be sure to use Refine Edge if you desire a smoother edge. I would suggest using Eraser for small details and the Selection Tool for larger, mostly because details just require more precision.
    step 2

    STEP 3: Apply PSD colorings. I tried adding a lighting texture to this one, but it just didn't work.
    step 3

    STEP 4: Shrunk the person's render to make way for the text. Place text layers behind the person, and be sure to space it correctly so that the text is still readable.
    step 4

    STEP 5: Duplicate layers of the text and set them on Overlay blending mode, erase part of the text that's on Normal blending mode to give way to the Overlay. I went for a long diamond pattern. Also threw in the finishing touches, like stars on the person and my logo. This is the finished product.
    step 5

    Tutorial #3

    Historical/Fantasy/Romance/Action Genre

    Time Spent: 1.5 hours
    Total amount of sprites/images used: 4

    STEP 1: Place desired images on canvas.
    step 1

    STEP 2: Erase background of person. Refer to Tutorial #2, Step 2 for exact explanations of how to do so/with what tools. Also split ink circle in half, duplicating the bottom half and moving the layer above that of the person so that it creates a more 3D effect.
    step 2

    STEP 3: Apply PSD colorings. I used 2 this time to create a dull but vibrant color tone. Also used Film Grain in Filter Gallery to apply a dusty/old effect.
    step 3

    STEP 4: Finish off w/ text. I set text on Overlay again to give a colored glow effect. Add in a border with the Rectangle Tool as well, similarly setting it onto Overlay for the blending mode. You may need to duplicate the text layers multiple times so that the Overlay doesn't fade into the background.
    step 4

    BONUS STEP: To create an alternate version, delete the layer with the person on and arrange everything else to create a visually appealing effect. Blur BG with the Smudge tool to make the text stand out more.
    bonus

    7 days later

    Estatica I think it would be fine, as long as you're not using it for commercial purposes.

        How to crop the image and make it as background? which tools from PhotoShop CS3 should I use?
        MY PS version is older :(

          SweetsTomato I'm not familiar with CS3, but does it have layers? If it has layers, you would move the background to the layer on the very bottom. To crop, as long a your canvas is the right size, since it's just the background layer, try using CTRL+T to select the layer and resize/scale it to your liking!

          Hope that helps!

            TITLE: True Love: Two Souls, One Heart Only
            AUTHOR NAME/USERNAME: Cutebunnyxi
            SUBTITLE:True love underneath the two souls, one heart only
            GENRE:Romance Fiction
            SYNOPSIS Two girls whose almost similar but different like the sun and the moon, one had brunette long hair with a fair complexion, hazel eyed and has a slight evil aura, the other girl has long curly hair just right up to her shoulder, fair skinned and has an innocent pure aura... They will fall in love with one man, their fate are connected to each other.

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              Poche if you want to share what you do, can you please make your own thread? I don't want people to mistake this as my work, especially because you called it "Tutorial 4"...

                  yaoyueyi ooh sorry i thought this was for tutorial to everybody can put their owe.

                      yaoyueyi I meant that although your skills are not top-class, but they are still better than those good-for-nothing, ungrateful people

                          14 days later

                          Tutorial #4

                          Historical Digital Painting

                          Time Spent: 4-5 hours
                          Note: a bit different this time; not necessarily a novel cover, but a digital painting!

                          original vs painted

                          For shading the skin...
                          STEP 1: Start off with a sort of vector-esque outline of the shape, getting the rough idea of everything's placement. Base layer, everything else will be clipped onto it.
                          step 1 skin

                          STEP 2: Sketch out the basic placement of her face for reference when I shade.
                          step 2 skin

                          STEP 3: Basic shading. Use a mixture of Transparent and Opaque watercolor brushes to achieve this effect. Oh, and a lot of Soothing Watercolor blending tool to blend the colors. Use the G-Pen for the base outlining/coloring, but don't use it for shading.
                          step 3 skin

                          STEP 4: Darker, more contrasting shading for depth. Add highlights and details.
                          step 4 skin

                          For shading/coloring the rest...
                          STEP 1: Shade skin.
                          step 1

                          STEP 2: Shade hair.
                          step 2

                          STEP 3: Shade clothing.
                          step 3

                          STEP 4: Shade lantern. (lack of bg for this one bc I removed it to see how the lantern would look)
                          step 4

                          STEP 5: Draw in background, apply adjustment layers.
                          step 5

                            2 months later

                            Tutorial #5

                            Fantasy/Game Genre

                            Time spent: 1.5 hour
                            Total amount of sprites/images used: 6

                            STEP 1: Place desired images on canvas.
                            step1

                            STEP 2: Erase background of original image. Use stamp tool to get rid of background elements that interfere with the character, such as claws & sparkles.
                            step2

                            STEP 3: Put together character & background; add in PSD coloring.
                            step3

                            STEP 4: Add on textures on either Overlay or Soft Light or Screen Blending Mode. This creates depth.
                            step4

                            STEP 5: Add on text and put on Overlay Mode. Duplicate text layer until suitable, and to the bottom-most one, apply motion blur.
                            step5

                            When i tried to upload a picture from my computer's photos, web novel said that the pic had to be 200x600 px or something like that. What am i doing wrong?

                              Relz it has to be 600x800 px and jpg and under 5 mb. if your cover doesn't fit in even one of those requirements, it will not upload.

                                  a month later

                                  Tutorial #6

                                  Wuxia Genre

                                  Time spent: 1 hour
                                  Total amount of sprites/images used: 3

                                  STEP 1: Place desired image on canvas.
                                  step1

                                  STEP 2: Because I didn't really like the lacy white tattoo-esque things on her skin, I decided to blur it out. This took the most time since I had to use a combination of the liquify smart filter, the smear tool, the select tool & gaussian blur filter and the blur tool to achieve smooth skin.
                                  step2

                                  STEP 3: Apply PSD colorings & correction layers. I focused on the Selective Color Adjustment Layer for this one the most to decrease the amount of yellow.
                                  step3

                                  STEP 4: Apply lighting textures & petal texture. I wanted to add some cloud texture too but couldn't find the right one. Also decided the dark red wasn't pretty so I deleted one of the selective color layers to reveal a brighter tone.
                                  step4

                                  STEP 5: Finish off with adding text on Overlay mode. I considered adding blossoms threaded through the words but when I did so, it looked too messy so I didn't.
                                  step 5

                                  Great Expert, can This Fish ask a question?
                                  I won't wait for your reply (β˜‰Ξ΅γ€€βŠ™οΎ‰)οΎ‰
                                  Can these Great Arts be used in Krita?

                                  Edit: This is Krita btw https://krita.org/en/

                                    DaddyFishGotBigPp uhh probably? I personally don't know bc I've never used the program but you can try haha. that probably doesn't help very much but that's about all I can tell you.

                                        yaoyueyi Neh, too lazy. Just gonna try to complete the prologue and a few more chapters and ask Granddaddy You to make one for me ΰ² β€Ώΰ² 

                                        That is probably gonna take a few years, so no worries... ;-;

                                            20 days later

                                            Tutorial #7

                                            Romance Genre

                                            Time spent: 1.5 hours
                                            Total amount of sprites/images used: 3

                                            Step 1: Place desired image on canvas.
                                            step1

                                            Step 2: Rotate image and remove background with the quick select tool + eraser tool.
                                            step2

                                            Step 3: Remove undesired text over hair with the smudge tool. To get a really great texture, follow the directions of the strands of hair and make the smudge tool as small as possible. Use the yellow left over from the text as color complexity/highlights. Also, extend the hair with the same tool to create more volume.
                                            step3

                                            Step 4: Using one single image of a row of chains, duplicate and rotate to create an entire background of chains. The reason why I decided to duplicate the chains instead of finding a background of chains online was because I wanted to be able to fully customize what it looked like.
                                            step4

                                            Step 5: Use the Gradient Overlay blending option on each individual chain layer to add dimension. I set the gradient to a black and white one.
                                            step5

                                            Step 6: Add PSD coloring to sprites and add a geometric background as well.
                                            step 6

                                            Step 7: Add text (on the Difference mode) and voila.
                                            step7

                                            Tutorial #8

                                            Romance Genre

                                            Time spent: 2 hours
                                            Total amount of sprites/images used: 4

                                            STEP 1: Place desired images on canvas.
                                            step1

                                            STEP 2: Remove the background of the images with the quick select tool + the eraser tool. Then, resize and position them.
                                            step2

                                            STEP 3: Add in a background and use the Crosshatch filter in the Filter Gallery to apply texture to them.
                                            step3

                                            STEP 4: Apply PSD coloring and find a picture of a poppy flower to match the color scheme. Duplicate and resize the poppy flowers to create a border.
                                            step4

                                            STEP 5: Add on text and other textures. This is by far the most time consuming step because I had to figure out how I wanted to arrange the text. It was hard getting an idea because of how the flowers were positioned and the darker tones on the female render. In the end, I decided on using a bunch of watercolor brushes that I downloaded to add on the texture and make the text (which is some layers on multiply, others on color burn, and others on overlay + motion blur filter). This is also the finished product!
                                            step5

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