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

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