.071: bittergraced

theotherayn in bittergraced

.071

Jul 07, 2015 18:15

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using Adobe Photoshop CS6

ONE
I arrange the cap on a 100x100 canvas (seen here over a red background), I wanted to get the wings of the projection in so it meant lots of negative space. Then I create a new layer, take a brush #1c0809 (color picked from the cap's background) and paint over everything so Hannibal stands out.

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TWO
I take a red painty texture by tinebrella and set it to screen, 100%.

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THREE
I take another painty texture by tinebrella, this time in orange, and set it to screen again, 100%.

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FOUR
I like the way the new background looks now but it's too dark so I stamp the image on a new layer and apply the Film Grain filter with these values: Grain: 0 | Highlight: 20 | Intensity: 2.

This is also the time I sharpen so I apply the paint daubs filter (brush size: 1, sharpness: 1; then fade to usually around 50%). Then I lower the opacity of the layer to 50%.

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FIVE
I add a texture by colordrop for a bit of grunge on screen, 50%. The blacks were a bit washed out so I clip on a new layer to the texture and use a black brush on soft light to bring back some shadows.

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SIX
Add a black & white adjustment layer at soft light, 50% for contrast

SEVEN
Now it's time for the text. The layers are rasterized so I can't say the exact values but the font is Antrokas Demo in 4 separate layers. I start with the word "Lucifer" in large white letters slanting over the canvas. It's too stark so I duplicate the layer and change the color to #1c0809 and move it a bit to the side so the white forms a shadow effect. It was too strong so I lower the opacity of the white text to 40%. Then I write the rest of the text in each separate layer and arrange to my liking.

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EIGHT
Add a final adjustment layer, Brightness/Contrast at 10, -10 and we're done!

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using Adobe Photoshop CS6

In this next icon, I changed my mind about the coloring halfway through it so sorry in advance for the confusing walkthrough ^_^

ONE
I crop the cap in a 100x100 canvas and lighten it using a new curves adjustment layer with these values:

output: 199 | input: 66
output: 210 | input: 176

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TWO
I want to add shadows so I create a black and white gradient fill layer under the curves layer and place it on soft light, 100%. I don't think the contrast is enough so I duplicate it.

THREE
Add a black & white adjustment layer at soft light, 50%. I'm still not happy with the shadows so I duplicate the adjustment layer and change its blending mode to hard light.

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FOUR
Not happy with her skin tone so I create a new layer (below the bw gradients in step 2) and paint her forehead with the color #eddac6 on color burn, 33%.

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FIVE
Add a texture by innocent_lexys on screen, 44% for some more color and light.

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SIX
Still not happy so I take another texture by innocent_lexys, transform it and place it on screen, 100%.

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SEVEN
I decide to mute the colours a bit so I add new vibrance adjustment layer and lower the vibrance to -50. I stamp the image on a new layer and add the film grain filter to brighten (can't say the exact value but it's probably: Grain: 0 | Highlight: 20 | Intensity: 1) and the paint daubs filter to sharpen.

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EIGHT
This next part is where I changed my mind and decided I wanted a deeper/darker skin tone.

I create a new gradient fill layer #232244 to transparent (shown here on white and set it to hard light, 70%. I rasterise and stretch it so the effect is more subtle then I use a layer mask to erase the parts covering her cap and eyes.

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I create another gradient fill layer #85755b to transparent (still shown here on white background) and place it on hard light, 100%. Again, I rasterise, transform and use a layer mask to remove the parts covering her cap and eyes.