atm vol.3: tutorial #1
I've seen that people prefer more detailed tutorials with images for each step so that's what I'm gonna do and I'll make individual posts for each tut so that it won't be very messy:3
tutorial #1
(amy/stefan - doctor who/the vampire diaries crossover)
requested by before_water
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This is the image I'm starting with and the cropped version. I was asked to do a crossover of Amy (Doctor Who) and Stefan (The Vampire Diaries) so I chose a cap which would be easy to blend - Amy is standing behind the Doctor so I immediately thought that I could replace him with Stefan :D
Duplicate, set on Screen 100%.
Made a new layer (Normal, 100%), took a black brush and just painted over the Doctor.
Cropped a cap of Stefan, dragged it into the icon, set Screen 100%. Duplicate, set on Screen 100%. (I think) I Color Balanced the colors in the duplicate to add more magenta and also blurred it a bit. It looked like this. I also masked the left parts of these layers to leave Amy as she was.
This texture by fuuurs set on Soft light, 44% (masked the right part with a 30% opacity brush over Stefan)
Curves: output 169 input 132, output 213 input 176. I always use the RGB Curves because I'm lazy to work with others:P Also I never go for the specific settings, I just adjust lighting/shadows/contrast to my liking.
Black&white gradient set to Soft light, 63%. btw, I use this a lot, it's a great way to add some lighting/shadow to your icon.
This, then this texture (both by fuuurs) set on Soft light, 100%. Then I took a black soft brush (about 20% opacity) and painted over Stefan's face a bit (layer set to Soft light, 100%).
Brightness/contrast: b +48 c -26. This texture by florescentia (@tumblr) re-sized and set on Screen, 90%.
Vibrance: vibrance +36. Brightness/contrast: b +16 c -40.
Color fill: #a35f58 on Soft light, 100%.
Aaand one last thing! Sharpening:) Merge everything, duplicate, Filter→Sharpen→Sharpen. lower the opacity of the sharpened duplicate to 32%. Voila!
I really hope this will be helpful:)
any questions - ask away!
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tutorial #1
(amy/stefan - doctor who/the vampire diaries crossover)
requested by before_water
→
This is the image I'm starting with and the cropped version. I was asked to do a crossover of Amy (Doctor Who) and Stefan (The Vampire Diaries) so I chose a cap which would be easy to blend - Amy is standing behind the Doctor so I immediately thought that I could replace him with Stefan :D
Duplicate, set on Screen 100%.
Made a new layer (Normal, 100%), took a black brush and just painted over the Doctor.
Cropped a cap of Stefan, dragged it into the icon, set Screen 100%. Duplicate, set on Screen 100%. (I think) I Color Balanced the colors in the duplicate to add more magenta and also blurred it a bit. It looked like this. I also masked the left parts of these layers to leave Amy as she was.
This texture by fuuurs set on Soft light, 44% (masked the right part with a 30% opacity brush over Stefan)
Curves: output 169 input 132, output 213 input 176. I always use the RGB Curves because I'm lazy to work with others:P Also I never go for the specific settings, I just adjust lighting/shadows/contrast to my liking.
Black&white gradient set to Soft light, 63%. btw, I use this a lot, it's a great way to add some lighting/shadow to your icon.
This, then this texture (both by fuuurs) set on Soft light, 100%. Then I took a black soft brush (about 20% opacity) and painted over Stefan's face a bit (layer set to Soft light, 100%).
Brightness/contrast: b +48 c -26. This texture by florescentia (@tumblr) re-sized and set on Screen, 90%.
Vibrance: vibrance +36. Brightness/contrast: b +16 c -40.
Color fill: #a35f58 on Soft light, 100%.
Aaand one last thing! Sharpening:) Merge everything, duplicate, Filter→Sharpen→Sharpen. lower the opacity of the sharpened duplicate to 32%. Voila!
I really hope this will be helpful:)
any questions - ask away!
Ask the Maker || My Thread