#25 Creating space guide no.2
Creating space guide no.2 (in ps cs3)
Not beginner-friendly.
Also, not for impatient bitches. :p
Things I'm NOT gonna tell you:
- What a layer mask is and how to create one
- What fill layers are
- How to use the eyedropper tool
- How to use the shape tools
- How to create/use layer groups
If you don't already know these things, this guide probably doesn't fit your experience level.
You may want to consult google and your version of ps and do some more exploring. :)
From
to
.
I'm gonna try to demonstrate a different method than last time that's especially useful for caps with really busy, complex backgrounds.
I'm starting off with this cap. (Provided by killmotion)
The only things I actually want on the image in the end are the boys and the table they're sitting at, everything else needs to go.
First comes the usual brightening, sharpening, coloring etc. This is what I get. (psd. for those interested in the coloring.)
Now I can start the actual work.
I open a new color fill layer (with a layer mask attached) and flood fill it with a color from the background. The color looks kind of meh but I'm gonna tweak that later anyway. The only thing that's important now is that it suits the overall color scheme and brightness of the background I want to replace.
I invert the layer mask, so that the layer isn't actually visible at all. Lookit.
Now I start making parts of the layer visible again using the rectangle tool. You can, of course, use other tools for this, too....
I still steer clear from the difficult areas around the boys and the table. I now have this.
Now the fun part! (For me, anyway...)
The hard round default brush gets some action.
I work on the areas where the edges are more defined, like the outlines of their shoulders, the top of Sammy's head, etc.
I'm still working with an image that's scaled down to 33%, so still not going into too much detail....
Like so.
As for the more problematic areas: I'm using both the hard and the soft round default brush in various sizes, zoom into the image and fix everything up as good as I can, it doesn't have to be absolutely perfect. Yes, this step might seem boring and forever-taking to some people. Get over it. :p
I end up with this.
I'm almost done. I duplicate the fill layer and blur the layer mask just a bit, then I change the layer mode to screen, lower the opacity to 60% and group the two layers together. To be seen here and here..
I'm still not sure about the background color, so I take the whole group and drag it between some of the coloring-layers. I get quite a few results that seem acceptable, depending on the position of the layers and the opacity of the screen layer: 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on....
I just take my pick, add some light effects and I'm done! :)
I definitely don't claim that it's the fastest or most efficient way to do this, it's just my way.
Feel free to tell me what methods you are using in the comments, I'm always curious. :)
Enjoy.
Coming up tomorrow: fresh icon post. God it's good to have net back.
:)
Not beginner-friendly.
Also, not for impatient bitches. :p
Things I'm NOT gonna tell you:
- What a layer mask is and how to create one
- What fill layers are
- How to use the eyedropper tool
- How to use the shape tools
- How to create/use layer groups
If you don't already know these things, this guide probably doesn't fit your experience level.
You may want to consult google and your version of ps and do some more exploring. :)
From
to
.
I'm gonna try to demonstrate a different method than last time that's especially useful for caps with really busy, complex backgrounds.
I'm starting off with this cap. (Provided by killmotion)
The only things I actually want on the image in the end are the boys and the table they're sitting at, everything else needs to go.
First comes the usual brightening, sharpening, coloring etc. This is what I get. (psd. for those interested in the coloring.)
Now I can start the actual work.
I open a new color fill layer (with a layer mask attached) and flood fill it with a color from the background. The color looks kind of meh but I'm gonna tweak that later anyway. The only thing that's important now is that it suits the overall color scheme and brightness of the background I want to replace.
I invert the layer mask, so that the layer isn't actually visible at all. Lookit.
Now I start making parts of the layer visible again using the rectangle tool. You can, of course, use other tools for this, too....
I still steer clear from the difficult areas around the boys and the table. I now have this.
Now the fun part! (For me, anyway...)
The hard round default brush gets some action.
I work on the areas where the edges are more defined, like the outlines of their shoulders, the top of Sammy's head, etc.
I'm still working with an image that's scaled down to 33%, so still not going into too much detail....
Like so.
As for the more problematic areas: I'm using both the hard and the soft round default brush in various sizes, zoom into the image and fix everything up as good as I can, it doesn't have to be absolutely perfect. Yes, this step might seem boring and forever-taking to some people. Get over it. :p
I end up with this.
I'm almost done. I duplicate the fill layer and blur the layer mask just a bit, then I change the layer mode to screen, lower the opacity to 60% and group the two layers together. To be seen here and here..
I'm still not sure about the background color, so I take the whole group and drag it between some of the coloring-layers. I get quite a few results that seem acceptable, depending on the position of the layers and the opacity of the screen layer: 1, 2, 3, 4, and so on....
I just take my pick, add some light effects and I'm done! :)
I definitely don't claim that it's the fastest or most efficient way to do this, it's just my way.
Feel free to tell me what methods you are using in the comments, I'm always curious. :)
Enjoy.
Coming up tomorrow: fresh icon post. God it's good to have net back.
:)