Photoshop tips for heart-shaped gems

Gem and crystal effect of the production method is similar, focusing on the highlights and dark part of the description. Before making the best to find some gems of the material for reference, to understand the parts of the high light and dark part of the composition, and then it is easier to portray later.

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1, a new 800 * 600 pixel file, background fill cyan: #29BBCA, the following figure.

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2. Create a new group, open the heart-shaped material shown in Figure 2, unlock it, drag it into the group, place it in the middle of the canvas, load the heart-shaped selection, and add a layer mask to the group, as shown in Figure 3.

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3, the original heart-shaped layer hidden, in the group to create a new layer filled with dark purple: #6D226B作为底色.

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4, now to make high light and dark area, first make large areas, local details to stay to the final description.

Create a new layer and use a pen to check out the dark selection in the middle of the left, feather 15 pixels and fill it with a darker purple than the background: #381341, as shown below.

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5, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the right side of the large area of high light, feather 20 pixel fill purple: #A16BB0, remove the selection after adding a layer mask, with a lower transparency of the black brush to the bottom of the transition to wipe out, the following figure.

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6, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the right near the edge of the high light selection, feather 30 pixels after the lavender: #F0D2FC, the opacity to: 60%, the following figure.

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