Use Photoshop to make gorgeous 2013 golden snake zodiac characters

Final effect

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1. Create a new 1024 * 768 pixel file with a dark red background fill.

2, a new group, with a pen to check out the outline of the text path, into a selection after the group to add a layer mask, such as Figure 2. Create a new layer in the group filled with orange, the effect is shown in Figure 3.

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3, first to make the snake head part, need to complete the effect of the following figure.

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4. Create a new group, bring up the text selection, add a layer mask to the group, and then use the pen to check out the part of the selection fill black, as shown below.

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5. Create a new layer in the group, and use a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 10 pixels and fill it with dark red.

11. Create a new layer and use a pen to check out the high light selection at the bottom of the palate, feather 1 pixels and fill with orange yellow.

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12, create a new layer, with a pen hook out the edge of the mouth of the snake's high light selection, feather 2 pixels after filling orange yellow.

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13, create a new layer, with a pen tick out the snake mouth selection, filled with black, the edge can be coated with some slightly darker orange red.

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14, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 6 pixels and fill orange yellow.

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15, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 1 pixels after filling orange yellow, remove the selection with the Smudge tool to paint the tail of the transition.

16, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 1 pixels filled with orange, after the elimination of the selection of the same painting tool to the tail of the transition.

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17, create a new layer, with a pen to check the bottom of the eye contour selection, feather 1 pixels filled with orange yellow, remove the selection after adding layer mask, with a lower transparency of the black brush to the right edge of the transition to wipe out.

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18, create a new layer, with a pen to check the dark part of the eye area selection, filled with dark red, the top of some orange yellow.

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19, the new layer, the above method to add some high light and edge of the dark, the effect of the following figure.

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20, the new layer, painted on the eyes and eyes, the process ditto, the effect of the following figure.

21, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the top of the mouth selection, feather 6 pixels after filling orange yellow, and then add high light, the process as shown in Figure 22-24.

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22, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the top of the high light area, pull orange yellow to dark red radial gradient, and add some more high light, the effect of the following figure.

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23, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, fill orange yellow, and then add some light and dark parts, the process as shown 26,27.

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24, create a new layer, the same method to make the right part of the process, such as Figure 28,29.

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25, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the top of the high light selection, feather 3 pixels after filling orange yellow, as shown in Figure 30. Create a new layer, and use a pen to tick the top highlighted section of the selection, such as Figure 31 feather 2 pixels after the fill of light yellow.

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26, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the top of the dark selection, feather 1 pixels after the fill of dark red.

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27, create a new layer, the same method to make the tongue part, the effect of the following figure.

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28, a new group, the same method of making the snake body part of the process, as shown in Figure 34-36.

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29, create a new layer, hide the background layer, press CTRL + ALT + Shift + E-stamped layer, then add some projection style to the current layer, the effect is shown below.

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Finally adjust the details, add some texture, complete the final effect.