Photoshop Tips for making heart-shaped smoke

The effect diagram focuses on the production of the Smoke section, which requires the heart-shaped edge and the middle position to increase the smoke-like highlights. As for the flame part, the direct use of flame material, a little deformation can be.

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1, create a new 1024 * 650 pixel file, background filled with black. Create a new group, and use a pen to tick the outline of the heart, and then add a layer mask to the group after you convert it to a selection.

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2, create a new layer in the group, select the Gradient tool, color settings, such as Figure 2, from left to right pull out the linear gradient shown in Figure 3, to determine the layer opacity to: 40%, this layer only as a reference layer, after the smoke after rendering can be deleted.

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3, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 1 pixels and fill purple. After you remove the selection, add a layer mask, and use a black brush to erase the transition from the bottom, as shown below.

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4, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the middle highlight part of the selection, feather 1 pixels after the fill than the background color lighter, and then press CTRL + ALT + G creating a clipping mask.

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5, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the edge of the highlight selection, feather 1 pixels after the fill than the background slightly brighter color, and then press CTRL + ALT + G to create a clipping mask.

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