Photoshop Classic Picture synthesis Tutorial: Turtle Wave Qigong

Photoshop Classic Picture Synthesis tutorial

Some time ago a special obsession with a beautiful drama "Smallville", the general translation of the "Superman prequel" or "Little Superman", small set a sigh of view 7 seasons (about 160 episodes), so that the recent small series has always felt that they have super ability. I just saw this tutorial on a foreign website and translated it. This tutorial is long, it took 7 nights to complete. The reason why the small knitting so much effort to translate this tutorial, there are about three "love": One is the love of "Superman", the other is the love of PS; third, the love of the vast number of netizens ^_^ another about "Superman", small series and three points "reminder": first, do not jump from the top of the roof, even if you put on the Cape; Car hit come over must hide, do not think that they are bulletproof; third, often to Arisisi website to see tutorials. Thank you!

Effect Chart:

The material map I will provide when used, but the material on the website is not big enough.

First step: Create a new 800x600 pixel file and name it "Shockwave." Open "Footage 1" and move it to the shock wave using the Move tool, and rename the layer to "road," as shown in the following illustration.

Step two: Open "Footage 2", drag it into the Shockwave, and name the layer "people." Use the Pen tool to hook up the contour of the character, as shown in the following figure.

To enter the path palette, click the "Load path as a selection" button to load the selection. Then follow the layer-layer mask-Show all command to add a mask to the layer, as shown in the following illustration.

The third step: Press the "Ctrl+t" key to enter the free transformation mode, adjust the layer size and position, as shown in the following figure. Then perform the edit-transform-horizontal flip command to flip the character back in order to match the direction of the light in the next step.

Step Fourth: Perform the image-adjust-curve command to dim the character layer. The parameter settings and effects are shown in the following two figure.

Fifth step: Hold down the "CTRL" key, click on the layer "people" thumbnail of the mask, load the selection. Create a new layer, fill the selection with black, and name the layer shadow. Press the "Ctrl+d" key to cancel the selection, as shown in the following illustration.

Perform the edit-transform-distort command to deform it, as shown in the figure below.

Finally executes the filter-blur-Gaussian blur command with a blur radius of 8 pixels, as shown in the following illustration. (Lin Xi: I was doing the map when I found that 8 pixels seem a bit large, you can adjust according to the specific situation, I only used 2 pixels.) In addition, we suggest that you create a new group, drag the character and his shadow, because there will be a lot of layers behind, so that you can manage the layer. ）

Step Sixth: Select the Ellipse tool, select the path in the options bar, and draw the positive circle selections shown in the following figure.

Then use the direct selection tool to adjust the bottom of the path, as shown in the following figure.

Step Seventh: Create a new layer and rename it to "cloud". Execute the filter-render-Cloud command, enter the path palette, hold down the CTRL key, and click on the thumbnails of the "working path" to load the selections as shown in the following illustration.

Then, return to the Layer palette, click the "Add Vector Mask" button below to add a layer mask to the layer "cloud", as shown in the following illustration.

Step Eighth: Perform the filter-liquefaction command, in the Liquefaction dialog box, select Expansion tool, and the parameter settings are shown in the following figure.

Check the "Show background" option so you can see the "cloud" and the background, as shown above. Use the "Expansion tool" to click on the "cloud" multiple times until you get a satisfactory result. When you uncheck "Show background", the effect should look like the following illustration.

Step nineth: Change the "cloud" layer blending mode to "soft light," as shown in the following image.

Create a new layer and name it "Cloud 2", and then repeat the seventh to eighth step. Then change the layer blending mode of cloud 2 to "multiply". Create a new layer again and rename it to "Cloud 3", repeat step seventh to eighth, and change the layer blending mode of cloud 3 to "color Dodge", and then use the Eraser tool to erase some of the images, as shown in the following illustration. The role of this layer is to create a "cloud" of the high light.

Step Tenth: Click the "Create New Group" button below the Layer palette to create a new group named "Cloud" and drag 3 "cloud" layers into the group "cloud". Select the group cloud and click the Add Vector Mask button to add a mask for the group cloud. Then choose the black flexible brush, smear on the mask, to get the effect shown in the image below.

Step 11th: Perform the "filter-sharpen-sharpen" command on the layer "cloud" and then sharpen the same sharpness for Cloud 2 and Cloud 3.

12th step: Create a new layer and fill the layer with white. Enter the path palette, hold down the "CTRL" key, click the "Working path" thumbnail, load the selection, then return to the Layer palette, click the "Add Vector Mask" button below, add layer mask for the layer, the effect of the following figure.

Follow the layer-layer style-outer glow command and use the default settings. Then do the layer-layer style-create layer command. This command creates a new layer of "outer glow" (We rename the layer to "glow"), and you can delete the layer that is filled with white. The effect is shown in the following illustration.

Step 13th: Create a new group, name it "Light", and drag the layer "outer glow" into the group light. Then select the layer "Glow out" and click the "Add Vector Mask" button below the Layer palette to add a layer mask to the layer. Make sure the foreground color is black, and select a flexible brush to smear on the mask. We need to be "cloud" the edge of the luminous effect, of course, in the "cloud" some of the highlights will appear more realistic. The effect is shown in the following illustration.

Step 14th: Create a new layer "Shadow 2" below the group "cloud" and use the elliptical marquee tool to draw the selections shown in the following figure.

Fill the selection with black and adjust the layer opacity to 40%, as shown in the following illustration.

15th Step: Click the "Create Vector Mask" button below the Layer palette to add a layer mask for shadow 2. Select the Gradient tool, the gradient is black to white, and a gradient from left to right, as shown in the following illustration.

16th Step: Copy Shadow 2 and perform layer-layer mask-apply command on new layer. Then perform "edit-transform-distort" commands, similar to the creation of the shadow of the operation, create a new shadow, the effect can refer to the following 2 figure. Create a new group, drag the two shadow layers that you just made, and rename the group to Shadow.

Step 17th: Create a new layer of "ripple" above the layer "road" and perform a "filter-render-Cloud" command on the new layer. Then execute the filter-twist-wave command, and the parameter settings refer to the following figure.

18th Step: Now perform the edit-transform-distort command on the ripple layer, as shown in the following illustration.

Then change the layer blending mode to overlay and use the eraser tool to erase the extra parts, as shown in the following illustration.

19th step: Create a new layer and use the elliptical marquee tool to draw a selection as shown in the following figure.

Fills a selection with black. Then draw an elliptical selection that is smaller than the one just now, as shown in the following figure.

Press the DELETE key to remove the selection, and then use the Magic Wand tool to select the black portion of the layer, as shown in the following illustration.

Step 20th: Select the layer "Road", drag its thumbnail onto the Create new Layer button, copy the layer, get the layer "road copy", and rename the layer to "Ripple 2". Make sure that the selection we created in step 19th is still there, and then click the Add Vector Mask button to add a mask to the layer. You can then delete or hide the layer created in step 19th.

Perform the layer-layer style-bevel and Emboss commands, and the parameter settings and effects are shown in the 2 figure below.

Step 21st: Execute the Layer-new fill layer-gradient command, pop up the new Layer dialog, click OK, pop up the gradient Fill dialog box, and set the parameters as shown below.

Click the red arrow in the image above to enter the gradient clip, as shown in the following figure.

Edit the gradient color and click OK to return to the Gradient Fill dialog box and click OK again. Back to the Layer palette, change the layer blending mode of gradient fill 1 to "simple Color", as shown in the following illustration.

Step 22nd: Open "Material 3" and drag it to the top of the "shock wave", as shown in the following figure, and rename it to "Smoke".

Material 3:

Change layer blending mode of layer "smoke" to "overlay", and the effect is shown in the following illustration.

23rd step: Let's make some adjustments below. First, let's darken Superman. Select the "Burn Tool" in the toolbox to activate the layer "person" and smear it on the back of the character. Then change layer blending mode of layer "Ripple 2" to "soft light". Of course, you can also delete the "Cloud 3" layer part of the image. The effect is shown in the following illustration.

Step 24th: Create a new group below the layer "person" and rename the group to "energy." Create a new layer in the group, "Energy 1," and change the layer blending mode to "color Dodge." Make sure the foreground color is white, select a flexible brush, smear the position of the character hand, the effect as shown below, as if the light from the hands of people. (Lin Xi: In my last Tutorial "Starlight", some netizens asked "where is the flexible brush?") In fact, "flexible" mainly refers to the hardness of the brush, for example, the hardness of "0%" "10%" "3 0%" brushes are flexible brushes, and brush shape is generally our common circle, of course, other shapes can also, but the general tutorial will be explained. In the actual operation of the specific use of hardness how many brushes often need to be adjusted according to the specific circumstances, so I generally only say flexible brush, and do not point out its specific values. ）

Create a new layer "Energy 2" and select a different brush to draw. Then double-click the "Energy 2" layer thumbnail to eject the Layer Style dialog box. Select Outer Glow, as shown in the following illustration, to add a purple glow effect to you. (Lin Xi: It should have been for everyone to provide an effect chart, but unfortunately the original tutorial in the effect of the picture is almost the same as the above picture.) And I did not do a particularly good job, dare not mislead people, suggest you go to see the tutorial at the beginning of the effect of the picture, you will find in the position of the hands of people with a purple ray of lightning-like images, which also remind us to draw "Energy 2" in the image of the best to choose a shape similar to the Lightning brush, If you do not have such a brush, you can go to the College forum material download area to download, or simply according to their own imagination to draw. ）

25th Step: Open "Material 4", drag it into the "shock wave", renamed to "car." Use the Magic Wand tool to select the background of the image, and then press the "delete" key to remove it, leaving only the body part. Then perform the edit-transform-horizontal flip command, flip it, and press the "Ctrl+t" key to enter the free transform mode, adjusting the layer size and position, as shown in the following figure. (Tip: Before you delete a background, you can first make the selection appear properly, in order to keep the image from "flash".) ）

26th step: The following "image-adjust-curve" command, the "truck" dimming a bit, the parameter settings as shown in the following figure.

Use the rectangular marquee tool to draw a rectangular selection that is slightly larger than a truck, as shown in the following illustration.

Then perform the filter-blur-radial blur command, and then the filter-blur-motion blur command, with parameter settings and effects shown in the following illustration.

27th Step: Let's create the shadow of the truck below. Similar to the previous action to add a shadow to a character. Let's start with a new layer named Shadow 3, Pull up the selection of the truck, fill it black, and perform the edit-transform-twist command, and refer to the following figure to adjust the shadow position.

Then execute the "filter-blur-Gaussian" fuzzy command with a blur radius of around 6 pixels. The opacity of the layer is then changed to 60%.

Step 28th: Create a new group "car" and drag the "Truck" and its "shadow" into it. To adjust the order of each layer in the Layer palette, refer to the following figure.

Summarize

You can continue to add other elements to the diagram, such as signposts or more vehicles, but remember to adjust the light and shade of the object by "curve" to make the scene look more realistic. The final effect figure is as follows.