Photoshop design to make beautiful purple 3D horseshoe lotus flowers-PS tutorial

It does not seem complicated, but the production process is complicated. You need to carefully render the highlights and dark parts of the flowers. You need to create more layers for later adjustment.

Final effect



1. create a 600*800 pixel document, select the gradient tool, set color 1, and pull the radial gradient shown as the background.


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2. create a new layer and create flowers from the bottom. Make a flower handle: use a pen to hook out the selected area, fill in the dark purple: # 461E6C, effect 4.


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3. select the fade-down tool and apply the highlighted part of the right edge to effect 6.


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4. create a new layer, and then create the leaf section. Use a pen to draw the leaf outline and convert it to the radial gradient shown in 8 after the selection. The effect is 9.


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5. create a new layer, press Ctrl + Alt + G to create a clipping mask, create a new layer under the current layer, and use a pen to show the hidden selection area at the bottom of the leaf, fill in the dark purple after four pixels of appearance.


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6. create a new layer, use a pen to show the top highlight selection area, and fill the blue-purple with four pixels after the feathers.


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7. create a new layer, use a pen to hook out the hidden area on the top, and fill the dark blue with three pixels after the appearance.


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8. create a new layer. add some highlights to the middle of the leaves in the same method as above, and add some flower projections in the upper-right corner.


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9. you can copy the left leaf directly, flip it horizontally, and adjust the position. The projection part is fine-tuned as needed. The effect is shown in figure.


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10. now let's start making the flowers. before making the flowers, let's simply break it down. It consists of the following three parts.


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11. create a new group, create a layer in the group, use a pen to hook out the selection area at the bottom, and fill in the dark purple.


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12. create a new layer. create the hidden area of the edge in the same method as above. The process is 18-20.


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13. create a new group, use a pen to show the selection area of the flower subject, and then add a layer mask to the group, as shown in.


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14. create a layer in the group and fill it with lavender. The effect is as follows.


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15. create a new layer to render the highlights and shadows of the flowers in the same way as above. The process is 23-27. Color needs to be determined by yourself.


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16. create a new layer, use a pen to hook out the hollow part in the middle of the flower and fill it with lavender. Remove the selected area and add a layer mask to erase the transition from the left edge.


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17. create a new layer, press Ctrl + Alt + G to create a clipping mask, and then create a new layer under the current layer. The same method is used to render the dark part and highlights. The process is 29-31.


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18. create a new group, use a pen to hook up the selection area, and add a layer mask to the group, as shown in.


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19. create a new layer. use the same method to render the highlights and shadows. The process is 33-35.


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Finally, fine-tune the details and enhance the color to achieve the final effect.


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