Photoshop Brush making photo effects tutorial

In ancient times there is a way to deal with the ciphertext, the fire can be baked to appear, the effect is very unique. Today, we use Photoshop to do a special effect, so that the photo can not only make the effects, but also to make a brush out of the texture feel. Let's have a look!

Before and after processing contrast chart

Before processing

After processing

Background and brushes are key

Before we start making, we need to prepare the material map: 1 paper texture background, 1 pictures of their favorite. Now introduce this tutorial effect of the production of ideas, in the texture effect of the paper background picture of the obvious to put their favorite pictures, then add the layer mask and use your favorite brush (in addition to the brush in Photoshop, more art brushes can be downloaded on the web, the brush suffix is called ". ABR"), Apply the effect you need.

Tips: Friends in the online download their favorite brush, in the selection of brushes click on the right side of the small arrow, pop-up menu bar, select click Load Brush, choose the brush file stored path.

Create a background for special effects

Since we want to be gorgeous, we'll add more color effects to the background, and it won't look too monotonous.

1. Run Photoshop, click on the file in the menu bar → New, create a new blank document, enter the name of the "watercolor effect", the resolution is 72, the rest of the parameters set to the default, and then click OK, the new file to establish complete.

2. We'll open the paper footage that was previously prepared in Photoshop, and then select the Move tool in the Tools Panel bar (the shortcut key is V) to drag the picture into the new document.

3. Add some color effect to the background, create a new blank layer on the paper layer, select the Brush tool in the Left tool panel (shortcut key is B) scribble, and use different colors in the smear process (Figure 1).

4. Click the filter → blur → Gaussian blur in the menu bar, set the radius to 50 in the pop-up Parameter settings box, click OK to complete the operation (Figure 2),

Set the opacity of the layer to 50% (Figure 3),

The effect after completing this step (Figure 4) is as follows:

Perfect embedding Photos

Photos in the background, you need to add some special effects to highlight the overall effect, depending on the background. Because the background of the example uses the effect of ancient paper, it is necessary to add a sense of particle to the photo.

1. Select a photo of your own liking and drag it into the working document (Figure 5).

2. Add filter effects to the picture, click on the filter → film particles in the menu bar, we set the particle quantity to 4 in the Parameter Setting dialog box, the high light region quantity is 0, the strength value is set to 10, click OK to complete the operation (Figure 6)

3. Drag the layer after adding the filter effect to the paper layer, then select the layer where the paper picture is located, click the Mask icon in the bottom of the layers panel to add a mask to the layer (Figure 7).

4. Select the Brush tool in the tool panel (in this step readers can choose their favorite brush), and then choose Black on the added mask layer on the start of any smear, to achieve their desired effect can be (as shown in Figure 8).

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