Photoshop paint smoke around the tea leaf-Cell

Introduction: this time to do is a smoke around the tea leaf core effect. Leaf cores drawing is relatively simple, possibly smoke around the effect of the implementation is one of the key, in fact, this PHOTOSHOP using powerful brushes can all take care of it.
The final effect

1, shape, color: the new size of the custom document background, and fill it with black. Create a new layer, with the path to draw Clostridium to leaf cell shape, due to the arc is large, with the path to fill not smooth, can use the vector mask of the method of filling. Color can according to their own needs to be set. Set after coating mixed option is selected in the slope with relief. Leaf is core looks more stereoscopic effect, and the assumption that the photic filled with high-gloss to make it look more sophisticated.

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