Because the composition of the butterfly color is very simple, are some real color or gradient. As long as we can skillfully grasp the pen tool, and can quickly check out any smooth irregular path, you can quickly do it.
The butterfly is made by exercising the pen tool. Because the composition of the butterfly color is very simple, are some real color or gradient. As long as we can skillfully grasp the pen tool, and can quickly check out any smooth irregular path, you can quickly do it.
Final effect
1, a new 800 * 800 pixel file, the background selected white. Create a new layer named "Wing 1", using a pen to tick the selection shown in the following figure and fill the color: #451C00.
Figure 1
2, a new layer named "Wings 2", with a pen to tick the path above the wings, into the selection after the fill color: #AF5E05.
Figure 2
3, create a new layer named "Torso", with a pen to tick the path above the wings, into the selection after the black, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 3
4, back to the "Wing 1" layer, the lock layer, the foreground color set to: #D1C147, select the Brush tool to the upper right corner of the wings painted high light, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 4
5, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, select the Gradient tool, color settings such as Figure 6, pull out the linear gradient shown in Figure 7.
Figure 5 Figure 6 Figure 7
6, with a pen to check out the edge of the high light section, a new layer fill color: #FFEE28.
Figure 8
7, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the edge of the high light selection, fill color: #653409.
Figure 9
8, back to the "Wing 2" layer, a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown below, pull the gradient, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 10
9, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the corners of the high light selection, fill color: #FAE045.
Figure 11
10. Create a new layer, use the pen to tick the selection shown below, and pull the linear gradient shown at the bottom.
Figure 12
11, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, and pull the gradient, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 13
12, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, to the selection menu: Edit > Stroke, the parameters are set below the figure right.
Figure 14
13, with the Lasso select the more parts and delete, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 15
14, the same method of making other lines, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 16
15, create a new layer, with a pen to tick the wings of the roadside high light and darkened area and pull the gradient, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 17
16, the right part of the wings directly copied around, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 18
17, back to the "torso" layer, lock layer. Set the foreground color to: #F2C85A, paint the torso with a brush, the effect of the following figure.
Figure 19
18, create a new layer, draw eyes and tentacles, the effect of the figure 20,21.
Figure 20 Figure 21
19, finally with some spot on the brush point, plus the background color, complete the final effect.
Figure 22