Photoshop to make crystal flower effect tutorial

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1, first we make the flower part, by some blue and orange petals constitute, need to complete the effect of the following figure.

2, create a new 800 * 1000 pixel file, background filled with black. Create a new group, use a pen to tick the outline of the first petal, and then add a layer mask to the group, as shown below.

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3. Create a new layer in the group, fill in blue: #2F84BA作为底色, as shown below.

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4, create a new layer, with a pen to tick the top of the petals of the dark selection, feather 5 pixels filled with dark blue: #103B5A, the following figure.

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5, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the bottom of the high light selection, the appropriate feather after the addition of light blue.

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6, create a new layer, with a brush to highlight the middle of a lighter light blue, the first petal is basically complete, the following figure.

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7, the second piece of brush to make the same method, a new group, with a pen to check out the outline, into a selection after adding a mask. And then render the dark part and the high light.

8, now we have to make a large petal. Also create a new group, tick the outline with a pen, add a layer mask after the selection, and fill the blue as the background color for the new layer in the group, as shown below.

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9, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the left part of the dark selection, feather 15 pixels after the fill of dark blue.

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10, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the lower right of the high light selection, feather 8 pixels after the fill light blue.

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11. Create a new layer, paint the middle part of the highlight with a brush and light blue.

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12, create a new layer, with a pen to check out the middle part of the high light selection, feather 3 pixels after the fill light blue.

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13, the new group, the same method to make a red petal, the following figure.

14, different shape of the petals, dark and high light distribution is also different, but the production method is very similar.

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15. Now we're going to make an orange-red petal, create a new group, and then add a layer mask to the group with a pen to tick the petal's selection.

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16, create a new layer in the group, fill the red as the background, the following figure.

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17, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 2 pixels and press CTRL + J to copy the selection section of the color block to the new layer.

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18, a new layer, press CTRL + ALT + G to create a clipping mask, with a pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 10 pixels and fill orange yellow.

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19, a new layer, press CTRL + ALT + G to create a clipping mask, use the pen to check out the selection shown in the following figure, feather 5 pixels and fill the lighter orange color.

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20, the new layer, the above method rendering the dark and edge of the high light, the process is shown in Figure 22-24.

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21, the other petals made the same method, the overall effect of the following figure.

22, the stems of the production method and the same as the petals, the following figure.

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23, the leaves of the same method of production, the process as shown in Figure 28-31.

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24, on the top of the layer to create brightness/contrast adjustment layer, the appropriate increase in contrast, parameters and effects of the following figure.

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