Using PS to synthesize an abstract floating planet illustration

Final effect

1, press CTRL + N shortcut keys to create a new document, 1312*984 pixels.

2. Use the gradient tool to pull the light blue gradient from inside out on the canvas.

3, new layer, with the ' gray density ' gradient bar pull out the gradient.

4, open the ' tennis ' material, use the Elliptical marquee tool to select the largest tennis ball, in the selection can hold down the SHIFT key, pull out the proportional to the positive circular selection, Ctlr+j copied a layer out, moved to the original background, adjust the good size.

5, choose the ' Ellipse tool ', the foreground color is set as: #89a725 dark green, in the middle of the sphere pull out a layer of two-pointed oval green layer of the middle circle.

6. Click to select the ball layer, add the layer mask, and apply a black brush to the part of the sphere above the green layer created in step 4th (the red part of the following figure).

7, click to select the green layer, add ' bevel and embossed ' layer style, the values are as follows.

8, open ' Bonsai ' material, layer unlock, click ' Select-color range ', draw the color of the cursor in the same position as the following image to take color, the color tolerance to 67, and click OK, then the background of bonsai is selected.

9. Press ' delete ' to delete the selected background of the selection.

10, will buckle out of the bonsai moved to the green layer above, adjust the position.

11, with the ' soft angle eraser tool ' erase all the following except the roots.

12, press ' SHIFT + CTRL + N ' shortcut key to create a new layer, as the following arrow refers to the setting.

13, you can set this layer mode to normal or overlay, the following picture in front of the position, with a white soft brush brush the appropriate high light.

14, back to the ' tennis ' material, the other balls are selected and moved to our documents, resize and opacity, so that they do not repeat, to naturally achieve 3D visual effects.

15, select all layers, press Ctrl+g to combine the layers into a group, name the group ' floating ball ', set the opacity of this group to 60%, and the effect is as follows (hint: When a group is synthesized, if a layer is locked, you need to double-click to unlock it to synthesize a group).

16, open the ' hot balloon ' material, using the 7th step when the Bonsai method (tolerance is larger) to buckle out the hot vapor ball material.

17, move to the document in progress, copy a layer, adjust the size and position, will be opaque to the bottom of the 40-50%.

18, new 600*600 size of the white canvas, with the pen tool to draw a light gray ladder.

19, and then use the deepening tool and Dodge tools, for the ladder to do some light and shadow, so that the ladder is like a dream cloud.

20, and drag the ladder into the document being made, reduce the position.

21, open the ' cloud ' material, click ' Select-Color range ' Select the brightest cloud white, dissolve 100, and then press Ctrl+j to copy clouds out.

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22, the copy of the cloud material moved to the document in progress, you can copy several layers, in the entire canvas at random, with the soft angle eraser erase unnecessary clouds, and finally the clouds are merged, the opacity set to: 60%.

23, you can duplicate the ' cloud ' layer, with the soft corner eraser will be a small part of the opacity set to: 90% or so. So the clouds will look more natural.

24, new layer, with soft angle brush, opaque settings: 10-20% around, in the entire picture of the border and Four corners painted black shadow.

25, click on the layers of the layer below the creation of the "adjustment Layer-photo filter" set below, and then the opacity is: 80%.

26, continue to create ' adjustment layer-curve ' setting below, set this layer opacity to: 90%.

27, continue to create ' adjustment layer-gradient mapping ' setting below, set this layer opacity to: 80%.