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We will be mixing it up this issue, as our lead feature is all about blend modes. One of Photoshop’s secret weapons, blend modes can transform images, whether you’re looking for subtle or striking blends. Delve into our multilayered (sorry) blend modes feature (p14) and find new ways to use them, across all types of artwork. We also have our usual plethora of tutorials; these include showing how to use filters to create stunning landscape vistas (p28), how to mix up text and photos for a striking movie poster (p38), as well as how to utilise the full potential of the Pen Tool in one of our advanced tutorial (p58). In addition, you’ll find our fun Elements tutorials, in-depth interviews, readers’ challenge and galleries in their usual places. We hope you enjoy the issue!
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trending images Check out some of the most popular artwork that’s been rocking the internet over the last few weeks, and take inspiration from what’s currently trending There’s nothing more inspiring than surfing the internet and seeing what other artists are creating, and we encourage you to do so. Here are some of our favourite pictures that caught our attention recently, from some of the world’s most exciting artists and designers. This particular image has been included in Behance’s Illustration showcase online, and we love the block colour and use of blur. Jenny shows here that there’s more to digital art than just the Brush Tool.
Jenny Yu
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Starting with a very quick sketch, I selected shapes with the Lasso Tool and filled in some rough blocks of colour and lighting. Then I painted the details, using Colour Dodge to highlight the lighting.
Nico Santos www.artstation. com/artist/ nicolassantos
I created the 3D render, then used Photoshop to create the UV textures for the character and other elements of the scene. I use Photoshop for post-production, for better control and blending in the background to give more depth.
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Novans Morello www.behance.net/ Novanshocker
This work is dedicated to David Bowie, one of my favourite musicians. Inspired by his song Starman, I tried to make an image with a touch of a galaxy that combines several elements of lines, colours and dimensions, of course using standard tools from Photoshop.
Novans is an example to any Photoshop beginner on how you can push software further: he’s even been featured by Behance’s Photoshop gallery. We love the colour and invention in this piece.
Photoshop is a great tool for so many creatives: even 3D artists who use it to get the best out of their renders. Nico has over 3,000 followers on Behance, which is testament to the detail he uses in his work.
Darkslide
Magdiel Lopez
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We used two pictures: a Phoenix 3D model made with ZBrush and an image of the Milky Way, everything masked to work independently. We blended the two images, did some adjustments, then used Selective Colour to enhance the tones and level everything.
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Using the Pen Tool, I created a cutout on the subject, imagining the photo as a 3D object rather than a flat image. From there I put flowers inside the subject, masked them and added shadows to create the illusion that the flowers were inside the subject.
Studio Darkslide is fantastic at blending images in Photoshop, and this is a case in point. The Italian designers have been featured by Wacom’s gallery and this is one of their most exciting projects yet.
Andreas Varro www.itsvarro.com/
All models were shot on location, and we used our own stock images in the background. Dodge and burn techniques were used to get depth on the models and gradient maps with Hard Light blend modes were used for colour tones.
Magdiel’s daily poster project has racked up over 36,000 views online so far, and this one is a standout. We’re big fans of the idea of even the simplest feature, like shadows, being used for imaginative images.
Andreas’s studio is a fine example to any budding Photoshop user on how to blend specifically shot images with stock. The dodging and burning on the subjects really gives this piece fantastic tone and contrast.
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Manon Moreau
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Image of the issue I decided to create a strong contrast between a night environment and artificial light. I used a chart of complementary (blue and yellow) colours to accentuate the contrast between the light and the night. Everything has been done using brushes.
Julie Powell
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This image was taken in a studio on a black background. I used the Quick Selection Tool to create a layer mask and then Refine Mask to get the fine details. I used several adjustment layers for mood.
Mehdi Mostefaï
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The most difficult thing was to add, blend and lighten the numerous objects in the scene. There are more than 20. I then worked hard on the cinematic grading, as I’m always doing.
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Mario Unger
www.photoshopcreative.co.uk/user/mariounger
There are about 20 images in this picture, and they’re all free stock photos from Pixabay. It took me about two days to finish the picture: it’s about 60 layers, plus another 5-10 layers for finishing touches.
Fadi Ajjan
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First, I desaturated the image using Hue/ Saturation, then I used the Find Edges filter to take out the lines. After that, I used a brush. Finally, I retrieved the original coloured photo and used a vector mask to bring back some of the colour.
Raphaell Andrade
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In this image I added masks and some layer adjustments and worked with blend modes. I spent a long time blending shadows, highlights, sharpness and making the image more realistic.
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We challenged you with these In Issue 153, we challenged you to get creative with these four images. You were allowed to use any or all of the pictures, and whatever other resources you chose. Here’s what you created.
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The best entries and overall challenge winner
1 Corine Spring
Camera In The Grass The focus for this came from the supplied image of the camera. The grass image is used at the bottom of the picture, with blend modes and masks used to tie the image together as a whole.
2 Neil Kelly
Dog Lost At Sea I used Curves, Colour Balance, fill layers, Levels and Brightness/Contrast in Photoshop. I also used the Warp Tool to put the marble on the case.
3 Lucy Wright
Grass Camera The images of the camera, the grass and the marble textures were combined for a minimal composition. The marble was reduced in opacity to give more of a texture to the grass.
4 Judith Musgrove
Flower Field All four images were used. The marble textures were turned into cartoon flowers, the grass was used in the background, and the camera is to the left, photographing the dog.
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