Use the same brush as in Step 19 and draw shadow below flower. Absolute black doesn’t exist in real – remember! □Īdd another new layer, just below rose layer. Pick 60px soft brush and draw some shadows below leafs.įor more realistic effect, decrease its opacity to 60%. If it’s needed, mask some of leafs.Ībove first layer with foliage stock, add new layer (ctrl + Shift + N, or Layer > New... > Layer). Use golden ratio proportions to make focus point. Duplicate it several times and transform it (Ctrl + T). Click on mask canvas at right side and use black debris to mask rose.īack below layer with rose (and above layers with branches) place foliage stock. Now use loaded brushes on “Rose” layer mask. Then, with the same brush as in 14 step, erase part of the layer. Add adjustment layer with Hue/Saturation. It’s time to decrease Saturation – rotten petals would be monochromatic. Petals will look like damaged and destroyed.
With big, soft brush, mask part of stock. Then, click on it with RMB and choose “Create clipping mask”. At first, place “Ashes” stock image to your file. It’s time to transform effect on the rose. Let’s fix that! Add adjustment layer (shortcut or Layer > New Adjustment layer…) with Brightness/Contrast. Remember about golden ratio! □Ĭolors are weak. Drag and drop it to “New layer” symbol.ĭuplicate it several times and transform it (Ctrl + T). Now with holding Ctrl, click on “Dead branches” layer and on Hue/Saturation clipping layer. Click on adjustment layer with RMB and choose “Create clipping mask”. Paste created layer (ctrl + v).Īdd adjustment layer (shortcut or Layer > New Adjustment layer…) with Hue/Saturation. With holding alt, click on layer mask (white canvas on the left). Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.Ĭhoose bucket tool and fill with white rest of the layer. Now, add again Brightness/Contrast effect. Choose “Rasterize layer”.įrom top menu choose Image > Adjustments > Brightness/Contrast.Īgain go to top menu Image > Adjustments and choose “Levels”. Place “Dead branches stock” to your file.ĭuplicate the stock – drag layer on new layer symbol.Ĭlick on duplicated layer with RMB. It works with black and white background.
You will learn, how to mask layer, without using brush. Radial gradient allows you to make vintage look. Optional – You can add Gradient fill (shortcut or Layer > New Adjustment layer…). Add adjustment layer (shortcut or Layer > New Adjustment layer…) with Hue/Saturation. I really want to achieve grunge style of paper, not old. Drag stock from folder and drop to your Photoshop file. Go to File > New… Set size to 1884 x 1480 px.
You will need Adobe Photoshop CS5 or newer, to follow this tutorial. You can also learn, how to make photo looks like hand-drawn and more. I’ll show you, how to blend stock images in abstract composition. You will be creating photomanipulation which is filled by symbols of transformation.