Emma 199 Posted December 30, 2012 Share Posted December 30, 2012 *What we're making: * *What you'll need: Texture 1, Stock 1, Stock 2 (all linked below), Model(s) of Your Choice *Difficulty: Easy * Hello everyone! I thought I would write a tutorial for this signature mainly because it's actually super easy. The detailed steps are below! ONE. Open a 600x100 canvas. Take the TFM outtake (or other model) and do not resize. The face needs a close crop. Simply place it on your canvas. It's okay if you have a little white space, because the next step is going to fix that! TWO. This doesn't really matter that much in the end, but it does help a little bit with the base. I took this texture, (edited to fit this particular graphic.. I take no ownership of the original) and placed it so that there was still a bit of empty space. My result looks like this. THREE. I then took this stock and simply set it to lighten around Gaga. Erase anything you don't want want. Result! FOUR. I took another stock image - this one - resized it slightly, placed it on my canvas, and erased it. Click me! FIVE. Take the other TFM out-take (or whatever model you're using). Resize it so it's fairly small and on top of all the other layers. Place it where you want, and cut it out. SIX - COLORING! This is a really simple coloring. My steps: 01. Make a new black and white gradient map (not to be confused with a standard gradient). Click okay. 02. Make a new color balance layer with the following: Midtones: 70/-10/0 Shadows: -70/0/-10 Make a new Invert layer. Set it to Subtract at 40%. Since that last layer made things fairly dark, we're going to lighten it up a little. Make a new curves layer with the following settings, simply by clicking a random point and filling in the numbers: RGB, Point One: Output: 143 Input: 122 RGB, Point 2: Output: 125 Input: 99 The coloring is DONE! You can stop here, or you can do these optional layers: - Copy Merged > Topaz of 62%. (I believe I used the Curly Smooth Filter with a Strength of 4, Threshold of .21 and a radius of 8. You can erase the parts of this layer that don't look right to you, or use your own settings all together). - Copy Merged > Filter > Other > High Pass set Soft Light for sharpening. -For text, I used the font Lassigue. A general rule of thumb is that the longer the text, the smaller the font and vice-versa. I also used a motion blur (if you do this, make sure to duplicate your text layer so you have a backup) with a distance of two or three, in addition to a black and white gradient map with an opacity of about 50% or so. I hope you enjoyed it and please post your results! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I am SO trying this <3 EDIT: Ta daaaa? (I don't have topaz so I winged it :P) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma 199 Posted December 31, 2012 Author Share Posted December 31, 2012 Love your result! Super pretty! I was worried that the coloring would be iffy on some images, but I'm glad it worked out. :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnowWhite 0 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I had to tweak it a bit, cause i use CS3 and it doesn't have subtract but It worked. I like it a lot. :3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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