In this tutorial I will walk you through the steps needed to turning your image into a color mixtures photo, complete with overlay effects, colour treatments and elements that you can easily create in Adobe Photoshop CS5.Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!
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Start working by creating a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with the size 1000px by 1500px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel and select Gradient Overlay.
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
We’ve got the next background:
Find a stock photo with a model represented on it, I used this Beautiful woman listening to music from Shutterstock. I would like to thank the author of this photo, or if you prefer, you can substitute similar image of your own.
Remove the background using your favorite tools like Pen Tool (P), Magic Wand Tool (W), Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple Filter>Extract and insert it on a new layer in our main document.
Using the Ellipse Tool (U), we’ll represent a small circle of the color #5A5281 which layer will be placed under the model’s layer:
Now, make sure you have the model’s layer active in Layers panel, hold Ctrl button and click on the circle’s layer in Layers panel. We’ll get the next selection:
Select after that the Rectangular Marquee Tool (M), right-click on the selection to select Select Inverse. Using the Eraser Tool (E), we’ll remove the model’s shoulders:
Set Fill to 9% for the circle layer.
Next we’ll make three copies of the circle’s layer and apply the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to change the copies’ sizes proportionally. The first copy’s layer should be smaller; the other two need to be enlarged.
Insert the mask on the two layers containing the circles by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color.
Paint in the mask to hide out the bottom parts of the circles. The mask needs to be inserted on each layer.
The model’s layer needs to be black & white (press CTRL+SHIFT+U to Desaturate). Additionally apply mask on the model’s layer, using the Soft Round brush of black color with Opacity – 20%, hide out the model’s hair.
We’ve got the next result:
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Multiply.
Make a copy of the model’s layer with Overlay blending mode. Use also the Soft Round brush of white color and restore a hair part in the mask on the copy’s layer, getting the same effect as on the picture below:
We’ve got the next result:
Create a new layer and apply the Soft Round brush of white color (set Opacity to 30% in Options bar).
Use this brush to paint as on the next screen:
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between the brush’s layers and the model’s one in the Layers panel to create a clipping mask.
Set Fill to 82% for this layer.
Create a new layer and apply on it the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill it of the color #2B3B77.
Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layers in the Layers panel to create a clipping mask.
Set Fill to 96% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Vivid Light.
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
Create a new layer and apply on it the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill it of this color #000014.
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Exclusion.
Create a new layer and apply the Soft Round brush to paint several zones on the model, using this color for the brush #1F3C78.
We’ve got the next result:
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Lighten.
Create a new layer again and apply the Soft Round brush of white color (brush Opacity – 70%) to represent a highlight on the model:
We’ve got the next result:
Insert the mask on last made layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color. Paint in the mask to hide out the highlight on its right side.
Set the Blending mode for this layer to Pin Light.
For the next step we’ll need a customized brush, open Brushes panel (F5), select the Brush Tip Shape. Click and drag any of the sliders to change the Size, Hardness and brush Spacing as show. The Preview window displays the changed brushstroke.
Go to Shape Dynamics and apply the next settings:
Apply Scattering:
Go to Transfer and apply the next settings:
Create a new layer and use on it the customized brush of the color #FFB9BD to represent many dots:
Insert the mask on the layer by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 15% in Options bar).
Paint in the mask to hide out some dots.
Create a new layer and use on it the earlier customized brush of a larger diameter to insert more larger dots having the color #C99990:
Set Fill to 57% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Pin Light.
Next we’ll represent a rectangle, applying the Rectangle Tool (U).
Set Fill to 0% for this layer and click on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel to select Gradient Overlay.
Click in the color bar to open the Gradient Editor and set the color stops as shown. Click OK to close the Gradient Editor dialog box.
We’ve got the next result:
Rasterize now the layer containing the rectangle. Select the layer in Layers panel, right-click and select Rasterize Layer. Using the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command, incline a little the rectangle and place it the same way demonstrated next picture:
Make two copies of the last made layer containing the rectangle and use Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to change the copies’ sizes, placing them the same way from the next picture:
Insert the mask on each layer containing the rectangle by choosing Add layer mask on the bottom part of the Layers panel and choose the Soft Round brush of black color.
Paint in the mask to hide out the edges as shown:
Combine in a group all the layers (press CTRL button to select the necessary layers and hold on the left mouse’s button while dragging the selected layers on Create a new group icon from bottom part of the Layers panel).
Rasterize the new group (select the group in Layers panel and press CTRL+E to Merge Down)
Apply also on the rasterized layer the next filter: Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask.
We’ve got the next result:
Click Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make a little color corrections.
We’ve got the next result:
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