Blending fashion image with Photoshop CS5 custom shapes

Blending fashion image with Photoshop CS5 custom shapes

In this tutorial, you’ll learn how to transform fashion photography into abstract illustration by mixed some custom shapes and applying different Blending modes using Adobe Photoshop CS5. Layered PSD file included. Let’s get started!

Final Image Preview

Inspired from XXIV artwork by Fregezechen.
Create a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop CS5 with the size 800px by 1280px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Create a new layer and 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 result.

Find a stock photo with a model represented on it, I used this photo from deviantart. I would like to thank the author of this photo:

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. The girl’s sizes may be changed with Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command.

Select the Custom Shape Tool (U) in the Tools bar, in the Options bar click the Shape to open the selection menu. Find Triangle shape at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.

Click and drag to draw several triangles, which sizes and placements may be changed with Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command. Place the layers under the girl’s layer. The shape color, Fill value and Blending Mode for each layer are showing in the next picture.

Draw another shape.

We’ve got the next result:

Next we have to select the Ellipse Tool (U) and draw a small ellipse of the color #C2C2C0 (Fill 18%). Place the layer under the girl’s one.

Click on the same layer on the bottom part of the Layers panel on Add layer mask icon and select the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 30% in the Options bar).

Use this brush to paint in the mask to hide the bottom part of the ellipse as shown.

Use again the Custom Shape Tool (U) to draw a triangle shape of the color #EEE7B0. Set Fill to 50% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Lighten. Place the layer under the girl’s one.

Make a copy of the last made layer and use the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to move it to the left. Set Fill to 20% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Overlay.

Make a copy of the earlier made ellipse and remove the mask of the copy. Select the Free Transform (Ctrl+T) command to enlarge the copy of the ellipse the same way demonstrated below:

Insert the mask on the ellipse’s copy (Add layer mask) and choose the Soft Round brush of black color (set Opacity to 20% in the Options bar).

Use this brush to paint in the mask to make darker the ellipse’s edges.

Create a new layer and use the Soft Round brush on it, changing its Master Diameter and Opacity value to represent many dots.

The brush’s colors are #006B7F and #746F69. Place this layer under the girl’s layer.

Let’s represent now a new layer above the girl’s one. Using the Paint Bucket Tool (G), try to fill the layer with #E0E3D2 color.

Set Fill to 50% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Hue.

Let’s create a clipping mask to make the content of the layer containing the #E0E3D2 color only visible within the content of the layer containing the girl. Hold down Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) and click between layer with #E0E3D2 color and the layer with girl (on the Layers panel).

We’ve got the next result:

Select again the Custom Shape Tool (U) in the Tools bar, in the Options bar click the Shape to open the selection menu. Find Triangle shape at the bottom of the menu, and then double-click a shape thumbnail to select it.

Click and drag to draw a triangle of white color.

turn a sunny day

                                                                                                                           turn a sunny day

                                     Photo Effect 

This photo is March 6, 2010, I went to China's AAAA-class tourist attractions - Great Lake (Taining China) play when photographed the scenery. Cloudy day, poor lighting, coupled with the quality of digital cameras and photography issues, photo looks a little gloomy. Because I want to say in this tutorial is how to deal with cloudy days into sunny photo effects.

Step 1 -- Levels adjustment photos

First, Open the photo of the original image, duplicate layer, we use "curves" tool, adjust the brightness of photos.

Image > Adjustments > Curves ( Ctrl + M )

As the lack of day light, resulting in unsatisfactory color photos, and now need to add some color to it.
Image > Adjustments > Vibrance

At this point, the effect is much better than the original image it.

Step 2 -- Draw clouds in the sky, white clouds blossoming

Using photoshop CS5 new improved tools "Quick selection tool", select the part of the sky.

Part of the sky into a constituency
Select > Inverse ( Shift+Ctrl+I), Add vector mark , New layer , Add a layer style ,Gradient Overlay

Color scheme according to the figure

Select "brush tool"

According to their own needs, select Clouds Photoshop Brushes

Step 4 -- Painting a lake effect

Here we can see, the sky is blue sky, but the lake is muddy color. We know that sunlight refracted into the seven colors through the prism, the refractive index of water and sky for blue-violet light through, so water should be blue-purple look. Here, we have to use photo filter function to achieve.
Select "Quict Selection Tool"

Image > Adjustments > Photo Filter

If you think this is also not achieve results, you can make another effect.
add a layer style, color overlay

Then, we need to make a sky cloud lake reflection.
Select Clouds Layer, Layer Via Copy ( Ctrl+J )

Edit > Tarnsform > Flip Vertical

Step 5 -- Enhanced color photo

In the figure, you can see on the left of the plant color distortion, it sounds a bit yellowish.
Image > Adjustments > Exposure

Image > Adjustments > Replace Color

Image > Adjustments > color balance

Step 6 -- Removal of the forest edge of the burr

Select "Quick selection tool", Selected parts of the forest

Select > Refine Edge ( Photoshop CS5 Improved Functionality )

Select View Mode> On Black
We can see a black background, white edge of the forest shows burr. We can choose "Refine Radius Tool" or "Erase Refinerments Tool" to remove excess burr

To make the edge of the forest and the sky background is more integration, the need for the edge to Feather
Narrow constituency, Select > Modify > Contract

Select > Modify > Feather

Remove unnecessary part

Of course, if you are not satisfied with the results, you can re-treatment. We are here to just teach you a method, not the details of the perfect treatment.

Final Results