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texture use tutorial 
23rd-Feb-2008 10:22 pm
[stock] misty forest
Today we'll be learning how to use 2 different types of textures by way of making this:



Here's what we're making:



We'll start with opening our base texture, which is made by [info]ownthesunshine.

So Step One is to drag our original photo, which is from paramore.org, onto the base texture as a new layer, making sure that the left edge of the photo covers the ragged edge of the paper. Set this layer to Multiply.  Now you can see the paper under Hayley's arm, and make sure the images line up correctly.

Step Two:  Next, we'll color our original photo.  Go to Select Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Selective Color and input the following values:
Reds:
     C: -100
     M: 0
     Y: +62
     K: +27
Yellows:
     C: -59
     M: 0
     Y: +100
     K: +50
Neutrals:
     C: +48
     M: 0
     Y: -11
     K: -7
Blacks:
     C: 0
     M: 0
     Y: 0
     K: +17

Now there are three layers on our layer palette: the base texture as the background layer, the photo of Hayley, and a selective coloring layer on the very top.

Step Three: Open this texture, also made by [info]ownthesunshine, and then drag it on top as a new layer.  Make sure to only let it cover the part of the image with the photo of Hayley.  Set this layer to Screen.

Step Four:  Finally, we're going to add some text to the empty left side.  Select the Text Tool from the tool palette.  I thought a serif font would look nice, so I used DaunPenh in white.  I had Robert Frost on the brain today, so I used one of his poems called "Into My Own," which I found here.  It looked a little short, so I pasted it in the text box twice.  I also pulled the left side of the box off of the left side of the image just to created a little more visual interest.

Step Five: Finally, merge all of your layers by selecting Layer > Flatten Image and save.  And you're all done!  A hint for beginners: save your graphics with a .png file extension as opposed to .jpg or .gif.  The file takes up more space, but will look much better since it's less compressed.

Download the psd here if you're confused or lazy (no shame in that).  Feel free to take the graphic and even edit it if you like, just please credit me for my work.  And I'd love a comment to know that you like it or that you've taken it.  I'd really appreciate it ^.^  Feel free to ask any questions you may have.







 
Comments 
24th-Feb-2008 03:29 am (UTC)
i took the PSD (I admit even I have the lazy days)

TY for making the tut and stuff ^__^ I really like the coloring on this banner
24th-Feb-2008 03:37 am (UTC)
Man, you're quick! Thanks so much ^.^
24th-Feb-2008 03:37 am (UTC)
Downloaded the psd and saving the tut to memories. Thank you! :D
24th-Feb-2008 03:38 am (UTC)
Thanks for commenting! Enjoy!
24th-Feb-2008 03:38 am (UTC)
good job! i love this tutorial
24th-Feb-2008 03:42 am (UTC)
Thanks! And thanks for commenting!
24th-Feb-2008 03:43 am (UTC)
Awesome! I don't have time to read it right now, but I'll add to mems for now to look at later. :D Thanks! <3
24th-Feb-2008 03:59 am (UTC)
Thanks for commenting!
24th-Feb-2008 03:47 am (UTC)
gorgeousss.
memming, for laterr.
24th-Feb-2008 03:59 am (UTC)
Thanks ^.^
24th-Feb-2008 04:11 am (UTC)
omg, i cant wait to try this!
24th-Feb-2008 04:23 pm (UTC)
Thanks for commenting!
24th-Feb-2008 04:21 am (UTC)
tysm. i'm a photoshop noob and this is the first thing i'm making! haha. ok well i have a problem.. i did everything but the final image still has that white space on the right side... help?
24th-Feb-2008 01:29 pm (UTC)
White space from the notebook paper texture? You probably didn't get the picture of Hayley lined up perfectly. But you can always crop it off ^.^
24th-Feb-2008 10:38 am (UTC)
Lovely tut. Thanks for sharing.
24th-Feb-2008 01:59 pm (UTC)
Thanks for the comment!
24th-Feb-2008 01:26 pm (UTC)
Very nice. Will credit when used. :]
24th-Feb-2008 01:30 pm (UTC)
Thank you ^.^
24th-Feb-2008 02:51 pm (UTC)
saving to memories awesome tut <3
24th-Feb-2008 11:42 pm (UTC)
Thanks!
26th-Feb-2008 06:42 pm (UTC)
woohoo more stuff for me to try in photoshop it seems like i can do this so i'm gonna have a go now thanks alot!
27th-Feb-2008 12:29 am (UTC)
Enjoy, let me know how it works out!
11th-Mar-2008 06:51 pm (UTC)
i loved it
1st-Apr-2008 10:22 am (UTC)
it's so darn beautiful! can't wait for more tutorials...
1st-Apr-2008 12:56 pm (UTC)
Aww, thanks! ... Man, now I have to think of something else to make so I can write a tutorial on it... ^.~
20th-Apr-2008 01:30 pm (UTC) - Thanks
Thankyou soo much for this tut!
Its gorgeous!
This is what I got:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a40/thehomewrecker/GossipGirlHeader.png
20th-Apr-2008 04:04 pm (UTC) - Re: Thanks
That looks awesome, cute picture! Thanks so much for sharing!!!
27th-Apr-2008 07:07 pm (UTC)
wow this is really good tutorial :DD thank you so much :3
28th-Apr-2008 11:19 pm (UTC)
Thank you, enjoy!
28th-May-2008 08:30 pm (UTC)
Really pretty! Snaging the psd!
29th-May-2008 02:29 am (UTC)
Thank you!
13th-Jun-2008 09:07 am (UTC)
this is really cool. awesome tut. mem'd it xD
here is what i came up with. xD
http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b272/krizzie1223/williammosely-1.png
13th-Jun-2008 01:25 pm (UTC)
Aw, great job! Thanks for showing me your work, and thanks for commenting!!!
30th-Jun-2008 11:00 pm (UTC)
i love this tut. using :) will credit
1st-Jul-2008 01:36 am (UTC)
Thank you, enjoy!
9th-Jul-2008 07:05 am (UTC)
Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm a noob, but I think mine turned out quite nicely -->

http://img61.imageshack.us/img61/6035/headerblairbigvt7.jpg

Thanks again! You rock =D
9th-Jul-2008 02:53 pm (UTC)
That looks great! Thanks for sharing the results, and thanks for commenting!
17th-Aug-2008 06:40 pm (UTC)
great tut! already done a header for my livejournal x)
18th-Aug-2008 03:01 am (UTC)
Glad you liked it! Thanks for the comment!
23rd-Nov-2008 12:14 am (UTC)
Awesome tut! I'll try it and will credit! :)
23rd-Nov-2008 01:15 am (UTC)
Thanks so much - have fun!
12th-Jan-2009 11:29 pm (UTC)
this is awesome! i'm adding this to my faves. (:
13th-Jan-2009 02:10 am (UTC)
Thank you! Glad it was helpful :)
20th-Jun-2009 11:34 pm (UTC)
This is really really great. Thank you.
21st-Jun-2009 09:08 am (UTC)
I'm so glad you found it helpful! Thanks for commenting! :)
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