tutorial -20- the tainted
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For your referrence, this tutorial was made using PSP 8.
I found this really cool photo of Natalie, and I shrunk it down to 100x100. I noticed it became a bit blurry, so I sharpened the image twice (Adjust > Sharpness >Sharpen), then using the SMUDGE tool (Opacity 40, Hardness 40) I smoothed out the skin (and ONLY the skin).
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I took this gradient and I set it to SOFT LIGHT 100%.
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I took this gradient and I set it to SCREEN 80%.
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I took this texture, which is a variation of the original made by inxsomniax, and I set it to SCREEN 84%. As you can see now, some of the texture is covering her face. Using the Move Tool, I moved the topmost texture a bit to the left. Then using the ERASER tool (Opacity 11, Hardness 2), I erased some of the areas, so that the transition between the texture and the image looks smooth.
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I took this texture, created by anon_chan, and I set it to SCREEN 100%.
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I merged all the layers. I duplicated the base and I set the topmost layer to BURN 40%.
I added in some text.
I took this gradient and I set it to HUE (Legacy) 100%. Using the ERASER tool (Opacity 11, Hardness 2), I erased all the areas except those covering her face. And voila…
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x do not hotlink
x credit where necessary
For your referrence, this tutorial was made using PSP 8.
I found this really cool photo of Natalie, and I shrunk it down to 100x100. I noticed it became a bit blurry, so I sharpened the image twice (Adjust > Sharpness >Sharpen), then using the SMUDGE tool (Opacity 40, Hardness 40) I smoothed out the skin (and ONLY the skin).
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I took this gradient and I set it to SOFT LIGHT 100%.
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I took this gradient and I set it to SCREEN 80%.
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I took this texture, which is a variation of the original made by inxsomniax, and I set it to SCREEN 84%. As you can see now, some of the texture is covering her face. Using the Move Tool, I moved the topmost texture a bit to the left. Then using the ERASER tool (Opacity 11, Hardness 2), I erased some of the areas, so that the transition between the texture and the image looks smooth.
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I took this texture, created by anon_chan, and I set it to SCREEN 100%.
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I merged all the layers. I duplicated the base and I set the topmost layer to BURN 40%.
I added in some text.
I took this gradient and I set it to HUE (Legacy) 100%. Using the ERASER tool (Opacity 11, Hardness 2), I erased all the areas except those covering her face. And voila…
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