Banner Tutorial #1

[scarymissmady]

Requested by dreamcreations, so here it is:





+ Step #1
Take Bella's pic and duplicate it. Set your copy to softlight 100%.
Then make the same with Edward's pic.

+ Step #2
Open your base, mine is 500 x 500, and color it #000000




+ Step #3
Copy and paste Bella’s pic and erase the backgroud, like this:




+ Step #4
Copy and paste Edward’s pic, set it to lighten and erase what you we don’t need from the pic, like this:




+ Step #5
Merge all the layers and use this action made by l0vesickmelody@dA.




+ Step #6
Resize and change to black&white the other two pics from Edward and Bella. Then duplicate them and set them to softlight 100% [1 and 2].

Copy them to our base, set them to lighten and erase what we don’t need from the background of both pics [change opacity if you want, I change them to 68%].




+ Step #7
Merge all the layers and then duplicate it and set it to multiply 60%.




+ Step #8
Add a new layer and colour it: #131411 and set it to lighten 100%. Merge all the layers.




Sharpen it and then use “sharpen edges”.




+ Step #9
Use this texture*, set it to screen 47%, erase what we don’t need. Then add this stock pic* and set it to lighten 52% and erease too what we don’t need. Merge all the layers.




+ Step #10
Finally, add some text.




* I don't know who are the owners from the texture and the stock pic,
if they are yours just tell me and I will give you credits.