Tutorial: Matsumoto
Because the image was too cute NOT to icon x3~
Going from this to
, free of charge!
Start with your image. This is the one I am using. Crop it to 100x100, or whatever dimensions you will be using. Then duplicate that, and set the duplicate to "Overlay, 100%". We want the image nice and bright. Merge it.
Now for just a little brushwork. On a new layer, I used a bit of this brush by Ca-Pris (Like this, black background added for visibility).
Now duplicate the 'base' image (This one, made from the normal and the overlay layer). We are going to Gaussian Blur the heck out of it. I believe I set mine to about 6, but it depends on your image. But we want it really blurry, like this.
Set that to "Overlay, 100%"
Light texture time! One with lots of color, like this one (by ???), works best. Set your texture to "Soft Light, %100"
Now we're going to add a spot for text, tiny text, brushes, whatever. I used the Rectangular Marquee Tool and made a selection where I would want the stuff. Make it just a little bit bigger than you think you'd need, since we will be blurring it (Like this).
Then simply Gaussian blur it until you get the blurriness you want. Once again, I believe I used about 6 or 7. It should look something like this (Black background once again for visibility).
Finally, brushes and stuff. First, I used this brush, by me (Yes, I know it's the Sanbantai flower and not the Juubantai flower. But I support GinRan like whoa) in a color I took from the image. Then I used this brush from Fangirls_Inc in a slightly darker color.
And that's it! Remember to play around with opacities and stuff!
EDIT: Ah, poopy. I forgot a step. That first brush step...The one with this brush? I forgot to say to set it to "Soft Light, %100". I was beginning to wonder why it looked diffrent.
But either way works. Leaving it normal will give you a more distinct brush, and setting it to Soft Light will give you a softer brush.
Normal
Soft Light
Extra: I've been thinking of making a brushset of the Division flowers from Bleach. Should I?
Going from this to
, free of charge!
Start with your image. This is the one I am using. Crop it to 100x100, or whatever dimensions you will be using. Then duplicate that, and set the duplicate to "Overlay, 100%". We want the image nice and bright. Merge it.
Now for just a little brushwork. On a new layer, I used a bit of this brush by Ca-Pris (Like this, black background added for visibility).
Now duplicate the 'base' image (This one, made from the normal and the overlay layer). We are going to Gaussian Blur the heck out of it. I believe I set mine to about 6, but it depends on your image. But we want it really blurry, like this.
Set that to "Overlay, 100%"
Light texture time! One with lots of color, like this one (by ???), works best. Set your texture to "Soft Light, %100"
Now we're going to add a spot for text, tiny text, brushes, whatever. I used the Rectangular Marquee Tool and made a selection where I would want the stuff. Make it just a little bit bigger than you think you'd need, since we will be blurring it (Like this).
Then simply Gaussian blur it until you get the blurriness you want. Once again, I believe I used about 6 or 7. It should look something like this (Black background once again for visibility).
Finally, brushes and stuff. First, I used this brush, by me (Yes, I know it's the Sanbantai flower and not the Juubantai flower. But I support GinRan like whoa) in a color I took from the image. Then I used this brush from Fangirls_Inc in a slightly darker color.
And that's it! Remember to play around with opacities and stuff!
EDIT: Ah, poopy. I forgot a step. That first brush step...The one with this brush? I forgot to say to set it to "Soft Light, %100". I was beginning to wonder why it looked diffrent.
But either way works. Leaving it normal will give you a more distinct brush, and setting it to Soft Light will give you a softer brush.
Normal
Soft Light
Extra: I've been thinking of making a brushset of the Division flowers from Bleach. Should I?