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lamatisse Ā· 4 years ago
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not sure how to make an introduction for this tutorial. i might have gone too extra because itā€™s so long...but this is highly requested and i said i would do this as detailed as possible, so here we go!
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adobe photoshop 2018 (ahoy, matey!)
topaz lens effects (just for grain)
srwe (sometimes, but not for this tutorial)
reshade (i dont use a specific preset)
drawing tablet (wacom intuos art)
macbook pro mid-2015 (but bootcamp)
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//part one
grab a screenshot from your own lovely screenshot folder! mine is straight from my reshade screenie folder. then crop it how you like it! my original screenshot size is 2560 x 1600, andĀ i almost always cut the background out. this is how i do it:
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click color range, then click on the background of your sim. the little screen above will look like that. the background should be white. itā€™s easier when itā€™s a fully solid color. those are my settings above. click ok! the selected area will have those teeny tiny marching ants.
click quick selection tool, then select and mask...
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i drew over these circled areas using theĀ ā€œadd brushā€ i showed above. use ā€œon blackā€ viewing mode, then make sure that the sim is completely filled black (itā€™s the unselected area). use shift edge so there wouldnā€™t be any of the original bg left over. my settings are shown above. then click ok if youā€™re all done. press delete and then ctrl + D to unselect. the marching ants should be gone. go ahead and crop it!
after cropping, i resize the width of the photo to 1280px! always!
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i create a new layer for my background, then add in the psd that i use for my edits. (i hide my psd layer while drawing)
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sometimes i also use liquify to edit things like this:
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//part two
i use a soft round brush to do everything! itā€™s literally from adobe, but i changed a few things like the flow jitter in transfer.
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red areas are usually where i put the shadows, purple areas are usually where i put the highlights
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i usually do the shadows before anything else! itā€™s pretty simple. using the brush i showed above, i create a new layer.
use the eyedropper tool on her skin, then pick a slightly darker shade. change the blending modeĀ of the layer to multiply, then draw the shadows.
right click on the layer, then selectĀ ā€œcreate clipping maskā€ to make your life a little bit easier. an arrow will appear beside your layer.
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//part three
this is where i draw over the features. letā€™s look at her face. these are basically what i think it needs:
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pay close attention to the imperfections and clean it up! thatā€™s what makes it ā€œsharperā€ in my opinion. small brushes will do the job! something like this:
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define the edges!!! define!! zoom in and take a look!! even though these are tiny little details, it makes a whole lot of difference! the eyedropper tool is your best friend!
i start with a big brush and then i use smaller and smaller ones as i go, which creates the sharpness. go a little darker as well! im not very skillful with my graphic tablet, so i add stuff bit by bit since it tends to become too harsh when i just go for it! im not as talented as some of u here ;-; i just wing it and pray it doesnt look too bad. half of the time im just experimenting since i literally do not know where some shading goes
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i wont be showing every single thing, but basically thatā€™s the idea! iā€™ll add in the stuff i pointed out above and more shadows. sometimes i might turn down the opacity of some layers if they look a bit too much. hereā€™s what we got so far:
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i also like adding some face pores using this amazing ā€œskin texture 1ā€³ brush from this brush pack!
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//part four
for the highlight layer, i change the blending mode to either overlay or soft light. use a slightly bigger brush for the bigger areas. use the eyedropper tool on her skin, and instead, pick a lighter shade.
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letā€™s start adding highlight to the purple areas i marked above!
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try to enhance the highlight on tiny details too such as the eye corners! if you want something more dramatic, create a new layer and do an overlay layer this time! donā€™t be afraid to add some on the hair, eyes, lips etc.
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//part five
ok lets add some not decent looking hair strands. i almost always avoid this part because i literally have 0 idea on how to draw hair. i use the ā€œhair baseā€ brush from the same brush pack i linked to above and also have smoothing on to about 35%! the eyedropper tool is still your best friend! just follow the flow of the hair and i guess youā€™ll be fine ???
iā€™ll also fill in the annoying gaps beside her neck
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unhide your psd layer and wooowweee
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//part six
select all the layers, then click create a new group!
select the new group, then hit ctrl + J or right-click the new group, then click duplicate group
right-click the duplicated group, then click merge group!
i do this so i have a backup of the collapsed layers and can make changes anytime.
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i use the sharpen brush on small details i circled below. i used to do stylize > oil paint or topaz clean before, but since the personal action that i use blur things a lot, i try to keep small details visible and sharp.
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next is smart sharpen, my settings are below. sometimes i go for a smaller radius, but it looks like this most of the time.
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my personal action set consists of this:
duplicate the layer that you just used smart sharpen on, then click lens blur!
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below are my lens blur settings
turn the opacity of the layer (that you just put the lens blur on) to 40%
select both layers, right-click then merge layers!
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duplicate the layer again (yes, again) then right-click, choose blending options.
uncheck the R located on the ā€œchannelsā€ under ā€œadvance blendingā€ then click ok.
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an icon will appear on that layer!
make sure you have that layer selected, then click the Move tool
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then hit your arrow left/right key once or twice! i do it once because i only want a subtle 3d effect! go ahead and merge those layers!
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last step is the grain effect. i use topaz labs > topaz lens effects. if you donā€™t have this, you can also use filter > noise > add noise that photoshop has.
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these are my settings:
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//final look!
hereā€™s a before and after gif! (hereā€™s the finished edit) i hope everythingā€™s clear! iā€™m really bad at explaining things (ć£Ė˜Ģ©ā•­ā•®Ė˜Ģ©)ć£
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feel free to tag me when you use this tutorial for an edit!! i would like to see it! i hope this helps!Ā ā™”ļ¼¼(ļæ£ā–½ļæ£)ļ¼ā™”
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