Saturday, November 12, 2011

Colorful Composition using Brushes in Photoshop

How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
In today’s tutorial, you’ll learn how to create a colorful composition by combining several brushes on top of the photo and applying different Blending modes. Layered PSD file included. Not a bad tutorial for something they probably teach in graphic design degree classes! Let’s get it started!



Create a new document (Ctrl+N) in Adobe Photoshop with the size 1920px by 1200px (RGB color mode) at a resolution of 72 pixels/inch. Use the Paint Bucket Tool (G) to fill with #D3B2C3 color the new background layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Find a stock photo with a man represented on it, I used this photo from deviantart. I would like to thank the author of this photo:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Remove the background using your favorite tools like Pen Tool (P), Magic Wand Tool (W), Magnetic Lasso (L) or even a simple Filter>Extract and insert it on a new layer in our main document.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Next step we’ll download a set of brushes for in Adobe Photoshop, named: MVbrush0809, grunge_brushes_by_szuia, benblogged_grunge and spooky_splats.
Click on the man’s layer on the bottom part of the Layers panel on Add layer mask icon and choose the benblogged_gr_2 brush from benblogged_grunge set. Set the Foreground color to black.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
We need to hide the bottom part of the man’s picture by painting in the mask, the same way demonstrated below:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
On the next new layer we’ll apply the penciller brush from MVbrush0809 set. Foreground color is #EDDEE7.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
This layer should be positioned under the layer with the man on it. Paint on the layer the same way demonstrated below:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and select for it the next brush from benblogged_grunge set, Foreground color is black.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
The layer will be situated also lower than the man’s layer. Make some brushstroke with benblogged_gr_6 brush as shown:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
On the next new layer we have to apply the next brush from MVbrush0809 set, Foreground color is white this time.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
The layer needs to be placed lower than the man’s layer. Make some brushstroke with NS5B-29 brush as shown:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and choose the next brush from MVbrush0809 set. The brush’s color is #DA6874.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
The layer will be situated under the layer with the man on it. Using Wet Brush 60 pixel 1 make some brushstroke as shown:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Next we’ll create one more new layer and choose the brush NS5B-29 from MVbrush0809 set, Foreground color is #E54C93. Make some brushstroke as shown. The layer needs to be placed lower than the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create the next new layer and use the next brush from MVbrush0809 set. The brush’s color is # E54C93.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Add some brushstroke as shown and place the layer under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer again, use here the next brushes from MVbrush0809 set, Foreground color is #AA8F9D.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Place the layer also lower than the man’s layer and add some brushstroke as shown:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Hard Light for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
On the next new layer we’ll use the next brushes from MVbrush0809 set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
The brush’s color is #EB9653. The Sampled brush 411 has white color (Opacity 20%). Place the layer under the layer with the man on it and paint using these brushes as shown:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set Blending mode to Linear Burn for this layer:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
On the next new layer we’ll use the penciller brush from MVbrush0809 set. Paint with this brush using the next colors – #DED0E2, #С6175С, #D04252. The layer will be situated under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
On the next new layer we’ll apply the next brushes from the same set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with these brushes using the next colors – #D5596C, #574F55, #DC794A. Place this layer under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Color Dodge for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Now we have to create another layer and use the Sampled brush 2 10 from MVbrush0809 set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with this brush using the next colors – #F14985 (Opacity 20%), #CEC242, #F589A6 (Opacity 10%). Place the layer lower than the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Hard Light for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create the next new layer and choose the next brushes from last used set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with this brush as show using the next colors for Chalk 44 brush – #9E1115, #498ECB. For Sampled brush 2 10white color (Opacity 10%). The layer will be situated also lower than the layer containing the man.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Linear Burn for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create another new layer and use the next brushes from the earlier used set of brushes.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with NagelSeries28-17 and GRASS brushes as shown using the #FDC689 (Opacity 60%) color. The layer will be situated under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Hard Mix for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
We have to represent a new layer and use on it the recently applied brushes. On the background’s right side we’ll paint with white color. On the man’s left side we’ll paint with #EBC7E2 color for the background. Place the layer under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and choose the next brushes from grunge_brushes_by_szuia set. The brushes’ color is #F0E2EB.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with these brushes as shown. The layer will be situated lower than the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
On the next new layer we’ll apply the next brushes from spooky_splats set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Their color is black. Place this layer under the man’s layer and make some brushstroke using these brushes.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Overlay for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Next we’ll use again the earlier mentioned brushes of black color and place the layer under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and choose again the brushes from spooky_splats set. Foreground color is white this time. Place this layer under the man’s layer too.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set Fill to 74% for this layer in Layers panel.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Now we have to represent a new layer and make some brushstroke with the earlier mentioned set of brushes. Their colors are: #D53B80, #EBD584, #AEA932, #6DCFF6.The layer needs to be placed also under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and choose again the brushes from spooky_splats set. The color is #C783AB. Place this layer under the man’s layer and make some brushstroke as shown:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Hard Light for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and select the same brushes from earlier applied set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with these brushes using the next colors: white, #A29825 and #7DA7D9. Place this layer under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Darker Color for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and select the next brush from MVbrush0809 set.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Paint with Sampled Brush #1 #4 using the next colors: #CF66A6, #788097, #F7B2D0 and white. Place this layer under the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and paint here with the above mentioned brush using the next colors: #A19EC7, #AEA0A7. Place this layer lower than the man’s layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set the Blending mode to Darken for this layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Create a new layer and paint here with the earlier mentioned brush, applied before. The brush’s color is #93888F. Place the layer under the man’s one.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Set Fill to 71% for this layer and change the Blending mode to Screen. Add the next Drop Shadow settings for the layer by clicking on Add a layer style icon from bottom part of the Layers panel
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
We’ve got the next effect on the layer.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Select Create new fill or adjustment layer from bottom part of the Layers panel and click to Curves to adjust the curve shape as shown to make some little color corrections.
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
We’ve got the next result:
How to create a colorful composition using brushes in Photoshop CS4
Hope you can learn something new from this tutorial.
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