Turn any photo into a dot grid artwork with these Photoshop actions. You'll get great results with dots that change size. They get larger in brighter areas and smaller in darker areas. Free download available.
Preview of Final Results
Tutorial Resources
- Panther - SephirothXer0-Stock
- Rocks - ALP-Stock
- Sky - sacral-stock
- Fire 1 - Ayelie-stock
- Fire 2 - Ayelie-stock
- Fire 3 - Ayelie-stock
- Cracked Wall Texture - adigitaldreamer
- Texture 1 - smaragdistock
- Texture 2 - Sirius-sdz
- Texture 3 - Sirius-sdz
- Texture 4 - Sirius-sdz
- Texture 5 - Sirius-sdz
- Texture 6 - koko-stock
Step 1
Let’s start with creating new document in Photoshop. Go to File > New. Set the width to 1038px, height to 1468px, and resolution on 300 Pixels/Inch.
Step 2
Now, Place sky stock as it is shown by selecting File > Place.. and name it Sky. Photoshop will automatically place the image as smart objects, then Resize it to be like this.
Step 3
Place the Rock Stock too by selecting File > Place .. and put it as it shown. and name it Rock Back
Step 4
Use Pen tool on Rock Stock and select this area as it shown.
Step 5
Now press Click Right and select (Make Selection) and make feather radius 1.0 pixels and press OK. like shown in the image below.
Step 6
Press Add Layer Mask as it shown
Step 7
It will hide the area that not selected and show like the image below.
Step 8
Place Panther Stock and use pen tool and layer mask like (step 2&4) and name it Tiger.
Step 9
Duplicate "Rock Back" Layer by press Ctrl+J, and put it up the "Tiger" layer then go to Edit > Transform > Flip Horizontal to flip the layer and move it to be like the image below.
Step 10
Duplicate "Rock" Layer and name it "Rock Shadow", then put this layer under "Rock" Layer as it shown.
Step 11
On "Rock Shadow" Layer Press right Click and press rasterize Layer, then Go To Layer > Layer Mask > Apply.
Step 12
Double Click on "Rock Shadow" Layer and choose color Overlay, then do as it shown.
Step 13
Go To Filter > Blur > Box Blur and make Radius 10 Pixels and press OK, then lower the opacity to 50%.
Step 14
Duplicate "Rock" Layer and name it "Rock Blur" and rasterize it like (Step11), then Press Ctrl+T to Free Transform and Enlarge image with keeping press on Shift and move it down, then go to Filter > Blur > Field Blur and make blur 10 px.
Step 15
Select "Tiger" Layer and Go to Filter > Sharpen > Smart Sharpen and do as it shown.
Step 16
Select The stone under the tiger then do the following adjustments, then select both layers of adjustments and press Right Click and select Create Clipping Mask.
Step 17
Place Cracked Wall Texture above the both of adjustments and select clipping mask like last adjustments then change the mood to Overlay. and above of all create Black & White Adjustment Layer with the following Properties and create clipping Mask.
Step 18
Make Selection Around Tiger Eye like first Pic, then those 3 adjustments ( Color Balance / Brightness& Contrast / Black& White ) as it shown.
28 comments on “How to Create an Intense Composite of a Stone Tiger with Blue Flames”
end product looks great, but it's a very difficult tut to follow and after downloading the psd file have noticed that there is a fair bit in there that isn't even mentioned in the above. A lot of it is very confusing ... and I have been using photoshop for a very long time.
Great tut
I got lost when you arrive to those gradient layers it doesn't seem to do
nothing on the overall maybe it is ''over doing'' to get the same results. I have to redo it because I don't see how I will be able to bring it back the right way.
Nice tut and all but you need to explain more in details in some specific areas especially for people who has NEVER used Photoshop before.
Nice tut and all but you need to explain more in detail for some specific areas in your steps especially for people who has NEVER used Photoshop before.
Nice tut but you gotta be more specific in explaining for your steps...
THANKS!! Great tut!
Thanks a lot! My cousin has a photo studio, and he always finds a creativity. yesterday i sent this tutorial's link to them, and today he called me and said the tutorials are awesome.
Keep it good work!!!!
I would love to do this one, but the links are HORRIBLE. When you click on them they don't go to the specific pic. If you suck it up and decide to dig around and find them, you have no idea what you are looking for because there isn't even an example pic for each link. I've had the tabs open since the original post above, but can't do anything with it because it's an impossible task.
This tutorial is atrocious. The steps are simple enough, but so poorly written that many of them do not make sense. It's often very unclear which tool or layer or effect the user is working with. Can't believe I wasted so many hours on this.
imossible to download it
Thanks bros
Vincee Echezona
Just Awesome tutorial thanks for share ,,,,,,,,,,,
Really great technique just clear cut tutorial thank for share this .....
i can’t download the .PSD file
renew link please,,
http://downloads.photoshoptutorials.ws/Inner%20Power.rar
replace .zip by .rar and there you go
It's my results http://j-p-g.net/if/2015/08/13/0102963001439466615.jpg
THANKS . Thank you for this delightful lesson. Avtor has unrivaled chustvom colors and plays all the colors like the great magician . I admire him
Hi, Irina...I saw ur work, did u know about masking in photoshop..??
I`m stuck on step 16. How do I adjust the layer??? Can someone plz be so kind to explain it to me?
Hey, I was stuck as well, but the adjustments are the ones that are next to properties just below colour and swatches
Hope that helps
Hey everyone I`m stuck on Step 16! I`ve selected the stone BUT what is meant with the selection or how do I set up the shown adjustments? It would be very kind of you if someone could help me with a hint! I know I`m a sort of a ps-n00b, but everyone is at some point a bl00dy beginner.
Best regards
d4n
Lots of links show something other when i click
There was a time that this site really provided wonderful tutorials.
Now this does not happen anymore.
merci
this looks interesting, thanks!
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awesome