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What you'll be creating
We'll start this tutorial by adding the background and blur it to create a depth of field. Then we'll add the knight and apply the debris brushes to him to create a shattered effect. Later we'll add the fire and create a glowing light for it. After that, we'll make the fire effect on the knight as well as use several adjustment layers to change the whole contrast and color. We'll finish it up with more light and fire sparks. You'll need Photoshop CS3 or newer to follow this tutorial.
Tutorial Resources
Step 1
Create a new document in Photoshop with the settings below:
Step 2
Open the castle stock. Drag it into our white canvas using the Move Tool (V):
Step 3
I used an adjustment layer and set as Clipping Mask to desaturate the background. Go to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation:
Step 4
I used a Curves adjustment layer (Clipping Mask) to darken the castle background:
Step 5
Place the knight image in the middle section of the image and remove the background using a layer mask.
Step 6
Change the brush kind to the debris ones. Take the brushes you like and start painting on the arms to shatter these areas. I turned off the Curves adjustment layer of the castle to let you see the effect more clearly:
Step 7
To add more debris, on a new layer, use a debrish brush with any colors (I choose white) to paint on the knight body.
Step 8
Apply the same method to make more disintegration effect for the knight, use a layer mask to erase any unwanted debrises. Here is my result:
Step 9
Select all the knight and debris layers and press Cmd/Ctrl+G to make a group for them. Change this layer mode from Pass Through (default group mode) to Normal 100%. On the top of the layers within this group, make a Curves adjustment layer to darken the knight and the disintegration effect:
Step 10
Use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to reduce the redness of the skull and other details:
Step 11
To reduce the lightness on the top of the skull, make a new layer and use a soft brush with the color #958673 to paint there. Change this layer mode to Multiply 100%:
Step 12
Place the fire image in the foreground and change the mode to Screen 100%. Use a layer mask to remove any white edges remained.
25 comments on “Create a Firing Medieval Scene with Disintegration Effect in Photoshop”
where can i find this backgrounds
How can I find this fire because this link isn't working.
Looks like cgtextures.com is no longer free. You can find some alternatives here: https://www.deviantart.com/thetwistedfate/favourites/49155168/fire-stock
Thank you
why I cant go to last page? there's something wrong with my browser or this tutorial is not free?
thanks
budie
Es muy difícil de entender este tutorial.
Wow this was amazing.. great tutorial thanks for sharing..
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Perfect instruction. Really your are brilliant man.
Could you possibly make the instructions more step by step instead of expecting us to know what half of this crap is
Nice tutorial Jenny
This would be amazing but the instructions are not quite in-depth
enough
"Remove the background using a layer mask."
How the hell do i do that?? Newbie here so no idea how to do that.. Please don't make any steps like that in any tutorial.
same here man... lol
Not sure if serious or not. Add vector mask and use brush on mask to hide. Ie not use eraser on background
Did a quick cutout
http://imgur.com/xsDaURH
where the material
thank you
Really nice. Thanks!
nice. and i will try
Excelent! Congratulations!
Hi team I reckon this may be a really good project however I just do not understand a word
shame really but I guess I am too old to learn but best of luck to those who can
awesome works !
thanks a nice n detailed tutorial.
Nice tutorial
This is a real tutorial, thanks for sharing it!
nice pic