Photoshop Tutorial: Create a Glowing Cyberpunk Portrait with Light Streaks

Step 7

Make a new layer and use a soft brush with the color #f5e9ee to paint on the lips to make them lighter a bit. Change this layer mode to Soft Light 100%.

Step 8

Make a new layer, change the mode to Overlay 100% and fill with 50% gray:

Activate the Dodge and Burn Tool (O) with Midtones Range, Exposure about 15-20% to refine the light and shadow of the model. You can see how I did it with Normal mode and the result with Overlay mode.

Step 9

Create a new layer and use a soft brush with the color #f5e9ee, the opacity about 20% to paint on the eyes to reduce their contrast. 

Step 10

Use the same brush on a new layer to paint on the model’s cheek. Alter this layer mode to Multiply 100% to make it a bit darker. 

Step 11

Open the lips image. Use the Lasso Tool to select the lips area and use Ctrl+T to scale it down to fit the existing one. Add a mask to this layer and use a soft black brush to remove the hard edges and blend it with the face.

Step 12

Create a Curves adjustment layer to darken the lips. On this layer mask, use a soft black brush to reduce the effect on the front of the lips or any details you feel too dark.

Step 13

Make a new layer, use a soft brush with the color #f5e9ee, the opacity about 28% and flow about 45% to paint on the teeth inside the mouth to brighten them a bit. 

Step 14

Open the flowers 1 image. As this image has a transparent background so just use the Move Tool to drag it onto the main canvas. Go to Filter > Liquify ans select the Twirl Clockwise Tool (C) to tweak the flowers into a twirl one, like the one below. Place this twirl onto the model face.

Step 15

Add a mask to this layer and use a soft black brush to remove the top and bottom of the twirl and leave the middle visible on the model’s cheek and eye.

Step 16

Use the Liquify Tool to tweak these flowers into a different form. Duplicate it and use Ctrl+T to move it lefward a bit. 
Add a mask to each of these layers and use a medium-soft black brush to erase the twirl bottom and leave the flowers visible on the neck area.

Step 17

Select all of the flower layers and hit Ctrl+G to make a group for them. Change this group mode to Overlay 100% and use a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer to desaturate the flowers’ color.

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